The San Francisco call., 1904-06-18
CREEK AMATEURS
PLAN A REGATTA
FOR OWNERS CUP
annual Race for Class Flags
to Take Place Over Course
of Twelve Nautical Miles
CORTNTHIA ENTERTAINS
Visiting Members of Family
Club Will Be Transported
in Tug to Paradise Cove

The eleventh annual class nag regat-
xa and race for the Owners cup Of the
California Yacht Club takes place to-
morrow on a food tide, it being low
water at s:42 a. m. and high water at
z:z7 ?. m. at Fort Point. The prepara-
tory gun viii be fred at 1880 a. m, the
starting gun for class c at 11:40 a. m,
for class B at 1850 a. m. and for class
A at p o'clock noon. The start will be
a flying or one-gun start. The yachts
+ Shamrock III, Surf, Bachelor, Vega
and Pollywog make up class c; the
yawls Idler and Pilgrim. the schooner
F Frances and the sloops Occident Pac-
tolus, Hazel S. Catherine. Spray. Elthe
and Secret comprise class B, and in
+ class A are the schooner Challenge, the
Iyawls lola and Gypsie and the sloops
2 Rover. Jessie Z and Pollywog. Meas
= urements and time allowances viii be
computed according TO the rules Of the
Pacific Interclub Yacht Association.
At the same time and over the same
. course Of llst nautical miles the race
for the Owners cup viii be held. This
IS a handicap event, the trophy being
awarded 10 the yacht making the best
, time after her time allowance. allotted
z by the regatta committee on her pre-
Nious performances, has been reck-
oned. The yawl lola is the scratch
boat and the other yachts Of the fleet
receive handicaps varying from ten
minutes 10 one hour and ten minutes.
Ia order 10 encourage as many yacht
owners as possible TO enter the race
the regatta committee, in view of the
fact that several Of the yachts are not
provided with light sails, has ruled that
working sails only be used
There VIII be a reception and dancing
this evening at the clubhouse Of the
san Francisco Yacht Club. To-mor-
row viii be an open day on the sched-
ule.
This evening the feet Of the Corin-
THAN Yacht Club viii drop anchor in
Paradise Cove. Tomorrow the Family
club viii be the guests Of the Corin-
thians at a bullshead breakfast, which
win be followed by a baseball match
between teams representing the two
clubs The members Of the Family
Club VIII be transported to Paradise
on a special tug and the Corinthians
are requested to be on hand with small
boats 10 take them ashore. The Thu
ron amateurs are also asked TO root
Tor their club and give the visitors
good send-off.
EX-CommOdOre r. S. Bridgman OF
the san Francisco Yacht Club has sold
the slOOp Thetis.
Dr. T. /. Hill and Vice Commodore
Jenness have parted with the sloop
Nellie. which is now owned at San Pc
dro by a member Of the South Coast
Yacht Club.
The most absorbing topic of discus
sion among san Francisco yachtsmen
is the coming race between the Chal-
lenger and the Corinthian for the Per-
petual Challenge Cup. This race will
take place on July g. The race Will be
under the management Of the joint re-
eatta committees Of the two clubs. the
san Francisco representatives being
eX-COmmodore r. s. Bridgman, Roy c.
Ward and C. NJ. Gum, and the Corin-
THAN representatives being T. J. Kav-
anaugh, Douglas Erskine and ]. X
Bulger
The Challenger and Corinthian are