St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-29

Gracefully the pretty slOOpS lett thelr
docks and rounded the starting buoy.
Some of them are new this season, and
gisten with their weight of polished
brass and wood. Like things of life
they careened and danced, affection
ately kissing and embracing the waves.
Doubtless for this and other like rea-
sons boat is called ''she."
Seven crack sloops, the perfect num-
Der, made the start in the following
order: Katie d, Columbia. Fortuna,
Falcon. Hornet. Wollypog, Oslto. Stack
sailed the Katie D. and there was no
Dearth of other good yachtsmen on
board, Judge Cory, the mascot, being
gmOng them. The Advertiser did not
enter the race, Stack determining to
take the Katie D and make big record
with her, which he did. The Doran
brothers need feel very proud of the
first race they ran and won with their
beautiful new boat. She took the lead
at the start and kept it up throughout.
At the turning buoy she was half mile
ahead. the Columbia up to that time
being close second.
This race was for the White Bear
trophy, a cup which has been handed
down from the old association, 1t is
beauty, and the contest for it is always
eager. ALI classes of sloops and cat
boats sailed III this race, the entries of
the latter being as follows: Neko, Au-
reIia, Albatross, Elsie, Bonita, Sister,
Enid and Nushka. The order in which
they sailed was as above, j. L.
Elmer's Nushka being last to start.
Her club number is IS, but it seems as
though the charm OF the fatal number
was nullified in this case, for she is one
of the best cats on the lake. But owing
to her late start, she drew out of the
race and did not finish, the Neko. o.
L. Taylor's boat. winning the cat race.
She made fine run. beating the record.
But when the Katie D came in five
minutes ahead of the Columbia, for
some strange reason there was absolute
silence on the veranda of the club
house. No cheers greeted the victorious
flyer. No handkerchiefs waved in the
breeze. She was evidently not
favori:e of the denizens of Dell
wood, for does she not come
from away down the lake at Cottage
Park? Then perhaps the ''protest"
which appeared in the GLOBE two
weeks ago may have had something TO
10 with 1t. At all events, the Katie d
won. and did so easily. She is the last
boat that Dingle has built and the most
successful. 1t is the first race she
has won, and it was sailed
we'll. Capt. Stack and crew deserve
hn oil in,
which the boat was handled. The time
was one hour three minutes and forty
five seconds, beating the Columbia by
about four and a half minutes, actual
time. Her crew consisted of J. l..
Stack, captain; Elmer II. Dearth, Maui
rice Doran, Judge Cory. j. j. Dobson,
Vic Richards aud son. The time was
the fastest ever made in race over the
course run-the long seven-mile course.
There must be another race won by
the Katie d. in order to win the trophy:
but there Is little doubt she is the fastest
boat on the lake when sailed right.
Judge Cory, by the way. has never been
in but but one boat did not win the race
it was entered in, ana, together with
his. little blown-up life preserver, is
quite mascot. Several of the
boats did not attempt to finish, and one
or two had minor accidents. Dr.. Welch
on the Fortuna had to return because
his boat got full. and his crew so envied
said condition that they were useless.
The Woliypog was third and Osito
fourth of the sloops. and the Elsie Sec
ond among the cats.
1t was big day, and the re joicing at
the Ramaley end of the lake was great
at the Katie's Victory. Dingle kissed
and hugged the jib with joy when she
came in. Elmer Dearth broke bottle
over the event, and Dan Lawler and
Gen. Flower joined him.
The Shadow, under the command of
Capt Osborne. followed the race in
good shape.