Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-04
WHITE WINGS WILL
RACE FOR TROPHY
Sunset Yacht Club to Hold Its
Annual Race Off Long
Beach
LARGE NUMBER OF ENTRIES
Mah-Pe, Michief |, CoIumbine
SiWaSh and Venus Will
Answer the Gun
-ARGE NUMBER OF ENTRIES

The Sunset Yacht club will hold its
second race since the clubs organiza-
tion Sunday afternoon, the club mem
bers racing their boats over a twelve
mile course off Long Beach for a
beautiful silver trophy cup offered by
the Virginia hotel. A number of the
speediest yachts in southern waters
have entered for Sundays racing and
most exciting time is anticipated.
Contrary to their former mode OF
procedure in the twelve-mile race, the
yachts will not sail around three
four-mile-leg course as formerly, but
around a six-mile course twice The
object of this change is that spectators
on shore and at the Virginia, the
clubs present headquarters, may have
a better opportunity of witnessing the
contest.
The loving cup for which the yachts
men will contest is a large, double
handled silver trophy, handsomely en-
graved. 1t will be presented to the
winner of the race Sunday evening at
the Virginia.
There are five speedy craft entered
the Mah-pe, owned by Morgan Adams;
Siwash, owned by Charles E. Fulton;
Mischief 1, owned by Warren D. Wood;
Columbine, owned by Commodore A.
j. Mitchell and the Venus, owned by
j. C. Farnham. All Of these boats have
proved their sailing qualities to the
satisfaction of the local lovers of yacht
racing, and it is believed there will
be a close contest for first honors.
The boats will start from a flag
buoy two hundred yards south of the
Virginia From there they will sail
southwest two miles TO a flag, then
south 10 degrees east to flag, then
north Is degrees west to starting point.
The course is so arranged that IN
passing the Virginia the boats will sail
in very close to shore for the benefit OF
spectators, and it is expected record
crowd will be on hand to witness the
affair.
The first gun will be fired at 1;25
o'clock, and the starting gun at 1:3O
o'clock The yachts will sail twice
around the course, leaving all marks
to port.
The Sunset club is making active
preparations for holding a number of
races in the near future, all of which.
promise to. be of merit. The Long
Beach chamber of commerce has sig
nified it's intention of putting up a
trophy for the club members to race
for and this race will be held in the
near future
Besides this, Commodore A. j.
Mitchell of the Sunset club, who has
been unwearied in his efforts to get
the club under way, has put up another
beautiful cup, which will be offered as
a trophy at races to be held after the
chamber of commerce cup is won. This
second cup must be won twice before
it becomes the possession of any
member.
Although it was not definitely stated
yesterday, it is believed the yachts
Winsome and Wasp of San Pedro will
enter Sundays event. The members
of the Sunset club have requested both
Francis Hay, owner of the former boat,
and Sterling Jeffries, owner of the
latter, to join in the race, and both are
said to be willing to do so provided
they are able to get their craft into
condition by that time. In the event
of the entry of these boats Sundays
event will be one of the best races
ever held by local yachtsmen.