The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-30

water brought Joy. to the sailors heart Bet.
ter augury OF good sport could not nave peen
vouchsafed and there was scurrying ana hur-
rying to get the boats in shape for encounter
with the breeze that rushed through the chan
mel blowing Is knots. "It comes 'nor-'nor-
west" said the skipper, casting his weather
eye to windward and he called TO ms mates
to tie up the reefng points. The lake was
dashed with the wind and the waves rose h1gh
and rolled in over the low docks. Tnere was
a big sea on for Minnetonka, and the small
boats heeled far over as they bore in to shore.
Preparations for the event began early IN the
day, and the weather-wise predicted plow.
Every prophecy came true. The race was
sailed, but there were few to struggle 1or
Ten boats of the score and more that lay at
the club house, crossed the line, and OF these
eight came home with flying colors. the VIC
tory went to the strangers and honors o.ar are
worn by A. F. Pillsbury, proud owner Or Fete,-
sons new double-sterned sloop, and r. =.
Hopkins, no less conscious owner of the new
one-rater, Gladrene. These won IN the1r
classes and won proudly Beatrice was soIe
represen tative Of her class, second class sloop,
and T. B. Janney's sloop Katrine, rigged this
season as cat, was first in her class, leaving
Varuna to sorry struggle with her pumps,
when she sprung aleak on the run to Excel
sior.
The Wizard established a record, too. since
her actual time was 1:SS:46, and she started
off with handicap of five minutes.
The race was holiday preliminary for the
season which will open with the race OF next
Saturday afternoon. 1t did not count In the
championship, and special flags were won by
the victorS, but it was nevertheless an inter-
estng event. There was much curiosity con-
cerning the new boats, and the most of these
were in evidence. The Pillsbury Wizard came
in for a large part of the comment, and was
greatly admired for her clean lines and trim
appearance, in spite of her length and beam,
which is 81 feet over all and 16 feet water
line. She Is graceful ship, notwithstanding
the double cut in her stern. She carries
big TBS foot sail and bears her white plumage
easily. Her club measurement Is 209. Pc
terson, her builder. was at Mr.. Pilsbury's ell
bow, but they said Wizard would not venture
out, as the wind promised to be so heavy.
However, after the other boats got OF and she
had her wings bit. they gained courage
and pushed her away under handicap. She
proved to be of the right mettle, however.
When she started her second jib was set,
which she carried on the run to Excelsior.
Peterson, who tended sheet, then dropped the
lib, and did not lift 1t again until she was
we'll down the lake on the Point Lookout
run. She then forged ahead as If train OF
dynamite had been laid at her heels, and the
race was hers easily. She stood up In the
wind steady and firm, and fell not whit be-
hind in her windward sailing, in spite OF the
run she had made. Her sails filled readily
and she bore up under the pressure brayely,
answering the tiller at the touch. Her hull Is
black loaded from stem to stern, and her
deck is light yellow. Wizard made a great
run and easily led the fleet There were
these to predict that the Tartar, the favor1te
of last year, is downed: