Gracey was the grandson of Charles G. Yale, businessman and club man, Secretary of the San Francisco Yacht Club and 1st President of the Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association.
ɡɹˈeɪsi wʌzðə ɡɹˈændsʌn ʌv tʃˈɑːɹlz dʒˈiː. jˈeɪl, bˈɪznəsmən ænd klˈʌb mˈæn, sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌvðə sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ jˈɑːt klˈʌb ænd fˈɜːst pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə pɐsˈɪfɪk ˌɪntɚklˈʌb jˈɑːt ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən.