Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-07
LURLINE LEADS
ATlAST REPORTS
FRANK GARBUTT SAYS FINAL
FAREWELL
LEAVES RAGING YACHTS FAR
OUT AT SEA
Hawaii Becalmed Several Hours First
Night and Is Far Astern, with
Little Chance of Beating
Local Boat

Skipper Frank Garbutt of the Skid
baldnir yesterday returned from San
Pedro, where he moored his boat after
an interesting two-day trip, spent in
following the four yachts which left
San Pedro last Saturday noon for
Honolulu. In describing the trip he
said:
I'VE left San Pedro with the racing
yachts After rounding the second
stake, the Lurline was leading, with
Gwendolyn II second, Lady Maud third
and the Hawaii fourth. The Lady
Maud was being handled very nicely
and was giving the Hawaii the leach
of the sails.
"At o'clock they were in the same
order, with about half a mile between
each of the first three and the Ha-
wall about two and one-half miles
astern. At 4:30 o'clock the Gwendolyn
passed the Lurline and a little later
the Lady Maud did the same. At 1880
o'clock all four yachts practically were
becalmed within hailing distance of
each other, the Hawaii having come
up with a late puff, which held her
longer than the others.
I'VE left them in this condition and
went over to Avalon, about twelve
miles, and anchored at about p. m.
we leIL Avalon DIT Os0U U CLOCK OunUdy
morning and headed for the easterly
end of Clemente island, expecting to
find the racing yachts ten or fifteen
miles beyond Clemente. Instead, how
ever, we picked up the Lady Maud
and then the Lurline about 1880
o'clock, about fifteen miles this side
of Clemente. They had not made more
than eighteen or twenty miles during
the night. The Gwendolyn also was
in sight. The Hawaii could not be seen.
Captain Johnson of the Gwendolyn
said the last they had seen of her was
about IL o'clock Saturday night and
she then was about five miles astern.
We visited the three boats and took
their mail, which consisted of twenty
one letters. All the men were de-
lighted to see us and they acted as
though they had been out two weeks
instead of two days, SO anxious were
they to send letters to their wives and
sweethearts.
I'VE stayed with the three yachts
until noon and then went on ahead
about ten or fifteen miles, trying to
find the Hawaii. Not finding her, we
made a circle to southwark and found
the Hawaii about o'clock some TWEEN
ty miles astern the other boats, which
at that time were just clearing Gle
mente with light breeze The men on
the Hawaii reported that they had been
becalmed all night and that the tide |
had carried her out of her course. She |
had Just begun to catch the light breeze |
when we found her. The other boats |
had caught it two or three hours pre-
viously and indications were that she |
would get clear of the island by Sun
day night We collected four letters
from the Hawaii.
1.-THE crew of the Hawaii were much
elated when they learned that the
other boats were only twenty miles
ahead of them, as they had concluded
that they were at least fifty miles
astern of the leaders. Captain Harris
of the Hawaii expressed the belief that
with plenty of wind they would have
no trouble in overtalzing at least two
Of the leaders. At 1880 o'clock Sunday
night the Lady Maud was leading. the
Gwendolyn was second and the Lurline
third. When last seen the Lurline was
first, the Lady Maud second and the
Gwendolyn third. Commodore Sin
clair regretted that the first days
weather prevented any fast sailing"