Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-05
DORlES AGAIN
HOIST CANVAS
SOUTH COAST CRAFT TO SAIL
TODAY
WOODS VICTORIOUS MERRlLY is
FAVoRITE
Captain Fellows at Helm of Chill Pep
per May Trim Woods Boat.
Will Race over Six
Mile Course

The fifth and sixth events in the first
series of the 191910 dory season Will
be held this afternoon in the outer
harbor of san Pedro under the aus
pices of the South Coast Yacht club.
Although this is only the second year
that dory racing has been on the yacht
clubs program, great interest is being
shown in the sport, not only by those
owning or sailing in the races, but by
ev rv yachtsman of Southern Call
fornia.
Dory racing was first brought into
the club by the combined efforts of
Algy Best and Warren Wood, two of
the clubs most active members, and 1t
has proved a success beyond the
shadow of a doubt. Wood, 1t will be
remembered, won the dory champion
ship of 190S-9 and also the cup offered
by The Los Angeles Herald. Best has
won number of races, having had
much experience in dory sailing.
The season began November with
the first two scheduled races OF the
first series. Four races have been
sailed. and two will be sailed every
other Sunday until two series of ten
races each have been held. AT the
end of the second series the two win
ners of both series will sail off the tie
for the second seasons championship
and The Los Angeles Herald cup.
While dory racing does not afford
all the comforts and pleasures OF the
larger boats, it is far more exciting.
and those who venture out in the small
boats generally go prepared for a
ducking. Last year several of the
boats capsized during the season.
Today's Entries
49,
are the same that have raced in the
four previous events and are as follows:
Merrily-Warren d. Wood, skipper.
Little Mischief IT--Walter Folsom.
Blue Fin-Charles Peake.
Chill Pepper--Joe Fellows.
rItty-Algy Best.
The Merrily, with Captain Wood at
the stick, has won the four races OF
the season, with the Little Mischief II,
under the command of Walter Folsom,
a close second.
Charles Peake's boat, the Blue Fin,
has finished third. while. the Chilli Pep
per and Kitty are fourth and fifth
respectively.
When the little boats were first
launched last year Joe Fellows sailed
the Red Fox, or as it is now called, the
Chill Pepper, and won the first four
races The boat then was sold to Fred
Lambourne, VINO Tor some reason coulu
not get the speed out Of her, and con-
sequentiy did not annex any trophies
In today's races Joe Fellows will
again pilot the Chill Pepper. and he
is expected to give the other boats q
close run, If not to win. The rivalry
between the Chill Pepper and Woods
Merrily is intense and is causing much
comment among the members of the
Nautical club. Wood, who has sailed
in all kinds and shapes Of boats since
he WAS a kid, says that he will win
or know the reason why.
The course over which the dories will
race is a six-mile triangular run, start
ing from the Miner fill, directly in
front of the club house, to the end ot
tie government breakwater, around
the whistling buoy and back to the
starting point
There Is always a good northwest
erly wind blowing down over the hills
from Point Firmin at about six tc
eight-mile clip, and the course should
be made in about an hour.
The preparatory gun for the first
race will be fired at 1855 and the start
ing gun at o'clock. The second race
will be called at 8 o'clock.