Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-20
YACHT VENUS WINS
LONG OCEAN RACE
PEASE'S BOAT TAKES CUP
WITH TIME ALLOWANCE
MISCHIEF CROSSES LINE FIRST
Two Crack Flyers Of South Coast Club
Experience Light Weather, and
Complete Course In About
Thrty-six Hours
MISCHIEF CROSSES LINE FIRST

Sunday night at 10:45 the yacht Mis-
chief crossed the finish line off Termi-
nal Island at the close of the longest and
most exciting race ever sailed off the
Southern California coast. -Four min
utes and eight seconds later the Venus
crossed. and with her time allowance
of thirty minutes was declared winner
of the South Coast clubs first ocean
race The Mischief was defeated by
twenty-seven minutes and fifty-two
seconds, corrected thine.
The three contestants, Minerva,
Venus and Mischief, started Saturday
morning at 10:30 from a point off the
wharf at Terminal Island, the course
being around Santa Barbara island
and return, distance, the way the
boats were compelled to sail to take
advantage of the wind, Of about 1876
miles.
The wind was light the first day out
and at nightfall dropped completely.
All night the boats rocked in the light
swell an occasional puff of wind car
rying them along a short distance.
The Venus held close to the shore off
Santa Monica, and although far behind
when the sun went down, encountered
rainstorm accompanied by a steady
wind early in the morning. and at noon,
when the Mischief was turning Santa
Barbara island, made her eastward leg
so that the boats came within fifty feet
of each other. This position was held
along the southeast side of the island,
i - H. or
tion for miles on the return course un-
til off Point Vincente, when the wind
freshened and the Mischief, by the su-
perior power of her sails, gradually in
creased her lead, so that when the
breakwater was reached off San Pedro
she had cut down her time allowance
a good deal.
Wind Fails at Finish
Here the wind absolutely went out"
and it became a two hours drifting
match to the stake.
The Minerva on the outward run
: chose the more southern course, rum
ming we'll down toward Catalina island.
and was clearly out of the race before
sundown. However, she stayed on all
night and until Captain Hebeler sight
ed the Mischief and Venus on the re-
turn run, held on for the rounding
mark.
The light weather encountered during
the entire race was not of a kind to
show her best qualities, she having
been built more with an eye to comfort
and safety than speed.
I,ie IIT
Captain Hebeler, is massive silver
loving cup, fittingly inscribed, and is to
be kept by the winner, Herbert Pease.
simon pure amateur yachtsman in
every sense of the word and splendid
sailor. Mr.. Pease has always had a
love for the sea, having made the trip
across the Atlantic several years ago
to study deep sea sailing, and has
owned several fast boats on the south
coast.
Another Race Planned
The owners of the Mischief are con-
fident that with ordinary winds they
would have won, and it is quite prob
able that an impromptu race will be
sailed within a few weeks over the
same course by the two leading boats.
Next Sunday the class B and G
yachts will race around Bird rock, In
Isthmus harbor, Catalina island. for the
Katrina cup. At least seven boats will
enter in these two classes, and efforts
are being made to put the Marie, Venus
and Mischief in a race around the
same course. Such a race would be
an excellent test of sailing power, as
the course, a beat and balloon run,
would give all three boats chance to
show their best points.
In the B and c class the boats thus
far entered are the Katrina, Seabird,
Partola, Zephyr, Myth, Muriel and