Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-01
MERELY WINS
BOTH CONTESTS
FELLOWS HANDILY 0UTSAlLS
ALL COMPETITORS
FOLSOM pocKEp FOR FOUL IN
THE FIRST RACE
Races to Be Held March is VIII De-
eide the Championship and
Who Shall Receive
Herald Cup
tsnsnIal to The Herald.1

Especial TO Inc deTdlu.l
SAN PEDRO, Feb. 2S.-Outsaillng
his competitors in every point, Joe
Fellows, who is recognized as the best
skipper aboard the new dories he has
built for the members of the South
Coast Yacht club. won both races this
afternoon with Warren Woods little
Merrily. thereby giving Mr.. Wood the
lead over Walter Folsom in the con-
test for the championship and The
Herald cup.
Two more races will be sailed March
10, and then the contest OF sixteen
races will be completed.
In the first race today the Merrlly
outdistanced the Little Mischief II,
winning the race by nearly seven min
utes. In the second race Fellows start
ed at fifth place, did not use his spin
maker and finished nearly two minutes
before Walter Folsom.
The last race was a short one, and
Joe Fellows achievement brought forth
much applause from the enthusiasts
on board the judges boat and other
launches that followed the races.
Folsom as usual sailed a careful
race, getting the lead both times by
shooting across the line the second the
starting gun was fired.
1t was an ideal day on the water, and
all the launches were crowded with
guests. AS the contest nears its close
the enthusiasm increases. much whole-
some rivalry existing between the
crews of the different dories.
The usual preparatory gun was fired
at 1885 and the starting gun at l
o'clock, and then the six boats crossed
the line between the judges boat and
the stake flag in the outer harbor Oft
the Miner bulkhead, in the following
order: Little Mischief II, Merrily. La
Coneha, Kitty. Chilli and Doris.
The course lay to lesward two miles
to q dag out from Long Beach, thence
to the starting point leaving all marks
to starboard. With spinnakers up the
boats sailed before the wind. which
was not very brisk Fellows kept the
Merrily close in. making straight for
the flag, which was scarcely visible to
the shippers.
MerriIy Turns Fast
Reaching the flag first, the Merrily
turned at 1889, followed by Little
Mischief II at 1:3O:10, La Concha at
10000, Chilli at 130:25, Kitty at 1880: 30
and Doris at 1:30:51. In rounding Doris
did not give Kitty room and fouled her,
thus ruling the Doris from the race.
In the long beat back to windward
Best took the Kitty close in shore.
while Adams in the Chill held out to
sea, making long tack in from the
end of the breakwater. Between these
extremes the other boats sailed, Fell
lows keeping the Merrily pretty well
in shore in order to avoid rough water.
The Merrily showed her heels to the
Little Mischief II and crossed the
finishing line at 2:O8:5s. Toward the
end of the course the Kitty and Little
Mischief III frequently crossed each
others bows. 1t was close work, and
near the finish, with Best on a star
board tack, Folsom crossed in front of
him, the Kitty hitting the Little Mis-
chief II nearly amidship. No damage
was done, but under the rules of the
race Best had the right of way and
Folsom should have given him room.
This foul, which wa noted by the
regatta committee composed of Stew
art Laughlin, C. d. Callahan and Cleve
Harrison, caused Folsom to lose his
percentage in this race, and may cause
him the loss of the cup should he win
one of the races March Is.
Folsom finished at 2:16, followed by
Kitty at 2:16:2O, La Concha 2:1S:12,
Chilli 2:21:04 and Doris 2:2615.
Second Race Begins
In the second race the start and
finish were made from the same line,
the course being to the bell-buoy and
return, leaving all marks to starboard.
starting gun was fired at 2:35, five of
the boats getting across practically in
a bunch.
Little Mischief II led, followed by
Chill, Doris, La Concha and Merrily.
Kitty was little late in starting.
This race was also spnnaker run
on the first leg, and all the boats except
Merrily put up the light sail. For some
reason Fellows chose TO let the others
nave a chance, but he held his position
at fifth place, though losing some little
time in reaching the bell buoy.
The turn was made as follows: Little
Mischief, 2:46;20; La Concha, 2:46:22;
Doris, 2:46;23 Chill, 2:46:5O; Merrily,
2:47 is, and Kitty, 2:47:18. In the short
beat back to windward Fellows got in
his pretty work, but how he outdis-
tanced the others in the short run is
hard to understand. However, with a
careful crew and exceptionally steady
work az the stick, he overhauled the
others and gradually drew awav from
them. Several tacks were necessary,
but Fellows took no more than9were
necessary and lost as little time as pos
sible in coming about.
He finished amid cheers and the toot-
ing of whistles at 3;07:56, and was fol-
lowed by Little Mischief II at 3:10:50;
La Concha, 3:1212; Chilli, 3:12:55, and
Kitty at 3:15:1S. Doris did not COM
plete the race.
Joe Pugh was a spectator today, be-
ing out in Capt. Weston's fast launch
Lillian G, so the Blue Fin did not com
pete with the other dories
In figuring the percentages after the
races today no allowance was made fol-
reported foul made by Wood In the
Merrily during the seventh race of the
contest. This has not been decided on
by the committee, so his score now
stands or points above what it may
be If the decision goes against him.
With the two races of today to his
credit his score is now rs 64-147,. while
Folsom in Little Mischief loses by his
foul and drops to 73 1921. La Concha
still has third place with soy, and Chill
comes fourth with 50 4-49 Kitty Is
| fifth with 401h. Doris and Blue Fin
are out of the running.
The final races, March 10, will decide
the contest. 1t is conceded that either
the Merrily or the Little Mischief ii
in all probability will be the winner.
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