Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-18
TO SHINE AT
OCEAN PARK
YACHTS ARE BEING ovERHAULED
FOR BIG EVENT
Young Miss Inquiries of Old Salt Why
They Paint the Bottoms.
Hard to Pick the
Winner

Yes, the boys are going to take thei1
yachts to Ocean Park Friday" replied
the "Old Salt" to the fair young miss
| that ventured a remark on the subject
land they intend to startle the town,
he added retiectively.
The young miss looked at the "old
salt reproachfully, yet wistfully, and
inquired why they were so busy shin
ing up the bottom of the crafts when
they were always under the water and
could not be seen. The man of the sea
winked to himself, and after parting
with considerable nautical knowledge
rolled a feew rings of smoke from his
pipe and ventured on his way.
| The girl threw one more longing
glance in the direction of one of the
fleet wings of the ocean and went down
on the landing to wait the San Pedro
ferry.
Busy as they may seem the members
of the South Coast Yacht club will have
no time to spare if they all expect to
have their crafts in the trimmest con-
dition possible for the Ocean Park races
which will take place Saturday and
Sunday The proverbial putty knife
and filler are being Il. to good adVan-
tage and the yachts already show con-
siderable improvement in appearance.
Joe Pugh and his crack Gardner de-
sign, Monsoon, which has failed to I've
UP to expectations, are expected back
from San Diego today, and should dror
anchor off Terminal some time this
afternoon. Pugh has been down at the
southern port investigating and decid-
T.. on the probabilities of the new
yacht Aeurlos, which had her initial
tryout Sunday, and the yachting en-
thusiasts are eager to hear what he
has to say.
This new craft was built by the Sar
Diego Yacht club to defend the south
ern port at the races for the Upton
cup which are held annually. Joe Eel
lows, builder and designer of the Mis-
chief II, declares that the new boat will
have no show in the race and that his
design. which is owned by Walter Fol
som, should win in a walk.
| But going back to the main event OF
| the Ocean Park races the question
arises "Who is going to win? Some
Think H. G. Wedgewood's Skiddoo will
capture the race for the Cruising cup
which will be held Sunday afternoon
while many others are of the opinion
that Mischief II will be in front at the
finish: others also predict a victory for
the Hoodoo Monsoon, while others have
the nerve to state that the Old Mis-
chief will win.
OF course the above named crafts are
all class entries. around which divis-
| ion the main interest centers.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments has decided on the following
program Saturday, 1:30 p. M, race fol
Ocean Park Country club perpetual
challenge cup, start from Venice break
water and race twice around two-mile
triangle; Saturday evening, banquet al
the club house. followed by theateI
party at the auditorium.
Sunday. II o'clock, race for twenty
foot boats in class C, course same as in
Challenge cup race; Ills o'clock, race
for twenty five boats in class B, course
same as in class C; 11:30 o'clock, race
for thirty-foot boats in class A, course
same as in classes B and c. The race
for the Cruising cup will be held at
p. m.
Sunday afternoon the yachts will set
sail for Terminal island. The cost of
towing the yachts to Venice. which will
be about $75, will be borne by the Ocean
Park club.