St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-16
WANTS IT SAILED AGAIN.
SATURDAYS YACHT RacE At LAKE
MiHRE70NKA.
A PROTEST FROM THE ALPHA.

Her Owner, F.. j. Phelps, Thinks
the Race Was Not Finished in
the Required Timc-sixth An.
nual Northwestern Association
Tennis Tournament The
Minnesota-W Winnipeg Regatta.
1t is possible. though not probable,
that the Yacht race held Sat urday by
the Minnetonka Yacht club will be
sailed over. E. J. Phelps, owner of the
Alpha, one of the crack twenty-three
fOoters in the fleet, has protested against
the race on the ground that it was not
sailed in the required time, and he is so
dead in earnest in his efforts to have it
again sailed that he has offered TO have
the course measured anew that he may
prove his assertion that he is in the
right.
The Alpha was badly beaten in the
event-in fact, she did not finish be-
cause she did not consider 1t worth
while - and so the protest does
not come with very good grace.
Mr.. Phelps claim is that 2:15:00
is the time for the course, and as the
winner-the Argo-did not do better
than 1926 :00, he wants the race called off.
The judge heard him Saturday, but as
2:4O:OO had been their allowance for
time in which finish must be made,
they held that he was away off in his
calculation. The matter is now before
the regatta committee, and will be de-
cidcd by its members some time this
week. The next race will be held Sat
urday, and will be cup but not
championship event.
WESTERN TENNIS TOURNEY.
Belden and Jayne. the representa-
tiyes of the Minneapolis Tennis club in
the Western association tournament to
be held In Chicago this week. play their
first matches In that tourney today.
Both men are entered in singles and
also in doubles, and though together for
almost the tirst time, Vet good showing
is expected from them. While iu the
Windy City, Belden and Jayne will at
tempt to work up enthusiasm for the
Northwestern tournament, and OH their
return, 10 bring up with them number
ot the cracks who have played in the
tournament
Local tennis men say that the North
western tourney, to be played mex.
week at the Hotel st. Louis, will be the
most successful ever held at Minnet
tonka. Entries will include all OF the
local swift men aud almost ali the st.
Paul experts. From Chicago aud the
East Victor Elting, the two Wrenns and
Ryerson are expected, and also Sam
Chase, the last years champion of the
West, but it Is hardly probable that he
will play anything more than exhibition
games. The ST. Louis hotel courts, Ou
which the games will be played, have
just been reclayed and graded anew. SO
that they will be in shape for the sport
The Hotel st. Louis is preparing to
make tennis week the week of the sea
son at the lake. A special hop is 10 be
given for tennis enthusiasts and their
friends, and for their entertainment
Manager Hall has engaged the COrpi
trio and the Kawalski lady Quartette
from Chicago. The promise of a crowd
is such that nearly all the rooms in the
hotel have already been engaged-a
fact which bears out the anticipated
lively time now being looked for
ward to.
NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT.
For some night this week novel en-
tertaiment is to be given at the Lafay-
cite. 1t is to be nothing more or less
than cake walk, and on such a scale
as to mark 1t as ''cake walk among
cake walks" The race men from
Hamline suggested the affair, and it
will be carried out as they have
planned il.
For the walk the most important feat
ure-the cake-is to be an immense
loaf baked by the lord high baker of
the establishment. More attractive
than its size, however, will be it's frost
Ing. This is to be in design with dimes
and quarters used in the figures. Prizes
in the contest have already reached the
value of $50, ana by the time the SUBJ
Scription now being taken is completed,
probably two or three times that
amount will he HING up 10 reward the
lucky winners. The entries will be
from the colored help at the hotel anu
the servants of the race track men.
THE COMING REGATTA.
Now that the MinnesUta-W Winnipeg
regatta Is to BIZ held at the lake, special
interest Is being attracted to the two
days on which the events will occuu-
July 81 and 2S. The crews 10 enter will
be the Lurlines. the Mihnesotas, the
Winnipegs, the Duluths anu the Rat
Portage oarsmen, these latter new
cOmerS into the association. Singles,
doubles and fOurs, Juniors aud seniors
and eights will be rOwed, with the races
SO arranged that each of the two day
will present good programme.