The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04
LARGE FLEET FROM LOCAL
YACHT CLUB Sails
FOR Gum TREES"
Craftsmen 10 Handle
Guns i'm Miniature Battle
Monday

A large feet OF the yachts OF the
San Francisco yacht club sailed Friday
night and Saturday morning for the
gum trees. a pretty spot among the
tules on Suisun bay. For many days
the Sausalito yachrsmen have been
preparing for the trip and there is no
doubt that they will all have a merry
time
The Aeolian fleet is holding open
house in the Alameda tidal canal dur
ing the two day holiday. Alameda has
made great preparations for celebrat-
ing tomorrow and the water carnival
portion of the program has been left
in the hands of Aeolin yachtsmen
under Commodore ScToms leadership
Two miniature battleships have been
built and mimic Monitor and AIerri-
mac naval battle will be fought on
the canal during the evening. Port
Captain George Postal has consented
TO be the enemy and win handle the
guns aboard the Merrimac, while Com
mOdore Strom, who fought in the Co
lumbar navy during one OF the Central
American revolutions. win handle the
guns NOf the Monitor and prove the
hero Of the evening.
All the yachts OF the club are now
lined up. dressed in all their bright
signal flags.
lola SAILS
The yawl lola sailed Thursday for
Santa Cruz and San Pedro with Cap
tain Louis 7. Ward. Roy Barney. Her
bert Postal, Bing Schroeder. Harry
Lambert and w II. Browning as the
crew.
The Corinthian fleet left Saturday
for Army point, Vallejo and the Suisun
cutoff for their holiday cruise. large
fleet followed the flagship. The boys
will have a full moon. which viii give
them a chance for some enjoyable night
sailing.
The California club is taking the
same cruise that the Corinthians are,
so the upper bay will be well crowded
with yachts over the holiday.
Last Sunday saw the Aeolian and
drawbridge. which is one OF the IA
vored haunts for yachtsmen. The trip
up was a submarine one, as the wind
was very busy in San Pablo bay. The
Emma, Edna. Dawn, Nautilus. lola.
Mignon. Neptune. Frieda and Starlight
were among the assembled feet.
YACHT DISSATISFIED
The AeOlian fleet had a stormy tins
/ last Saturday while lying of the mar
row gauge mole preparing Tor the Pet
aluma trip, nearly all the boats drag
ging their hooks. The little Ceres got
under way and while passing the Nau-
tiIus,e which was at anchor missed
stays just as it tried 10 come about.
I In the mixup that Immediately Oc-
Cured she was completely dismasted
/ and all her spars broken The Nauti-
\ lus suffered from a broken bowsprit.
/ but this was soon repaired and the
/ flagship made the Petaluma trip. 1t
takes a great deal to put Commodore
StrOm out of the going. The Ceres
was towed back TO the clubhouse and
is now being repaired.
The Aeolian yacht club received an
addition to its fleet this week when
Bruno Roebke. one OF its prominent
members, purchased the sloop Genesta
from John BrickelI The Genesta is
one of the most comfortable cruising
yachts on the bay and for years has
been known as the John to the Corin-
i THAN yachtsmen whose flag it few.
This makes the fourth Corinthian yacht
acquired by the Aeolians in the last
year. and the AeOlian fleet is now as
large as that of any club on the bay.
The Genesta was brought over 10 It's
new Alameda anchorage Friday even
ing.