Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-06
DORY SEASON IS
TO BEGIN TODAY
TWO EVENTS AT SAN PEDRO
START WINTER RAGING
CONTESTANTS WILL STRIVE TO
WIN HERALD TROPHY
Two Races Will Be Sailed Each Sec
ond Sunday Until March IA, When
Championship Struggle viii
Take Place

The first dory race of the winter sea-
son of the South Coast Yacht club will
be sailed today, beginning at 1 o'clock,
| in the outer harbor at San Pedro. There
will be two races today and every Sec
ond Sunday until March IA, when the
championship race will be sailed.
The Herald has offered magnificent
silver cup to the final winner for the
dory season. The trophy will bessub-
ject to the rules of the contests as set
forth by the officials of the South Coast
Yacht club, and the prize will be put on
exhibition this week in the show win
dow of one of the downtown stores.
The restrictions for this class of boats
formulated by the South Coast Yacht
club members are as follows: All
boats must conform exactly to the
dimensions and scantlings shown in
the specifications and in the working
drawings prepared by c. d. Callahan,
known as the South Coast Yacht club
21-foot dory. The design has formally
been adopted by the regatta committee
of the club. A variation of more than
one half of 1 per cent from the speci-
fed design shall disqualify any boat.
The boats shall be measured for their
eligibility when first built.
Each boat shall carry black rae
ing number, of standard size, to be
furnished by the club, on each side of
the mainsail. The top edge of the
number must be five feet from the
peak, and the inner edge two feet from
the mast. The racing rules of the
South Coast Yacht club shall govern
the racing except as hereafter stated.
THE crew shall consist of not less
than two nor more than three per-
sons, who, in all championship races,
must be members of the South Coast
Yacht club. When only two members
= = -.f
fixed ballast must be carried amidship,
rs pounds on each side of the center
board box. This ballast must not be
shifted during a race. No other ballast
may be carried.
mo hollow spars or silk sails may be
used. No outriggers or hiking boards
may be used.
There shall be two races each racing
day. If the races be postponed for any
reason, or be required to be re-sailed
for any reason, they shall be sailed
the Sunday following the day they
were scheduled to take place.
can entry fee of S. shall be paid for
each boat entered and the entry fee
shall render the boat eligible to con-
test in all dory races during the sea-
son.
Percentage in championship races
shall be calculated in accordance with
the table in use by the Massachusetts
Bay Yacht Racing association. To be
eligible for the championship race
which will be sailed March IA, 1909, a
boat must race and finish in at least
60 per cent of all championship races.
with the foregoing additions and
variations, the racing rules of the
South Coast Yacht club will govern all
class x races
Three of the seven dories that will
contest in the first race have been in
the water about q week.
The first boat to be christened at San
Pedro is the Little Mischief II. owned
and sailed by Capt. Walter Folsom of
the crack racer Mischief l. Folsom is
confident his leg o. muttoner' will cut
as wide a swath in the dory races as
did his big yacht. The Little Mischief
II is painted black. and has had trial
tests about the inner harbor at San
Pedro.
A. Lester Best. secretary of the
South Coast Yacht club. has painted
his dory white and has named it Kitty.
Capt. Best's boat was not launched
until last night. and although he will
be somewhat handicapped by not know
ing the boat, he is confident the Kitty
of her sister dories.
Merrily, owned by Warren Wood,
has been painted green and was
launched early in the week, and like
the Little Mischief II, has received sew
eral trial spins.
Commodore Spalding's dory has been
christened Doris. AS the commodore
is at present at Honolulu, Doris prob
ably will be handled by one of the
crew of Spaldings yacht Minerva.
The dories are rugged with jib and
mainsail, with leg o. mutton mainsail,
and carry considerable canvas.
Undoubtedly today will mark new
era in California yachting and the dory
races will become as popular in the
Pacific waters as they are in eastern
yachting circles. Many of the South
Coast Yacht members will place orders
for dories after they witness the first
days contests.