Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-22

weeks all the entries will be off the
coast OF Los Angeles tuning up for
the big contest. The yawl Hawaii,
which made such a dismal failure OF
the race two years ago by going to
leeward of Catalina at the start, there
by losing the first capful of wind, will
leave Honolulu on May 26 in charge
of Captain Wilder of the Hawaii
Yacht club. Ever since the race two
years ago this ship has been expert
mented with in order to get her in
perfect trim, and the islanders are
out to win this year
Gwendolyn II, the Seattle yawl which
came second to the Lurline two years
ago, is again entered Those who
watched her performance last year
claim that in the absence of the Lur-
line she will win if she is sailed by the
same crew as she was two years ago.
1t is claimed for her that at the time
she made submarine trip, in view
of the fact that her crew packed all
her canvas night and day, keeping her
decks wet for the whole trip, with the
lee rail never out of the water on the
long run.
Frank Hays handsome yawl, Win
some which has never been given a
tryout as to her ocean going qualifi-
cations has been entered in the race
and it is claimed she will give the
Gwendolyn II the contest of her eXis-
tence, as both yachts are about the
same size. The Winsome has more free
board and will be dryer boat than
the Seattle craft, but the latter is low
er in the water and has most of her
size underneath, making her staunch
craft in a seaway.
SWEETHEART Is READY
Commodore r. c. P. Smiths schoon-
er Sweetheart has been given a COM
plete oVerhauling during the past
month at the Joe Fellows shipyards
Formerly she had little keel and all
inside ballast, but deep keel has been
built on her with about six tons of
outside ballast. With the change she
is able to carry twice the canvas she
formerly packed, and two new sticks
of enormous size have been placed in
her during the past week. She Will be
ready for her preliminary tryout in
couple of weeks, and while Commodore
Smith does not expect to win the race,
he does not expect to be the last boat
arriving at Honolulu.
Charley Fultons new sloop, which
has been entered in the race, is ready
to launch and is promising boat, He
has built her especially to enter the
race and to become a comfortable
cruiser afterward. She is a deep draft
boat of his own design and something
new in Pacific waters. She is very
strongly built and with plenty of ball
last will carry an enormous spread of
canvas. That Fulton expects to pack
all the sail she can carry is certain
from the size of the sticks he Is plac-
ing in her, the latter being big enough
for a lumber schooner.
In a letter from Frank M. Foulser,
the Honolulu race comittee has re-
ceived word from another entry which
will be made in the race This is the
LIE Valera, owned by Captain Clag-
horn of the Tacoma Yacht club. She
Is not known in southern waters and
may be a dark horse" in the race.
She is one of the bigger yachts on
Puget sound and is considered a well
come entry. The committee has sent
for her measurements and general des-
cription to see IL she is eligible for
entry under the rules of the event.
ENTRY DATE EXTENDED
The race committee has extended the
date Of entry in the race to as late as