Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
LOG OF DoINGS DURING
CRUISE ON LAND AND SEA

With heavy hearts we furled our sails
and hailed a launch to be set ashore.
On the wharf we met Joe Pugh, anxious
to explain how he had kept to the middle
of the channel and got in less than half
an hour ahead of Columbne.
Every one was glad that Pow had won,
and we thought it good time to mention
the box of candy that had been sacrificed
at our pink tea. Hop Sing slipped around
and told Joe that Fritz got it on Friday
before leaving town. OF course Pow
wanted 1t. In vain did he explain that 1t
was won in a bet on the Frisco race, and,
besides the candy, he suspected there was
a note in the box.
'Well, you have your candy all right, :"
explained Fritz, but honestly we haven't
time to deliver it, Up to the hotel we
went, where. after considerable diplomacy
was fired off, Mischief's crew were quar-
tered together.
Because of getting in late we had to
eat in an ordinary dining room, just like
steerage passengers, which made Hop
Sing and Bubbles growl. 1t was tired
crew that went out to explore the town,
but being Sunday afternoon we got no
further than the veranda, where we
swapped lies with the crews of the other
yachts about how fast we had come up
the coast.
Monday morning was very busy time
for the tars. Joe Pow deserted the game
for big auto while his crew went aboard
to get things in readiness for an after
noon sailing party. Capt. and Mrs.
Mitchell held a reception on the veranda
just after breakfast and a very enjoyable
hour was passed in retelling how the race
had been nearly won by all the boats eX-
cept Monsoon.
In the afternoon all hands started for
the various points of interest, most of
the shippers staying by at the private
Office of the regatta committee to attend
a meeting that had been ordered. Mis-
chiefs crew divided into several groups,
T-Bone and Bubbles choosing the mission.
Ship New Crew
After climbing to the top of the towers
and viewing the monks at work making
garden they made trip to the museum,
where they shipped a new crew for Mis-
chief, five ladies from San Francisco, who
were anxious to learn how yacht could
race without gasoline
OF course the crew could not be en-
gagged without first seeing the skipper, SO
the whole evening was passed in a pre-
liminary examination on the beach near
the Banos. All of the candidates passed
with flying colors and the next morning
were early on hand to try their hand at
stretching halyards and putting reef in
the spinaker.
So well was the old boat rugged and
manned that on Wednesday she went in
and took cup. That satisfied the aux
iliary crew, who went home after the
race They left many hearts in Mischiefs
crew, and Fritz even now refuses to be
consoled.
Wednesday night being the date of the
first reception to the tars. most of the
time was spent in the bosun's locker, ex-
over on the bilge before she will stand to
windward to good advantage. Dan wants
to be sailor. and he might, but it will be
a long time before he gets on to the
ropes.
Harry Zier had to go to bed for most OF
the evening while his clothes were dry
ing after his unfortunate interview with
Mischief's jib sheets. He didn't mind the
absent treatment bit, with Fritz and
Doc making regular trips to find out how
he suffered, and help him to make good
job of it. All of the boys got into the
habit of going early to bed to keep in the
best of condition for the races.
Thursday morning was spent in getting
breakfast and stopping up light sails
Two of the crew of Columbine were no,
ticed trying to help the electricians string
the wires on the pier, but the man with
the pliers got along much faster wher
they had gone. Valkyrie having arrived
the night before, Hub Pease and Jerry
Squires made valuable additions to the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS club. Hub had
some difficulty finding a porter strong
enough to carry his baggage to his room
but the matter was finally adjusted
Jerry's better half having arrived HI
settled down to the simple life and re
signed his place among the boosters.
Before the race an angel with a rol
asked which was the best boat to bet on
He was directed to Fritz as the best in