Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-30
TWO s. c. YACHTS
ENTER LONG RACE
Sweetheart and WinSome to
Compete in Run to Ha-
Waiian Islands
VISITORS ARE HOSPITABLE
Honolulu Delegation Wins Praise
by Courteous Treatment
of Many Guests
VISITORS ARE HOSPlTABLE
BY BERT s. COLEMAN


Two entries from the South Coast
Yacht club for the race from Los An
geles to Honolulu have been settled
on as the result of a meeting of the
directors Of the club, with the result
that additional interest has been
aroused In the long ocean contest
among local yachtsmen. The Sweet
heart, Commodore r. C. p. Smiths
re-rigged schooner, had been entered
several months ago, but the handsome
yawl, Winsome, was not a certain en-
try until this week.
1.-THE Winsome belongs to Francis
Hay of Los Angeles, who will not be
able to take in the race personally.
He has kindly allowed the club to en-
ter her in the race, however, and she
will be sailed under command of c.
D. Callahan, her designer, who yes
terday sent a telegram to Thomas
Fleming Day, editor of the Rudder
magazine, asking him to make the trip
to Hawaii. Captain Day is known as
the foremost authority in America on
yachting and If he finds time to make
the trip 1t will mean much for the
boosting of the sport on the Pacific
coast.
Skipper Callahan is now selecting a
picked crew for the yawl with the OBJ
ject of getting every particle of speed
out of the craft that there is in her.
The yacht Hawaii, her most dangerous
competitor, is compelled by the rules
of the race to allow her approximately
ten hours in the long run, which is
expected to take about fourteen days
with favorable winds. With this sub
stantial handicap, allowed because she
is fifty feet over all compared to the
rI1A 1A
dangerous competitor and Is expected
to lift the cup by her designer and
owner, Percy Griffin, who has sailed
on her since she was built over year
ago, will be one of the crew and others
will be selected from northern points
by her skipper.
WINSOME WELL EQUIPPED
The Winsome probably is the best
equipped yawl on the Pacific coast for
an ocean cruise and Is very able
craft. So far she has never been given
a fair chance to show her speed. She
was in the drifting match around the
island recently and while there was
any breee she gave q very good ac-
count of herself, running close up to
the Mah-pe, which has any boat of
her size on the coast beaten when
sailed.
Commodore Smith, owner of the
schooner Sweetheart, has selected his
crew for the big race. They are Fritz
Whitney, Harry Hazard, who is
known on the boat as "Dr. PILL" Bob
bic" Carter, "Bill' Jordan, Seaman
King, Walter Brennick and Captain
Lew B., Harris, who sailed the Lady
Maud in the race two years ago, as
skipper. The commodore himself, of
course, will go along with his boat as
skipper and general entertainer In
the latter capacity he has established
quite a reputation.
The Sweetheart's chances in the race
are an unknown quantity. Her owner
is placing her in the race because he
is q loyal sportsman and supporter of
the South Coast Yacht club. Under
her new rig, however, and her capacity
for speed on a free run such as the
trip to the island consists of, it is
claimed she will give a good account
Of herself and may cause a surprise.
The schooner Hawaii is going to give
the best account of herself since she
has been built. Tired of the bungling
work of professional shippers as rae
ing men, the Hawaii Yacht club this
year has placed her in charge of
strictly amateur crew In this con-
nection her crew cannot be classed as
amateur yachtsmen as far as expert
ence Is concerned. They are amateurs
as to "windjammers, but the mem
bers certainly know the sailing points
of yacht, as is shown by the true
course they made coming over from
the island to Los Angeles.
AMATEURS LEARN NAVIGATION
At the suggestion of William Stroud,
who sailed in the Hawaii two years
ago, the club in Honolulu decided to
do away with securing "windjammer''
shippers to sail yacht in a race.
Stroud is one of the most expert navi-
gators in the islands and he offered to
teach the game to Commodore C. T.
Wilder and his brother "Chan" Wilder,
also Tom King, all members of the
yacht club. The trio took him up and
studied navigation so they would be
able to sail the handsome schooner this
year The result is that with Sam
Lewis the Hawaii has four nayiga-
tors with her on this trip, all of them
yachtsmen and good sportsmen.
Commodore Wilder and his brother
belong to the famous Wilder family of
Honolulu, who hold large interests in
the islands and are classed as mil
lionaires They are the most modest
millionaires under Uncle Sans flag,
however, and put on no front" to