The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
A CLAMBAKE - -
TO TEMPT THE
CORINTHIANS
San Franciscos Plan Another
Race From Vallejo.
Amended Challenge for the Pe'petua
Cup Has Been Accepted by
Tibwon YaChtsmen

Having abandoned the cruise to Belmont
SIoueh TO meet the South Bay yachtsmen,
the Corinthians sailed up to McNearS
Landing last Saturday, about eight or ten
boats following the flagship On SUNDAY
the feet Cruised to Point Plnole, ana cdIhe
down to Tiburon under reef. Inc prac-
tice of reeiing is becoming more general
on the bav than heretofore, it having been
found that a boat makes better weather
IN q stiff breeze when it's sail area is some
what reduced.
To-day is an open date, and tomorrow
the annual clamhake will be given at the
clubhouse at Tiburon, under the manage
ment of Port Captain John II. heeIe.
Next Saturday the 18th inst, the summer
cruise ND the Sacramento River begins.
Commodore Carl Westerfeld Will be Jolheu
by three or four yachts, the owners OF
which have arranged TO take their sum
mer vacations together. , g.,
AT a meeting of the directors OF the san
Francisco Yacht club held on Monday II
was decided to amend the chaHehge pLe-
viously sent TO the Corinthians Tor the
perpetual challenge cup. The challenging
boat is Matthew Turner's Gadder, Whlcn
has a beam of SD feet. Water-llne leIlS IN
of 2450 feet and a sail area the square
root of which is % 90 feet, thus giving
sailing length of 2J.5U feet. On w edneSuaE
Secretary T. l.. Miller. after a speclaI
meeting Of the Corinthian directors, held
80 discuss the matter, prepared !elter
Of acceptanCe The measurement OF the
challenging beat is not quite exact, as SeN-
eral alterations Will be made TO mt her Tor
the contest. but the Corinthians accepted
25.5O feet as the Gadder'S minimum SAILING
length. The challenger is boat OF very
light draught and it is not unlikely that
an iron keel may be put on her anu heL
sail plan enlarged. As the defending Yacht
must not be more than 10 per cent larger
than the challenger. the limit OF. tHee
COrinthian boat is racing length OF SUB
feet The s!oOp Aeolus. the racing length
Of which is 2990 feet, Is accordingly un-
il.,l,l 10 dor lei
would be unwilling to alter the san plan
or water-line length Of boat in sueh
racing length of which is 2s.24 feet also
exceeds the limit w. J. Humphreys s
sloop Mignon t2S.94 feeU is nearer. but is
still little too large. The Phoenlcla. Tor
merIy owned by X. r. I IHommedieu and ).
{. Deamater. has racing length OF 223+
feet. and though she never displayed great
tul racing career In New ork ana ! % oko-
hama. =. w. Hurndall'S : sloop Merope
t22.10 feeD is the boat most available at
present as a defender, but nothing mas
been definitely settled as Yet. According
to the deed of gift not less than thirty nor
more than sixty days after the date of the
challenge the race must take place. the
day being not later than September 30
committee from each club Will settle
the details, and has poWer to postpoRie 5t.p2oile
the race for not more than two weeks
from the date first fixed. No time is set
within which the defender must be nom
mated. and SO far as the conditions OF the
deed of gift show the nomination might
be made on the morning Of the race. OW-
ing to the infreQUency of regattas on the
bay not many chances occur of testing
the merits OF the yachts under varying
conditions Of wind and tide. 50 it is quite
likely that the Corinthians will have
tryout Of the possible defenders at the
regatta OF the Pacific lnterclub Yacht
Association on September 3. The yacht
selected will be placed at the disposal OF
= he club. which viii bear all the expense
Of altering the boat and putting her into
trim.
The San Francisco yachtsmen also aban-
doned the south bay cruise last Sunday,
and several Of them sailed III the upper
bay. Among these Were J. r. Savory,,
sloop Juanita. Commodore 7. L. Hills
sloOp Cygnus and y. Sutherland's s sloop
Catherine. The sloop Will-o the Wisp
anchored off Marin Islands. A. Suther
land cut himself badly in the leg with a
knife. and had to be brought ashore for
treatment: he has recovered.
The San Francisco Yacht Club has a
hop ar the clubhouse on its programme
for the 18th inst. but as it has been de-
Cided TO substitute for the annual regatta
on the 20th 4 race from Vallejo TO Sau-
SalitO, il will be necessary for the fleet to
make Mare Island next Saturday night
As on the occasion of the successful trial
of speed from Mare Island to the club
house on May 81. each boat will receive
a time allowance based on its racing
length. John ID. Spreckels' schooner Lur-
line will be the scratch boat and will start
last.