Los Angeles Herald, Volume 35, Number 291, 19 July 1908 — YACHT LURLINE FIRST IN PORT [ARTICLE]

YACHT LURLINE FIRST IN PORT

SOUTH COAST RACER NO WIN HONOLULU MAY NOT WIN HANDICAP CON. TEST, HOWEVER Was Last to Leave San Pedro, Making Voyage in Fourteen Days, Twentyone Hours and Forty Minutes By Associated Pren. HONOLULU, July 18.—The yacht Lurline of the South Coast Yacht club of Southern California, which sailed from San Pedro at 410011 on July 4, with the yachts Hawaii of the Hawaiian Yacht club, the Lady Maud of the San Diego Yacht club and the Gwendolyn II of the Seattle Yacht club in an ocean race to this port, was sighted at 8:42 o'clock this morning. ■though flrst tn the Lurline may. prove to be the winner of the race, which Is a handicap event. As a scratch boat she has to allow ■ Gwendolyn 17 hours 30 minutea 66 2-;> seconds; the Lady Maud 8 hours, 9 minutes, 39 seconds and tho Hawaii 8 hours, 37 minutes, 30 seconds. The allowances were computed on the basis of hah' an hour for each, foot of average length. The other yachts have not yet been sighted. The Lurline crossed the finish lino at 9:43 a. m., making her time 14 days, 21 houn, 40 minutes. She was tho last to start at San Pedro, crossing the line at 12:03 p. m. Commodore Sinclair, commander of the yachc Lurline, stated on his* arrival that the big yacht had encountered pleasant weather all the way. He bald light winds were met throughout the trip. The Lurline sighted no other vessel on the way from San Pedro. Local yachtsmen were not a bit surprised over the news that the Lurline I had arrived at Honolulu. Yet the news was received with great interest by them In that It confirmed their hops that the Lurline would win. The last time the yachts were seen before being sighted off Diamond Head today was by Frank Garbu'tt and a party of friends who accompanied him on his yatcht, the Skldbaldnir, about twenty miles off Clemente. At that time the Lurline was far astern the Lady Maud and Gwendolyn 11, whlla tho Hawaii was astern of the Lurline. The boats left the starting point at San Pedro July 4, accompanied by the cheers of thousands of spectators, the starting gun being flred by President Roosevelt through the aid of an electric button at Washington. The order in which the boats crossed the line hTid the official time is as follows: Lady Maud, 12:02:55; Gwendolyn 11, 12:03:06; Hawaii, 12:03:35; Lurline, 12:04. Tho positions of the boats changed, however, within a few minutes after crossing the line, and soon the Gwendolyn II was leading, with Lady Maud second, the Hawaii third and the Lurline last.

The Lurline, which is the largest of the boats, gave the others a liberal timo allowance, made on the basis of half an hour for each foot of racing length. The Lurline's racing length is 79 feet 5 inches. She allowed the Gwendolyn II 17 hours, 30 minutes and 56 seconds, the Hawaii 8 hours, 37 minutes and 30 seconds and the Lady Maud 8 hours, 9 minutes and 59 76-100 seconds. The Lurline is owned and sailed by Commodore H. H. Sinclair of Pasadena and carries the flag of the South Coast Yacht club. She is a schooner rigged yacht and was built by Mathew Turner of San Francisco and was formerly owned by the Spreckels interests.

The Athletic park on Boyle heights has become quite popular with people, in that section. Mr. Bondie, the owner, has endeavored to make the park tho best In the state. He Intends to continue improving the grounds, and to put In tennla courts, also a football field. Those who have played on tho ball grounds claim they are the fastest In the country.