Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-11
YACHT RACE IS
WON BY WASP
SAN DIEGANS DEFEATED IN
PRETTY CONTEST
MAH.PE, FIRST TO FINISH, is
CONSIDERED INELIGIBLE
Captain Pugh's New Speed Marvel
outdstanoes other Boats, but Has
Never Been Measured by
Officials
CORRECT TIME
TIME AND ORDER OF FINISH

SAN PEDRO, July 1O.-Captain Fritz
Whitney. in the yacht Wasp, was the
winner in a closely contested yacht
race this afternoon, in which six of
the crack yachts of the San Diego
Yacht club and five of the fleet white
wings of the South C0ast Yacht club
sailed in a seventeen and half milo
course from the end of the government
breakwater to Point Vincent WHIST
ling buoy and return.
No question exists among the mem
bers of the regatta committee but What
the race goes to the Wasp, although
1t has not been decided whether Cap
tain Push's new yacht Mah-Pe was Il
legitimate entry or not, the race being
for boats between 16 and 30 feet and
the Mah-Pe not having yet been meas
ured under the new rule.
The other handicaps were inquired
using Aeolus a $ scratch boat, put all
of the handicaps have not been given
out, as all of the local yachts have not
yet been officially measured.
Start Is Pretty
1t can be stated correctly that the
stast of the ten yachts this afternoon
was the prettiest ever seen here, ana
possibly anywhere. out beyond the
u. S. cruiser Albany and the U. ;. rev.
enue cutter McCulloch, the launch PAS
caulito. conveying the committee ana
a few guests, took its position at d
flag at the end of the breakWater' hhu
at 1:O5 o'clock the preparatory gun was
fred. During the fVe minutes nelore
the starting gun the ten yachts raced
hack and forth in front Of the line
ike a pack of hounds awaiting release
from the leash As the cannon doomed
forth at 1:1O O'Clock the Mah-Pe shot
across the line, followed in the next
few seconds by all of the others.
with this pretty start the boats
iockeyed for position, the Mah-Pe Sc
curing the windward berth and taxing
the light breeze from Mischief H. Just
behind. Just after the start the MIS-
chief | broke her bobstay and II was
thought she would withdraw from the
race. CAPTAIN Warren Wood, however
aid NOT see II that way. For fully tt-
teen minutes he worked mostly under
water. at the bow where the shackel
had narted at the thimble, and finally
he had the bohstay replaced ana was
ready to proceed after the other ooa's'
which by this time were well up To-
yard oint Firmin.
short tacks We're necessary III uie
long beat up the coast, the yachts lol-
lowing the lead of Captain Pugh, who
hi.ov at Point Firmin was pass al IN
This order: Mah-Pe 1884, Aeolus
1883, Gretchen 1;41:50, Wasp l;4S'
Mischief II 1:44, Butcher Boy !! $500
Nackey 1:51:30 and Mischief l LOO
captain Frank Wyatt in the Aeolus
kent his place just behind the larger
boat Mah-Pe up the coast beyond
Whites Point, and captain j. ). HaW-
lev. ir.. in the Gretchen, maintaihed
his lead over Captain Walter Folson
In Mischief II. which had then passeu
the Wasp, sailed by Captain Frltz
Whitney.
In Three Groups
As Portuguese Bend came into view,
the enthusiasts aboard the launCngS
which were watching the race coulu
senarate the racing yachts into tnree
proups. Well ahead were the Mah-Pe
and Inc Aeolus. on the starboard beam
we'll inshore was a fight between Gret-
chen. Wasp and Mischief II, while
farther astern the delayed and untor-
tunate Mischief | had succeeded IN
overhauling and passing the Nackey'
cant. Lew B. Harris; the Irllpy, capt
L w. Gahan, the Butcher Boy, capt
Kent Hamilton, and the Venus, Capt.
4 r bradley. the latter boat having
been engaged in a lively scrap WIN
the Butcher Boy, with the Trilby just
behind. 49,.
The breeze, which had been none too
good, now dropped off materially ana
Mah-Pe took to sea for long port
tack to the turning point at the Vln-
cente whistling buoy, which she rounu-
ed at 3:22:45, and with spinaKer set fled
awav on the return free run before
the wind. The Aeolus was but i've
minutes behind, coming about at
8:27:45, but she lost her spinaker over
board and was five minutes in getting
the sheet aloft again Capt. FRANK
Wyatt was more fortunate IN the
Gretchen, which rounded at 1887, ana
took only AZ seconds to break out the
snipaker sail. Mischief II rounded at
3:4i:O5. the spinaker being full 40 Sec
onds later. -
considered in the race, the party
ahoaro the judgese' boat passed much
time in admiring her beautiful lines
and the immense spread of canvass
aloft. With all sails set and shining
in the sun she certainly did present a
beautiful picture.
The Nackey had turned, being far
behind. and the judgese boat fastened
or the return trip, as the breeze,
freshening off Point Firmin, carried
the yachts along at good speed.
Make Gallant Fight
The Mah-Pe gained seven minutes
on her lead over the Aeolus on this
return run. while Mischief II overlook
and passed the Gretchen, making a
gain. of about the same number of
minutes Being minutes ahead of
the Wasp at the Vincente buoy, Fol-
som was more than 1S minutes ahead
a. the finish The Michief II had been
pieked for the winner, but for some
reason she refused to be coaxed today,
and only redeemed her reputation on
tia run back from Vincente.
In the judges boat today were the
regatta committee. consisting of
Stewart Laughlln, chairman, Charles
G. w. Hubbell, c. II. Goodenow and
Commodore George 70. Bowles, the lat
f7r representing the San Diego Yacht
club. The other guests were Vice
commodore Frank Benham of the San
Diego Yacht club, Rear Commodore
Saunders Mrs. G. c. w. Hubbell, Mr..
ana Mrs. Herbert p. Carse. Mrs. Walter
Folsom, Miss Lila Hubbell, w. F.