Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-03-03
wINSOME Will Be
IN LONG RACE
FRANCIS HAY TO g
SAN FAST YAWL


LOS ANGELES HARBoR, Feb.
1.-THE time for the third biennial
Transpacific yacht race Is fast APP
preaching, and those who are pro-
noting this greatest OF ocean yacht
races are beginning to get busy. 1t
is important that they should do so,
as with the vast amount of prepara-
ton necessary there is not mo
ment to be lost. The first entry
was made when riaGcis Hay named
the new and fast ya&l winsome. de-
signed by C. d. Callahan and built
last year by the Fulton Marine Con-
struction Company at Terminal.
c. +. Fulton has also designed and
is building a 47-foot sloop to be
named the Siwash. which will ale
be entered In this race. Advices
have been received from Lloyd John
son at Seattle ,hat the Gwendolyn
II. will in all probability be on hand
again. Stewart Laughiin, formerly
Of the regatta committee OF the
South Coast Yacht Club. Is now In
Seattle and can be depended upon
to give the game good boost there.
The Hawaii Yacht Club will give
the cup this year and will send the
Hawaii over again. having spent
every moment Of the time since de-
feat in 1908 In putting the yacht
In shape to bring home the money.
Francis Hay viii give handsome
cup for the yacht making the fast.
est passage. ~ :,
The Lurline will probably compete
again, having won both Of the pre-
vtopsi races. There bre some six or
seven other yacht4 IA San Francisco
that will be eligible to start. and
the sporting blood Of the Bay City
Ii expected 10 rise to the emergency
of starting several yachts on the
2000-mile spin.
Bay City Interested.
II Is expected that Thomas Fleni-
Ing Day. editor Of the Rudder, will
be on hand to sail the winsome, and
II 20 there may be, another story to
tell than that In the' two previous
contests. as Day. who Is conceded to
be the dean OF the yachting world.
has never yet lost an ocean race. He
gives cups and prizes right and left
to any club that will encourage the
offshore contests.
The Merchant Marine League, a
San Francisco organization, that is
only few months old, and already
has over seven hundred members, In
Guiding many Of the leading bust
ness and professional men In the
city. has already expressed great
interest in the contest and will do
all In Its power TO encourage the
event. In fact. the whole movement
has behind 1t the CONNIE ndable spirit
OF American pride that II enlisted
In the restoration OF the American
flag on the high seas. It is also ex-
ceedingly good for yachtsmen to get
out Of sight of land once In a while,
just in order to get some air through
their nostrils that Is not impreg-
mated 80 strongly with the odor Of
kelp.
In all seriousness, the Transpa-
cific race Is an event that shou. q
always be encouraged by Los An
geles. as the starting of the race and
Its finish are both neralded in all
parts OF the world where newspa-
pers and magazines are published.
Rudder Gives Boost.
Editor Day OF the Rudder has al
ready given the race a good boost, al
will be seen by the following:
"Mr. Frank Hay OF the South
Coast Yacht Club writes me, that
the Transpacifc Ocean Race will be
sailed again next summer. This and
the Bermuda race are the two main
stays OF yachting. and there hal
never been anything like them. The
Pacific race is one of 1000 miles
but the course is over a kindly BIZ
OF ocean and the vessels enjoy {
leading wind. Mr.. Hay says thai
next July they will start two
classes. one under and one over sixt,
feet. The smaller class will use tn,
Bermuda rule for rating the length
over all. with an allowance OF 81
minutes to the foot. So far as thu
allowance goes. It has been shown
that in these races 1t Is Of little con
sequence. The winning or losini
depends on the handling and navi
lgating.
"A carefully-helmed and constant
ly-driven vessel will win, no matte
what her allowance Is. Venona ant
Margaret won the Bermuda rae
from larger vessels by being driver
and we'll navigated. The last Pa
cific race went to the winner be
cause she was taken over the short