The San Francisco call., 1903-01-24

- r. S. WHITE. c. NJ Guam and G..
L. a. Story. members of the commit
" tee elected to prepare the regular
ticket for the election of officers
to serve the San Francisco Yacht club
during 1903. have finished their work
The following are the nominees for the
various Offices: For commodore, r. S.
Brdsman of the sloop Thetis vice COM
modorc, A. G. Lee of the soop Surprise
port captain. W. G. Morrow OF the sloop
Challenger; recording secretary. Hil!yer
Deuprey financial secretary. \. G. A
Mueller: treasurer. +. A. Robbins of the
launch Rob Roy. mcasurer. F. a. Much
more Of the yawl Royal.
The election viii take place at the an
nual meeting on the 1lth OF February
The annual meeting and election Of
officers Of the Corinthian Yacht club will
take place next Wednesday, evening in
Red Mems Hall. Rush street. All the
present officers and directors have been
renonlinated with one execution. II. ID.
Hawks retires from the board of direc-
tors and ex-Commodore J. w. Pew has
been nominated as his successor.
The annual meeting of the California
Yacnt Club. held last week in Oakland,
the largest in the history of the
club. The following were elected to serve
the club during the coming year: Com
modore. George NJ. Shaw of the yaw
Idler: vice commodore. Charles p. Doe
Of the schooner Challenger port captain,
Julian AltendOrf Of the yawl Pilgrim;
treasurer, f. n. Walter; secretary. Will
liam McBain: directors at large-Robert
Vincent of the yawl Alert. Allen NJ. Clay
Of the sloop Pactolus August r. F.
Brapdes and Charles e. Clark of the
yaVl Gypsie. measurer John J. Sherry;
regatta committee-August r. F. Bran
n Roscoe / ~
Muller.
The members Of the California Yacht
Club are working hard to raise the funds
necessary to build the new clubhouse on
the bay. Several plans have been pre-
pared and submitted and about half the
necessary sum has been subscribed.
The Oakland Canoe Club has lost its
two principal officers. Commodore Philip
Caduc and Vice Commodore Howard S.
Byxbee, within few weeks. Commodore
Caduc died at the Lane Hospital Sunday,
December q, 1902. a the age of 20. He
was the owner of the fast sloop Annie,
and also of the half-rater Zephyr. The
sloop Annie was brought out to San
Francisco from New York and is famous
as The boat in which Boss Tweed the
Infamous New York politician. escaped
to Havana when things became too hot
for him in the United States.
At the annual meeting of the Oakland
Canoe Club, held at its clubhouse on
Sessions Basin, East Oakland, last week.
resolutions of respect were passed to the
memory of the late Commodore Caduc
and the late Vice Commodore Fl. S.
Byxbee The following officers were
chosen for 1903: Commodore, Charles
Stewart of the sloop Beatrice; vice COM
modore, II. G. Hinckley; secretary
treasurer, R. B. Bain Jr.; committee on
election of members-Dr. S. "A. Hackett
and Charles l.. Taylor Jr. The Canoe
Club proposes to increase its activity
during the coming season. A perpetual
challenge cup will be established to be
raced for by members of the Canoe Club
and Of the Olympic Boat Club. Vice
Commodore Hinckley will put his sloop
into commission and it is intended to
hold races in which the sloops of other
clubs on the bay may compete. The
waters accessible by the Canoe Club
have been much increased by the open
ing of the tidal canal and will be i'm
proved by the dredging of San Antonio
Estuary, which is to be undertaken by
the Federal Government.