Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-10


, lumbine found all the wind she wanted
without reefing, and Notwithstanding
the 700 pounds additional ballast, she
frequently rolled down until the water
stood two feet deep on her leeward
deck. More than once she washed the
cabin top, and only by easing her helm
at the right moment did she escape cap
sizing.
Venus had given way to Columbine
lust before reaching the breakwater,
and on the close windward work to the
whistling buoy was overtaken by Mon
soon Columbine led the whole fleet
around the buoy at Point Firmin, MAX
ing the turn nearly seven minutes
ahead of Monsoon.
Venus Sweeps Past
Just a minute and five seconds later
the Venus swept past, but lost few
minutes in setting her spinnaker. When
Valkyrie turned 1t was apparent that
Venus had a safe margin in which to
cover all the minuets of time allow
ance and would undoubtedly win IN her
class.
Last to luff around the whistlng
buoy was Merlin, about six minutes
astern of Valkyrie. Osborn here gave
I'D what little chance she had of Win
ming by going about half a mile to
leeward of the buoy.
After a quick run to the end of the
breakwater Columbine easily reached
across to the bell buoy, and with
short tack to Starboard had run far
enough to windward to enable her to
stand comfortably over to the finish
line, having gained nearly another min
ute over Monsoon on the last les.
Monsoon had hard work to shake off
the speedy little Venus, only gaining
minute and a half all the way in from
Point Firmin over the champion of the
20-foot class.
Venus increased her lead over VAL
kyrie by nearly three minutes on the
run home, and Valkyrle in turn was an
additional two minutes ahead of Merlin
at the finish.
Barring the accident to Michief II.
Yesterdays race was one of the most
successful in the history oc the club.
Columbine has been greatly improved
by the additional ballast, but is still
far from being a heavy weather boat.
Except for the omission of Mischief ii.
at the head, and it is hard to conjec-
ture defeat for her by Columbine in
weather exactly to the Mischicfs lik-
ing, the racers finished exactly as pre-
dicted in yesterdays Herald.
There is no doubt that the Michel
DOdL is DcLIeT OIL IIlc WlIlu Illdn pClOiCB
but she is no longer able to distance
| Michief, to any great extent, in rum
ming off.
Where she was expected to acquire a
! lead of five or six minutes in the lee
ward leg yesterday she led by only one
and a half minutes. Columbine still
heels over too far and it is doubtful If
carrying her lee rail so far submerged
is conducive to getting all possible speed
out of her. Several times while beating
to windward outside of the breakwater
she shipped water over the cockpit
rail With a heavier sea she might
easily get into serious trouble.
VaIkyrie Appears Formidable
Monsoon sailed very good race yes
terday, though at no time did she get
within halling distance of these three
bottles of the sparkling extra dry.
1t does seem that Venus must wait
until craft of something like her own
proportions is | uilt or brought here, for
though heavily handicapped she won
handsomely with plenty of room to
| spare.
Valkyrie is a good sea boat, and if
someone would kindly provide Skipper
Fellows with a whole crew so that he
can set his light sails with less delay
she will soon develop into formidable
racer.
AS it is she is more than a match
| for Merlin in a good sailing breeze,
going to windward better and making
less fuss in the water than her twin
sister.
What Yankee can do in the racing
line remains yet to be seen, but that
she is not much of a success at climb
ing over the Miner bulkhead stern fore
most was fully demonstrated yester-
day after the races.