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San Francisco Yachting. 
Two of the most important yachting events 
have taken place in this vicinity within the last 
two weeks. One was the twelfth annual regatta 
of the Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association, 
which is an association of all the yacht clubs 
on the Pacific coast. The other was the Farallon 
race for the San Francisco Y. C. Farallon cup, 
donated by Commodore F. G. Phillips, of the 
San Francisco Y. C. Both are pronounced suc- 
and will serve to round out well the his- 
cesses 
tory of the sport on this coast, for the season 
of 1907, which is now drawing to a close. 
The twelfth annual regatta of the Pacific 
Inter-Club Yacht Association was held on Sept. 



Qg, over the regular triangular fourteen mile 
course, a strong breeze prevailing during the 
greater part of the race. There were six classes 
represented, the 2oft., 25ft., 30ft., 36ft. and 46ft. 
classes, and a special yaw! class. 
The winner of the 20ft. class was Ruby, -of 
the Golden Gate Y. C., which negotiated the 
short course set for 20-footers, in 1.03.33, cor- 
rected time, and won with ease from Idler of 
the AXolian Y. C., which did not possess the 
class of the winning boat. 
The race of the 25-footers was considerable 
of a disappointment for the admirers of Neva; of 
the San Francisco Y. C., who confidently ex- 
pected that she would beat Discovery, of the 
Corinthian Y. C., the present holder of the per- 
peta) challenge cup. Both boats had _ beaten 
iulkyrie, of the South Coast Y. C., which had 
Pateeea for the cup earlier in the season, 
Neva winning from her in a special race in 
faster time than that made by Discovery over 
the same course. In the regatta of the oth, how- 
ever, Discovery beat Moonlight, of the Golden 
Gate Y. C., by two minutes and twelve seconds, 
Moonlight, which had not previously been con- 
sidered seriously as a dangerous competitor, in 
turn beating Neva five minutes and twenty-three 
seconds, corrected time. The handling of Neva 
much criticised by those familiar with her 
ability, and the result was not generally accepted 
as indicating her true merit when properly sailed. 
In the 30ft. class, Challenger, of the San Fran- 
cisco Y. C.,, had no difficulty in disposing of 
her two opponents in the same class, and made 
the run in 2.21.14, corrected time, the second 
fastest time made over the course by any boat 
in the regatta. 
Presto, of the Corinthian Y. C., after a very 
pretty tussle with her two opponents in the 36ft. 
class, won handily in 2.23.24, corrected time. 
Of the 44-footers the able sloop Yankee, of 
the Corinthian Y. C., won and made the fastest 
time over the course of 2.09.39, corrected time. 
The Corinthian Y. C.’s Truant won the special 
yawl class in 2.05.33. 
The following is a summary of the regatta: 
was 

SLOOP 
Farallone 
Winner 44ft. Class, Race. 
FOREST AND STREAM. 




[Oct. 12, 1907. 



SLOOP” PRESTO—C. Y. C. 






Winner 36ft. Class, 
20ft. Class—Start, 12:00. 
Finish. Elapsed. All’nce. Corrected. 
Pdler mend, cntonee F 1 31 57 0 01 37 1 380 20 
Ruby 1 03 33 Scratch 1 03 33 
‘lass—Start, 12:20. 
Aeolian 2 44 47 0 05 05 2 39 42 
Mist) sc foveaeeesice 2 48 47 Scratch 2 48 47 
Discovery 2 09 59 0 01 26 2 08 33 
Neva 2 18 25 0 02 20 2 16 08 
Ceres 2 45 55 0 05 05 2 40 50 
Moonlight 2 15 50 0 05 05 210 45 
C lass— Start, 12:30. 
Challenger 2 61 14 2 21 14 Scratch 2 21 14 
INautilus: sierscs 3 24 47 2 54 47 0 01 39 2 53 08 
White Heather ....3 29 12 2 69 12 0 02 35 2 56 37 
. Class—Start, 12:40. 
Harpoon” voice ve 3 06 13 2 26 13 Scratch 2 2618 
Alert sd .ccenaner tes 3815 42 9 BE 0 01 36 2 34 06 
Presta occ. cedaevt 05 5é 25 0 02 31 2 23 24 
2:50. 
Annie Scratch 2 23 42 
Yankee 0 05 58 2 09 39 
Nixie 0 06 09 2 21 38 
Speedwell 0 08 381 2 15 25 
12:10, 
olay ate nenidendacsem 02 "Scratch 2 16 02 
sR Dees Ctesreics ttre 5 4 23 2 14 23 0 08 50 2 05 33 
Marya eta casceee 2 46 13 36 13 0 15 53 2 20 20 
The Farallon Cup Race. 
The race for the San Francisco Y. C. Farallon 
cup took place on Saturday, the 14th, the start 
being made at the entrance of the Golden Gate. 
The seven competitors went Over the line as 
follows: 
Fulton Berry’s sloop Nixie, of the Corinthian 
Yo (@GSracinewlensth, 3005; 
A. M. David Abacassi’s 
Corinthian Y. C.; racing length, 40.02 
at 7 “49: 700. Dr. Emmett Rixford’s 
of the San Francisco Y. C.; 
YANKEE—C, Y. C, 
She 
made fastest time in Pacific Inter-Club Race. 

50.07 ; 
crossed at 7:48:30 
sloop Yankee, of the 
crossed 
sloop Annie, 
racing length, 
Pacific Coast Inter-Club Regatta. 
crossed at 7:49:35. J. R. Hanify’s schooner 
Martha, of the San Francisco Y. C.; racing 
length, 44.83; crossed at 7:49:40. Yaw! Iola, 
of the California Y. C.; racing length, 36.32 
crossed at 7:50:05. Yawl Ripple, of the Vallejo 
Y. C.; racing length, 35.10; crossed at 7:50:40. 
This race had originally been sailed on July 
20 of this year, but none of the nine contestants 
then entering had succeeded in going over the 
course within the time limit of fourteen hours. 
The course lay out and around the Middle Faral- 
lon Island from the starting line at the Golden 
Gate, San Francisco Bay, the finish being the 
same as the start. 
Only light winds prevailed on Sept. 14, and it 
was feared that the race was again 
failure, but Yankee, sailed by Carl Westerfeld, 
an amateur, went over the course and finished 
at 9:22:00; Martha second, at 9:47:00; Nixie 
third, at 9:55; Annie fourth, at 9:59. The other 
two contestants did not cover the course. 
The handsome trophy donated by Commodore 
Phillips, father of the race, has to be won twice 
to become the property of the boat owner, so 
that in all likelihood, unless Yankee can clinch 
her this year’s win by repeating it next year, the 
end of the contest will lie some distance in the 
future. The race is open to any boat enrolled 
in any recognized yacht club on the Pacific coast. 
CHARLES Royce BARNEY. 
San Francisco Y. C. Race. 
On Saturday, Sept. 14, the San Francisco Y. 
C. sailed its first race for the Farallone cup, a 
trophy presented by Com. F. G. Phillipps. This 
was an ocean race from the heads at the en- 
trance of Golden Gate around the Middle Faral- 
lone Island, a distance of about fifty miles. The 
start was made at 7:48, six yachts participating. 
Of these only two finished within the time limit 
which was set at 9:48. Two others did not suc- 
ceed in rounding the Middle Farallone. 
David Abcassis’ sloop, Yankee, of the Corin- 
thian Club, sailed by Carl Westerfield, won the 
cup, finishing at 9:22, only 26 minutes before the 
time limit expired. Martha, sailed by Alex 
Swanson, finished at 9:47 with only one minute 
to spare. Nixie, sailed by her owner, Fulton G, 
Berry, finished at 9:5 Yankee is a sloop of 
40.02 feet racing axes and was built last year. 
Captain Westerfeld at the start took a course 
direct to the Middle Farallone, making only 
short tacks, while both Martha and Nixie, which 
were the only real competitors of Yankee, lost 
considerable time in making long tacks to the 
south in the hope of finding a stiffer breeze. 
Yankee rounded the Middle Farallone at 4:23, 
Martha at 5:01 and Nixie at 5:02:30. The sum- 
mary. 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. 
Yankees (tvtennsancn voles cs 7 49 00 9 22 00 13 33 00 
WEAEETS ecnncanents cinta siae atere x i 40 9 47 00 13 57 20 
INEM6 5 acarseinen eels Sees 7 48 30 Did not finish, 
AMIBIC “%..\. . each senate 7 49 35 Did not finish. 
Lola: tin Scniasenntonnsitactemien 7 50 05 Did not finish. 
Ripplemi.wss aust ceca ne 7 50 40 Did not finish. 

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