. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. ^^^^^^^^^^^PfSl^^ Vol. VIII. No 22. >'o. 508 MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1886. SUBSCRIPTION FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR. AQUATICS. The Pacific Yacht Club Cruise. About the only event of real importance in yachting mat- ters, since-our last writing, was the cruise of the Pacific Yacht Club to Vallejo and return. The Commodore's orders called for a start at 1:15 p. m., last Saturday, the preparatory gun to be fired at 1 o'clock. The following vessels constituted the fleet: Halcyon, Aggie, Lurline, Casco, Annie and Thetis. The wind was blowing fr
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. ^^^^^^^^^^^PfSl^^ Vol. VIII. No 22. >'o. 508 MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1886. SUBSCRIPTION FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR. AQUATICS. The Pacific Yacht Club Cruise. About the only event of real importance in yachting mat- ters, since-our last writing, was the cruise of the Pacific Yacht Club to Vallejo and return. The Commodore's orders called for a start at 1:15 p. m., last Saturday, the preparatory gun to be fired at 1 o'clock. The following vessels constituted the fleet: Halcyon, Aggie, Lurline, Casco, Annie and Thetis. The wind was blowing freshly, and all indications pointed to a quick run up the bay, and, as the result shows, the yachts- men were not disappointed. The start, from a racing stand- point, was not a good one, the Halcyon and Lurline getting off some minutes after the others. The Aggie again demon- strated her superiority and rapidly went to the fore, making fine time to the Brothers, where the wind fell light, while the Casco again showed her speed off the wind aud held on gal- lantly, but was no match for the white centerboard schooner which finished in two hours and eight minutes, a remarkable time when the light weather encountered in San Pablo Bay is taken into consideration. The Casco arrived and anchored a little more than ten minutes afterwards. The exciting feature of the rac6 up was the contest between the Lurline and Halcyon, the latter having a little the best of the start. It is generally conceded amongst yachtsmen that the Lurline can run faster than the Halcyon, but that she cannot beat her on the wind, but the yachts overhauled and passed one another frequently, and it seemed to the outside observer that the trim of the sails had a great deal to do with their respective speed. The Halcyon, however, won by a few seconds, but as no official time was kept for the run up, the result still remains a mooted question. The yachtsmen spent the night at Vallejo, as usual visiting the various ves
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