St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-20
The White Bear Yachting AS
sociation's Formal Open
ing To-Day.
A Pleasant and BPacing Pro-
gpamme for the DellWood
Waters.
Some Current Gossip Among
White Wings at White
Bear.
YachtSmen and Their Boats
Viewed From a Crisp
Standpoint.

This afternoon the club house of the
White Bear Yachting association, at
Dellwood. will be formally opened to
the club members and their guests. For
the afternoon an entertaining series of
events has been provided by the conf
mittee, of which W. S. Morton is chair
man, to be followed in the evening by
an informal dance and supper. During
the evening the club. members will
place their yachts at the disposal of
those of their gnestS who may wish to
enjoy the pleasures of a moonlight sail.
The association has commenced its
career in the most brilliant manner, and
its personnel is sufficient to promise
that to-day's entertainment will not be
the last.
The afternoon programme is as fol-
lows:
First Event-Ssiling race, open to yachts OF
the association feet, over the association
course; start at 2:l5; first, second and third
prizes.
Second Event--Double scuIl race in cedar
boats, free for all; Il mile dash; no shifting
of ballast; first and second prizes.
Third Event-Swimming race. free for all;
from pier around boat house buoy to club
house dock; first and last prizes.
from dock around boat buoy and return; first
and second prizes, flowers.
Presentation of prizes.
Fifth Event-Supper, 6 to 10; no prizes
Sixth Event-Dancing, go as you please
from o'clock to train time.
Seventh Eyent-Half past IL; 'all aboard
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If, on some breezy Saturday after
noon, any one should wander out to
White Bear in search of diversion, and
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front of the DellWood club house, he
would find much that is novel and en-
tertaining in observing the ways in
which great many of st. Paul's promi-
nent citizens spend their summer after
moons. 1t is racing day. about o'clock
In the afternoon; all of the fast yachts of
the lake are moored at the dock pre-
paratory to the race. The gtily attired
yachtsmen are busily engaged in max
ing all ship-shape and in receiving the
instructions from the sailing committee.
On the broad verandas of the club
house the ladies are gathered,
the flower of st. Paul society,
and, while they cannot take an active
part in the regatta, yet they are none
the less enthusiastic. If the visitor is
large, able-bodied man, his arrival on
the dock is soon noted, and if it is
muddy day, his appearance is the signal
for grand rush. He is Immediately
surrounded by the captains, each one
entreating that he may have the pleas
ure of carrying him as passenger. If
the new arrival is unacquainted with
yachting he will probably rise many
pegs in his own estimation He will
begin to think he is one of the most
popular men in the world, and hence.
for fear of hurting some ones feelings,
he declines to sail with any one, and
retires to distance aud views the
scene with great complaceIicy. A little
later on he discovers, much to his dis
gust, that he was only wanted for bal
last: the wind was strong and baIzst
was in great demand. and they only
wanted him to take the place of a sand
bag or bar of railroad iron. But his
chagrin gives way to thankfulness when
he hears talk of shifting" and ''boom-
ing Out' of ballast; very dubious
phrases, which SAVIOUR unpleasantly of
a ducking.
Ezzzi t5st !
Many faces familiar to a resident of
st. Paul may be seen among the cap
tans and their crews. Your attention
may be first attracted to a medium
height. thick set, nautical looking man,
who is particularly prominent by reason
of brilliant black and red blazer.
They are the Nushka colors, and the
man is Capt. j. P. Elmer. His record as
a yachtSman mas probably made him
better known than any other man in the
club, and the general impression is that
what he does not know about sailing is
not worth knowing. The Nushka,
which Capt. Elmer sails, was without
rival last season, and while
she Is still one of the fastest,
her leadership is now often disputed.
The NuShka'S record is also very
largely due to Commodore l.. p. Ord
way of the Yachting association, one of
the most skillful and enthusiastic
yachtsmen of the lake, and part owner
of the Nushka. When the commodore
enters race he goes in to win, and lets
nothing stand in his way. On one oc-
caSion year or two ago, while sailing
with Capt. Elmer, the breeze had les
sened, leaving the boat with too much
of a load to run. AS the yacht passed
Mr.. Ordway'S cottage, mile or more
out in the lake, he hastily stripped, tied
his clothes in a bundle on top of his
head, then coolly jumped in and swan
ashore. The boat, thus lightened,
went on and finished a winner.
Probably one of the oldest and most
experienced yachtsmen on the lake is
Commodore J. M. Welch, of the w. B.
7. Q. His beautiful little sloop, the
Fortuna, which was modelled by himself
after the famous ocean yacht, the Volun-
teer, is the prettiest boat on the lake,
and, were 1t not that she is always meet
ing with accidents, she would add MANY
more victories to her record. E. J. and
w. j. Treat, both regular old tars, are
generally with the Fortuna, and make
very valuable crew.
One winter day. two years ago Andrew
Peterson, an old bOatbuilder, brought in
to Luther Newport beautiful model of
Sloop which he wished to build He
was told to go ahead and build the boat,
and, as the result of his work. Capt
Newport now sails the Storm King. AT
the beginning of his Yachting career
Capt. Newport rather favored the idea
of taking lady passengers in a regatta.
A few experiments taught him differ
ently,and the ladies now remain ashore.
Col. Newport almost always accompa-
MES his son, and when he holds the
sheet he is the youngest man on board.
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