Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-10
|COLUMBINE VICTORIOUS
AFTER HALYARDS OF
MISCHIEF III GIVE WAY
Venus Proves Ability to Give Ample Time Allow
auce and Still Hold Her Own-Valkyrie
Defeats Merlin After Well Sailed
Race in Good Breeze
BY JACK YIVARTTAs.

Mischief IL ...................
Monsoon ...................
Glass C.
Venus .......'.'...... '...'.'.''''
Nalkyrie ..............' '.'''''.'.'''
Merlin '''...'''
Osborn ................. '.'''.'''.
TN fine breeze, with plenty of wind
ward work. Columbine outsailed Mon
= soon in a fifteen-mile race at San
Pedro yesterday, Mischief II having to
retire early in the second leg after
carrying away her throat halyards.
Venus, despite the heavy handicap,
came in nearly thirteen minutes ahead
of Valkyrie winning by seven minutes,
corrected time.
Valkyrie gave Merlin a decisive beat
ing, though all the way around, except
for the run home from Point Firmin,
when Valkyrie left lots of open water
between them, these two twenty-footers
put up very pretty race.
Neither Mischief l nor Skiddo start
ed, Mischief not being in shape and
Captain Wedgewood of Skiddo sailing
on a wedding trip to Long Beach.
The new Mrs. Wedgewood is said to
be the lanky skippers fifth mate on his
long, happy matrimonial cruise, and
here's wishing them many pleasant
voyages. The bride takes to yachting
very handily and Skiddo sailed better
yesterday than ever before.
With cloudless sky and a six knot
southwest wind the second regatta of
the South Coast Yacht club was start
ed with all hands ready and expecting
a great race.
The smaller boats of class G were
le.ta 1.ta 6rct Vnn11G hnfnpr in the lea n
over the line, with Valkyrie and Mer-
lin following in close order. Valkyrie
stood close to the line when the start
that Venus easily drew away, forcing
could not pay her off before Venus and
Merlin came down from windward,
the former slipping over just fraction
of a second before him.
Valkyrie got her light sails to draw
ing first, but was so far to leeward
Merlin to cross her stern in search of
better wind
Venus continued to gain steadily un-
til past Dead Mans island, when both
Valkyrie and Merlin had worked up to
windward positions and seemed to be
holding their own.
Preparatory Gun Sounds
When the preparatory gun for class
B sounded Columbine was secure in a
good position just to the windward of
the line. Mischief II had gone about
shortly before, a little way to leeWard,
and Skipper Folsom put her about and
stood Nclose hauled. Monsoon, far to
windward, had slackened her sheet for
an easy start before the wind.
Joe Pugh failed to appreciate the dis
tance, so the starting gun found MN
nearly half a minute astern of the
others. Mischief II just managed 10
reach the line and quickly went about,
but not before Columbine had crossed
half length ahead.
Aboard the Mitchell boat everything
worked with clockwork precision, put
Folsom had evidently shipped a crew
of farmers who lost at least hVe MIN
r1tes in setting their balloon Jib and
spinnaker.
Monsoon was in no better luck and
Columbine. going like a sidewheeler
under every inch of canvas she could
hoist. sailed far beyond their reach
and passed the harbor entrance at
least a minute to the good.
off Dead Mans island, Mischieff IL
had to clew up her ballooner, ana set
working jib, allowing Monsoon TO
gain slightly, but not sufflciently u
Interfere with the formers wind.
Columbine still held her lead, but
was not in the best wind so she no
longer drew away from the others.
skiddoo. with the nuptial party aboard,
had start j five minutes before ana
entirely oblivious to racing regulations
was trying to break into the twenty
foot class.
The wind slackened perceptibly be-
fore Brighton Beach, was abeam and
gave Mischief and Monsoon slgnt
advantage over Columbine, but did not
change their respective positions with
each other.
Venus was first to round the marx
off Long Beach wharf, having covered
the five miles in 40 minutes fiat. TWO
minutes later Valkyrie and Merlin
only 30 seconds apart, took IN thelr
glad rags and stood off shore Tor
short tack seaward.
Sent ahead by a freshening breeze,
CollImbine led the larger boats by l
minute and 20 seconds, but had her
sninnaker and balloon jib snugly furled
and was standing in toward the shore
when Mischief and Monsoon ap-
proached the mark together.
Tn the struggle for a windward berth
Monsoon came off victorious, and was
timed around the flag just SECONDS
before her rival. She made the most
of her advantage, and before the S MIS-
chief crew could get her sheets prop
civ Aattened Monsoon had gained sew
eral lengths.
coIumbine Points UP Well
Columbine was pointing up better
than her most optimistic friends ex-
nected and Skipper Mitchell seemed
we'll satisfied with his inshore reacn'
opening a great gap between the Full
ton fatboat and the oldtime rivals:
Monsoons jib insisted on shlxerIhs !.
and skipper Pugh luffed up to trim II
down. Mischief. pointing up closer,
was quick to take advantage, ana cur
down the formers lead to less thah
length. - .ood
AS if conscious of her former gooo
record the Folsom boat worked up TO
windward of Gardner's crack design,
and for over mile they stubbornIy
contested every inch of the way.
Pugh's lib seemed still to be an eye
sore and once more he put her helin
tn leeward while it was sheeted nome
This was Mischief's chance ana she
took it. opening a slight lead
Columbine was first to go about, snow
ing a good lead that was not entlrsly
offset by her being to leeward any
Great distance. Michief continued TO
improve her lead over Monsoon put
when off the refinery at Bixby carried
away her throat halyards ana was
forced to retire from the race.