The San Francisco call., 1904-07-30
AMATEUR SAILORS
CRUISE UP RIVER
FIagShipS of San Francisco
and California Fleets Re
turn to MOOrings Sunday

The yachtsmen Of San Francisco
and the neighborhOod will spend to-
day and tomorrow in cruising at
pleasure. as no event is set down on
the programmes of any of the clubs.
The flagship Challenger of the san
Francisco Yacht Club started last
Saturday on the annual cruise UP the
Sacramento River. The launch Rob
Roy has gone up the bay to meet her
and both craft Will return 10 moor
ings at Sausalito tomorrow.
The schooner Challenge returned
last Sunday from an up-river cruise,
which extended as fer as FreepOrt.
The yawl Royal and the slOop SapphO
came back from up-river cruises on
the same day. the sloop Ariel having
returned the day before. E. W. New
halls schooner Virginia has also been
on trip up the Sacramento.
The annual up-river cruise of the
California Yacht Club began last Sat
urday, the flagship Idler heading a
fleet of about half a dozen boats in
Guiding c. E. Clark's yawl Gypsie and
the sloop Secret. The fleet returns to-
morrow.
Next month will be an eventful
one among the yachtsmen The san
Francisco Club has a clambake at
Paradise Cove and a day of aquatic
sports. The Corinthians have cruises
to Petaluma drawbridge and up the
Sacramento River on their pro-
gramme. The California tars have
cruises to California City and Sheep
Island on their schedule. and the an
nual class flag regatta and Owners
cup race will be resailed.
The piling for the platform of the
new California Yacht Clubhouse at
the Emeryville pier is nearly COM
pleted. The first pile was driven last
Saturday. When the platform is fin
ished, a gathering of the members will
be held to celebrate the event. There
was a notable remissness on the part
of the California yachtsmen last Sat
urday, which is perhaps partly attrib-
utable to the fact that the annual up
river cruise began on that day A
large proportion of the work of secur-
ing subscriptions, conducting negOtia-
tlOnS with the railroad companies and
attending to the countless details of
a new enterprise, has fallen on the
shoulders of Allen NJ. Clay, who has
been one of the most energetic and
active of yachtsmen. He has not only
worked hard for the California Yacht
Club but also for the Pacific Inter-
club Yacht Association and as the rem
resentative of ]. NJ. Marlborough, the
donor of the MacdOnough cups 1t IS
now time that others should take IN
his work and carry it on
The Pacific Interclub Yacht Associa-
ton will meet soon to organize and
make arrangements for the annual re-
gatta on Admission day. 1t was hoped
that another struggle would be seen on
that day between the Challenger and
the Corinthian for first place in the
2O-foot class, but it is not likely that
the Corinthian will enter the regatta.
The crew OF the Corinthian comprises
so many men who wish to sail their
own yachts that it would be hard to
get IT together on Admission day. The
absence of the Corinthian will leave
the f1rst prize in the 30-foot class to
W. q. Morrow's sloOp Challenger, bar
ring accident. 1t is expected the en-
larged and improved Presto, sailed by
Frank Stone. will be an interesting
feature of the annual races.