The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
READY
FOR FIRST RACE
OF SEASON.

L
first of the yachting organizations on
San Francisco Bay to hold a regatta
this season. The annual race for the
Wallace trophy. which is generally held
on the Fourth of July. will take place
tomorrow. AS the deed of gift requires
that the race be held on food tide
over a course of two legs. a beat out
and a run home, the tide suits well, for
it runs out till IL a. m. at Fort Point
and floods all afternoon till 5:45 o clock
The start will be across an imaginary
line drawn from the outermost dolphin
on the south side of the narrow gauge
pier to a boat anchored 500 feet to the
southwest. preparatory gun will be
fired at 11:55 a. m. and the yachts will
cross the dine as soon as possible after
the starting gun, which Will be fired at
noon The course VIII be out to Pre-
sidio shoal buoy, leaving Goat Island on
the starboard hand. round the buoy and
back to the finish across the starting
line. leaving Goat Island on the port
hand.
The following yachts will take part
in the race: Commodore Robert Vim
cents yawl lola. ]. j. Sherry's sloop
Perhaps, Broadwater and Chamberlain s
sloop Tigress. T. Kendalls sloop Alert.
the Gresham brothers yawl Gypsie and
ex-Commodore George NJ. Shaw's yawl
Idler. If the water is smooth A. w.
Byxbee's shallow sloop Pollywog will
start The regatta committee in charge
of the event consists of A. r. F. Brandes
and Seumus McManus.
The fleet of the California Yacht Club
includes the following yachts in addi-
tion to those already named: d. j.
Charles P. Does Frances: L. I. Gales
sloop Secret. Julian AItendorf's yawl
Pilgrim; the sloop Spray, formerly
owned by Jack London. the story
writer; the sloop Comet, formerly
named Will O. the Wisp and owned by
Vice Commodore George T. S. White of
the San Francisco Yacht Club; ]. O'Cen-
nor's sloop Pactolus, formerly owned by
Allen NJ. Clay. at one time commodore
of the California Yacht Club but now a
member of the Corinthian Yacht Club.
The sloop Spray is owned by J. Robin
son, who was formerly a shipping COM
missioner.
D. j. Keane, owner of the schooner
Alice NJ has been chosen vice commo-
dore of the California Yacht Club for
the rest of the year. Julian Altendorf.
who was elected port captain at the an
count of pressure of business, Louis
Ward, skipper of the flagship lola, has
been chosen in his stead. Though Com
modore Robert Vincent has not sailed
this season, his beat is in commission
and attended the opening cruise of the
Golden Gate Yacht Club.
The Corinthians will hold their an
nual cruise up the Sacramento River
next month. the feet leaving moorings
at Tiburon on Saturday. the 4th On
Saturday, September /. the fleet will pay
its second visit to the quarters of the
South Bay Yacht Club at Alviso. re-
naming there as guests of the San Jose
yachtsm n on the I'd and returning
home on the Sd.
Ex-Commodore George M. Shaw's
yawl Idler looks smart in a new suit
of sails, made In Oakland. A new suit
had been ordered from San Francisco
sailmaker for the opening of the season,
but was burned in the fire.
A new organization named the Athe-
nian Yacht Club has been formed in
Oakland, the preliminary meeting hav-
ing been held in the quarters of the
University of California Boating Asso-
citation on the old steamship Amader.
now moored In Sessions Basin, East
Oakland. Fred Mccormick. owner of the
deep -keeled schooner Flyaway, was
elected acting commodore, and a pen
nant consisting of white ground with
red bars and blue star, was decided
on Among those who attended the
meeting were Fred Walker, Bert Walk
er, Chick" Cooper, w Mcclure, II. Fra
ser. J. E. George, c. Norman, w. Ii. Hall
and G. Jung.