The San Francisco call., 1903-12-05
CALIFORNIA TARS
ABOUT TO BUILD
R0OMY QUARTERS
New Structure Is Expected
to Be Ready for Use on
Next Years Opening Day

At the last meeting of the directors Of
Martin, Charles E. Vogel and John ].
Sherry were appointed a committee to
nominate candidates for the offices Of
the club during the ensuing year:
The California Yacht Club is grow
ing, the following being elected recent
ly as members: Frederick d. Wells of
the United States army transport SER
vice, S. b. Conner, owner Of the sioop
Pactolus, formerly owred and sailed
by Allen M. Clay; A. r. Conner,
Charles c. Gardner, M. G. Jones and
Charles E. Noyes.
The Building Association of the CAL
ifornia Yacht Club has decided to erect
clubhouse about $50 yards to the east
of the slip on the south side of the
Key Route pier As soon as the foun-
begun on the building, which the direc-
tors expect to have ready for use on
opening day, 1904.
The yachtsmen of the San Francis
co Bay and those of Oakland Creek
especially have for a long time been
much annoyed and damaged by the
petroleum refuse permitted to escape
into and befoul the waters in which
their pleasure craft are moored. Many
complaints have been made to the
officials of railroad companies and the
owners of steam vessels that use oil
as fuel but nothing more than prom
ises resulted. At last the directors of
the California Yacht Club seem to be
in fair way to bring the offense of
fouling navigable waters home to the
perpetrators. The first officer of the
steamer Rosecrans, owned by the
Madsen Navigation Company, has
been charged with violation of the
State law by permitting refuse petro-
leum to escape from the steamship
into the navigable waters of San An
tonic estuary. He was placed under
arrest as the vessel was about to put
out to sea and was brought before
Justice Quinn, who put him under a
bond of $500 to appear for trial when
the Rosecrans returns to this port, as
she is expected to do early during the
present month.
August r. T. Brandes, chairman of
the regatta committee of the Califor-
MIA Yacht Club, leaves the Oakland En-
quirer to-day and proceeds to Wash
ington, D. c., having received a posi-
ton in the United States printing of
flee. August Brandes has been a mem
ber of the California Yacht Club and
chairman OF the regatta committee for
many years. He has also been direc-
tor of the club and of the Building As
sociation. In conjunction with A. c..
Lee, now vice commodore of the San
Francisco Yacht Club, he owned the
slocp Surprise, but for some time past
has been member of the crew of Com
modore George NJ. Shaw's yawl Idler.
He carries with him to the national
capital the best wishes of the yachts
men of San F'ranciseQ Bay. He had
one Of the narrowest escapes from
drowning that has befallen any San
Francisco yachtsman. Returning one
day single-handed in small partly
open slooD to Oakland Creek he met
with a nasty sea off Angel Island. The
boat shipped several waves and became
water-logged. Being too heavily bal
lasted to float when full of water she
went down.. pulling the small boat
down with her. By good fortune life
buoy fioated off from the deck and
Brandes sustained himself on this for
an hour or two before being sighted
and picked up.
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will be a sixteen-dog champion stake.
The entrance fee will be $40. The win
ner of one course will receive $25 and
of two courses $50. In addition to the
special event there will be an open
stake.
The likely winners to-day look to be:
Free Born. Topsy Turvey. Lulu Girl, Firm
Fellow, Cloverdale. Roeetree, Mount Rose,
Laughing Water. Roy Hughe. Otto, Cloud
burst, Ruby Sankey Lady Menlo, Little
Lucy. Don Pedro. Good Decision. Ragged
Actor, Loretta. Pashas Pleasant. Idaho Boy.
Dorothy M, Cremo Pepper Jack. Prometheus,
Gold Lily Mark Twain. Pure Pearl. Hap
hazard. Jerry Wright Conroy. Northern
Alarm. Young Fearless. Special. Raby Aurora,
Queens Motto. Bob r, Ragtime. Remisso
Amino, Dear CASTOR, Yellowtail. Rich Argosy,
Full Moon, Luxury Goncord Boy, Sofala Linda
Vista. Homer Boy, Black Coon