The San Francisco call., 1905-06-10
TARS DISCUSS
RIVAL YACHTS
Race Between Challenger
and Corinthian Excites
Interest of Yachtsmen
BOATS WE'LL MATCHED
Tiburon Champion Will Be
Sailed by Same Skipper
and Crew as Last Year

The San Francisco Yacht Club has
cruise to Paradise Cove and clambake
on the beach on its programme for To-
day and tomorrow, but the event mas
been postponed indefinitely.
The C6rinthian feet makes Its Hrst
cruise of this season to Vallejo Tonight
An informal reception and jinks TO visit
ing yachtsmen and oarsmen will be given
in the quarters of the Vallejo Yachting
and Rowing Club. The tide begins to
turn at Fort Point at IL O'Clock this
morning and high water is at 6:0l p. m
at the same place, hence it will be easy
to reach Vallejo in good time this even
ing.
The California Yacht Club has the an
nuaI regatta for class flags and race Tor
the Owners up set down on Its pro-
grarnme for tomorrow, but the regatta
committee does not seem TO have issued
the usual circular setting forth the
course time allowances and regulations
for the event OF the three members VINO
were chosen on the regatta committee
two have given up their offices on ac-
count of lack of time to perform the du-
ties These are A. NJ. Clay and q. L.
Wakeman. both Of whom have retired
from yachting for the present. w. b.
BeaizIey is thus the only member Of the
regatta committee elected at the annual
meeting on January 10 now left.
The fleet of the South Bay Yacht Club
will start at o'clock tomorrow morning
on cruise in squadron from its anchor
age at Alviso. On Wednesday night, the
Nth inst, there will be dance at the
clubhouse Next Saturday the fleet Will
go on an overnight cruise The Oakland
Canoe Club has a cruise TO Alameda mole
set down on its programme for to-mor-
row.
The race for the San Francisco Per-
petual Challenge cup v-I.. take place next
Saturday between the sloops Challenger
and Corinthian, the former being the rep
resentative of the San Francisco Yacht
Club and the latter carrying the coiors
of the Corinthian Yacht Club. The center
board sloop Corinthian is the holder and
defender of tn Challenge cup. for which
the sloop Challenger Is challenging The
Challenger will be sailed by her owner
Commodore w. G. Morrow, whose crew
Will consist of Harry Helen. w. W. Far
rar, r. s. Bridgman. w. Follansbee. A
E. Wray and w. l.. Spencer. The first
three named sailed in last years race
for the Challenge cup. The Corinthian
will be sailed by Frank Stone, whose
crew will be made up of Commodore /.
Jennings, Vice Commodore j. c BrickeH,
Douglas Erskine Neill Mclean, ]. Short
and F. E. SchOber
The Corinthian will not join the club
cruise 10 NalelO lO-nlSnfs Oul WII-Lc
out for a practice spin in the channel to-
morrow. During the coming week George
Harold measurer of the Corinthian
Yacht Club, and w w. Farrar. measurer
of the San Francisco Yacht Club, will
meet for the purpose of determining the
exact racing length of the two boats.
Still water being indispensable, it is prob
able this task will be performed In the
basin near the Fulton Iron Works. Sew
eral changes have been made in the Corin-
THAN this season and 1T is probable the
time allowance which the Challenger will
receive will be small one.
The regatta committee having the race
in charge announces that the steamer H.
j. Corcoran has been engaged to carry
spectators and will be at the foot Of
Powell-street wharf at 1880 p. m. on the
day of the race. The preparatory signal
for the racing yachts will be given at I:25
D. M and the starting signal at 1880 D.
M. the yachts being allowed two minutes
within which to get across the line with
out penalty. The steamer H. j. Corcoran
will be for. spectators and will follow the
racing yachts closely so that those on
board may get full view of all the de-
tails of the contest The Judges, timers
and other officials will be on board an
other craft as IL will be necessary for
them to be at the finishing line in sea-
son TO take the times of the racing boats.