The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31
CORINTHIANS
NOT: TO BUILD
A CHALLENGER
Intend Trying TO Recover
Perpetual Trophy With a
p Twenty Five Foot Boat

A 7 the annual meeting OF the Corin-
"a THAN Yacht Club held on wednes-
day night the report Of Commodore
Ssgar showed that the club has rather
fewer members than in 1901, but there
has been no loss OF yacht owners, nor of
active yachting members. The twenty
three new members gained during the
year more than offset the tWentv-one
who resigned, but there were some expul-
siOns for nOn-payment OF dues. At the
present time there are 226 active mem
bers, seventeen on the absent list and
four on the roll Of honorary members.
making a total Of 247.
The feet comprises 81 sloops. 9 yawls
and 3 launches. as nearly as the informa-
ton al the disposal Of the secretary per-
mits him TO state. The addition of "a
cents to the quarterly dues has helped
the clubs finances so much that the in
debtedness left over from 1901 has been
wiped OF and a surplus remains in the
treasury
The COrinthian Yacht Club was active
Ia 81 season, the club cruises and events
being well attended Out Of forty-five
boats which were at Napa City on July
half few the Corinthian burgee. There
were twenty-three starters in the club
handicap race. This will be repeated dur
even more interesting than last wears
event. as the regatta committee will have
the results Of the race of 1902 to assist
them IN arranging the handicaps for the
contest Of 1903. The. race for the Per
Detual Challenge cup. in which the sloop
HarpOOn was selected as the representa-
tive Of the club cost about $500. In the
Pacific interclub regatta on September .
there were twelve prizes. Of which the
.e-1-
and FIVE being second awards. A vote OF
thanks proposed by Carl Westerfeld to
the committee who had the challenge cur
race in hand was unanimously passed. and
The hope was expressed by the secretary
that the club viii send in a challenge for
the trophy this year
II is understood the Corinthians will
challenge this year for the Perpetual cur
with the slOOp Discovery. which won eas
fly I'm the 25-foot class at last years an
nUsl interclub regatta. As her racing
length is 22.70 feet the length Of the de.
. fender must not exceed 25-40 feet As the
challenger was built nearly UP 10 the
limit Of the 30-foot class. having a rae.
ing length Of 1854 feet she cannot be used
as defender by the San Francisco Yacht
Club. The San Francisco Club has nc
speedy small yacht and there is not time
in which 10 build one. even If the mem.
bers were willing 1t was hoped the Co.
rinthians would have built a boat Will
which 10 challenge for the cup in the
-So-foot class. and twenty members ex
pressed a willingness 10 subscribe $40
each making a fund OF $1,000 but thi.
would not suffice to build and equip
30-foot challenger Some Of the member
OF the San Francisco Yacht Club thinl
that the challenge cup may as well b.
given up 10 the Corinthians on the re
ceipt Of the challenge naming the slool
Discovery, as the San Francisco member
would not go 10 the expense OF building
q boat 10 meet her. Though the deed o
Eift permits the challenge TO be issued ii
any class. some yachtsmen think il woul'
be well TO amend it, or if this cannot b.
Fdone 10 have ii understood that chal
lcngcs must be made with 30-footers Th'
boats built for the express purpose o
challenging or defending the trophy ar,
expensive and are likely 10 prove whit,
elephants.