Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-19
YACHTING NOW
ON FIRM BASIS
LOCAL CLUB MAKES HISTORY
WITH ITS BOATS
SPORT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY
GOOD sPoRTsMEN
From a Small Beginning Seven Years
AGO, South Coast Organization
Has Become Factor in
Pacific Events
sY CHESTER LAWRENCE

ago the South Coast 4acnt cup mas
developed into a leading factor IN an
Pacific yachting events that are Oh
more than local prominence, ana
thre1,sh the efforts and good sports
manship of it's members the club has
deveioI1e,i the sport on the south coast
,ntjl +adav II is one of the established
leading branches of the popular pas
time. It's history is tribute TO tne
men who organized the club and since
have contributed so largely TO It's lateF
successes.
q view to organizing the South Coast
Yacht club was held November 3, l9Ol,
IL was not until the night of November
% the same year, that the club was
formally organized. The meeting was
held in he law offices of Parker q
Tappan, then located on North spring
street. At this first meeting set OF
nv laws was drawn up, q name for the
new club was selected and a goodly
quantity of stock was subscribed FOR.
N Bonfilio was elected temporary
chairman of the meeting.
After accepting the by laws there
followed a lively discussion as TO the
name the club should bear some Oh
the names suggested being southern
California Yacht club, Los Angeles
Yacht club Terminal Yacht club and
some others Two ballots were taken
before it was unanimously agreed that
the club should be known as the South
Coast Yacht club, which name 1t mas
borne ever since.
An agreement was read by the secre-
tarv which each member was obliged
to sign before a certificate of stock was
issued to him. The agreement was
rendered necessary by reason OF the
fact that under the laws of California
the stock of any corporation Is rem
dered transferable, and it was desired
that the stock in the South Coast Yacht
cllb be not distributed indiscriminate-
ly. and it was desired that persons
holding such stock and the privileges |
attaching thereto, be persona grata 10
the other members. The agreement |
was to the effect that no stock should |
be sold by any member except 70 the
club or to some member, and that II |
member should die or should withdraY |
or be expelled from the club, the clue
should have an option on his stock, ana
if the club should not purchase the
stock il should be advertised on tne
bulletin board of the CLUB ana sou 10
the highest bidder.
THOSE who signed the agreements
that night and became charter mem
hers of what now is one of the strong
est Yacht clubs on the Pacific coast
were Force Parker, George Rice, Jr;'
HAYS Rice, Herbert Pease, w; 81
Morse. C. H. Wedgewood' Joe FenoWS Is
Howard A. DODGE, Fl. E. Carse, }. I.
Pugh, N. Bonfilio, DR.. w. A. smith,
Eugene Overton, James Shuck Jack |
Densham, Mrs Joe Fellows, Guy L. |
Hardison and H. c. Hawawalt. Ihese
represented twenty-six of the zoo
shares of SO each provided for In the
articles of incorporation. OF the SIX
teen chrater members, twelve still are
members. All members were boat own
ers and IL finally was decided that the |
regular active members should be en- |
titled to all the privileges or the cup
1lron the payment of $40, the Nalue Oh
one share of stock; associate members
we've entitled to all privileges, except
attending meetings and voting therein,
unon the payment of $40. Members
were allowed to lease or hire their
Yachts to other members OF the cup OF
lend them to persons holding Nlsltors
privilege cards Members found guilty
Of hiring or leasing out boat regis
tered as a member of the club squad
ron wero made subject to expulsion
from the club.
Howard Dodge was elected commo-
dore; ]. T. Pugh, vice commodore ana
and Eugene Overton, secretary ana
treasurer, which position carrleI WIZ
1t the flag of rear commodore. during
+he first year the club feet consisted
Of barely a dozen boats, among them
beine Myth, Edna. Shark, Katrina,
Marie, Osborn. Eagle and Helena, now
the Grace and not in the club, ana
Sweetheart. At first woman members
were allowed in the club, and soon
after Mrs Fellows and Mrs. Jack Dens-
ham joined. -,
Earlv in the spring of 1902 Joe Eel
lows built the Venus, and her nrst
cruise was made to Avalon July A. 1907.
During the same year the Venus won
+be championship of the feet, and, al
boats nave DeGn |
sdded to the club since that time, the
Venus has held the championship OF |
her class ever since.
AT the annual meeting or the merfi-
hers of the club in November, 1902, j.
# Pueh was elected commodore for the
Coo son If 1903. Fred Pease was elected |
vice commodore and Eugene Overton |
was reelected rear commodore. Early |
in fhe summer of 1903 ]. 7. Pugh re-
signed as commodore ana HERBERT
Pease acted as commodore during the
remainder of the season.
D1ring this season the first race OF
4he Times perpetual challenge cup was
sailed During the first day no race
was decided on account of the expira-
+ioy, NJ the time limit, but the cup was
won and presented the second day 10
the Venus. Also, the Ocean Park
Country club perpetual challenge cup
was offered during this season and was
,rcn also by the Venus. These cups
have been held by the South Coast
Yacht club ever since. The Times cup
was won in 1904 by the Venus IN 1900
nv the Mischief I, in 1906 by the venus
and in 1907 by the Mischief II. the
race for this cup has not been pulled
off as vet this year. The Ocean Park
Country club perpetual challenge cup
was won in 1904 by the Venus, In 1905
by the Marie, in 1906 by the Venus and
in 1907 by the Columbine. The 1908
race for this cup has not been pulled
off at yet and no definite date has been
set as to when it will occur.
At the annual meeting of the menu
hers which occurred in November 1908,
the following officers were elected for
the season of 1904: ]. j. Jenkins, COM
modore; r. H. Rice, vice commodore;
Eugene Overton, secretary and rear
commodore. During the early part of
the season of 1904 Rice resigned and w.
w Bailey was elected to fill the posi-
tion. Bailey was owner of the Evian.
It was during the season Of 1904 that
the first race for the Upton cup was
held at San Diego. The winner of this
race was the Detroit, then representing
the San Diego Yacht club, but SUISSE
brecher and added to the South Coast
Yacht club fleet. In the season of 1905
the second race for the Upton cup was
held and 1t again was won by the De-
troit, at this time representing the
south Coast Yacht club. After this
race the deed of gift was changed to
har the Detroit and other boats of her
class from this race. In 1906 the Upton
cup race was won by the Mischief II,
representing the South Coast Yacht