St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-31

COLUMBIA The winner.
SsM STTcKHEYS NEW SL00P LOSES
HE9 FIRST RACE.
CATHOAT NUSHNA ALSO WINS.
Advertiser Ties the Wollypog for
Second Place in the sloop Race
Storm Hing Finishes Third
The Catboat Race Was Little
Less Exciting Than the Sloop
Race.
A most suspicious Memorial day was
delightfully."- characterized at White
Bear lake yesterday afternoon by the
formal 1ening of the club house of the
White -cdr Yacht club. at Dellwood.
Besides d large attendance Of club mem
beers, a numerous company of ladies and
gentlemen observed the race from the
club house porch. In spirit and in fea-
ture. the first race of the season was in
deed all inaugural event of much en-
joymeut. At2 O'clock IN the afternoon,
Capt. q. l.. Taylor hoisted the club flag,
acknowledgment OF which DELEGATION
to IA seasons festivity was expressed by
a cannon salute from the upper porch.
The races were for all classes of boats
n the club-the 20 and 23-toot sioop
class, and the % and 23-foot cat class.
Promptly at 2:l5, Secretary A. A. Nc.
kechnie firing the preparatory" gun
and yachts were called to the dock.
Beneath a warm SUM-. In the wake of a
cold north breeze, which rose and died
in Spasms. the following boats made
the start from a buoy anchored off the
Deliwoud club house:
S!oops- Start. Finish
Nollypog, 5. C. Stickney......2:3a:33 3:4s:l7
Storm King. Carl Taylor .....2:3):51 3:+D:JO
Advertiser, J. l.. >tack........2:3 - 3:4o;i7
EolGmoia, Milt Griggs.......2:o6:7 $3.50
Fortuna, J. NJ. WEIGH. SO 3:5o:3!
Britannia. j. E. Ramaley .....:3j:24 $3.50.
Wap>ie. {. Il. Bigeiow Jr.....2:5d:l2 3:5O:21
Cat Boats Start. Finish
NusnKa, j. P. Elmar..........2:I:49 3:4l:y4
Altalfoss. " j, Murray ....-2:32:i 3:jl:l2
Gaistea,. john pP p Espy...."5:3?:5S 3:5s:i9
BONN Castle. VI. +. swan ...2:34:+1 3:5l:-6
End. Henry Drake........ ...2:52:2U 3:3o:l7
Anre!ia, j, JacSSon." .-.."2:3.:ls 3:5l:l1
Nulkyri e. q. Schalle.........2:3?:25 .......
The course WAS six and a half miles
long, and lay from the club house to a
buoy in the center OF the lake; thence
to Wildwood; thence back to Ramaley's
at Cottage Park; thence past center
buoy, and home between shore line and
buoy of club house. Time liu.it
was three miles an hour. or two
hours and ten minutes limit for the dis
lance. The cat boats We're started first.
Tie Nushha, sailed by that sturdy
yarhtSman, j. P. Elmer. got away first.
ana was never caught. AT the point of
tht peninsula, on the return. she was
Sailing beautifully. four minutes ahead
OF the fleet. She finished nine minutes
~fOrty-three seconds ahead of the Enid,
Sailed by harry L. Drake. The Enid is
a new boat. and in her lines suggests
well the promise of speed. At the
Wildwood buoy the rat boat fleet, which
preceded the Shops five minutes, WAS
overtaEen by the latter. OF the cat
boats the Nushka was the first to round
the point Of NE peninsula. while the
Columbia, sailed by Milton Griggs, was
the FIRST SloJp To lead the fleet of thai
cla>>.
If there were any distinction at all,
interest Chi fly rested upen the sloop
race. there WAS good reason for this, |
too. OF the Shops, the new unnamed
boat OF Sam c. %Stickney, Allen II.
Stem and Z. \. Reed was looked upon
with an animated speculation. Her
model Is that of a racer, her lines are
graceful aud her sails trim beautifully
ana with seeming great wind capacity.
fitched against this newcomer for
hoiiors was the champion tlag-bearer of
last year, the Columbia. of MIR. Griggs
aud Mr.. OrdWay. The record at the
opening of Yesterdays race was nearly |
altogether to the credit of J. l.. Stacks
Advertiser and the Columbia, winners of
last years trophies in their class, and
with the Storm King, sailed by that
clever mariner. Oscar Taylor, as an
ADLER candidate for initial honors, the
contest lay between the Columbia, Ad- |
yertlSer,. Wollypog (Stickney) and the
Storm King. The Columbia is 80 feet |
long, the Advertiser %, and the Stickney
boat 20. The first and last are late
racing models, while the Advertiser is
ali old model. Under the new rules the
later mode has a decided advantage
when water line and length are imposed
with time allowance and sail measure.
Inc start was picturesque. The j. l..
Stack Advertiser got away first, followed
nlnsEIN Inv Mr. StInLnny;s ,,nr, h1ot
temporarily known as the Wolly-
pog. just ahead of the Storm
King. At the first buoy the
Wollypog and Columbia had caught
the ADVERTISER. moving ahead fast
directly with the wind. Beyond this
buoy the Wollypog and Columbia jibed
and dipped their JibS, but were deity
rlghted and shaped. On the return,
halt The course having been sailed, the
Columbia lead her fleet by but tive Sec |
onds, the j. l., Stack Advertiser, under |
lowing, just ahead of the catboat fleet.
The Wollypog, one minute behind,
sailed CALAMITY, and but for a slight,
though delaying, accident to the jib
this new racer might have closed beside
her leaders. Unfortunately for the Adj
yertiser, the Fortuna blanketed her on |
the return from Ramaley's, completely
lmplng the formers sails. When the
fleet was sighted Off the island
on its way to the finish the
order was: Columbia led by four
minutes, Advertiser and Wollypog
together, Storm King one minute be-
hind. The race past the s'fnish' BUOY
was interesting. Little. ruffling SQUALLS
set themselves here and there, and this
phenomenon alone made s%eananship at
the finish a far more studied affair
than might be deemed essential. The
Columbia made a spirited finish, fol-
lowed by tbs Advertiser and Wollypog
colncident, the one almost touching the
other. The Storm King finished well
in the lead of the fleet. Britannia was
left at Spa