The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-25
AEOL|ANS SAIL
To SACRAMENTO
Ten of the Clubs Yachts Are
on Their Annual Trip
Up the River

During the last week 10 AeoIian
yachts started on their annual Sacra-
mento river trip and from CoIlinsvipa
10 sacramento the AeoIian flag is
waving to the wind The Nautilus
and Hiawatha were at Sacra n,ay,+o,
while the Thetis. SpeedwelI. Genests
Ripple, U & I, AeoIian and Emma arc
at different spots along the river The
Emma is at Kerchevaps ranch near
the Grand island drawbridgc. where
captain L. c. knight and wife. accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. A. Wold and
Mr. and Mrs. George Dowden are err
Jeying themselves, hunting fishing and
reYeling n the orchards and melon
patches.
James Evans, well known local
insuranceman. accompanied bv his
brother Harry and William Ferrell are
making an extended river trip ON
their speedy launch They will be
away about three weeks and will 90
as far up the Sacramento as thew can
f. Forrest Mitchell, the former owner
OF the speedy power boats Fighting
Al
Bob and General II. and Bernard xlnar
are having new speed burner built by
the Sacramento boat building company
It will be 80 feet long with a beam =,
feet 3 inches and will be eouinned
with 4O-45 horsepower. four cyltn
der Smailey engine and will be capabla
OF 'eiring off from % 20 % miles ner
-Four 1t viii be modelled somewhat
after the General IL with a bow similar
TO that of the worlds champion.
Woolsy- Siddley. It will carry 10 per-
sons.
The Corinthian club had the Marti-
next cruise on its schedule. but as 81
many of the members belong to the
Olympic club they are all going to sail
around to Ell Campo and enjoy the
company of their fellow Olympians
and John Keefe's clam chowder and
Doc McMahon's entertainers.
The San Francisco club has an omen
date and several of its boat owners
who belong to the winged O's will also
make the cove trip. The California
club goes to California cove.
Great preparations are being made
for the Santa Cruz race on August 4.
Fred Swanton is sparing nothing to
make the event the biggest ever.
The yawl lola of the AeoIian Yacht
club limped into port last Tuesday
under tow of the stetn schooner Van
guard after going through an exceed
ingly stormy trip from San Pedro. The
round trip consumed little over two
weeks and the trip down was good
one, though the stanch little yaUrl
crossed the bar when it was breaking
quite a bit Santa Cruz was reached
in 10 hours and here the boys had one
great time. On the trip down from
Santa Cruz the boom was split in lib
bing and for three days the yacht Law
becalmed in the Santa Barbara chan
mel Three days were spent in Los
Angeles.
When the Hanalei started to tow
the lola back the hawser parted few
hours out from San Pedro. and as the
schooner had a cargo of horses and
could not put back in the heavy sea
the yawl managed to stagger ON with
torn sails for half a day until picked
up by the Vanguard. At times the
cockpit was filled to the rail with
water, and as all aboard, with the ex-
ception of Captain Ward, were seasick
the voyage was no pleasure trip. and
there are a bunch of amateur tars in
the Aeolian club who go about saying
Never again; San Francisco bay is
large enough for US