Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-26
SK|DOO MAY
WIN REGATTA
OLD SALT AND LAND LUBBER
DISAGREE
Merits of the Various Entries in Race
for Upton Cup, to Be Held
at San Diego Are
Discussed

why is yachting pleasure?" in
quired the land lubber of a veteran
SALT who was blowing rings of smoke
around the mainmast of the old craft
Sea Cat. "Welll" replied the salt, "to
fresh individual like yourself, per-
haps it isn't, but after you have
roamed around the world a bit like
myself, then maybe you will appre-
ciate it."
The land lubber sighed wearily and
requested of the old salt few pointers
on the coming races for the Upton
cup, which will be held at San Diego,
early in August. The veteran seaman
threw out his chest and proceeded to
give his version Of the coming event.
well, I'll stake my wad on Walter
Folsom's Mischief II and anybody's s
fool, if he doesn't do the same,'' the old
salt began with confident air of one
who is never wrong, although he sell
dom dopeS things correctly. why,
that little craft can skin the others
seventy city blocks, hands down." he
continued. Just look at the way she
has been gobbling up first honors.
why, everything that she went up
against looked like a common scow,
hauling mud from the San Pedro
dredger."
The land lubber, believing that it was
about time to interrupt the enthusias-
tic sailor reminded him of the time
when his ''favorite'' was defeated
about five hours in the race around
Catalina Island
"Oh. WELL" replied the optimistic one,
"a little thing like that is bound to
happen any time. The craft simply
was not handled right and her sails
also were setting badly. Why, if she
IL
I'd eat my hat"
"Well, what do you think of the
chances of the new yacht, Aeolus, de-
signed and built to defend the interests
of the San Diego Yacht club ?" butted
in the land lubber.
"She don't stand the ghost of a show
alongside the Mischief H." argued the
salt, becoming somewhat excited.
well, you know the winds of the
southern port, 1 suppose? They vary
considerably, and while the breezes are
rather light during the summer months
you can never tell what is going to
happen" The land lubber was begin
ming to tire of the argument and ap-
peared as though in a hurry to get
away, but the arm of the old salt was
on his shoulder and the lubber stayed
to listen.
Sail! Why, you idiot isn't that why
Walter is adding that additional 1856
square feet to the present area? Yes,
to meet the conditions of them there
San Diego waters" But the land lub-
ber had an idea which he was in a
hurry to express well, if sail is all
craft requires to win in the southern
waters, what's the matter with H. c.
Wedgewood's 'Skidoo,' the namesake of
'23 and the high sign of the exit
league?"
"Why, her design calls for enough
sail to cover one of Barnum and
Bailey's tents" continued the land
lubber. THAT may be true, but she
won't win in her present condition, as
| considerable of her sail area has been
reduced to meet the heavy storms
which are encountered around the rocks
of Portuguese Bend and Whites Point,
the seaman butted in. At this point
in the conversation Wolfe and Lynche's
ferry bound for San Pedro arrived and
the land lubber, stepping off the float
at the end of the pier demanded three
cheers for the Skidoo
1t turned out that the fresh individual
was not a land lubber but a new MEM
ber of the crew who has been selected
to help pilot the Skidoo i'm the regatta
for the Upton cup, which will close
the racing season In Southern Califor-
mia.
1t is still several weeks before the
event and winner appears hard to
pick. While the Aeolus was built es-
pecially for light breeze sailing, she
will probably have to hustle If she ex-
poets TO keep up with either the Mis-
chief II or the Skidoo
Joe Pugh and his craft Monsoon are
lying low and it is doubtful if the Gard
ner design will be entered 1t is re-
ported among the members Of the South
Coast club that Pugh is thinking seri-
ously of changing the name of his boat
TO Hoodoo, which would make the name
similar to Skidoo
! A. j. Mitchell will probably enter
the Mischief l, commonly known as the
old Mischief, and while a great deal il
not expected of the old timer, she may
spring a surprise which will long be
remembered
Many other entries from among the
craft of the South Coast Yacht club are
anticipated