St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-30
EXCITING YACHT RACE.
The Wind Plays Havoc With the
Yachts at White Bear.


The third race of the series for the
championship and for the possession of
the White Bear Yachting association
cup was sailed yesterday afternoon at
White Bear. When starting time ar
rived it seemed as if the wind, which
had been lacking on other racing days,
had collected in one great. long blow for
this particular occasion. The lake was
dashed into angry white caps by the
squaIly western breeze. All of the
yachts were out, for the wind promised
an exciting contest, and there was eX-
element enough to last an entire season.
W hen the first gun was fred some large
black clouds rolled over, and the wind
blew a furious gale. As the yachts.
pitching and tossing in most frightful
manner, crossed the line and started on
the long run before the wind to the
MahtOmedi buoy. the slOops led. The
Kitten, Fortuna and Storm King,
Manitou and Shadow. closely reefed,
stood off together. The Merry Mon
arch. No Name, VictOrine, kelpie,
Katharine. Nushka and Martha followed
in the order named. Everything went
smoothly until the yachts neared the
first buoy, and there they got the full
force of the breeze. as it swept from the
further end of the lake. Then it began
to look as if some were going to get
wet. The yachts swayed from side
to side, plunging head foremost
into waves. rolling five or six feet high,
and the water ran over their decks,
filling the cOckpits. An unusually
furious gust struck the feet and all eyes
were turned On the Fortuna. The little
sloop gave wild plunge head foremost
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rolled over on her side completely cap
sized. Luckily her crew of six men
were lively, and they scrambled to
Windward and sat in long row on the
gunwale until the Sh adOw very mag
unanimously gave up the race and went
to their assistance, finding them very
wet but with their enthusiasm still un-
dampened.
The Kelpie az this point met with an
accident. The strain on the sail was
tremendous, and as she neared the buoy
her gatf halyard gave out and down
came her sail upon the deck. She man
aged to work in under the lee shore,
where the injury was repaired, and, in
spite of the fact that she was delayed
about ten minutes, started after the rest
of the fleet. The Katharine finding the
wind too much for her dropped her sail
and put in another reef. This lost her
several minutes. The Nushka jibed
around the buoy in fine style, and was
walking to the front in her usual style
when snap went the bObstay, and had
to pause in her mad career. Her crew
managed, by laying to, to repair the
accident so as to crawl home. While
the rear yachts were having such an
exciting time, the Kitten, Storm King
and Manitou were having it out among
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The Kitten, however, lost her lead by
running too far up on the starbOard
tack, and the Storm King and Manitou
sneaked in ahead of her, rounded buoy
No. and stood off for Dellwood. These
slOOps maintained the same re-
latiYe positions the rest of the
way around. The Kelpie began
to do some fine work handicapped
by about ten minutes. She gained
steadily on every yacht in the race,
passed all of the cats, and pushed hard
upon the leaders. The Merry Monarch
and No Name fell behind, and were
soon well on toward the rear. On the
second round the wind lightened for {
few minutes, and the hard-Worked
crews took a little rest, but they SOor
needed all their nerve and muscle, fol-
from the northwest a strong Squall, with
driving rain, swept swiftly across the
lake The captains were all ready, but
the Kitten was caught mapping. The
wind struck her broadside and Capt
McKechnie and crew were neatly
spilled over into the dashing waves
They were fortunate in all being able
to crawl up on the side, as the yacht
Heated like a cork. The unlucky crew
were rescued by a naptha launch, and {
few hours work saw the Kitten once
more right side up. The race now lay
between the torn hing and the Mani