St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-29

total enrolment of more than 1000
yachts. representing an investment or
at least S3,300,0 600. with an annual out
lay exceeding Sl75,0O0, the author COM
menceS his enumeration of the different
clubs of the United States with these
words:
Passing for the present those fresh water
seas known as the Great lakes. and directing
attention TO smaller and less generally known
fresh waters we find lively interest in sail
ing in Minneapolis whose people support
fourishing club Of 2JO members. Their boats,
some Of them of the best Eastern design, ply
from the club house, on Lake MiuueIonka,
which has an irregular shore line nearly 100
miles in the ciIcuit There is yachting also
OH the White Bear lake. near ST. Paul al
though no clubs exist there.
1t is this latter statement. so mani
festly wrong and unjust, that has been.
and still is, the all-engroSsing topic
with our sailors. The comparative
proximity of White Bear to Minnetonka
and Minneapolis, and the constant and
friendly interchange of club courteSles
between the sailors of the two lakes,
would lead one to believe that any per-
son possessed of such knowledge OF
MinnetOnka, as is displayed in different
portions of the Century article, must
necessarily be aware of the existence of
a club at White Bear. Considering that
for the last two years MlnGetonka
bas had two of her representative
yachts at White Bear. one of which
was compelled to return home in silence
and without honor, the other remaining
to try conclusions another year, having
found competitors worthy her best
efforts: and further, considering that
the vice commodore of the White Bear
Yachting association still is and for
some years past has been an active
member of the MinnetOnka club and the
owner of a MinnetOnka prlZe-wlnner,
the statement of Mir. PangbOrn's Mime
sofa correspondent, that no club exists
at White Bear, seems to have come from
one either woefully ignorant or pain
fully preiudiced.
In Justice to Mr. Fangborn, we print
the following letter. which was received
in answer to a communication from one
of the officers of the White Bear
Yachting association calling his atten
ton to the rather remarkable statement
above reprinted:
Managing Editor The Evening journal,
Jersey City \. j., May 9th. 1S9n-Mr. j.
w TaviOr-Dear Sir: Thanks for your
letter am panied TO learn that my article
in the Century contained an error concern
ing the White Bear lake yachting. How it
occurred cannot at present tell. My cor
respondent in Minnesota gave me the infor-
nation Just as you see il in the article and !.
Of course, assumed that it was correct 1
should dislike to believe that the St. Paul
Minneapolis feeling had anything 10 do with
the matter If it were possible to correct the
statement, none would do SO more cheeT-
fully than !, but do not see how it can be
done now. can only repeat that your club
has been left out Of an article which tried
hard to have as free from omissions as was
compatible with the case. wishing your club
ali snceess and thanking you for the infor-
nation, | remain, yours sincerely,
T. W. PANGgORN.
To any one reading between the lines
of the above letter. the cause of the
omission of ST. Paul and White Bear is
quite patent. and Mr.. Pangborn is not
the only one who will be panied by the
discovery that some nerSnn- NO hnnht