Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06
SOUTH COAST YACHT
CLUB MEMBERS STAG
jolly Tars and Their Guests in More
Than a Score Of Vessels Clear
for Three Days Outing
at Avalon
Especial to The Herald.l

SAN PEDRO, Sept. 5.-With brisk
wind from the SOU west which insured
a quick passage across the channel to
the isthmus, the jack-tars of the South
Coast Yacht club and their guests who
went to make up the stag cruise of
three days made a good getaway yes
terday, and if the enthusiasm mani
fest at the start is any criterion of the
fun to be had on the island the affair
will be the most Jolly event held by
this most progressive bunch of yacht
ing sports.
The entertainment committee pre-
pared to accommodate on the island at
least 100 men. This was no small task
in itself. All cooking utensils, stoves,
bedding and tents had to be arranged
for. CleYe Harrison and Commodore
K. R. Bradley had the details well in
hand. At o'clock this morning the
big launch Pasqualito, Capt. j. c.
Allen, left with the provisions and the
entertainment committee, two profess
sional cooks and several walters.
Out at the yacht club there had been
a busy air of preparation. Resident
Secretary Stinson Jarvis had his hands
full attending to the wants of the diff
ferent parties as they made ready for
the jaunt. The launch Pearl, Capt.
Lynch, did duty between the club
house and the boats transporting the
baggage as well as the passengers.
One OF the first boats to get away
was Capt. Joseph Pugh's big racer, the
Mah-Pe. With the skipper were A. j.
Mitchell, Jack Whitney, George Mat
tern. Mack Clark of Peoria, ILL.,, and
others.
The Mah-Pe cleared about 1 D. M,
the others following during the after
noon and up into the night, the Miner
va, Capt. A. Lester Best, sailing about
8 o'clock for a moonlight trip across
the channel. With the Minerva were
George w. Wallace. L. R. Mellus, ]. j.
Blicke. L. A. Henry. Roy Ward, F. ].
Belcher of San Diego, with T. c. Ham,
mond, Reese r. Dartzman of the same
city, T. c. Moore, Robert Carder and
w. D. Whelan, jr.
Capt. Dan H. Laubersheimer had the
Royal, with Clifto and others aboard.
On the schooner Sweetheart Vice
Commodore R. C. p. Smith had a jolly
party composed of f. H. Percival, A.
X Maloy, H. D. Hazard and others.
The Wave carried over J. A. Gibson,
jr., and a party, the Shadow e. p.
Bosbyshel, Harry Wyatt and others,
while the Marie was sailed by B. T.
Story and a party of others.
On the Vixen were Charles Peake,
Ernest Jones and others.
The Typhoon carried Byron w. Riley,
Tom McCrea and Mr.. Richardson.
Mischief II took Capt. Walt Folsom
and a party, while the yawl Arrow had
aboard Capt. Volnev Howard, L. v.
Brown and others. Besides the sailing
boats, there were several power boats.
The Gray Fox was commanded by
Capt. w. A. Perry and had a jolly
party along. The speed power launch
Campbell carried over Joseph Fellows
in oil skins
Other boats that sailed later in the
day were the sloop Edna, Capt. c. e.
w. Hubbell and party; the Muriel,
Capt. Victor B. Stewart; Viking II, in
charge of her owner, DR.. Albert Sol
land, and the sloop Valkyre, Capt. P.
b. Daugnerty.
There were probably other boats
that sneaked out of the creek unno-
ticed, and probably there We're other
prominent yacht members who have
not been mentioned, but they all went
to make up the party which last night
answered "mess CALI around a huge
bonfire at the isthmus.
Today was given over to sport. There
was bowling on land and boating and
aquatic sports off shore, few races
and a general informal good time.
Possibly some of the boats will go
down to Avalon. Monday some of the
fleet will make an early start for San
Pedro. Others will sail for Avalon for
few days cruise, while a few will
remain at the isthmus for another
days sport.