The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09
Y Y ABOUT YACHTING
 AND THE VARIOUS CLUBS.
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The programmes of the San Francisco Yacht Club for the coming season are in print and the invitations for the opening day have been distributed The house committee, consisting of Fleet Captain Dr. A. w. Mckenzie, Secretary Charles B. Hill and Financial Secretary w. G. Morrow, has nearly completed the ar engagements for the reception and dance at the clubhouse on Saturday, April 23 The regatta committee, consisting of Vice-Commodore George T. S. White. Treasurer R. B. Hogue and Measurer J. K. Punnett, has charge of the sports and small-boat regatta to be held on Sunday, the 24th. Financial Secretary w. G. Nor row is expected to reach San Francisco from the East in a few days
 Commodore pr. T. l.. Hill, with some difficulty and after missing the tide owing to non-arrival of the launch to take him in tow, got his flagship Cygnus out of the Corte Madeira Creek last Sunday. She Is now at her mooringS off the San Fran cisco Club house. Vice-Commodore G. T. S. Whites sloop Will O the Wisp is ready for the season, and will get under way on Sunday.
 Messrs Buckley and Kanzee, who have for so long been enthusiastic launchmen are about to become yachtsmen. Menotti is to build yawl for them, to be ready in about four months. K. B. Hogue, treasurer of the San Francisco Yacht Club. for several seasons one of the lead ing players of the Alameda Cricket Club, is desirous of becoming yacht-owner. On Tuesday last he paid a visit to Tib- uron and looked over T. F. Tracy's sloop Secret
 It now seems that the projectors of the proposed pleasure resort at North Sau- salito will build a little higher up toward Richardsons Bay, so that Menottfs boat building yard will not be disturbed, and it I site for the ways of the San Francisco Yacht Club. It is reported that Hewson, ship-builder, Is thinking of opening a yard in Sausalito.
 flags of the San Francisco Yacht Club, worn by the members as scarfpins or as badges on the lapel of the waistcoat, were made. Now a downtown jeweler has them as soon as he receives reasonable number of orders.
 The following are the officers of the Pacific Yacht Club for 1898: President, J.. H. Dickinson; vice-president, William Cunningham;. commodore, E. A. Wiltsee; vice-comm odore, Martin R.. Roberts Jr.; rear-commodore, J. F. Connolly; port captain, J. H. Dickinson; secretary, J. D. Maxwell assistant sec retary, T. E. Jones; treasurer, c. O. Perry: measurer, Alexander Swanson; directors-Herbert E. Law, J. H. Dickin- son, William Cunningham, E. A. Wiltsee, J. T. Dare, F. Hohwiesner and Charles F.. Crocker.
 The sloop Sappho, owned by Herbert E.. Law, commodore of the Pacific Yacht Club last season, has been sold to Lewis c. Haven, who has become a member of the San Francisco Yacht Club. Ex-Com- modore Herbert E. Law will build a new yacht to be rigged as schooner.
 The following programme of events for the Pacific Yacht Club was prepared be- fore George s. Andres, the seller of La Paloma, resigned the commodoreship of the club, but there is no reason to sup pose that his successor, Commodore E. A. Wiltsee, will seriously disturb it:
 May T. opening day, race of fifteen Hooters for Law cup; May 8, cruise in squadron under signal from the commo- dore; May IA. cruise to Vallejo; May 15, ing; May 22, return; May 2S, open; May 2s, cruise to Oakland to witness California Yacht Club regatta; May 30, cruise in the channel to witness Corfnthian Yacht Club