The San Francisco call., 1898-09-03
NEAT PRIZES TO
 BE WON BY SWIFT YACHTS

At meeting of the regatta commit tee of the Pacific Interclub Yacht Aso- citation held on Monday, Alexander Swan son was elected chairman for 1898. J. Ii. Hoops and H. Swanson were chosen as the committee on stake boats, and Sec retary R. R. rHommedieu will look af- ter the printing and badges. J. H. Hoops and H. M Landsberger were appointed time-keepers, w. Brooks referee, and Dr. c. l.. Tisdale, Curtis Barker and G. $. Andres as judges. The annual regatta will be sailed on Admission day, and en- tries will be received up to p. m. on September 5. Entries must be made on blanks supplied by the association, and must be countersigned by the measurer of the club in which the yacht Is en- rolled. Major Heuer of the United States engineer office has informed the secre- tary of the association that the submarine mines are now being taken up from the waters of the bay, and that there Is no danger to be apprehended to the south of a line drawn from Shag Rock to Point Cavallo.
 At the last meeting of the directors of the San Francisco Yacht Club the com modore instructed the committee on ways" to arrange for the removal of the club ',ways" from Menotti's yard, and for their erection on some suitable site.
 The hop In the club house set for Sep tember Is to be consolidated with the dance to be given on the 18th, and a moonlight cruise to Petaluma draw bridge substituted. As Commodore pr. T. l.. Hill intends to sail to the oyster beds tomorrow, the club cruise will be In charge of Vice-Commodore G. T. S. White.
 On September Commodore Dr. T. L. Hill will sail to McNears landing, and on the 9th up to Napa City, returning on the 10th to Vallejo, and on the 11th witnessing the Corinthian small yacht regatta off Fl Campo The commodore hopes to be accompanied by. Port Cap tain Dr. A. w. McKeazie's launch Al berta, the yawl Phyllis, and the sloops Will O the Wisp, Twilight and Gather inc.
 Last Saturday the launch Alberta, with an ample supply of provender, started for the oyster-beds, but spent the night in the soft mud near Bay Farm Island. On Sunday the party returned in disgust to the club house at Sausalito.
 Last Saturday A. D. Naylor and c. T. s. White started from Sausalito in the sloop Twilight, but got only as far as Tiburon cove. On Sunday they returned to Sausalito and took Measurer J. M. Punnett and some ladies out for a sail. Dr. Hill cruised in the sloop Cygnus to Fl Campo. The schooners Chispa and La Paloma were sailing in the upper bay; the former came to anchor near the Pacific Yacht Clubhouse, and the latter made for Oakland Creek.
 The Corinthian cruise to Petaluma draw bridge last Sunday was very suc- cessful. The sloops Truant Ella, Pride, Aeolus, Edna, Amigo and Mignon got up to the bridge, while the sloops Thetis and Freda and the yawl Nereid came to anchor in the creek. The sloop Nixie started from Tiburon, but dropped her hook at McNear's.
 On the 11th the Corinthians will hold a regatta open to all yachts on the bay not exceeding 24 feet on the load water line. The yachts will be divided into two classes-first, yachts exceeding 10 yachts not exceeding 10 feet. There will be no time allowances, and single gun will be the starting signal. Yachts should reach Paradise cove on the forenoon of the 11th, and their captains must report on board Commodore c, Westerfeld' 8 flagship Aeolus before 1:30 a. m., that they may be supplied with racing num- bers and receive instructions with re- as first prizes and flags as second prizes in each class. The regatta committee having the races in hand Is composed of J. H. Hoops, P. J. Martenstein and w. F. Dixey.
 The Encinal Yacht Club ladies' cruise to San Mateo, scheduled for Sunday and Monday, has been dropped. The schoon- CT Flora, formerly owned by pr. c. L. of the boat-keeper of the Encinals. About a week ago pr. c. M. Pond and Miss Hall went out for a sail In her; she capsized and all three had a narrow es- cape from drowning.
 The Californias, under the command of Vice-Commodore Edgar of the sloop Sap pho, cruise to Martinez to-day, returning tomorrow The yachts expected to join the cruise are the Embla, Idler, Mist, Surf, Seafox. Regina, U & I. Bachelor. Gypsie Hope, Verona and Royal The launches Ariel, Augusta and El Casador may also take part
 All the clubs except the San Francisco (which did not join the association until after the season had begun) have the sth "open' on their programmes. The South Bays will cruise to San Francisco to witness the association regatta.