Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-14
YACHTS MAKE
GREAT TIME
FAST TRIP OF FLEET SAlLERS
ARoUsEs INTEREST
SOUTH COAST SALTS WELCOMED
AT SANTA BARBARA
Many Social Events Being Given In
Honor of Visitors from Los
Angeles and Other South
ern Cities
BY JACK vIvARTTAs

SANTA BARBARA, Aug. 13.-Between
resting up after the ocean race, and tax
ing their friends out sailing in the after
noon, the yachtsmen were kept busy mere
Yesterday Santa Barbara is fast filling
up with visitors to see the regatta which
begins Wednesday and continues for the
remainder of the week.
The exceptionally fast time made in the
ocean race is the chief topic among the
tars and 1t is the opinion of many that
if the race were sailed over again no such
record as Monsoon made could be re-
peated.
Starting in such light air, and being
favored late in the day by good breeze
from the southwark, is something almost
unknown in the history of long ocean
races in the club.
In making the arrangements for the
races up here the regatta committee al
lowed for two days of sailing and one day
to rest up and get the fast sloops in racing
trim before the big Santa Barbara chal-
lenge cup event. But when the yachts
made the trip In one night there was
gap of two whole days in the racing pro-
gram.
Chairman Wesley Sylvester of the re-
gatta committee came up by rail on Satur-
day night to be ready for just such an
emergency, and was more than surprised
in the offing when the fog lifted
Doubt as to Finish
With a pair of binoculars he made the
early ones out to, be Monsoon, Columbine
and Arrow, and there was considerable
speculation on the verenda of the hotel
as to which would finish first. Columbine
was the favorite as the light wind which
was blowing was thought to be particu-
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Monsoon was in better part of the chan
mel. and the finish of the Catalina race
at San Pedro in June was repeated.
Arrow was farthest out to sea. and had
almost dead beat to windward while the
others were in positions that enabled them
to stand in to the harbor with sheets we'll
started.
Nothing could be seen of Mischief, be-
Gained some five or six miles to the east
ward and Minerva lay in the doldrums
Just off of Buena Ventura bay. Not until
noon did the wind favor tne two late ones,
but in spite of this both finished in very
good time for so long race.
Last night Joe Pow and two or three
of the boys went fishing over at Ana
capa island. When they returned this
morning they had a big string, including
a thirty-five pound yellow tail. We have
Joe's word for the weight of the fish. He
says the scales were on the fish when
they landed him.
Captain and Mrs. A. J. Mitchell enter
tanned Los Angeles and Pasadena peo-
pie aboard of Columbine this afternoon,
sailing over to Santa Cruz island in
very light breeze.
Sail on Winner
On Monsoon were a party Of Santa
Barbara folks who insisted on sailing on
the winning boat of the ocean race. Joe
chose an eastward course, and, as usual,
Monsoon was lucky to get into fine
streak of wind which showed up her
good sailing qualities.
Fritz Whitney and the crew of Mis-
chief 1 showed party of San Francisco
women how a southern racer is handled,
while the rest of the fleet took jolly
crowds out around the course of tomor-
rows race in the channel
Thursday there will be a carnival on
the beach, and the town will be formally
opened to the visiting tars. Beginning
Wednesday afternoon, with the challenge
cup races, the salts will have very busy
time during the rest of their stay.
At the hotel in the evening will be
reception, given by the citizens of Santa
Barbara to the visiting yachtsmen and
their friends. Thursday night besides the
carnival, the Country club will give a
smoker.
Then on Friday, after the finish of the
arbitrary handicap, comes the grand ball,
at which the jolly tars will for the first
time meet their guests of the regatta
week.
To be a yachtsman in Santa Barbara
this week is. better than having title in
England during queens jubilee. All the
tradesmen extend the most cordial well
come, and the first cruise to the north
is likely to go down in the clubs log
as one of the best in its history.