The San Francisco call., 1903-09-26

No 2, being 200 yards to the west of No.
H. The yachts Will sail to and around a
stakeboat anchored three miles north
from the center of the starting line, leav-
ing the stakeboat on the port hand ;
thence to and round Presidio ShOal buoy.
leaving Alcatraz Island on the starboard
hand and Preside Shoal buoy on the port
hand; thence to and round the Blossom
Rock dredger, leaving it on the starboard
hand; thence to and round Presdio Shoal
buoy, leaving IL on the port hand; thence
to and across the starting line to finish
The distance is fourteen nautical miles
The yachts In the 20-fOot class finish after
the first run to the eastward from Pre-
sidio Shoal buoy, the length of their
course being nine and one-sixteenth nau-
tical miles. All classes will start at II 30
a. m, ten minutes being allowed within
which to cross the line, the time being
taken from stakeboat No. l. A gun will
be fired from stakeboat No. l at 1870, and
two guns at 11:40. Time allowances will
be reckoned according to the racing rules
of the San Francisco Yacht Club Prizes
will be awarded for first and second
place in each class in which three or
more yachts start. and for first place
only when two yachts start. The yachts
will be divided into five classes, denoted
as A, c, special yawl, ID and Il.
This is the second handicap race of the
California Yacht Club for the cup pre-
sented' by ex-Vice Commodore Robert
Vincent As the winds have become
much lighter than in the summer, the
regatta committee has laid out a new
course, with the hope of securing
stronger breeze than on the regular club
course. The course starts from the
south side of the narrow gauge mole at
Alameda, thence to and round Alcatraz
Island. leaving it on the starboard hand;
I-I1,-
buoy leaving il on the starbOard hand;
thence to the finish across an imaginary
line drawn between the two lighthouses
at the entrance to the Oakland Creek,
leaving Goat Island the starboard
hand.
The course is triangular and has an
estimated length of eight and one-haf
nautical miles, with time limit of four
hours.
Owners must report to the regatta COM
mittee on the launch at the south side of
the Alameda narrow gauge pier The
committee will assign to each contesting
yacht an anchorage, on a line bearing
south from the pierhead. in the order OF
the time allowances. The yacht having
the largest allowance will occupy the
most southerly berth. Yachts must be
anchored with ordinary service anchors,
Hedges not being permitted, All sails ex-
cept tread sails may be set while the
yachts remain at anchor The race-is to
be sailed under working canvas only.
The allowances and times of starting of
the yachts are as follows:
Shamrock III and Vixen, hour. start at
IL noon: Mabel A, 80 minutes, start at 12:1O
p. m Mist, Hope and Surf. IL minutes start
at 12:19 p. M; Amy Bachelor and Ell Reyo,
80 minutes. start at 1922 D. M; Dixie and
Frances 35 minutes, start at 1925 p. M;
Vega. Nereid and l. & i, 30 minutes start at
- 80 D. M; Catherine and Kittie 20 minutes,
start at 1924 p. M; Pilgrim and Occident,
"a minutes. start at 1896 p. m: Challenge,
Mascotte and Spray. 22 minutes, start at u .3S
q. m.; Idler, 20 minutes, start at 40 p m;
Hazel s. Is minutes, start at 12:42 p. m;
Mollle Woggin, Elthe and Secret. 10 minutes,
start at 12:44 p. M. Arcturus, Is minutes,
start at 12:47 p m. Pactolus. IL minutes,
start at 12:49 D. M; Espy, minutes, start
at 2:51 D. m; Gypsie. s minutes. start at
2:52 D. M; Rover minutes, start at IL 55
p. M; Jessie E. Thema and lola scratch.
start at 1 p. m.
The race will be sailed almost wholly at
flood tide as it is low water at $3.50 a.
M, and high water at 1851 p. m. The
yacht finishing first and not suffering dis
qualification will receive the Vincent Cup
and a pennant. The yachts finishing sec
ond and third will receive pennants only.
The race will be in charge of August r.
F. Brandes and William McBain.