The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
YACHTS OUTSHONE
ONLY BY WARSHIPS
Fifty Butterflies of the Water
Make Beautiful Picture
on the Bay

san Francisco was given a new
standard yesterday by which TO judge
the immensity Of the armada now lying
at anchor in the harbor.
AT no yachting regatta ever held in
these waters were more Of the white
sailed pleasure craft on the wing than
were out yesterday afternoon. Every
yacht wore new white paint and bright
brasswork. Every yacht was gay with
bunting, and yet when the whole fleet
got IN among the warships the yachts
were lost TO view, and the sight that
hiled the eye was the picture Of which
san Francisco has been dreaming since
last December-the Atlantic and Pacific
fleets arrayed in silent majesty before
the city's front door
With the ships away the yachts
would have made display such as
San Francisco has never seen before.
AT one time there were more than so
OF these beautiful marine butterfys
IN a space half the size Of that occu-
pied by the warships, but unless the
observer happened TO be looking for
yachts he would have carried away a
memory in which only battleships.
cruisers and destroyers and perhaps
crowded excursion boats would have
had place.
There were big yachts and little
yachts. Some Of them carried crowds
Of pretty girls, true daughters Of the
orchard and sisters Of the peach. who
filed the air with the pleasing clamor
Of their laughter as they waved silken
miniatures OF the ensigns that foated
over the quarter deck Of every war
ship.
Some OF the stateliest Of the yachts
were manned by sad faced sons Of
Vikings IN natty uniforms and were
Eteered by dignifed owners who occu-
pied the cockpits in almost solitary
state Some OF the big yachts were
crowded with young people out for
good time. but the really big crowds
and perhaps the prettiest girls were to
be found IN some OF the smaller craft
Although lost TO the general view in
that floating city OF fighting machines
the yachts were seen by many people
on the Warships, and II is only fair
70 the yachtsmen to say that the men
who brought the big feet safely from
Hampton roads, the men who have at
tained skill IN maneuvering their
big charges that has aroused the ad-
miration OF the world, were unspar-
ing in their praise OF the clever way
in which the amateur sailors handled
their yachts.
There was generous breeze. which
insured for the smallest Of the sailing
craft speed much greater than that
developed by any Of the power pro-
PEELED excursion feet
The boats OF the excursion fleet
were everywhere and they Travelled in
all directions. To handle a yacht in
that maelstrom OF traffic required con-
siderable skin and a cool head, and
yet the most seasoned officer OF The
feet IN the seclusion Of his cabin was
not more at ease than were those anna
teur mariners.
The yachts sailed up and down the
lines OF warhsips. around the war
ships and In and out among the ex-
cursion boats without a Tnishap or
anything that looked like one. and
from the quarter decks of the as
sembled war vessels came a chorus Of
We'll done"
From these same quarter decks came
praise for the yachtsmen's discrimina-
tion in the selection Of fair guests
Every officer Of the deck found con-
stant use for his telescope, and every
time he took It away from his eyes
he said something like, They're
peaches, all right"
Nearly every yacht IN commission
anywhere within days sail Of the
feet anchorage was in yesterdays pa
rade. But for the other feet the brave
showing they made would have been
the talk OF the town. San Francisco
is proud OF its yachting feet, and may
now take pride In the fact that if the
yachts were outclassed yesterday il
took the combined Atlantic and Pa
cifc fleets OF the United States navy
10 do IT.
Among the yachts and yachtsmen in
the parade were the following:
san Francisco yacht Monsoon. flagship,
Commodore F. g. Phillips; Martha. Vice Com
Inodore J. r. Hanify: Caprice, George Story
and A. n Brown; AEeie. J. Y. Coleman: White
Wings. c. II Norrell: Lady Ada. J. William
Jones. Lucero Cope. II. ". GoOdal: PhOenicia.
j. A. Marshall: Amigo. g. r. Lowell; Annie
Dr. Emmett Rexford; Challenger. ". g. Nor
row. Curlew. J. A. Hart: Jonica. o. p.
Raser Jrs: Jester Roy G. Barney: Queen. Dr.
z. 7. Hi; Surprise. Thomas Blair: Thehua-
Charles s. Meyer. White Heather, George R.
Webster and c. p Cruthers-
Corlnthsn yacht club-Presto. flagship. W F.
Stone. Speedweu; Mike: Yankee. Charles T.
Miller; Discovery; Kathleen. s. c. Raymond
Mignon. George Bieber: Edna. DR.. W H.
Davis: Genesta, J. C. Brickell; Frolic. Clark
s0n Swain: Harpoon. J. II. Sharp: Olga; Trusnt
j ". Pew: Freda. ". A. Sringer; Vixen,
Peter Lamb Kittwake. p G. Burr.
Golden Gate yacht club-Ssppho flagship. W
" Haley. Ariel. Helen, Moonlight and Comet
California yacht club-Alioe n. G. J. keane.
commodore. Alert. Thomas Kendall; Secret.
L J. Gale: Tlgress. Z. s. Broadcast: Marsh.
J T. Locks. Lillian. r. Gilmore: Ethel. DR.. K.
Brown; Idler. George u. Shaw: Sea Fox.
Six yatchts from the South Bay
yacht club took part ia the cruise. The
feet left Aviso on Friday at Z a. m. and
had a stormy time coming up. Among
TIE yachts We're the Muriel flagship,
Commodore Barker; Papoose, ex-Com-
modore s G. Smith, and Ibios.
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