The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
Ruby Is First
In Ocean Race
. To Santa Cruz
Nineteen FOoter Repeats Vic
tory in Drifting Match
Down the Coast

Starting out in light 16 mile
breeze, the nine yachts sailing in the
73 mile race to Santa Cruz crossed the
line as follows Meteor, Corinthian
yacht club, Captain Hogg, 5:2661O
Alert, California yacht club Captain
Kendall, 5:26:36; Presto, Corinthian
yacht club, Captain Stone, 5.2S:5O;
Harpoon, Corinthian yacht club, Cap
tain Sharp. 5:29:12: Mike. Corinthian
yacht club, Captain Edwards, 5:S3:25; !;
Yankee, Cofinthian yacht club, Cap
tain Miller, 5:33:3o; Monsoon, San
Francisco yacht club, Captain Phillips,
5:34:l5: Ruby, Corinthian yacht club
Captain stevens, 5:S5:30 Frolic, Corin-
THAN yacht club, Captain Hammer
smith, 5:40:23.
Ruby the Winner
SANTA CRUZ; Aug. RUBY, the
19 foot yacht, the smallest of the
white fleet in the Corinthian clubs
ocean yacht race from San Francisco
to Santa Cruz, with Captain Stevens
at the helm, is winner of the event for
the second time and yachtsmen con-
tend that it has a good chance of cap
turing the $3.50 solid silver cup,
mounSed with buckhorn handles, pre-
SenGeQ DIV Il. W. SWdnlOI, WillCit 1iiuSI
be won three times consecutlyely to
establish ownership.
Today,s race was not the hummer it
was last year, when all the yachts
were at anchor by o'clock. Lack of
favorable winds has made the con-
test simply a drifting match, and at 8
o'clock tonight only three yachts had
crossed the finishing line.
All afternon the beach and cliff drive
were thronged with people eager to get
the first glimpse of the boats gliding
down the coast and into port but they
had to go away to return to witness
the finish tonight.
Commodore F. W. Stone after start
ing the yachts off the Golden gate hast
ened down by train to participate in
receiving them. The first boat to
into port was the Monsoon, with Com
modore Phillips San Francisco yacht
club. at the wheel, crossing the line at
i7:29:10.
shortly after came the Presto, Com
modore Stones boat, with Captain j.
Roberts in command, finishing at
7:5S:15.
The Ruby caught little breeze at
the finish, and glided past the stake
boat at S:2S:30. The time allowance of
3 hours and seconds made the Ruby
an easy winner.
The Monsoon stood we'll out in the
race, taking advantage of what little
propelling power there was in the air,
and pulled away from the rest of the
fleet, which scattered along the course.
At the finish the Monsoon encountered
calm and lost % minutes, while the
Ruby got the breeze and made Its gain.
The whereabouts of the Frolic, the
Mike, the Yankee, the Halcyon. the
Meteor and the Alert and their respect
i've positions are unknown, and some
may be very late in arriving.
A little disappointment is felt in
late arriving, as it interefered with
plans for gay festivities tonight. but
none was more disappointed than
yachtsmen who missed part of the
grand ball in their honor. However.
there was a jolly crowd in evidence
and many yachtsmen who came down
in trains and arrived early in the race
were on the Casino ballroom floor
dressed in their best. The occasion
was one of the most novel parties of
the season. In the way of decorations
things were unique. Throughout the
grill and ballroom miniature yachts,
bearing ontf1eir tiny sails names of the
boats in the race were conspicuously
set off by ribbon confetti in varied
hues.
The ball was jointly in honor of the
ambassador club of San Francisco,
whose members are here in numbers,
the occasion being their annual din
ner held in the Casino banquet room.
During the arrival of the yachts fire.
works were sent up and crowds prone
naded the walks while the band rem
dered popular airs. To make things
more lively a confetti battle ragged
along the Casino front.
For today's race three silver cups
were offered, but the winners will not
ha I'm = no
stay of yachtsmen the week will be
one of gaiety, as many pleasant events
] are programmed.
There will be more racing for valu-
able trophies; one Is mile contest, an
other over a 10 mile course, yawl row.
boat race, a half mile race and aquatic
| sports.