New Challenge Cup for 18-Footers. 
Albert W. Finlay, who recently won the 
Sumner H. Foster Cup in a series of races 
sailed on Lake Erie, has announced that he 
will offer a challenge cup for 18-footers, which 
will be sailed for in^ Massachusetts Bay. 
Through defeating the Cleveland yacht Bonito 
in the series of races with Dorchen II., Mr. 
Finlay wins outright the Sumner H. Foster 
cup, and it is to stimulate racing between lake 
and sea yachtsmen that the new trophy is to 
be offered. Commodore Alexander Winton, 
of the Lakewood Y. C., has said that he will 
build a boat to take east and race for the 
new trophy which is to be named La Belle cup. 
Mr. Finlay is a member of the Boston Y. 
C., and it is quite likely that he will desire the 
race for La Belle cup sailed under the auspices 
of his own club. It is a question whether the 
races will be sailed off Marblehead, where the 
club has a station, or off the station of the 
club in Hull Bay. This, how'ever, is a matter 
which will be settled at a later date. 
Three straight was the record of wins ot 
Dorchen II. from Bonito, ‘representative of the 
Cleveland Y. C., and formerly owned by 
George W. Wightman, of the Boston Y. C., 
for the Sumner H. Foster memorial cup. On 
one of the days, that scheduled for the final 
race, there was not sufficient wind for the 
boats to finish; but on the next day Dorchen 
II. repeated her two previous performances of 
beating Bonito. . 
The remarkable record of Dorchen II. in 
this series of races was a surprise to the East¬ 
ern and Western yachtsmen alike. Dorchen 
II., which was built to eclipse the record made 
in the East by the first Dorchen, had not done 
all that had been expected of her in the races 
in Massachusetts Bay. She had been beaten 
by boats that the first Dorchen had shown 
great superiority over. 
Last year the first Dorchen was beaten in 
one, two, three order by Hayseed, the repre¬ 
sentative of the Lakewood Y. C., also a Boston 
production, coming from the board of John F. 
Small, who designed both Dorchens. The 
second Dorchen had not shown any marked de¬ 
gree of superiority, while out in the West Hay¬ 
seed was still going along at the top of the 
heap. So when it was assured that Dorchen 
II. was to be sent to Lakewood, the wise ones 
figured that she did not have a chance. 
All this was before the defender of the Lake- 
wood Y. C. had been chosen—and everybody 
thought that the defender would be Hayseed. 
But, when the trials to select a defender came 
along, Hayseed went wild and Bonito, also a 
Boston production, from the board of Crownin- 
shield, was selected to meet the Massachusetts 
Bay yacht. 
From the performances of Dorchen II., the 
Lakewood yachtsmen had also felt that she 
would not beat their representative, which, up 
to the trial races, was supposedly _ Hayseed. 
Dorchen I. had beaten everything in Massa¬ 
chusetts Bay the year before, and Hayseed had 
beaten Dorchen three straight easily. The sec¬ 
ond Dorchen had this year been beaten by 
boats which were acknowledged inferior to 
both Hayseed and Dorchen I. It was no 
wonder, then, that the Lakewood yachtsmen 
thought that things looked easy for them in 
the approaching match. 
Last year Hayseed had won the Sumner H. 
Foster memorial cup, and the trophy was abso¬ 
lutely the property of her owner; but so con¬ 
fident were the Lakewood yachtsmen that she 
would again be able to beat the Boston repre¬ 
sentative that it was thought unnecessary to 
put up a new trophy, but to let the boats race 
for he original one. So the Foster memorial 
cup was put up again and Mr. Finlay took it away. 
All three of the races were very closely con¬ 
tested, and the winning of Dorchen II. can be 
attributed in no small measure to the handling 
of W. F. Scott, who was at the stick, and A. 
W. Finlay and A 1 Loring, who composed the 
crew. In two of the races to be finished there 
was a good breeze, with quite a lump of a sea. 
Mr. Finlay said that Dorchen appeared to ride 
these better than Bonito, which went through 
them rather than over them. 
The first race was won by Dorchen II. by 
37s., and she had to keep going all the time to 
get it. At one time on the second windward 
leg Bonito had the best position, but when 
Dorchen again captured the lead, she never lost 
it. The second race was in a lighter breeze, 
and Dorchen II. led all the way, although she 
won by only 27s. The finish of the next race 
was prevented by lack of wind, but on. the last 
day there was enough to make up for it, ana 
there was also a bob of a sea. Dorchen II. 
won this race by 30s., leading all the way. 
On the afternoon of the last race, Commo¬ 
dore Winton gave a dinner to the visiting 
yachtsmen, at which Mr. Finlay was presented 
with the Sumner H. Foster memorial cup. Mr. 
Finlay said that not only at this dinner, but 
also throughout their stay in Lakewood, he 
and his crew were given the greatest honors. 
Every attention that the Western yachtsmen 
could offer was afforded. 
The series of races for La Belle cup next 
season should be most interesting, for it is 
quite likely that one or more boats will be built 
here to meet Commodore Winton’s new 18- 
footer. 
Handicap Yachts Race. 
The yachts of the handicap yacht racing class 
sailed in their fourth annual race off New 
Rochelle last Saturday afternoon. Twenty-two 
yachts started and raced in a fresh northwest 
wind. The course was from off Hick’s Ledge 
Buoy to Motts Point Buoy in Hempstead Har¬ 
bor, then to the buoy off Prospect Point and 
then home. The first leg was a broad reach, 
although some racers were able to carry spin¬ 
nakers, the second was windward work, and the 
third was another reach. 
Some close finishes were the result of a good 
day’s sport. In the third division, Chinook 
won, and Maryola beat Jolly Tar 11s. In the 
fourth division, Tillicum II. beat Grace II. by 
ns. After the race the owners and crews dined 
together. This class has grown wonderfully 
since it was organized, and its success has been 
chiefly through the efforts of G. P. Granbery, 
H. A. Jackson, Jr., and B. R. Stoddard, who 
have worked hard, and from the fact that the 
system of handicapping has worked out so 
fairly for all yachts. The summaries: 
First Division—Start, 2:15—11 Miles. 
Crescent . 4 16 33 Bobtail . 4 07 17 
Sally IX. 4 13 05 Interim . 4 11 38 
Tomboy II. 4 37 04 
Corrected times: Bobtail, 1.50.36; Sally IX., 1.52.23; 
Interim, 1.54.21; Crescent, 2.01.33. 
Second Division—Start, 2:20—11 Miles. 
Intrepid . 4 16 18 Juanita . 4 22 50 
Fearless . 4 25 48 . 
Corrected times: Intrepid, 1.56.18; Juanita, 1.57.37; 
Fearless, 2.02.54. 
Third Division—Start, 2:25—11 Miles. 
Maryola . 4 33 12 Jolly Roger . 4 36 09 
Tolly Tar . 4 33 14 Chinook . 4 27 52 
Corrected times: Chinook, 2.00.25; Maryola, 2.02.31; 
Jolly Tar, 2.02.42; Jolly Roger, 2.06.14. 
Fourth Division—Start, 2:30—11 Miles. 
Victory . 4 43 07 Tillicum II. 4 42 02 
Kenosha . 4 46 58 Altair . 5 0 5 38 
Robin Hood . 4 47 02 Grace II. 4 4b 50 
Kenosha II. 4 54 12 
Corrected times: Tillicum II., 2.05.26; Grace II., 
2.05.37; Victory, 2.09.09: Kenosha, 2.10.22; Robin Hood, 
2.11.02; Kenosha II., 2.11.38. 
Fifth Division—Start, 2:25—11 Miles. 
Arrow . 4 33 01 Okee . 4 53 <^3 
Corrected times: Arrow, 2.08.01; Okee, 2.19.26. 
Manhasset Bay 20-Footers. 
The new 20-footers of the Manhasset Bay Y. 
C. had a most successful season, and the owners 
are delighted with these little craft. They not 
only took part in the racing in the open re¬ 
gattas on the western end of the Sound, but 
sailed two series of races in home waters off 
the club house. These boats were built from 
designs by H. J. Gielow, and they were built 
before the rule of measurement was changed, 
so that they have been slightly at a disad¬ 
vantage when sailing against boats of similar 
size, but they are good craft in spite of that and 
have done so well that there is every likelihood 
of more being built this winter. According to 
the records of these boats, Althea, owned by 
James W. Alker, has won almost everything 
possible to win. She won 16 first prizes out of 
35 starts, 6 seconds and 7. thirds. She won the 
championship and the Thompson cup that goes 
with it with a percentage of 74 73 ■ and the first 
prize in the series known as the St. Johns 
prize with a percentage of 87.77. Clarkson 
Cowl’s Ardette made the second best record. 
She took the second prize in the St. Johns 
series and won 12 firsts out of 35 starts. 
Mahaska, owned by David Duncan, a son of 
W. Butler Duncan, Jr., won the second series 
cup and showed up well in races generally. 
Her skipper is still young, but. he is learning 
fast and will some day rival his father. The 
records of these boats follow: 
Althea, James W. Alker, 35 starts, 16 firsts, 
6 seconds, 7 thirds and 6 fourths. 
Mahaska, David Duncan, 29 starts, 4 firsts, 
9 seconds, 9 thirds, 5 fourths and 2 fifths. 
Ardette, Clarkson Cowl, 35 starts, 12 firsts. 
11 seconds, 3 thirds, 5 fourths and 1 fifth. 
Scylla, E. A. Sierck, 34 starts, 2 firsts, 9 sec¬ 
onds, 11 thirds, 12 fourths and no fifths. 
Kit, J. F. O’Rourke, 9 starts, 2 firsts, 1 sec 
ond, 4 thirds, 2 fourths and no fifths. 
Championship -series—Althea, 74-73 per cent, 
winner of the Thompson cup; Mahaska, 68.81 
per cent., winner of the second series cup 
Ardette, 68 per cent.; Scylla, 60.11 per cent, an: 
Kit, 53-33 per cent. 
Series St. Johns prizes—Althea, 87.77 P e 
cent., first prize; Ardette, 75 per cent., seconi 
prize; Mahaska, 60.50 per cent.; Scylla, 60 pe 
cent.; Kit, 60 per cent. 
In last week’s issue a record was shown o| 
the points scored in the racing between th 
Manhasset Bay class and the Jewel S. or Gk 
Cove class. In three races the Jewel S. boat 
scored the most points, but they were not sail 
ing for a team prize, but for an indi.vidu; 
trophy offered by Commodore Hoyt. This wa! 
won by the Manhasset Bay boat Althea. A 
soon as all the records can be gathered am 
compared, a summary of the racing of these tw 
classes will be published. Small boat racing 1 
becoming very popular all along the coast, aril 
comparisons of their doings is always of 11 
terest to' yachtsmen. 
New Big Schooner. 
There will be some fine schooner racing ne 
season. Alexander S. Cochran, who recent 
purchased the sloop Avenger with which 
won the Astor cup, has ordered a new schoon 
to be built by Herreshoff. The plans for tr 
yacht are now being prepared, and work will 
started next month at Bristol. She is to 
130 feet over all. She will sail against Que 
and Elmina. [ 
Cleveland H. Dodge, who owns the schoon 
Corona, it is said, is thinking of building 1 
the same class, but he wishes to dispose ■ 
Corona before he places the order. 
