St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-19
LADIES DAT.
An Interesting Yacht Race at
" hite Bear.

An Interesting acht Race at
White Bear.
Yesterday was ladies day with the
White Bear Yachting association, and
though the weather was not at all fa-
vorabIe for the display of summer toilets,
a large number Of the dear creatures
graced the club house and fourteen
gaIlantly handled filters and sailed once
around the association course. Up to
2:30 there was almost no breeze, but by
$3.50. when the first guE was fired, there
was capital breeze. The start was
what might Have been expected from
such beautiful shippers, and was by far
the prettiest of the season. The yachts
were sailed in two classes. cats and
Sloops, the latter starting five minutes
after the former. Hornet was not i'll
the race, as she lacked a lady at the
helm. but sailed over the course for the
satisfaction of her owner. Paul GOtZIan,
and KelpIe, Katherine and Aurelia were
several minutes late in starting. The
Mahtomedi buoy had been blown away
during the recent storm, its place being
filed by a stake boat, with Andrew
Peterson as its distinguishing mark.
The run to Mahtomedi had the ap-
pearance of a squadron evolution, SO
regular and orderly was the course of
the yachts. On the beat to Buoy No.
the boats scattered all over the lake,
and here it was that the positions Of the
boats were in the main decided. Some
endeavOred to make the buoy on one
tack, and others thought best to run to
the point of the island, make one reach
toward tie south shore, and then sail
for the buoy. On this reach of the
course the Follow Ne, Merry Monarch
and Storm King lost good deal. None
of the boats were able to make the buoy
in one stretch, but were compelled to
make a short starboard tack. Secret,
which had started first and in fine style,
was passed by several boats, both cats
and sloOps. Fortuna did good sailing,
and turned Buoy No. 3 first. Nushka
was the first cat to round, and the rest
followed remarkably close together.
On the reach to the home buoy Fortuna
erred IN sailing in the lee Of the island,
and lost considerable. Nushka gained
and Hornet did some fast sailing. Wap-
sic, Storm King, Hornet, Fortuna and
Kitten all made the run sailing wing
and wing, and made a very pretty
appearance. About this time j. Bird
Hewitt and l.. Edgerton Newport APP
peared on the scene in their yachts and
cruised around in the lee of the racers.
The finish was very pretty, the slOops
having the best of it, with the exception
of NuShka. which was decided not in it.
Fortuna crossed first, followed closely
by Kitten, which had done some very
fine sailing. Nushka appeared fully
quarter of a mile ahead Of the next cat.
All the Sloops crossed in bunch with
tie exception of Storm King, which did
not cross, but sailed for home. Secret
was the second cat to cross, and was well
in advance of Kelpie, which was next.
In the first class, Wapsie %On the race
Oh time allowance, though Kitten made
the best time. Kitten was but fifteen
seconds behind Wapsie. Nushka was
first and Secret second among the cats.
Kelpe sailed well, but lost three MIN
utes at the start. which handicapped
her greatly.
The ladies present included Mrs.
Harry Drake, Mrs. Walter Morton. Mrs.
DR.. McLaren, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. j. 2.
Elmer, Mrs. l.. P. Ordway, Mrs. DR..
Welch, Mrs. F. w. Ramaley, and the
Misses Horn, Newport, Rice, Taylor.
Lyon. Hall. Galusha. Moore. Romney,
Bement, LStevenson, Donaldson ana
Sprague.
The actual and corrected time of the
different boats in the race is given in the
following table: