Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-15
COLUlNBLVE
is WINNER
DEFEATS MISCHIEF AND MON
SOON IN GREAT RACE
SANTA BARBARA SEES EXCITING
CONTEST
First Sailing for Challenge Cup VIII
Be emorable-vIsltors Are
Guests at Reception by
Citizens
BY JACK vIvARTTAs

SANTA BARBARA, Aug. H.-Colum-
bine 2:s4, Mischief 2:sS:22. Monsoon 2:3s;3O
was the actual sailing time over fifteen
mile course here today in breeze that
at times blew ten TO sixteen miles an
hour and at other times only fifteen miles
a week.
In one of the best sailed races of the
season Columbine won over Mischief by
a trifie over four minutes, while the lat
ter defeated Monsoon In as fair a test
of sailing qualities as it is possible to
imagine by the close margin of one min
ute and eight seconds.
To those fortunate enough to witness
the craft from start to finish the first
race of the Santa Barbara challenge cup
will be ever memorable as a fine and ex-
citing affair.
Instead of being In any manner one
sided contest, each of the three racing
sloops was at one time in the lead with
safe margin, and when it was over
every one was satisfied that the race had
been sailed every inch of the way and
that nothing had been left undone that
would have altered the result in any way.
Seven Starters In Line
Because of slight delay in getting GER
tain details arranged the starting time
when the preparatory gun was fired at
f:55 seven starters were luffed up to a
line drawn from the shore to a stake
boat moored off the end of the steam
boat pier. Mischief was some distance
from the flag, but promptly put about and
stood in shore. Monsoon at this time had
the best position of the three large
sloops, but had to give over and run
close to the beach to prevent making a
ia.
Columbine also came up from the lee
ward, but did not venture very close to
the line. Enchantress and Minerva lay
close to the stakeboat with sails in the
wind, and when the gun popped the for
mer made a fine start, leading the entire
fleet across.
Minerva followed less than half a length
astern, while before the smoke had
cleared away Mischief I had gybed over
and followed the two yawls so close that
it seemed possible to step aboard of Min
erva. Columbine, Monsoon and Arrow
something over a minute later,
the former at once standing close to the
wind, while Arrow and Monsoon were
content with the leeward berths.
Old Mischief had by this time drawn
away from Enchantress and Minerva and
was rapidly leaving long walk ahead of
them. Very early in the first leg it was
seen that Columbine would overtake Mis-
chief, while among the others the race
was very close.
CoIumbine Turns First
Columbine turned first, followed by
Mischief and then Minerva, which had
succeeded in keeping ahead of Monsoon
in the broad reach. Columbine stood off
short on the starboard tack until the
others had weathered the mark, then
arf oh nd ctr IN,
toward the pleasure wharf. Mischief
kept the starboard tack longer than any
of the sloops, while Monsoon, sailed by a
local skipper, Don Lech, went about
Immediately as she turned the stake
boat
Off the hotel both Columbine and Mis-
chief went about, but Monsoon held her
course well over the point. Because of
the widely diverse courses it looked as
If Monsoon was well out of the race,
but the wisdom of her inshore tack was
apparent when the second mark was
reached
When about 800 yards from the second
turn Columbine's balloon jib, which was
hoisted in sloops. broke out and caused
Capt. Mitchell to luff up in hurry.
HaIyards Part
Just as Charley Fulton got a iuff to
sail went adrift. In luffing up to save
her light sail Columbine lost two or
three minutes, during which Monsoon,
on the opposite tack, rounded the mark
Mischief was not far behind, but Mitchell
quickly got Columbine under way and
led Whitney by about two minutes.
Columbine's spinnaker was set to star
board in place of the lost ballooner and
she quickly regained lost lead.
7 I,..v- Io11 In Cnf-
ting it and had to replace it with the
spinnaker More than two minutes were
lost in making the change, so both
Columbine and Monsoon began the second
round nearly three minutes ahead.
Down the wind went the flyers, maxi
ing real steamboat time, with only main
sail and jibs set. Monsoon stood over
to windward, where Columbine had
safe berth. Both hoped to lie far
enough to windward to enable them to
set light sails for the run to the first
mark
Monsoon tried it with ballooner and
managed to carry it to the stakeboat, but
1t is doubtful if it was of real benefit
to her.
CoIumbine First
Columbine was first around again with
Monsoon leading Mischief some two min
very short tacks seaward and with
breeze that freshened every minute stood
for the point.
Mischief pointed higher than either OF
the others and footed as fast as Mon
soon, but neither was able to overhaul
Columbine. Off the steamboat wharf
Columbine was first to go about, show
ing a lead of three hundred yards Mon
soon, far to leeward, soon followed suit,
forcl ; Whitney to the starboard tack
a few minutes later
When Mischief went about, Leach tried
hard to put Monsoon to windward of the
black boat, but had finally to give it up,
as the former was footing better In the
heavy sea. Shortly after going about.
Fritz ordered the jib sheets trimmed
fiat, and in reaching out of the cockpit
Harry Heer took header into the chan
mel. Coaloil Carlisle, who was just be-
hind him, got firm hold on the slack of
his clothes, but the suction in the lee Of
the boat made 1t impossible for him to
pull Heer aboard. Giving the tiller to
Commodore Phillips of the San Francisco
Yacht club, who sailed in Mischief's crew,
Fritz went to Carlisle's aid and they
easily landed Heer. who was none the
worse for his bath except for mouth
full of salt water.
Columbine continued to lead all the