St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-28
WHITE BEAR REGATTA.
An Accident to the Della Gives tn
Fortuna the Victory

AN accident to the Della Gives the
Fortuna the Victory.
Yesterday was a day of storms at
White Bear, and the prospects for the
club race of the White Bear Yacht club
were far from fiattering. The sched-
uled time for starting saw the lake en-
veloped in driving rain storm, but
little later in the afternoon the sun
broke through the clouds and cleared
them away, taking most of the wind
with them, but gentle breeze. which
babe fair to increase, induced the boats
to start. The entries were:
Della S, Capt. j. L. Stack
Fortuna, Capt. j. M. Welch.
Shadow. Capt. 4. Ramaley.
Manitou. Capt Jean RamaIey.
Susie l., Capt. Walter Morton.
Martha, Capt. George Nettleton.
After the customary signals the boats
crossed the line, making a very even
start. The Martha took the lead, fol-
lowed in order by the Fortuna, Della S,
Shadow, Susie l. and Manitou. The
boats started off slowly on the starboard
tack, heading for the point of the island.
The big canvas of the Della S soon
blanketed those ahead of her, and she
began to walk away from the rest of
fleet as though they were standing at
anchor. The Fortuna, with her big
white sails, hustled hard after the
Della S, and when the point was
rounded both were far ahead of their
sisters. The race was now for the Dell
wood buoy, and the winds having grown
little heavier the boats under their
huge sails buried their noses we'll under
the now increasing waves. The lead
ers, the Della S and Fortuna, still
gained on the rest, and the boats from
this point on divided themselves into
two groups, the two leaders fighting for
first place. and the most that the others
could hope for was second. The big Della
5 now began to tear, and the feet little
Fortuna kept treading upon her heels
They swung around the first
buoy short distance apart
and bore. away close hauled for
MahtOmedi. The Shadow, Martha
Susie l.. and Manitou followed not far
behind, and as the wind had now in
.. creased to a 'spanking'' breeze the
race began to be little more exciting.
The whole feet now had about all the
wind they wanted, and an occasional
Squall threw the yachts over so that
their centerbOardS were almost visible.
The Della S. was doing finely, and the
victory seemed almost Within her grasp,
but as she neared the south shore
strong pun OF WIND struck her, the
strain on her immense canvas
was too great, and snap went
her peak halyard and down
came her peak. She did not stop,
but this accident delayed her badly, so
that when the second buoy was reached
the Fortuna rounded first with a good
long lead. In spite of her misfortune
the Della s went around second, closely
followed by the Shadow, Susie L, Mar
tina and Manitou. The race between
the last four was beautiful one as
they swung out their big sails and came
swooping down before the wind, all
evenly matched and equally well sailed.
But fast as they were none
could catch. Commodore Welch in
his Fortuna. Winging her jib, she
flew toward the home buoy like a great
white bird. The Della S, not far be-
hind, tried to cut off her wind, but to
no avail, for the Fortuna was sailing for
blood, and she swept by the home buoy
the winner. The Della 5 came next,
taking second place, and the others fol-
lowed a few seconds behind. The Vlk-
ing, while not regularly entered, sailed
the course, and did some remarkable
work, in spite of the fact that she was
delayed by running aground at the
point of the island, where she lost over
minute: yet, she made the next best
time to the Fortuna. The correct time
is as follows: