THE SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARD WALK HELD ITS 4 TH ANNUAL CHILI COOK OFF ON SATURDAY. THE 42 COMPETITORS FROM ALL OVER THE BAY AREA STARTED SETTING UP AND DOING THE PREP WORK AS EARLY AS 6 A-M, BUT THE ACTUAL COOKING STARTED AT 10 A-M AND CONCLUDED AT 1 P-M. THE PUBLIC WERE THEN ALLOWED TO SAMPLE THE CHILIS ALONG WITH THE JUDGES. THE ENTRIES RANGED FROM MILD TO HOT AND FROM BISON WITH SAUSAGE TO VEGETARIAN. THE CONTEST WAS JUDGED IN BOTH PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR CATEGORIES.
