Western field . she, too,becomes a known quantity, the excitement andinterest subside. In orfler to induce moreowners to race their yachts in the annual classHag regatta, it has been suggested that theevent should be made a handicap, in whichthe boats would receive allowances, not accord-ing to the table, but in accordance with theirperformances. The Corinthian Club already hasa handicap regatta which is now an annualevent attracting nearly the whole fleet. Thoughthere is no doubt that handicaps based on theresults in previous races would prove popularand would make the number of participants
Western field . she, too,becomes a known quantity, the excitement andinterest subside. In orfler to induce moreowners to race their yachts in the annual classHag regatta, it has been suggested that theevent should be made a handicap, in whichthe boats would receive allowances, not accord-ing to the table, but in accordance with theirperformances. The Corinthian Club already hasa handicap regatta which is now an annualevent attracting nearly the whole fleet. Thoughthere is no doubt that handicaps based on theresults in previous races would prove popularand would make the number of participants inthe Decoration Day regatta much greater thanit has been in recent years, it seems reasonableto hold one event each year wherein the abso-lute and not the relative merits of the boats aretested. In a handicap event there is always apossibility of treating a fast boat so hardlythat her chance of winning is reduced to noth-ing. The principle of correct handicappingbeing to put all contestants on an equal footing,. Inkerslcy Photo. COMMODORE .JKNNINGS AND EDDIK HOWARD. the man who builds a fast boat on modern linesand brings her to the starting line in the bestpossible trim has no advantage over his gone to much greater trouble and ex-pense in getting light sails and practicing acrew in the use of them, he has a right to ex-pect to beat an old-fashioned, slow craft thathas been sailing the bay for twenty years andhas become out-of-date. Every dog is entitledto his day. The owner of the speedy yachtshould have his at the annual regatta. YACHTING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, By HERBERT E. CARSE. The yachting season in San Pedro watersopened with considerable vim and go. Thereare several reasons for this, one being that lesswinter sailing has been done, another that aserious disruption in the South Coast YachtClub had been smoothed over by first scheme of organization divided theclub members into two classes, regular and as-sociate members. The regular me
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