Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-24
NORDL|NGER CUP
NEXT ON PROGRAM
South Coast Craft viii Enter the
CroSS-ChanneI Event
Next Sunday
MANY ENTRIES ARE EXPECTED
Mischief | Among Likely Starters
and Has Good Chance
y for Trophy
MANY ENTRIES ARE EXPECTED

Following close on the heels of the
successful regatta held in Santa Bar
bara during last week, yacht race
will be held Sunday under the auspices
of the South Coast Yacht club for the
Nordlinger perpetual trophy. The race
will be from the end of the Los Angeles
harbor brealSwater to Point Vicente
and then around Bird Rock at the 18TH
mus on Catalina island, returning TO
the finishing line, making a total dis
tance sailed of about fifty miles The
race is an annual affair of the local
club and is expected to develop into one
of the most exciting events planned for
the seasons races. The race was Won
last year by the Wasp. sailed by Fritz
Whitney, with the Mischief I, sailed
by her owner, Warren d. Wood, close
second. The Venus, sailed by K. r.
Bradley, won the race two years ago
in nine hours, establishing a record for
the trip.
All the boats entered in the race from
San Pedro to Santa Barbara and the
races at the Channel city are eligible
as entries in the race. Also the 1dler,
Venus and Michief II, which did not
participate in the regatta of last week.
No formal entries have been made to
A Lester Best, chairman of the re-
gatta committee, but it is expected that
nine or ten boats will shoot across the
starting line at the crack of the Sec
ond gun.
From the breakwater to Point vi
cente, il is dead beat up the coast
for a distance of about twelve miles.
From the point to Bird Rock is almost
a close reach under normal conditions
and the usual winds. Returning to the
breakwater from the isthmus is
spinnaker run almost all the way.
The start will be made at 10 o'clock
l,
vantage of the early morning westerly
up to Point Vicente and there get the
easterly breeze.
One of the sure entries in the race
and one of the most likely contenders
for first honor is the Mischief ]. which
showed her sailing and racing ability
at Santa Barbara when she won the
Arbitrary handicap, "copplng" one of
the most beautiful cups offered during
the regatta. She also won the match
race with the new sloop Alert of the
Santa Barbara Yacht club through the
excellent sailing ability of her skipper.
Wood is passing week at Catalina,
having gone there on his return last
Sunday from Santa Barbara. lie will
leave for San Pedro Saturday Oin time
to get his boat In shape for the race.
1t is likely that Walter Folsom will
enter his Mischief II and attempt to
cop first place from Wood EX-Com-
modore Bradley's Idler will probably be
one of the entries in the race. as will
also be the Wasp, Wave, Minerva,
Venus and several OF the boats from
the Sunset Yacht club of Long Beach,
whose owners are also members of the
South Coast club.
1t is understood that Morgan Adams
has developed chilly pedals on rae
ing game and has decided not to enter
his Nah Pc in the coming event. Ad-
ans grew tired OF the proposition of
sailing a race and crossing the finish
ing line away ahead of the rest of
the boats and yet on corrected time
being placed about third or fourth, as
was his experience at Santa Barbara.
He Is expected to return from Santa
Cruz island today, where he went for
a couple Of days after the regatta.
The boats will all be measured under
the universal ruling and the time al
lowances. will be made accordingly.