Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-09
OCEAN GREYHOUNDS
GATHER FOR RACE
TO DIAMOND HEAD
SAN PEDRO HARBORS WHITE WINGS
Trim-rigged Anemone Arrives at Starting Point
of TranspaCifc COntest-Yacht Coast Club
Members Predict Victory for Speedy
LurIine-BOats Start Monday

same amount Of canvas as the Ane-
none. She is not nearly so large, how
ever. and has q much lower water line
The Lurline is fitted like a palace in
side. with all the comforts of home
having been originally built at San
Francisco for Claus Spreckels. L. Nc
Cam of Eureka Is steward.
Much depends on the Hawaiian entry,
La Paloma, and her race will be witt
messed with interest The withdrawing
os the Vancouver entry, Mapleleaf
comes as a disappointment to enthu-
siasts over the coast, as she was con-
sidered a favorable contender.
The big ones will not have the whole
day to themselves, as all the racing
crafts i'm possession of the South Coast
Yacht club will be put into action with
race around Catalina island.
OF the smaller crafts the Detroit,
which is owned by Byron Erkenbrecher
appears the most likely winner. The
Detroit won the Upton cup at San
Diego last season, and as she is slightly
over the thrty-foot length will be en-
tered in a class by herself. The Mis-
chief IL is doped to come in second, but
in the old Mischief she has no easy
competitor, and her crew must needs
keep awake If they expect to defeat the
old timer.
The Monsoon, which has met two
successive defeats at the hands of the
Mischief IL, will be assured second
place. Joe Pugh of Pasadena, who
owns the craft states that there has
been considerable changing in her rig
ging and that her sails have been COM
pletely reset. He Is also confident that
she will he a first placer and states
that he expects to leave both the Mis-
chiefs far behind.
Watch the Skidoo
A few of the wise ones believe they
have something good up their sleeves
i'm the way of Walter Wedgewood's S
Skdoo. Although this craft has not
developed anything startling this sea-
son the fault has been laid to the poor
hanging of her sails, which have been
put into proper condition for Mondays
event. The neat little boat was built
for a winner and is apt to spring some
thing of a surprise before the race is
over. II is hard to choose among the
other entries, but the Venus and
Osborn will be the two closest con-
tenders and considerable rivalry exists
between the shippers of the two crafts.
Last Sunday the Osborn finished
first, but the Venus was Handicapped
tOllSlueTdDlH Dy lne poor Judgment
shown on the part of her skipper, who
drove her unnecessarily far out to sea-
The transpacific entries are scheduled
to leave the San Pedro breakwater at
II o'clock, but it is doubtful if they will
get under way before noon.
: The entries in the sail around Cata-
lima will leave a few seconds after the
former crafts are started and will ac-
company them several miles across the
channel between Catalina and the
mainland
The second prize, which will be
awarded to the first starters, is a pe-
culiar bowl which is known as poi
bowl, made after the pattern of a
loving cup. The trophy will be pre-
sented by the Hawaiian promotion COM
mittees and is made of kou wood,
carved and polished entirely by hand.
Its history is traceable to the ancient
kings of Hawaii. The trophy will be
given to the yacht finishing second Off
Diamond Head, Honolulu.