The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-29
TIBURON YACHTS
SEEK
WINTER MOORINGS

The Pacific Yacht Club, in spite of a
splendid array of officers, including an
admiral, commodore, a fleet captain, a
fleet surgeon and several others, IN all
amounting to the unlucky number thr-
teen, seems destined to come to an end
at no very distant date. 1t has suffered
from superfiuity of officers and a de-
fciency of yachts. Admiral j.. d. Spreck-
els fine schooner Lurline, Commodore E.
a. Wiltsee's schooner Aggie, Vice Com
modore Martin Roberts schooner AZalane
and w. S. Goodfellow's schooner La Pa
Iona, all of which are also enrolled in the
San Francisco Yacht Club with a launch
has been brought, in the interests of the
bondholders to foreclose the mortgage
be sold. The Pacific Club was originally
founded by certain seeding members
from the San F'ranciscos, and when the
San Francisco Club house was burned
two years ago there was considerable
talk about amalgamating the two CLUBS,
but no definite arrangement was ever
reached.
Last year the club gave an order to
fngelbrecht, the boatbuilder, for six nom
capsizable half-raters, for which $50 each
was to be paid. The boats were lightly
constructed, so that the weight of the
iron shoes caused the seams to open.
They were constantly in need of repairs
and worry. During the season OF 1898
there were to have been five races for
the HdlI-rdIerS, ana HERBERT Law, FORM
erly commodore of the club, offered a
silver cup to the boat winning a majority
of the races. Later, finding that no races
took place, he withdrew the cup and pre-
scented it to the Pacific Interclub Yacht
Association by which it was awarded to
the, yacht in the twenty-foot special class
making the best time over the special
course at the Admission day regatta.
The Pacific Club was remarkable for
the beauty OF its clubhouse and grounds,
the fewneSS of the boats enrolled in it,
the wealth of several of it's members and
the size and coStlineSS OF their boats.
But the failure of the Pacifics and the
success of the Corinthians prove that
yachting is not rich mans sport in San
Francisco Bay. The summer weather is
too rough Tor luxurious yachtsmen, ana
many parts of the bay are too shoal for
large boats. Owners of handsome, eX-
pensive yachts manifest less club spirit
than the owners of moderat e-sized or
small craft They seldom join club cruises
and rarely enter regattas.
The San Francisco Yacht Club will hold
evening, November 16, in Native Sons
Hall. Vice Commodore G.. 7. S. White
will keep the sloop VIII o the Wisp IN
during the winter will lay her up in a
sheltered part Of Hurricane Gulch, WHICH
is protected from the northerly and south
easterly gales that occasionally occur.
The schooner Vine, which has been en-
gagged in trading in. the South Seas, is
anchored off the San FRANCISCO CLUB
house. Her captain, ]. E. Burns, is a
member of the club. Commodore E. A.
WiltSee of the Pac1f1cS INTENDS TO make
the San Francisco house his headquar-
tiers.
The drawbridge at Tiburon will be
opened tomorrow a about IL o'clock in
the morning, and most of the yachts and
arks will leave the cove and seek safe
winter moorings in the lagoon. Il. Dono-
hoes Speedwell will be taken up to Lark
spur and the sloops Truant, Aeolus and
probably the Mike will not go into the
lagoon. The Aeolus will be allowed to
dry out, and will then have her seams re-
calked Already the Corinthians, who
have no sooner had one iollification than
they begin to look forward to another, are
talking of their New Years day dinner
the thirteenth.
The Encinals have just concluded their
billiard tournament, in which Thomas
O'Connor won the first prize and q. L.
Wright the second. A bowling tourna-
ment with contestants of 9th sexes, is
now in progress at the clubhouse. Cap
tain Taylor in the yawl Emerald and j.
Ives and Captain Lancaster, in launches,
recently went on a hunting cruise to AL
viso. The Encinals propose to hold
closing day next month and to give
play. 49,. ...,,,
for members and crews tonight at the
clubhouse, and tomorrow will make the
final cruise of the season. The South Bays
closed last Sunday.