With the America's Cup race coming, many people are talking about yacht racing. I used to like to go see the model boats at Spreckels Lake in Golden Gate Park. The San Francisco Model Yacht Club was founded in 1898. I assume that Brooklyn Basin is now the Alameda Estuary. Brooklyn was an old name for Oakland and Alameda used to be a peninsula, not an island.
From the 24-June-1895
San Francisco Call. William A Coulter did many maritime drawings for the newspaper. Click on the image to see a larger version.
The Giants beat the Dodgers today. The teams have played each other since 1890 and this was the first time they have shut out the Dodgers in a three-game series.
