St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-31

stickney; Merry Monarch Capt Howard
Galusha-Martha, Capt George Nettlelon:
Queen Emma. Capt. Paul Gotzian; Shadow.
capt Florence Ramaley; Manitou. Capt.
Jean Ramaley; Susie L. Capt Walter Nor
ton: Storm King. Capt. Luther Newport;
sunshine, Capt. j. II. Ramaley; Vicking
capt Gus Amundson Deilwood Capt A. G..
OTIS; Fortune, Capt Welch.
Louis Hastings and George Mead
acted as Judges and followed the race in
naptha launch.
The Race.
Time was called about 3:2O and the feet
swung out from the dock and, after the Gus
dtomary signals, crossed the line
1t was a beautiful sight fifteen graceful
yachts with sails of dazzling white crossed
2the line only few seconds apart. but it was
inoi long before they were scattered ali over
the lake. The Nusbka took the lead FOL-
/ lowed closely by the Fortuna, Merry Mon
arch, Kitten. Martha, Viking, Shadow
susie L., Storm King, Manitou, Sunshine
and Dellwood. The course Law first to Nah.
tomedi, thence to a buoy midway between
I9the island and the south shore and back to
i7IDellwood, the course to be sailed twice
around, making ten miles in all. The boats,
with the spray dashing from their sides and
icareering so as almost to show their center
boards, with the wind blowing a gale dead
ahead, tackled off toward the Mahtoihedi
buoy. 1t was close race and most excit-
ing one TO the first buoy, but the
7Nushka, last years fayorite, demon
tstrated that she was still in it, in
spite OF the new boats, and rounded the
buoy first She was followed a few seconds
after by the Merry Mouarch, her twin sister.
boat equally as fast The Kitten followed
on the heels of the Merry Monarch and the
Storm King hard after all. The rest of the
boats had fallen behind. The Viking, the
Shadow and Martha came on neck and neck.
The Queen Emma and Fortuna were having
it out between themselves The others
strung along mile or more, and were prac-
tically out of the race: Having
rounded the first buoy, the yachts
threw out their big sails to the in
ereasing breeze, and with booms high in the
air, and the water pouring over their bows
tore down before the wind to the second
buoy. The Nushka kept her lead, but the
Kittens big sails caused her to draw hard
after the Merry Monarch, and she rounded
the buoy next after the Nushka. The other
boats maintained about the same relative po-
sitions, excepting the Viking who sought to
shorten distance by running close in to the
south shore. She miscaleulated the depth of
the water and went hard aground upon the
reef. Though not seriously damaged. she
was DELAYED so as lose her former position
= The Fortuna and Dellwood gave up the race
al this point. The second buoy. having been
disposed of, the leaders. close bauled, stood
off the point of the island toward the home
bnoy. Here again the cats demonstrated
their superiority over sloops a tack. and
the Nushka ana Merry Monarch drew away
from the Kitten and Storm King. The home
buoy was rounded with hardly any change in
their relative positions. Then came the sec
ond round: and it became very evident that
the race lay between the Nushka Merry Mon
arch and Kitten. The long stretch beating
up against the wind was fought foot
by foot and when the buoy at MahtOmedi
was again reached there was not ten seconds
between them. At this point the Kitten. be-
ing close behind the Merry Monarch, crowd
ed her off the buoy contrary to the sailing
rules, and the latter boat lost about quarter
M mimi h11t hn ,,a,1 ha,
and pushed hard upon the heels of the
leader. But the Nushka was flying She
steadily gained after leaving the second buoy,
and, in spite of the admirable sailing quail
handling. passed the home buoy the winner
of the hardest fought race that ever occurred
on W bite Bear. The Kitten made the next
best time, but on account of fouling the
Merry NJ onarch was disqualified. the Merry
Monarch taking second prize. The official
time WAS as fOIlOwr