The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28
WILL SPREAD WHITE
WINGS TO THE WIND
Corinthians and CALIFORNIA; Prepare
to Hold Annual Glass Flag Re-
gattas ever the Usual
Courses.

The Corinthians will hold their annual
regatta on Tuesday. May 90 The entries
in the five classes into which the yachts
are divided were given in Fridays Call.
Glass 1, the 36-footers, and the 30-foot
class will sail over the 'long course"
yachts of the 25-foot class will take the
middle course" and the 20-footers will
go over the short course" The yachts
in all classes will be started by the firing
of single gun, and will be timed from
the signal, no. time being allowed for
rossing the line. If no yacht crosses the
finishing line within five hours from the
time of starting, the race will be sailed
again. Yachts will receive time allow
ances based on their sailing length, and
calculated by the tables in the club book
of 1897. The prizes will be 1899 flags, one
for first and another for second place in
each class; but no prize will be awarded
unless at least two yachts compete in a
class Ali yachts must secure numbers
before the race. These can be obtained
at the clubhouse on or after to-day, and
must be returned after the regatta. The
crews must be composed of amateurs, and
helmsmen must be members of the Corin
THAN Yacht Club. H. H Gorter is the
measurer, and the members of the re-
gatta committee are T. J. Kavanaugh,
Douglas Erskine and P. J.. Martenstein.
The sixth annual class-fiag regatta of
the California Yacht Club will also be
held on Decoration day. The course be-
gins at the southerly pierhead of the
Narrow gauge Mole, and is officially recll-
oned at ten nautical miles. Yachts will
be divided into four classes, the first
class consisting of yachts of % feet sail
ing length or less; the second of yachts
exceeding 25 feet and not exceeding 80
feet; the third of yachts exceeding 80 feet
and not exceeding 40 feet; and the fourth
comprising all craft having greater sail
ing length than 40 feet. Time allowances
md mo will @ made
ing to the rules of the Pacific Interclub
Yacht Association, published in 1898. The
start will be made at the firing of sim
gle gun for each class, and no allowance
will be made for crossing the line. The
time within which the course must be
completed to entitle a yacht to a prize is
four hours. The winning boat in each
class will receive a pennant. No profess
sionals may be employed in the crews,
and helmsmen must be members of the
California Yacht Club The yachts will
them by the Pacific 1nterclub Yacht AS
sociation on the luff of the mainsail, not
less than four feet above the boom and
on the starboard side. The numbers were
given out yesterday at the clubhouse, and
must be returned after the race to the
committee AS Blossom Rock buoy, the
the marks of the Corinthian course Cali
fornia yachts are instructed to yield the
right of way to the Corinthian boats,
which will have to take in their light
sails and gybe round the buoy. Time lost
by so doing will be allowed on application
to the regatta committee within twenty
four hours after the race. The regatta
committee consists of B. w. Robson,
George tum SUDDEN and R. r. fHomme-
dieu.
To-day is an open date on the pro-
THAN and California clubs, owners being
busy in putting their yachts into trim for
Tuesdays races. The South Bays will
cruise to San Francisco to witness the
Corinthian regatta.