Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-15

Through the courtesy of Captain
Grin s. Weston his handsome fast
steam launch, the Lillian c, was placed
at the disposal of the regatta commit
tee. composed of Chairman Stewart
Laughlin, c. ID. Callahan and Fred Z.
Willard. 1t was from this boat that
the preparatory gun was fired at 1z:oo
o'clock followed at l o'clock by the
starting gun. AS usual Little M1schlet
III Jagged along the line between the
Judges boat and the stake flag, Folsom
being in position to shoot across the
line the second the gun was flred. SIX
of the little dorieS were in position and
made the start in the following order:
Little Mischief II, Blue Fin, Merrlly,
La Concha, Kitty and Doris. Five OF
the boats got away practically In
bunch, being nearly minute late over
the line.
The first leg of the triangle lay across
the wind to a flag near the end OF the
breakwater, just off the bow OF the pig
Norwegian freighter Hornelen, Whlcn
had just dropped anchor. Inc VINO
was very fresh, fast time belng llaoe
by the handsome dories. Folsom kept
his lead on the first leg, reaching the
flag at 1:OS:22, followed by Merrlly at
1:OS:25, La Concha at 1908 80, kltty
at 1:09:O2, Blue Fin at 1:O9:O4 ana
Doris at 1:09:2O.
The second flag was placed ABOUT
One~IOurln Ol d DlllC Coob "a
buoy and before this was reached Fol
som had lost his position, being over
hauled by both Wood in Merrlly ana
Fulton in La Concha. The other three
boats retained their relative posltlohs.
The second flag was rounded leaving
the mark to port, as folloWs; Mert my
1:17:40; La Concha, 1:17:5O; Little
Mischief IL, 1:18:02; Kitty. 1:1S:lb;
Blue Fin. 1855, and Doris 11S:57.
In the long beat back to windward
Wood held In on the port tack, fol-
lowed by La Concha and Kitty. Fol
som started on the out course; ou.
soon took the port tack also DORIS
and Blue Fin held out on the star
board tack to the end of the break
water Wood showed his ability IN
handling his boat and maintained MS
lead, keeping the long tack as long as
possible. then in a series OF snorter
ones beating back to the starting line
The flag was safely rounded to star
board by Merrily at 1:42:4O, followed
by Little Mischief II at 1:45:45 La
Concha evidently thought to clear the
flag on the port side, but being re-
minded by the judges that she must
come on the other side Fulton tried to
change too late, thereby fouling the
flag and upsetting the dory his crew
and himself being given a good duck
ing Kitty, meantime, had finished at
1:4S:10 and Blue Fin at 1888: 40. Doris
failed to round the HillSHlllS nag col
rectly and therefore was not counted.
Assisted by the launches La Concha
was bailed out and put in shape for
the second race which was started at
30 o'clock after the usual five-min-
ute preparatory gun
Folsom again displayed his ability
by being across on the second, being
followed in quick succession by La
Concha, Merrily, Kitty and Doris. Blue
Fin did not sail and Doris dropped out
after crossing the line. With a fine
wind on the starboard quarter the four
boats made excellent time on the first
two legs of the same course, the rela-
tive positions of all being the same at
both flags, the breakwater flag being
rounded as follows: Little Mischief II,
2:27:25; La Concha, 2:27:2S; Merrily,
2:27:55, and Kitty, 2:2S:20. For few
minutes on the second leg it appeared
that La Concha had the lead, but Fol-
som soon regained his position being
to windward of Fulton and blanleting
him. 1t was close and pretty work,
the two leading boats being very close
together The bell buoy flag was