The San Francisco call., 1898-06-25
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This evening the San Francisco Yacht Club will give a jinks at the clubhouse, to which all yachtsmen are cordlaIly ln- vited. Tomorrow there will be re- gatta over course in front or the clup- house. Several entries have been re- celved, and the course will be pointed out 10 yachtsmen on the day of the race; 1achts will be divided by mean length lnto the following four classes: Class ], yacnts of 31 feet and not more than A feet; class 2. yachts of 30 feet and not more than 37 feet; class 3, yachts Of % feet ana not more than 30 feet; class 4, Sdcnts or 2O feet and not more than % Lee5, ie'.6 A preparatory gun will be fired at Lz.oO D. in., and single gun will be the stgnal TOT the yachts of each class to p. m., class 3 at I:2p D. m. and class 4 at 1:30 p. m There will be no time allow anhces, aah, and the first boat to cross the fin- lshlns nne will win first prize in her class. Second prizes will not be awarded unless at least three boats compete. If enough entries are received there will be feet mean length.''
 The Pacific Yacht Club has a cruise to Paradise Cove for to-day, and one to the
 ths Pacific 9 9ncby: On On Friday July Meiggs wharf, and at 4:30 a. m. on Sat- urday, July 2, preparatory gun will be fired from Commodore E. A Wiitsee's flagship Aggie; at a. m. a second gun will signal the yachts to start for Santa Cruz. Notices have been sent to the va TlOuS SdCHl OWHeIS, ana IL IS hODed that the following yachts will join the cruise: Admiral J. D. Spreckels' schooner Iur- line, Vice Commodore Martin Roberts schooner AZalene, ex-Commodore p ca schooner La Paloma, E. w. Hopkins steam yacht Fl Primero and the schooner Lady Mine, in command of Alexander
 The Corinthian cruise to McNears land- ing last Saturday and Sunday was well attended and very successful.
 EN-od ie 4o b.. rallied off in August. Tickets. of which there will be 400 at $5 each, may be ob- tained from Commodore Dr. T. L. Hill of
 Vice Commodore Andrew Thorne of the Corinthians will put the yawl Seven Bells in commission and will join in the inter club cruise on July and 4.
 Secretary c. F. Gathers slooo0 U & I was the only yacht flying the burgee of the Californias at McNcar-s last Sunday, for Vice Commodore G. B. Edgars sloop Sappho flew the San Francisco flag, and E. F. Sagers sloop Edna the Corinthian, H. W. Brydges' yawl Hope started on the cruise, but did not reach McN ears. On the return home she took in tow white. hall, having on board several members of the Oakland Canoe Club.
 Last Saturday Fawn of the Encinals, with E. Youngberg, R. Mitchell and c. Darneal, went on three days cruise in the upper bay. To-day Sphinx, with Tar pey, OConnor and Allen Ward, starts on an up-river cruise. W. Bates Vixen IS up the river and Spray has gone back to the Corinthian Club Commodore J. s. Hanley will probably charter another yacht. Pawn will probably challenge for the Perpetual Cup. at present held by Aeolus of the Corinthians. A private party was given at the Encinal Clubhouse last Wednesday by the Misses Carpen- tier
 Martin Doerr, a San Jose jeweler, has presented to the South Bay Yacht Club a handsome silver cup, to be known as the "Doerr prize" and raced for annu- ally. The first race for the cup will be held on July 1, and the course will be from the mouth of Steamboat Slough to Dumbarton Point and return, distance of about fifteen miles. The following en- tries have been made: Port Captain w. B. Ortley's scooner Dawn, Secretary J. E. Auzerais' sloop Papoose, Commodore Joseph o. McKee's sloop Wanderer, Vice Commodore H. A. Spencer's sloop Rama the sloop Zephyr and Louis Sonniksen's s sloop Feufollet: The last named was formerly owned by H. H. Gorter of the Corinthians, and is a keel boat having a length over all of twenty-nine feet six inches. The South Bay Club is increas- ing in membership, and has a fleet of eleven boats. A large float is being built at Alviso, which will render it much easier than it has hitherto been to board and dtsembark from the yachts.
 To-day and tomorrow being open dates for the Corfnthian, Encinal and Calffornfz- clubs, many yachtsmen will be free to attend the inks and regatta of the San Francisco Club.