The San Francisco call., 1910-06-19
new CONTENDER
FOR HAWAII RACE
YaWI M OIIiIOu Receives Finish
ing Touches Preparatory TO
Entering Great Contest
By HERBERT HAUSER

The announcement that the new
yawl Mollilou now being built by
Stone & Van Bergen for F. B. Smith,
formerly commodore of the Vallejo
yacht club, but now stationed at Homo
lulu. in government service. would en-
ter the great ocean race from San
Pedro to Honolulu under the colors of
the Aeolian yacht club, occasioned con-
siderable surprise among yachtsmen
around the bay and members of both
the San Francisco yacht club. of which
Smith was member, and the COrin
THAN yacht club who expected the new
boat to fly their colors, are disap-
pointed over the fact that Smith has
decided to fly the pennant of the Ala
media club with Commodore Louis 7.
Ward of that organization in COM
mand.
A more experienced man than the
Alameda commodore would be hard TO
find. There has not been a season in
many years that Ward has not en-
joyed an ocean cruise Last summer
he went as far south as San Pedro
on his yawl lola
The new yawl is a 54-footer and is
one of the finest looking yachts upon
the bay. The finishing touches are
now being put on and next week will
see the sails stretched and everything
in readiness for its long ocean cruise.
Applications from amateur tars are
piling in on the commodore as there
are lots of young sailors anxious to
enjoy the ocean voyage.
Ward expects to sail from here
about the 25th of this month for San
Pedro.
The race will start on July 9. Seven
yachts are expected to start in the
contest and the Aeolians will be the
only local club represented. Seattle,
Tacoma, San Pedro and San Diego
will all have representatives in addi-
tion to the Honolulu entry.
All the clubs on the bay had over
night cruises scheduled for yesterday
and today. The Corinthians left yes
terday afternoon for the Petaluma
drawbridge, the San Franciscos went
to Paradise cove. and Bay View point
was the objective point of~the Aeolians.
today being a ladies day with a clam
bake as an attraction. The Sausalito
yacht club also headed for the Peta-
luna drawbridge last evening. A full
moon and favorable tides come in
handy for the days cruises.
The third annual regatta to Santa
Cruz, given under the auspices of the
Corinthian yacht club for the Santa
Cruz cups, will start on Saturday
morning. July %, from the Fulton
basin. 1t is open to all yachts regu-
larly enrolled in any recognized yacht
club. Entries will close on July 16
with William Barlage, chairman of the
regatta committee. Ins order to catch
the outgoing tide which will carry the
boats out to sea the race will start at
1901 a. m. A launch used as stake
boat will be anchored 800 feet off the
Fulton basin breakwater, displaying a
white light, while a red one will be on
shore. Each yacht will pass between,
the two lights and have its name an
nounced to the committee on the
stakeboat, from which time will be
taken. The finishing time viii be
taken between Lighthouse point and
stakeboat anchored off therefrom
distance according to the United States
photographic Office of 81 miles.
All yachts are to assemble in or off
Fulton basin, Friday evening. July %,
to enable the committee TO instruct
them of postponement should weather
conditions be unfavorable.
The race to Santa Cruz will be sailed
in the following classes:
Sloops class 1876 feet and over racing length;
sloops class 8. p feet to 80 feet racing length;
sloops. class 4. % feet and under racing length;
special yawl class; special schooner class.
Prize cups will be awarded to first
and second places in each class. A
special cup will be awarded to the
yacht making the fastest actual time
over the down course. This cup must
be won two out of three races. A cup
known as the Sea Beach Hotel cup
will be presented to the boat making
the fastest time.
Upon the arrival at Santa Cruz the
following schedule has been arranged
for the entertainment of the amateur
tars:
Saturday evening a ball at the casino. Sun
day afternoon cruise in squadron of the casino
Monday afternoon. July %. Is mile handicap race
from a stakeboat of the end of the pleasure pier
down the coast to point TO and around a stake
boat anchored on Aptos, thence TO and around
the whistling buoy. finishing between the first
above mentioned stakeboat and the end OF pleas
ure pier. all marks being left on the starboard
hand. Wednesday afternoon. a 10 mile handicap
race, to start from stakeboat anchored off
pleasure pier. to and around a stakebOat an
chored of Swanton Beach park. 10 and around
the whistling buoy and finish between a stake
boat and the end of pleasure pier. all marks to
be left on the port hand. There will be first
and and third place cups for all these races.
Thursday. July 2S, will he devoted to swimming
and yawl boat races. Friday. July %. break
fast will be rendered the visiting yachtsmen un-
drrno