St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-22
White BEAR YACHTS.
Yachting at the Lake Becom-
ing a Popular Pas
time.
The Yacht Club Has Done
Much to Elevate the
Sport.
Professionalism Has Been
Completely Stamped Out
Of the Races.
List Of Yachts in Use, With
Their Leading Features
Noted.

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interest taken, and in few years it
will be as we'll known as any place in
the Northwest for devotion to sport.
Two years ago the White Bear Yacht
club was organized, DR.. j. M. WEIGH
being the moving spirit, and the first
meeting was held in his office. Hon. G.
d. O'Brien was elected commodore and
was reelected this spring.
Previous to 1888 the only contests that
the professional sailors in the boats
kept for rent, and did not possess much
interest to the public at large. S ONE Of
these races, especially those of eight or
ten years ago. were for blood, and
large amount of money changed hands
on the result. Vic Richards won most
of these regattas with the sloop "Juan-
iata," now out of commission.
Two years ago a series OF regattas
were participated in by DE-. Welch. +.
w. RamaIey. A. E. Leaman and Vic
fessional in character and were part of
the time for purses. This method of
racing not being entirely satisfactory to
DR.. Welch, he began that fall to work
on the organization Of the yacht club,
with the intention of elevating the
sport to It's proper place and encourag-
ing the building of boats for pleasure.
In this he was very successful, gather
ing together all the best of the resi-
dents interested in boating and weed
ing out entirely the professional ele-
ment. Money purses were abollS he'd
and remnants and cups substituted.
The interest in yachting grew rapidly,
and two boats, the Zeteca and Mani
tou, were built to try for the club cup,
the Manitou, Capt. j. E. Ramaley,
winning it. the Zeteca being a close
second. Besides the Zeteca and
Manitou, the only winner OF race
that year was the Nushka, Capt j.
P. Elmer. This boat has just been re-
fitted and changed to sloop, ana Will
be sailed by Messrs. Ingersoll and
Bigelow. In its new rig great things
are expected.
This year several new boats have
been built, and many of the old ones
have been reftted. The principal can
didates Tor racing hOnorS OF the new
yachts are the Nushka, Helen,
Dellwood and Sunshine. Some
account of these boats owned by the
members, as given by the secretary, j.
M. Welch, follow and make complete
list of the boats owned by members of
the club.
The Fortuna is a twenty-three foot
sloop resailed this year and is showing great
speed Owned by j. NJ. WEIGH.
Victorine is the name of Commodore
O'Brien's flag ship. Will carry two lateen
sails, is twentv-Iour feet long, and the com
modore thinks he has a sure winner. The
great difference between the lines of this
a.. rlri0n TVT
good deal of interest to attic nd her first trial,
which will soon come off:
The Marguerite, j. w. Taylor, aud the
Mary j. w l. Corning, are cat boats OF
the style known as skip-jacks, being very
broad in the water, they are great weight
and sail carriers, and have made some very
good time. Mr.. Taylor will try his boat with
a sail considerably larger than the one used
last year.
The Undine belongs to L. NJ Hastings,
and. while not fast, is so frequently filled
with pleasant parties as to make it very at
tractive boat.
The Nushka. J. P Elmer and L. p Ord
way, besides being SO far the fastest, is the
most used boat on the lake. 1t has great
breadth in proportion and skins over the
water in way to turn green the owners of
rival boats.
c. Ii. Van Duzee has large canoe capable
Of holding about six people, built by himself
from models the result of his own expert
ence 1t is a good. stiff boat but hardly
equal to a competition with the larger craft
The Manitou and Lady Laura, respect
lively cat and sloop, are entered by Eugene
and F. W. Ramaley. The Manitou was
the prize winner of last year and holdg the
silver cup, winning three out Of the six races
sailed.
The Dove and Nautilus are twin boats
owned by William MarkOe and are fifteen
years old. They are still in splendid cundi-
ton and reflect great credit on their builder,
whoever he was While & Ood pleasure boats,
theV are not racers.
T. W. Ingersoll and G. L. Bigelow are re
fitting the old Nushka as a sloop and have
called it the Mascotte. With the increase in
sail area thus gained they ought to be in the
first rank, as the boat won the first race last
year.
j. B. Hewitt is the genial commander Of
the Zeteca, winter of two races last year. 1t
is a twin boat to the Manitou. The two
boats have always been close contestants
Mr. Hewitt did not enter the first race this
year. owing to not being ready.
Sunshine is one of this years new craft
sailed by j. Fl. Ramaley. 1t is chiefly noted
for the large number of people on deck and
the small number in the cockpit.
The Colinda, D. A. Monfort, is not in COM
mission this year. 1t is very pretty small
cat boat
Hitler Il. Horton pins his faith on the Dell
wood, so named with patriotic motive for
his place of residence. The Dellwood was
built at Oshkosh, is beautiful piece Of
work, and ought TO take place.
The Helen, twin to the Dellwood, is FL. n.
Sanders entry. 1t has not been sufficiently
tested to show its good qualities Mr.. Sanders
is the youngest member of the club.
The Storm King, a new sloOp built at the
lake. is entered on the club rolls by Luther
Newport It's lines are very graceful, and if
its performance in action equals its promise
in appearance, should do well.
The Louise, W. P. Jewett's nineteen foot
catboat has not been tried as a racer, al
though not new boat.
The Aglae is new. very strong and safe
boat built at the lake for L. P. Bennett It
is not intended for racing.
r. C. Wright does his sailing in canoe.
There are twelve or fifteen boats at the
lake not belonging to the club fleet.
The next regular meeting of the yacht club
will be held on Thursday at Lakeside hotel.
The changes IN the club constitution and
rules are being printed and will be ready for
distribution at Thursdays meeting.