Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-14
BY J. A. yrVARTAS


Attention of the members of the South
fifth annual Venice regatta. to be sailed
off Venice and Ocean PARK next Saturday
and Sunday.
In this event there are trophies enough
for all classes of boats in the clubs fleet,
offered by the Venice committee. and the
Ocean Park Country club.
The official program, issued yesterday
by the regatta committee, is as follows:
Saturday. July 20, 4 a. Mall yachts
entered for the races leave San Pedro UNI
der tow. Boat owners desiring to enter
the Venice regatta will notify the COM
mittee as early as possible. in order that
the necessary arrangements for towing
launches may be made.
Boat owners are also requested to re-
main aboard of their boats Friday night,
July 10. or have some one stay aboard, so
that there may be no delay in getting the
yachts under way in tow the next morn
ing.
In order that no yachts may be left be-
hind through the inability of the owner
to start in time, the regatta has signi-
fed its willingness to see to it that their
boats are safely anchored OF Venice pend
ing the arrival of the owners.
Race for Cup
Saturday. July 90 p. m.-Race for the
Ocean Park Country club perpetual cup,
over a triangular course sailed twice
around. to start off Venice breakwater;
distance Is miles.
This race is open to all yachts under
so feet racing length. The cup is at pres
ent held by Mischief II, Captain Walter
Folsom.
$50 p. m.-Banquet aboard ship hotel
Cabrillo; given in honor of the members
of the S. c. Y. c. by citizens of Venice
After the banquet the dancing pavilion
will be thrown open to the yachtsmen
and their guests. or a dance may be given
at the Country club, Ocean Park.
Sunday, July 81, II a. m.-Start of classes
C and D, racing for Venice cups in each
class, presented by Abbot Kinney.
lis a. m.-Start of Glasses A and b.
The course for these races will be de-
termined on the morning of the race, and
the stake boats set.
This regatta is always eagerly awaited
by the south coast tars, for the Venice
and Ocean Park folks have established
reputation for hospitality and good fell
lowship that is not easiyl forgotten.
Ask Fritz Whitney or Algie Best for an
opinion of former events there, and they
will tell you enough to fill volume. Cal
Foy will not be along this year, so the
Venice authorities do not need to hide
their lOdUS OF IlOT put d WdNCuIIldH
over the lumber piles lying promiscuously
about.
Want Real Weather
AS the run up the beach from San Pedro
is a straight beat to windward most Of
the yachts will tow up Some of the salt
Ter tars do not take kindly to this land
lubber like manner of propulsion, so will
beat over to the isthmus Friday afternoon
and sail over to Venice early Saturday
Valkyrie will not be entered in the re-
gatta, as she is to be shipped to Frisco
Saturday, July 20. to do all kinds of things
to Discovery in the Corinthlan challenge
cup race August 3.
This afternoon. wind permitting, Val
kyrie and Merlin will sail their last match
race before the former wins her laurels up
north. Vall1yrie has been overhauled dur
ing the past week, her cock pit floor
raised, boom lowered on the mast and
several minor details attended so that
she may be in good shape to make the
eyes of the Golden Gate crowd pop out in
wonder.