The San Francisco call., 1904-04-09
TARS BUILD new
RACING MACHINE
PollywOg Is a Shallow Center
Board ScOw of Type Almost
Unknown i'm Waters of Bay

Yachtsmen are looking forward with
interest TO the first trial Of the new
boat Corinthian, which viii be made
tomorrow under her own canvas. The
Corinthian was under sail last Sun
day, when she cruised over from North
Beach to Belvedere Cove, but the can
vas consisted Of the mainsail and
storm iib Of F. Stones sloop Presto.
These sails brought her over safely
TO her moorings near the Corinthian
club house, but afforded little oppor-
tunity of testing the speed or other
qualities Of the challenger for the San
Francisco perpetual cup. To-morrow's s
trial viii give her skipper a chance to
see what the new craft can do and
viii probably suggest some changes
IN her trim. The Corinthians have done
well 10 get their boat out so early in
the year. as they viii have ample time
60 tune her up, send in a challenge and
pull the race of before the strongest
winds pass away.
As regards the fiagships for the COM
ing season, two Of the clubs will have
new ones, while the other two will have
the same fagships as last season. The
flagship Of the San Francisco Yacht
Club will be W. C. Morrow's sloop
Challenger, the winner in 1902 of the
perpetual cup and still its holder. Com
modore 7. Jennings sloop Speedwell
VIII be the flagship Of the Corinthian
Yacht Club. Commodore George NJ
Shaw's yawl Idler viii be the flagship
OF the California Yacht Club, and Com
modore Charles Stewards sloop Beatrice
CT the Oakland Canoe Club, as in 1903.
The sloop Speedwell was brought out
OF her winter quarters in Corte Made
ra Creek two weeks ago. good deal
Of work has been done already in her
cabin, the old varnish having been
scraped of and two fresh coats ap-
piled. New and more convenient lock-
ers have been built and the centerboard
casing has been cut down so that the
mahogany leaves OF the new table will
be flush with the case. Sliding doors
have been substituted for the swing
ing doors, and a folding washstand has
been installed. A gasoline stove of the
most modern type has been put into
the galley. Evidently the Speedwell
VIII be made as smart as any craft on
the bay.
A new yacht has been launched at
the foot of Webster street, Oakland.
She is named the Pollywog and will
fly the flag Of the California Yacht
Club. OF which her owners, G. n. TYLER
and A. G. Byxbee. are members.
Though on a much smaller scale, she is
OF much the same type as the Corin-
THAN. Her length over all is "a feet;
on the water line, IA feet s inches; her
beam is feet and her draught only
~ inches. Her forward overhang is
5 feet, her afterhang feet 6 incnes,
and she will carry $50 square feet OF
canvas. The boat is divided longi-
tudinally into two sections and has
water-tight compartments at bow and
stern. The centerboard is dagger
shaped and has forty pounds Of lead at
its point. II can be shifted forward or
aft in the casing and the rudder is a
balanced one. Her mainsail has a hoist
OF "a feet, foot of 20 feet. is IA feet on
the gan and % feet on the leach. The
5ib measures Is feet On the stay. & feet
on the foot and IS feet on the leach.
u the new boat proves fast sailer
and seawortny, a larger one on the
same plan VIII be built and viii try
conclusions with the sloop Challenger.
the fastest 20-footer on the bay.
A committee has the opening links
of the San Francisco Yacht Club in
hand. but viii really have little TO do.
as the De Koven Society will furnish
nearly the whole Of the entertainment.
A few items viii be added TO the pro-
gramme FOR the sake Of variety.
A. Young has pD~chaSed tlae ev-a,,