Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-21
DORIFS UPSET
WHILE RACING
RED FOX AND MERELY ARE
THE VICTIMS
LITTLE RACERS oVERTURN AND
DUCK THEIR CREWS
Two Races Are Sailed at San Pedro
in Herald Cup Competition, Walter
Folsom Winning Both with
Little Mischief II
[snecIal to The Herald. ]

Especial to The Herald
SAN PEDRO, Dec. 2O.-Both exciting
and spectacular were the dory races
here this afternoon. The Red Fox was
overturned at the start of the first
race and the Merrily toppled over dur
ing the second race. Walter Folsom
in Little Mischief IL, won both the
races, the first by a narrow margin
beating La Concho by so seconds, and
in the second race the Red Fox by
minutes 81 seconds.
All six of the new 21-foot dories were
ready when the preliminary gun was
fired from the judges boat by Chair
man of the Regatta Committee Stuart
Laughlin, at 1855 o'clock, there being
a large crowd of enthusiasts out to
witness the sport. When the starting
gun was fired at 1 o'clock Folsom, in
Little Mischief II, shot across the line
followed by Laconcha, Red Fox, Kitty
Merrily and Doris. The start was
made between the judges boat and a
flag off shore in the outer harbor, west
of the club house. The course for the
first race was a two-mile stretch to
leaward to a flag off Long Beach and
a beat to windward on the return.
AS the boats were to sail with the
wind, which was pretty brisk this af-
ton to tne mainsail and jib during the
first leg. When Joe Fellows, in the
Red Fox, was hauling up his spinaker
as he crossed the line, the pulley on the
mast gave way and Joe proceeded to
climb up to fix it. AS the dories have
but a centerboard to hold them in the
water. the weight on the mast was
too much, and over went the boat
throwing the three yachtsmen into the
aTVt 70 hna
which kept af1oat, and were rescued
by one of the launches. The boat was
baled out and put in shape for the sec
ond race.
In the meantime, the other boats
were making fast time toward Long
Beach, rounding the flag in the fol-
lowing order: Little Mischief II 1:20:50
La Concha :21:10, Kitty 1:21;32, Doris
1:21:55 and Merrily 1:22:29.
Many tacks were necessary in the
return beat to windward. La Concha
chased Little Mischief II in a series
of tacks to starboard and then to port
Folsom evidently trying for the best
wind. Kitty and Merrily held a long
tack in nearly to the rocks of the Pa
cific Wharf and Storage company, neal
Deadman's island. Doris had gained
and passed the Merrily on the first leg
but lost her position again by going
too far out to sea and the boats came
in to the finishing line in the same or
der they started, there being only IL
minutes between the winner and the
last boat.
The finish was as follows:
Mischief 1894, La Concha 2:00:04
Kitty 2:O1;56, Merrily 2:O2;3S and Doris
2:02:44
For the second race, a short course
was laid from the starting line east
to the black buoy, then to the red
buoy, which marks the eastern en-
starting point, then around the mar
row triangle again, leaving all marks
to starboard.
With the usual preparatory gun at
2:O7:3O, the start was made at 2:12:30
the boats getting away nearly to-
gether in the following order: Doris
Red Fox, Little Mischief II, La Con-
cha, Merrily and Kitty.
Owing to the anchor on the judges
boat being stuck under rock, the
mixup which followed at the black
buoy could not be very clearly made
out, but it seems that in sailing be-
fore the wind the shippers kept the
centerboards up and the Merrily did
not get the board down in time tc
make the tack at the first buoy All OF
the boats were close together, and in
running amuck the Merrily capsized
the crew of three being rescued by q
passing launch and no damage done
except to give the boys cold bath
The Doris went on out to sea after
leaving the red can, and upon coming
back to the start was so far outdis-
tanced that she withdrew from the
race.
on the first round Little Mischief II
was only five seconds ahead of Red
Fox, the boats rounding the flag as
follows:
Little Mischief 2:S1, Red Fox 2:S1 :O5
Kitty 2:S156, La Concha 2:32;1S.
Evidently the sails on the Red Fox
were still carrying too much water, fol
Joe Fellows fell back during the Sec
ond round but still made the finish g
short distance ahead OF the Kitty. The
finish was made in the following time:
Little Mischief II 2:49:10, Red Fox
2:51:31, Kitty 2:51:32 and La Concha
2:51:45.
To show the spirit manifested by the
yachtsmen after the race was over, the
Merrily, which had been baled out and
righted, came sailing up to the judges
boat, Warren Wood wanting to sal
over the rest of the course in order t.
keep his percentage, as each boat
must be in 60 per cent of the races
sailed every two weeks until March 80
Laughlin told him, however, that he
did not have to complete the race, as
he was willing to do so, even though
all three of the crew were cold an6
wet.
The accidents today were exciting
enough for those who witnessed them
but unpleasant for the yachtsmen, who
however, We're very good natured about
their ducking.
Two weeks from today the boats
will all be out again for another try
for the championship, and The Herald
cup Joe Fellows has two races to the
credit of the Red Fox and now Walter
Folsom has two for Little Mischief II
The race won last Sunday by the Doris
was not counted in the contest. The
enthusiasm among the other members
of the South Coast Yacht club is grow.
ing, many being out today In launches
to view the sport.