The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-31
RACE FOR AANHASSBT BAY CUP
s. EDWARD VERNON'S VIVIAN III.
WILL TRY FOR TROPHY.

Informal Notification Accepted by the
American Yacht Club as q Challenge
-MimOsR III. the Probable Defender
Contest Open to Other Yachts.
There will be a race for the Manhasset Bay
challenge cup this year. The American
Yacht Club. the holder OF the trophy, was In
an informal manner notified yesterday that
&, Edward Vernon of the Atlantic Yacht Club
would like TO race for the cup with the sloop
Vivian III. The last day for challenging
under the terms OF the deed OF gift Is April /.
but the American Yacht Club Is anxious to
have a race and will do everything In lite
power to arrange things satisfactorily with
the Atlantic Yacht Club.
The Manhasset cup Is a trophy originally
given by the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club for
boats OF the old 80 foot class. 1t was twice
successfully defended by the club. and two
years ago was won by the Mimosa l., owned
by Commodore Trenor l.. Park of the Ameri-
can Yacht Club. There was some unpleasant
features about that series OF races. Four
boats we're entered and one. the Bobtail.
representing the Atlantic Yacht Club. after
being beaten In two races failed to start In
the third. The Alert. owned by Commodore
A, H.. Alker. was the defending yacht and the
Mimosa l. just beat her by one point and took
the trophy across the Sound. Had the Bob
lull hIdTteu III In6 ldbI ThV6 ln0 hltTb NOulu
In all probability thave tied with the Mimosa
and in the sail of would probably have won
because the Alert was q better yacht than
the Mimosa /.
Last year a change was made in the measure
ment rules. The deed governing the Man
hasset Bay cup says the trophy Is for yachts
Of the 80 foot sailing class or such equivalent
class as the, Yacht Racing Association may
decide in the event OF the rules being changed.
ThA nuannintinn laGf van HnOIinn1 IN aaffla
which was the proper class. the SO foot or
the "a foot, and in order 10 keep the cup alive
and with a fair chance of winning II back
a race was arranged and the Alert raced
against the Mimosa III. The Mlmosa III.
won,
A the meeting OF the Yacht Racing Associa-
ton Of Long Island Sound held on Thursday
evening Secretary f. NJ. Mcclellan OF the
Manhasset Bay club brought the matter
again before the delegates in order to get 1t
settled. He argued as one OF the donors Of
the cup that 1t was meant for the present
81 foot class. = The old 80 foot class and
new ii foot class are very nearly the same
ana Mr.. Mcclellan showed this by giving
dimensions OF boats In the two classes and
comparing them with boats Of the present
s. foot class He also argued that the cup
aud that the IS foot class was too large for
the purposes Of the cup. C%ommodore Trenor
L.. GdThd anu OtUbTb tOOh pdTI W tllt ulsCueSlOh
and the result was that the resolution Of Mr..
Mcclellan was tabled and the American
club still holds the trophy subject e challenge
Of oft the Msnha SIS Pf Bay Yacht club to Challenge,
a PSan 'ls 6Tssc So1ld HiSn have entered feqe s Yachts tsnt to
The Mimoss III, is {, HerreshoI boat and 70
Edward Vernon 9f the Atlantic Yacht Club;
biz biz y sp1ssd and edu thpO t Z PSa tha e. BY fSe P MImos. Of Tri =
yacht and would p any event get some good
II. down the bay this year. so Mr.. Vernon had
planned 10 race on the Sound. PARTICULARLY
during Larchmont race week, but his am
yesterday that Commodore Park, being in
Just the same position on the Sound that Mr..
to put the Mlmosa III in commission.
cup, and said he would challenge. but II his
q the deed which say that 2 challenge must
BEFORE before feF took sn any '' SETON %Hu'Ii As s1 soon as he
learned that he must challenge by, April !
he wrote a letter TO Commodore Park telling
mi qdore Park Ess out q town y@estsr;
memb bet s,py the Ann r fsaSrI Yacht H efutbn'' was
told what Mr.. Vernon had done. and he, said
the American club would waive all foTmalities
and accept Mr.. yernon's letter "a a challenge:
As soon as the Atlantic club sends a formal
challenge the terms Of the race VIII be ar
ranged.
The American Yacht Club has been anxious
10 have Il race. and every, one Is now pleased
that one will be ged.
The Vivian ii. is now at Jacobs. yard at
City Island. She is being put in fine shape
aud will CON out with hollow spars, new sails
and a much larger spread than she had last
year,
Now that a challenge has been made for the
cup other clubs can enter yachts TO compete
under the terms that the challenged and tho
challenger mutually arrange.