St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-07
SPLIT THE HONoRS
CRACK YACHTS OF THE INTER-
LAKE FLEETS SAIL DECID-
ING RACE.
CORONA, CHAMPION sLooP,
AND PINAFORE PROVES HER.
SELF SWIFTEST AMONG
THE CATS.
THE CAPTAINS WE'RE sKILLFUL.
Best of Good Feeling Marks the
settlement of the State Yacht
ing ChampiOnships.

AT seven minutes and forty-fve
seconds after four o'clock yesterday
AFTERNOON simultaneous shout of
triumph mingled with despair arose
from the throat of every Minnetonka
and White Bear yachtsman assem-
pled at Dellwood, for both clubs
mad won and both had lost. The
corona is now the champion sIoop of
Minnesota. The Pinafore, of Minne-
tonka, is the champion cat boat. The
weather bureau, like other official bu-
reaus, seems to sympathize with
Minneapolis, and therefore supplied
yesterday what was distinctiyelv
Marie weather. Nevertheless. the
Corona, fair weather boat, whose
crew delights to be waited along
as on the wings of the morn-a boat
whose speed increases IN such in
verse ratio to that of the wind that
she is uncomfortable in a dead calm
the Corona defeated the storm-buf-
fet1ng albatroSs Marie in a bowling
tWenty-knot gale from out of the
West. The winning boat, besides.
was sailed by DR.. Welch with the ut
most skill and in strict accordance
with the rules agreed upon. The
same credit is due to Capt. Morse.
OF the Pinafore. Both captains were
equally praised, and neither club had
reason for the shadow of a protest.
a matter for congratuIation in view
of the intense rivalry engendered by
this first interlake contest and the
natural conflict of local sentiment.
If, hereafter, Minnetonka believes
that SloopS are frivolous playthings.
but that small and noble cat boat
is the triumph of marine architec-
ture; that the naval reserve should
consist entirely of cat boats; and
that the science and art of naviga-
ton is focused in the MANAGEMENT
OF single, isolated sail-without
doubt the Vasco de Gamas of Way
zata and Excelsior will have good
reason for their prejudice. Not only
did the pert little Minnetonka Pima
fore win yesterdays cat race, but
she won it SO easily, so far and away
beyond the expectations of even the
Minneapolis girls, that only the ex-
planation of Maj. Espy brought
balm to the White Bear soul. The
major demonstrated that Capt. Bige-
lows Alerta is quite the perfection
of natural, rational cat boat, while
the Pinafore is simply a freak, and
is no more entitled to credit for Lead
ing the Alerta by mile of distance
and twelve minutes of time than an
ossified man should be praised for
his dignified department. This ex-
PLANTATION so completely offsets the
trifiing loss of the cat boat race that
1T is a pity the triumph of the Corona
could not have been gained without
an accident to delay her competitor.
Yet such an accident did occur yes
terday, and when the Marie lost a
lead of almost four minutes by her
to finish with an Intellectual storm
jib, the race, although strictly ac-
cording to rule, lacked the element
of absolute equality on both sides.
Whether the Corona would have won
in any event remains uncertain She
certainly did win the first race, and
she held her own with the bigger
boat through the earlier part of yes
terday'S contest. The championship
for this year is now decided, a third
race being, of course, unnecessary.
Aromatic tea of unusual pungency
will be concocted by the Minnetonka
experts in the capacious silver cup
awarded for the fastest cat boat,
while the Corona triumvirate,
Messrs. Welch, Merrill and Gregg,
will make merry throughout the Win
ter with the interlake sloop prize cup
already deposited on East Seventh
street alongside of the commodore's
cup, the Gotzian cup and all the 9TH
er cups and trophies accumulated by
the frugal owners. The next race for
the championship must take place,
according to the rules, on Lake Min
netonka a year hence.
Not many ladies were present at
White Bear yesterday, but the GER
tainty of good race, as presaged by
the rolling waves and whistling wind,
dismayed the women. The four boats
were carefully prepared for the battle
with the blast Two reefs were taken
in every mainsail, except the Alerta's,
and reef in each jib. One reef sat
isfied Capt. Bigelow. Coming down
before the winds, the sloops. at 2:S0,
made a striking start. With all sails
were at the extreme of tension, and q
diadem of sunlit froth crowned the
prov of both yachts. The Corona led
by five seconds. Halfway to the
island the Marie passed ahead, then
fell slightly behind, She was evident
ly standing up better than the Corona
under the stiff breeze. AT the center
buoy White Bear had enc second adj
vantage. In the long stretch over to
the Lake Shore buoy DIR. Welch fell
behind, and when on the return to the
center buoy both boats winged out,
the Marie, although without the adj
vantage of the Corona's wide stretch
ing jib, almost held her gain, and
came about the center buoy about one
minute and forty-seven seconds ahead
of the Corona The latter gained five
seconds on the way from the pavilion.
Now, with the wind on her quarter,
the Minnetonka boat developed q
speed which brought frequent ap-
plause from the crowd gathered at the
point of the island. AT the home buoy
the gap had widened to 2:14. 1t in
creased to S:1S at the center buoy and
to 3:20 at the Wildwood buoy. Half
way back to the center buoy the Ma
rie suddenly stopped. Her jib had dis