Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-21

Gardner design boat, as she is typical!y
light weather sailer, and Joe Pugh and
his adherents were as confident as
though they had already won the race.
There was no chance for a preliminary
try-out for the Mischief II, as Joe
Pugh kept out of her way, and when she
did manage to get along side, he
Stacked off his main sheet and idled
along until Walter got tired of tempting
him.
The class boats were sent off ut
1245 with the Venus, last years
champion in this class, well in the lead
She was closely followed by the Muriel
and Irnia with the Osborn, an old
time champion Of the club, left nearly
three minutes behind. This race proved
procession as the Venus improved
her lead so rapidly on the first leg
that she had covered the course before
any of the other boats had rounded
the second stake boat.
Out Of the Way
Ten minutes after the smaller class
had started, the preliminary gun for
the big boats was fired, and the crowd
of launches and sail boats that were
there in readiness to follow the race,
hustled out of the way so as to give the
racers clear space in which to jockey
for the start.
The first leg of the triangular course
was four miles dead to windward, the
other two legs being ballooner runs on
different jibes. The severest critic could
have nothing but praise for the way in
which the crews of all the boats
handled their light sails. The Mischief
II was hardly round the first stakeboat
when her .ballooner broke out and set
tied down into place almost without a
d,,tf n
at the stakeboat, but at the second turn,
which necessitated jibe. her balooner
caught in the forward Spreader ard
man had to go aloft to clear it. A little
time was lost in this way but not enough
to make any difference to the outcome
of the race.
Blowing Twelve Miles
The wind increased during the after
noon, and while the yachts were sail
ing over the last leg of the course it
was blowing about twelve miles ar
hour. Mischief II seemed to like the
stronger breeze and pulled away rapid
ly from the Monsoon over this part of
the course.
Capt. Wedgwood did not enter his
new racer Skidoo for the race on ac-
count of the sails not being in proper
shape.
There will have to be great improve
ment somewhere If he is going to do
anything against any of the other
boats, as she did not show up at all
we'll in tryouts before and after the
race.
The regatta committee of the club
had everything nicely arranged to go
off smoothly and the press and club
members were well looked after.
The crew of the Mischief III had sub
scribed to a betting fund to cover an
offer of $50 even money made by the
crew of the Monsoon. On the way
home from the race they decided that
II would be graceful act to present
their winnings to Joe Fellows as a
mark OF appreciation of the good work
he has done on their boat and the
courteous and sportsmanlike treatment
he has always showed to the local
yachtsmen. Joe did not want to take
il. but he was made to and he finally
agreed to make 1t the foundation for a
savings bank account for Robert the
Great, son and heir of the house of Fell
Push a Game Loser
Joe Pugh took his defeat in quiet
and game manner, He appreciates the
fact that his boat was beaten IN her