Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
MANY YACHTSMEN
SAIL FOR AVALON
SOUTH COAST CLUB GOES ON
ANNUAL CRUISE "
GAY PARTY STARTS ON VISIT TO
ISLAND CITY
Twenty Craft VIII Make Trip, Most
of Which Leave in Afternoon.
No Formal Program
Arranged
Especial to The Herald.l


SAN PEDRO, July at was a merry
party of yachtsmen and their feminine
friends that set sail this afternoon on
the annual cruise of the South Coast
Yacht club for Avalon The club house
on Crescent avenue was the seeene of
unusual activity. Most of the parties
arrived about | o'clock, although sew
eral boats got under way earlier, while
others were delayed in making the
start.
1t was a pretty sight as a half
dozen of the white wings" swung
away from their moorings and cought
the wind at the same time. The breeze
was brisk and the indications are thatI
1t will hold until the boats get near
Avalon, where difficulty is generally
experienced in the off-shore breeze.
The launches at Avalon are always
ready to assist the sailing craft into
port and Avalon tonight will present
a gay appearance.
In all about twenty yachts will make
tire trip, besides numerous launches
and other craft, while other members
of the club and their friends will make
the trip across the channel on the
steamer.
Members of Party
Among the boats of the South Coast
Yacht club notilla that sailed today
were the 1aWl wave WIFI J. IA Iio~
son, ir., and friends aboard the sloop
Skiddoo, with Livingstone Barclay.
Louis Wolfskill. r. S. Hawley and
others:' auxiliary sloop Vixen, with
Charles Peake, c. d. Callahan, Ernest
Jones, c. Il. Fulton and Stimson Jar
Wis
The Mah-Pe, with Capt. Joseph
Pugh at the tiler, had aboard w, F.
Bickenbach, S. M. Storer. Lloyd Rob-
erts, II. b. Mcdowell and others. The
sloop Shadow had aboard William
Bosbyshell. f. w. Mallard, Harry
Wyatt. while the Marie sailed with Z.
H. Ducker b. T. Story and others.
The Seabird sailed yesterday with
Howard Wright, Miss Wright and
others.
The yawl Minerva sailed at 2:SO
o'clock with A. Lester Best, G. Nj.
Wallace, w. d. Whelan. jr., ]. Brad
ner, Ray Moore and Phil Johnson.
The auxiliary yawl Yankee Girl
sailed with Carroll Allen and party,
while on the auxiliary schooner Sweet
heart was a large party headed by r.
c. p. Smith and wife, II. ID. Hazard
and wife, Mr.. Pye and others.
Two Mischiefs Sail
Aboard the Mischief were Warren
Wood and a party of friends. Walter
Folsom had the Mischief III out with a
party which included his wife and DIR.
and Mrs. Folsom and others.
The yawl Arrow left with Morgan
Adams. Volney Howard. N. w. How
ard. Alex Field of San Francisco, Ches-
ter Moore and Lester Brown.
The Wasp with A. NJ. Squires, Fritz
Whitney and wife, j. ]. Blick and Rob-
ert Carder.
The yawl Royal sailed at o'clock
with Dan Laubersheimer and wife. r.
p. Hillman and wife, W. 7. Craig and
wife, Charles Turner and wife, Cor
don Avery and wife. Dr. George Lau-
bersheimer and wife, Clifton Stevens
and others.
The Venus had aboard X. r. Bradley
and wife and S. p. Bradley.
The Portolo had Harry Mellen and
wife aboard.
The Myth sailed with c. NJ. Rich
ardson and son.
No special program has been ar
ranged at Avalon. but a general jolli-
fication will be held by all.
The season is on to the limit at
Avalon, the Banning steamers today
being crowded to the full and the adj
dition of the big bunch of sport lovers
of the South Coast Yacht club will add
materially to the merriment of the
popular resort.
No races are scheduled but between
boats a brush or two may take place.
Capt. Joseph Pugh of the Mah-Pe
stated this afternoon that he was
going to get there as soon as pos
sible." He was proud of the achieve
ment of his former yacht, the Mon
soon, which last Sunday beat the fast
est boats at San Francisco in a race
around the San Francisco lightship.
The Monsoon is now owned by former
Commodore Phillips of the San Fran
cisco Yacht club.
Returning on Monday the yachts
men will have chance to rest up and
get their boats In shane for the Times
cup race of July 10. when eight yachts I,
from San Diego will also compete.