St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-31
WOPSIE WALTzED IN.
A Couple Of Exciting Yacht
ing Races at White
Bear.
Wopsie Walks Away With the
Association Turn
Out.
Fortuna Came to the Front
Again Among the Club
Racers.
White Bear Citizens Make the
Most Of Memorial
Day.

A sky slightly yelled with fleeey
white clouds. sun partially obScured
and a light breeze from the northwest
were the conditions which combined to
to make the opening regattas of the
W. b. Y. A. and w. B. Y. c. almost
everything to be desired. The wind
was almost too light to thoroughly test
the sailing qualities of the new boats.
but they all showed unmiStakable signs
of fast sailing qualities. Several new
boats and one or two of the old ones
were not III shape to compete. reducing
the number OF entries TO comparatively
small number.
In the association race George Nettle-
toms Martha was the first to cross at
S:S5, closely followed by Storm King,
with the others we'll punched, excepting
Follow Me, which got in stays when
attempting to,erOSS the line and was de-
layed about thirty seconds.
During the run to Buoy No. 2. the
yachts began TO take positions relative
to their sailing ability. Storm King
drew rapidly 10 the fore, aud, passing
Martha, reached the buoy 20 ahead of
Hornet, secoud with the others
punched. Queen gained remarkably on
this run and passed from eighth place TO
third, but i'm rounding the buoy Aurella
cut in between Queen and the buoy anu
passed her to wiEdWard. WapSie doing
the same thing within three seconds.
Follow Me, starting last. rounded Buoy
No. IN fI:h place, the rest strung
along in the rear.
The run to Buoy No. 2 was
Full of Surprises
and tested the qualities of the boats in
beating to the WindWard. Storm King
continued to increase her lead with
Hornet closely following. In some
mysterious manner Wapsie, hitherto
sailing quietly along in fourth, suddenly
appeared far in the lead close to the
south shore, and on the last reach for
buoy 5. which she rounded three min
uteS ahead of Storm King, behind whom
came Aurelia with every inch of her
canvas drawing to its utmost. Hornet
had in the meanwhile dropped from
second to fourth place and five minutes
behind WapSie- Queen, on this run,
dropped irretrieYably to the rear but
kept bravely Oh. Martha and
Katherine had their usual little brush
and at this bnoy Walter Morton with
Katherine and George Nettleton with
Martha gave up.
BY the time Wapsie reached Buoy No.
l, completing the first circuit of the
course, she was seven minutes III the
lead-uf the next yacht. Storm King
rounded second, with Aurclia but thirty
seconds behind and Hornet a good
fourth.
On the second course around WaDsie
continued to gainuntil she was fourth
of a mile III the lead. On the run from
BuoyzNo. to the-fnishing line Wapsie
was halt way TO The finish before the
second boat appeared from behind the
island. crossing the line at 5:57, at least
half a milein the lead. Storm King
crossed second, closely followed by
Hornet and AHrelia.
The finishing order was Wapsie.
Storm King, Hornet. AureIia. Fullow
Me and Dark Secret, but with time al
IOwance the corrected time will give
q Hornet second place, Storm King third
and fourth III doubt between Follow Me
and Aurelia.S
a Gallant Struggle.
The race of the w. BY. C. was