St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-04
FILLED WITH FOULS.
The First Free-for-All Regatta by
the White Bear AssOcia-
ton.
Protests Aside, the Osito Finished
First, Wapsie Second, Hornet
Third.

Yesterday afternoon the White Bear
Yachting association held at White Bear
lake the free-for-all race which was TO
have been sailed on Decoration day, but
which was postponed on account OF lack
of wind. Yesterdays race was filled
with surprises, and if the highest pleas
ure consists in plenty of variety, it
was pleasureable in the fullest sense
of the word. While still at the dock
the famed Wapsie had bad hole
stove in her port bow by coming in vio--
lent contact with the massive stern OF
Bonnie Castle. AS the time OF start
drew near, the breeze, which hitherto
had been strong and steady, began to
show all the varying humOrs OF CO.
auettish woman. The first gun was
fired at $3.50 In practically dead calm.
Four of the twelve yachts managed to
get away and cross the line before the
allotted fifteen minutes had passed. In
working to the center buoy the boats
with the largest sail-spread, slowly, very
slowly drew ahead. About thirty min
utes after the start fine fresh breeze
suddenly sprung up from the south
west. The Storm King. Nushka, Oslto
and Wapsie caught 1t first. and soon
were blowing merrily through the wa
ter with every inch of canvass drawing.
Osito rounded the buoy first, and from
that time was never headed. NuShka
was second and Storm King third. The
run to the Wildwood buoy was made
under freshing breeze, with Osito,
Storm King, Nushka and Wapsie we'll
punched and far in advance OF the rest
of the fleet. .44t
Tn the meantime Fortune had fallen
badly in the rear. the last place, how
ever. being very successfully held by
Neeley Brothers new sloop Loon.
Hornet. which had been handicapped
eight minutes at the start, now began
to show we'll to the fore, and when the
BUOY at Ramaley'S was reached. sue
ceeded in Wrestling fourth place from
Storm King. which lost ground through
no fault of the boat. The fight between
Wapsie and Nushka was holly contested
clear around the course. but the veteran
Nushka had to succumb before the
finish. After rounding the Ramaley
buoy the wind again very materially
decreased, and the run home was slow
and uneventful. Oslto finished hrst,
Wapsie second and Nushka third, while
most of the others gave up, and did not
finish.
After the race it TRANSFERRED that
nearly every skipper had protest to
file on account of being fouled. In fact.
the skipper of the Wapsie did file two,
one against Nushka. and one against
Storm King. The others, concluding
no doubt that their boats were not in it
in any event, wisely decided to hold their
peace and bury their grievance. Then,
to make it still more interesting, it was
discovered that the club book contain
ing the racing lengths and time allow
ances was missing, SO that the correct
ed time could not be ascertalned. How
ever, Hornet made the best actual time,
but was handicapped eight minutes at
the start, and, In consequence, set back
to third place. AS it stands at present.
Osito has first place, Wapsie second mot
losing sight of Skipper Stickney's pro-
tests) and Hornet third. The actual
time of the Hornet was 1:41:21, SIX min
utes faster than that of Osito. The re-
gatta committee will figure time allow
ances and decide upon protests at some
future date. Particulars OF the race
are given in the table below: