Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-26
time ALLOWANCE
FAvORS MINERVA
CAPTAIN BEST'S YAWL LOOKS
LIKE A WINNER
ANNUAL sEA-eolNe YACHT RACE
FINISHED
Official Figures Are Expected TO Show
That Fast Vessel Has Won All
Three Cups Offered for Con-
test Around Catalina
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SAN PEDRO, July 25.-The yawl
Minerva will in all probability be the
winner of all three of the cups offered
for the annual sea- going race around
Catalina island which started so aus
pioiously yesterday noon and finished
today at the end of the big govern
ment breakwater
The time allowances have not as yet
been figured out under the new
measurements, but according to G. d.
Callahan of the regatta committee of
| the South Coast Yacht club the
Minerva had thirty minutes leeway
over her time allowance from the Nah
Pc and twenty minutes grace in addi-
ton to the handicap of the Mischief.
Capt. A. Lester Best of the Minerva
beat the Arrow by over five hours
actual time and wins the Yawl cup.
His yacht If Mr.. Callahans figures are
correct, will also capture the Mont
gomery cup, which was the official race
and which the Mah-Pe was not
eligible.
The cup put up Friday afternoon by
Il H. ]. Whitley will also go to the
Minerva in all probability. This hand
some silver trophy was open for all
classes and was the one prize for which
| the MahPe could compete and which
Captain Pugh was confident of captur-
ing. 1t is not known just when the
official measurements which have been
made by Herbert Carse will be an
nounced the three cups in today's race
officially presented to the Minerva If
she proves to be the winner of all three
of the coveted prizes.
/ Better time around the S0-mile course
was made than was expected, the
dense fog which hung over the water
yesterday and continued through the
/ night, having a tendency to "kill' the
wind. The breeze was fair most of the
time, Capt. Pugh OF the Mah-Pe re-
| porting a heavy wind for about an hour
on the southerly side of Catalina island.
! The best time over this course was
cade by Captain Pugh in the Monsoon
in less than seventeen hours, five hours
faster than his fleet Mah-Pe covered
the course in this race.
| The yachtsmen were glad to make
| port again after the long nights vigil
in a nasty fog out on the deep 1t was
a cold, dreary watch which was main
| tanned The Mah-Pe was in the lead
i practically from the start and main
tanned her place throughout the race.
1t was not expected that the Minerva
would show speed, and the fast time
made by the yawl comes as a surprise
to many of the yachtsmen who have
for years.
How They Started
All of the members of the racing
| crews were pleased to see that "Bll'
Jones, who has made history in local
| yacht racing, had rejuvenated and was
| the guest of honor on the handsome
| Mah-Pe. First Mate Dan II. LAUDER
sheimer. with ]. ]. Blick and Mr..
Robinson, were also in evidence, be-
sides a number of others, which made
the full quota of an even dozen able
| seamen-and otherwise.
| On the Mischief l Capt. Warren Wood
was assisted by Bob Fulton and Clark
Somers, while Capt. Morgan Adams.
owner Of the Arrow, was ably assisted
by Volney Howard and Lester Brown.
The Minerva was in command of A.
Lester Best, with Earl Dazell, w. d.
Whelan, jr., and Francis Hay as crew.
| In the judges boat, which started the
race in good shape, was the regatta
committee, Stewart Laughlin, chair
man, and Charles e. w. Hubbell. Three
old standby pachtsmen, Capt. A. M.
Squires, Cleve Harrison and w. r.
Bickenbach stood up and waved their
caps as the yachts crossed the line.
Capt. Squires bemoaning the fact that
as the Venus did not enter he could
not enter the Wasp, and hence was out
of the race for this time.
Byron Erkenbrecher had a party
aboard the Detroit which was in charge
| of his sailing master, Capt. ]. w.
Dodge, and as he mixed in the scrap
| for position for the start his black rae
ing model Detroit lent more color to
the scene. The Detroit was bound for
| Avalon for a two days cruise, as was
also the yacht Nellie, Capt. PAIL, with
party.
San Diego Race Next
| With this race disposed of, the next
event in the summer schedule will be
the race to San Diego next Saturday.
! Special class cups have been put up for
| the race from the end of the break
water to San Diego which will start at
II a. m. Although the whole fleet of
yachts and launches will go to San
Diego for the weeks regatta there the
race down will probably be limited to
the Mah-Pe, Columbine and Detroit in
the first class, the Mischief I and III in
the second class, and the Wasp, Venus
and yawls Minerva, Wave and Arrow
| in the third.
A number of races will be sailed ut
| San Diego, the first one being off
| Coronado for a cup given by tho
| Coronado Hotel company.
| The most interest will be in the Lip
ton cup races which are scheduled for
| August 5, 6 and T. the best two races
out of three to take the cup. The
yacht Gretchen of the San Diego Yacht
club is feared as the defender, while
the Columbine, the two Mischiefs, the
Wasp and Venus are the entries FOR
| the Upton cup, the Mah-Pe being too
| large and the Detroit having been be-
! barred.
! A number of cruises off San Diego
have been provided by the entertaining
yacht club, and ashore there will he
dances and other entertainments
large flotilla will go from this yacht
club and good time Is anticipated oy
all the members of the South Coast
Yacht club, whose organization is
recognized as the most progressive
yachting organization on the coast.