The San Francisco call., 1909-09-19
Tom Kendall
At Outs With
Yacht Club
Enters SloOp in Name of Cali
fornia but Flies Corinfhian
Flag in Race
Bv HERBERT HAUSER

The fact that Tommy Kendall hew t'e
Corinthian flag from the sloop Alert IN
the recent Interclub association re-
gatta. after being entered as a mem
Der of the California yacht club. has
raised storm in yachting circles.
especially in the Oakland organiza-
tion. Kendall has been a member OF
the California club since its organiza-
tion and has been an ardent worker
in it's interests. He was opposed To
moving the clubhouse to sheep island
and intended to start club at the Key
Route mole. but the railroad company
refused permission. as it was afraid
that with a public walk across the
tracks. there would probably be acci-
dents. Kendall was therefore COM
PEELED to give up the idea The story
runs that a member OF his crew joined
the Corinthian club. and the Alert was
consequently persuaded to fly the CON
ors of the stronger organization
August Brandes, the California
clubs delegate 10 the Interclub asso-
citation. protested the awarding of the
flag or trophy for second honors on the
ground that the yacht was not flying
the cOlors of the club under which IL
was entered The matter Will be de-
cial meeting of the Interelub associa-
tion.
The Wallace trophy race of the
SaiI1Tnla seharlaa Yacht club which aYIs5 WsI
by the Alert, Starlight and Perhaps.
the Alert coming in three minutes
gatta committee of the club called it
no race for the reason that during g. the
entire race Kendall sailed the con-
test flying the COrinthian flag The
California
are uphOlding the regatta committee.
while Kendall swears he will have the
trophy if he has to go to law about H.
There is no doubt that a yacht can
fy the flag of any club its owner may
belong to, but it is not good sport Tor
an owner who has been in any or
joins a new one TO go in the inter-
club races when entered by his old
club and fly the burgee of the new
club on account of it being a larger
and stronger organization.
The Golden Gate fleet left yesterday
afternoon for their Vallejo cruise The
California club has its ke9ne trophy
race on for today. The San Francisco.
COrinthian and AeOlians clubs all have
open dates for today and most of their
boats will wend their way toward Par
adise cove.
There are two new yachts being
constructed by their owners that are
both expected TO take an active part in
next years racing. Harry Anderson is
building one in South San Francisco
that will be the largest sloop on the
bay. 1t will be in the neighborhOOd OF
so feet in length.
Harry Brindie. former owner of the
sloop Neva of the San Francisco yacht
club. has under way new racing mss
chine with which he hopes to win nu-V
merOuS trophies.
Advices from Los Angeles are that
Commodore Joe Pugh of the South
Coast yacht club will challenge again
for the San Francisco perpetual caal-
1enge cup with his SlOOp Mah-Pe.
Though Pugh was discouraged at not
winning the cup last June. this year
handling his boat for a year and will
have well trained crew in addition.
The course of the ID. J. keane trophy
race of the California yacht club. which
will be sailed today. is from an imagi-
nary line drawn from the clubhouse on
Brooks island to a stake boat anchored
500 yards northwest. thence 70 and
around southampton shoals lighthouse.
bearing two and a half miles. thence
to and around Goat island Shoal buoy.
bearing southeast by south from south
ampton shoals lighthouse. distance Of
three nautical miles. thence 10 startirsrs
point TO finish. bearing due north from
and a half nautical miles. The course
miles.
The racing yachts will be sent awsv
start at 1 o'clock on a flood tide This
tide will give the numerous shippers
cnance 70 Work the numerous cur
rents to advantage at the turn OF the
high tide to the ebb tide. All yachts
entered will be sailed under working
canvas only. The club launch will
make two trims to the University ave
nue.. wharf. West Berkeley. at 9 and
1890 a. m. for the accommodation of
the yachtmen and their friends. The
winner of the trophy. which is pre-
Sented by former Commodore ID. J.
Keane. becomes sole owner OF the same
The yachts entered with the names Of
their respective owners and time al
1OwanceS are as follows: