. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 316 ^vmXtv smd j^mxtfsttmtL May 17 YACHTING. The Cruise To-day. There is to be a Martinez Cruise to-day â under the auspices of the Pacific Yacht Club, as per the following sailing orders. "The Yachts of the Pacific Yacht Club will assemble off Front street wharf on Saturday, May 17th, 18Si, at 12 m. At one o'clock a preparatory gun will be fired, and at 1:15 a second gnn will be fired, at which signal the yachts will get under way and proceed direct to Martinez. The time for hauling down and hoisting colors ontheYachtsatsundownandat 8a. m., will be taken
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 316 ^vmXtv smd j^mxtfsttmtL May 17 YACHTING. The Cruise To-day. There is to be a Martinez Cruise to-day â under the auspices of the Pacific Yacht Club, as per the following sailing orders. "The Yachts of the Pacific Yacht Club will assemble off Front street wharf on Saturday, May 17th, 18Si, at 12 m. At one o'clock a preparatory gun will be fired, and at 1:15 a second gnn will be fired, at which signal the yachts will get under way and proceed direct to Martinez. The time for hauling down and hoisting colors ontheYachtsatsundownandat 8a. m., will be taken from a signal-gun from the flag ship. The Yachts will start from Martinez on their return on Sunday, May ISth, at 10:30 a. m. at 10:15 a preparatory gun will be fired, and at 10:30 the starting gun. Time will betaken on passing the Granger's wharf at Martinez. The course will be direct to the club house, old Saucelito, passing home stake-boat, situated opposite Pacific Yacht Club house wharf, on starboard ; The yachts expected to start are the Annie, Aggie, Ariel, Nellie, Fleur de Lis, some few outsiders, and possibly the Lurline and Halcyon. As the tide will be right both ways, a good time is looked for. The Fleur de Lis and Ariel have been on the beach last week, near the Pacific Club house, cleaning and repairing generally. The Fleur de Lis on coming down from Vallejo ou the last San Francisco Club cruise, struck on the upper end of South Hampton shoal and split her centerboard for about four feet. Her board is a wooden one with heavy sheet iron rivited to eithe/ side of it, and hitting the hard bottom turned this iron back. On the Pacific Opening Day her board was still in this con dition, and from her good time under these circumstances all must acknowledge her fleet- ness. Last winter she was stripped and her timbers furred and 'she was then replanked. This gave her about sis inches more beam, and although she seems to belly much more, she has been made much st
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