The San Francisco call., 1905-06-17
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Chaklenge,-'s Adhereuts
Long for a Heavy
Wind To-Day.
Race WIZ Be Sailed on
an Ebb T1ae as
Last Tear.

The most important as well as the
most widely interesting yachting event
of the year will take place to-day on
the bay-the race for the San francisco
Perpetual Challenge Cup. This trophy
is held by the Corinthian Yacht Club,
which won il last year on July 9, when
the centerboard sloop Corinthian bear
the n-keel sloop Challenger by the
narrow margin of forty-one seconds,
corrected time.
The wind on that day was OF only
moderate strength and many of the
members OF the San Francisco Yacht
Club believed that in a heavy wind
their representative would have won.
On the second beat to the Preside
Shoal buoy the Challenger gained
forty-six seconds on her rival.
The race was sailed last year on an
ebb tide which shortens the time during
which the boats are engaged In wind
ward werk The San Francisco yachts
men tried to get food tide race this
year, last years contest having taken
place almost wholly on an ebb tide. 1t
is high water at Fort Point at 12:40
p. m. to-day. the tide running out un
I'll sos p. m. so that to-day's race will
also be on an ebb tide, thus lengthening
the time during which the boats will
run and shorten the time during which
they will beat The admirers of the
Challenger base their hopes on stiff
breeze and superiority in windward
work. il being admitted that q shall
low, t-fioored boat like the Corin-
THAN, with her centerboard up, can
run faster than a fn-keel boat, whose
keel is fixed and cannot be raised.
The committee in charge OF the task
of preparing the Corinthi8n for the race
(ex-Commodores A. ]. Young. J. w.
Pew and II. D. Hawks) has made some
changes in the Corinthian and the mem
bers believe she is faster than she was
last year.
Her measurement has also been re-
duced somewhat, so that she will cede
a smaller time allowance TO the Chal-
lenger than last year. In the hope of
making her keep more headway while
going about, the committee had heavy
iron shoe put on the Corinthian, but
this appearing to be a drawback in
some respects was removed. The sup
for good stiff breeze, believing the
Challenger TO be fast in light airs.
They do not want a gale. in which the
great stability of the Challenger would
be an advantage. Frank Stone, the
skipper of the Corinthian, expresses him.
self as satisfied with the present be-
havior of the boat in a heavy sea
The steamer II. ]. Corcoran. which has
been chartered to carry spectators, will
be at Powell-street wharf at 1880 D. M,
and will follow the racing yachts around
the course. The judges. timers and other
officials will have a launch of their own
as they must be at the wharf in order
to make their records The race will be
under the management of Roy c. Ward,
Henry q. Toll and L. p. Rixford, the
regatta committee of the San Francisco
Yacht Club and of 7. j. Kavanagh. Stew
art Middlemas and A. j. Young of the
Corinthian Yacht Club. Ex-Commodore
A. J. Young takes the place of Douglas
Erskine who is one of the crew of the
Corfnthian.
The referee will be II. E. Chapman.
commodore of the Vallejo Yachting and
Rowing Club; the Judges being Roy C.
Ward and T. ]. Kavanagh, and the timers
Stewart Middlemas and l.. P Rix-
ford The preparatory signal will be
given at 1:25 p m. and the starting signal
at 1:S0 .. M, the yachts being allowed
two minutes within which to cross the
starting line without penalty.
After crossing the starting line off Pow
eIi-street wharf the yachts will beat out
TO Presidio shoal buoy: round it and
thence run TO Goat Island shoal buoy:
round IL and thence reach to a stakeboat
anchored about one and five-eighths miles
northwest from the last mark; round 1t
and thence beat out TO Presidio shoal
buoy. keeping Aicatraz on the starboard
hand; round the buoy and thence run