The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-06
WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST
FOURTHS IN THE LAKES
HISTORY.
AKELA WON THE YACHT RACE,
WHILE THERE WE'RE SOME ATH-
IETIC SPORTS ON LAND AND
WATER.
GOAT CLUB SHELLS WERE FAST.
some Lively Racing Was Done at
the Boat Clubs Annual Mid
summer FrOlic.

Yesterday was a great day for White
Bear lake-in fact as great a day as
the pretty body of water with its con-
stantly increasing shore population,
has ever enjoyed, taken all in all.
The fact that the due and proper
celebration of the anniversary of the
s.eniug of the Declaration of indie
pendence was held over from the day
before owing to is being Sunday only
served to whet the interest of the
pleasure loving population to point
where they were going to have
thoroughly good time-every man jack
of them-and this includes the ladies
as well.
1t matters not whether you went to
Ramaley's pavilion, where the elite OF
St. Paul. CARRIED in duck and flannels,
Witnessed the test of Craftsmanship in
dulged in by the brawny members of
the Minnesota Boat club, or whether
YOU dropped off at White Bear village
to watch a number of fun-loving peo-
ple-of both sexes-dghting for victory
I'm a card Of so-called athletic events,
or whether YOU boarded an electric car
and visited Wildwood, where during
the day thousands Of men, women and
children disported all the livelong day,
in the water, on the water, on the
merry gO-rOund. on the roller coaster,
or in the big ball room-they were all
bent upon putting in the holiday as
they felt in the most appropriate fash
ion, by crowding into the day as much
real fun as was to be had. In the
first place the large number of people
who got to the lake helped to make
the day a red letter one by being in
evidence. Their presence was made
possible by the greatly increased facili-
ties for getting from and back to town
easily and without unnecessary delay.
All day long the st. Paul & Duluth
ran trains at frequent intervals, and
few coaches were hauled out that were
not filled. The st. Paul & Suburban
put all its cars into commission, and
even with the tremendous thrOng of
people. kept very close to it's schedule
of running time.
Boats piled regularly between Rama
ley's, Lake Shore and Wildwood, and
there was not an hour in the day when
the slightly ruffied surface of the lake
was not studded here and there with
the snowy sheets of the scores of sail
ing craft, to say nothing of the count
less row boats, canoes, etc.
To insure a full day a great mass
of people left the city heat early il
the day. The first event at the lake
was the twenty-fOurth annual regatta
of the Minnesota Boat club, and the
pavilion and lawns surrounding 1T
We're preempted by a decidedly fash
ionable lot of spectators, with the
general white effect of canvass skirts
and trousers frightened up by a
variety of cOlors, not the least promi-
Ient of which, was the cherry and
white of the boat club.
III the morning, and until after
luncheon, the spectators watched the
rowing races. and when the medals
had been presented the gallant vic
the lake, most of them to return later
to watch the pennant yacht race at 3
o'clock.
Across the lake in a straight line lay
Wildwood, which stirred with people
quite early after breakfast. The pic
mic grounds were stormed, the dane
ing pavilion invaded, and the visitors
were given their choice of a variety Of
amusement
Before the yacht race was started
big crowd of interested people gath
cred at the pretty little park at White
Bear village to watch a number of
their friends run, jump, trundle wheel
barrows, and ride their bicycles. The
events were divided between the men
and the women and those in which
the members OF the gentler sex took
part were certainly not the least inter
esting. The games were held in what
IS known as Railroad park and resulted
as follows:
Road race. from Arcade street. st. Paul
to Railroad park, White Bear, via Gladstone
Moe first, Swanson second. Time 81 49,
Ladies road race-Jessie Johnson first
Time. $500
Ragamufln-M. Plasteo first prize, George
Torinus second, Jacob Hansen Sr. third
Pony race-Joe Kelly first Roy Shepherd
second.
Ladies bicycle race-sophy Adams first
Emma Morton second.
Mems bicycle race, twelve laps around the
park two miles-Carl Richards first prize.
Three-legged race-E. and c. E. Nichols
first, ]. Orvis and Al Wilson second.
Wheelbarrow race-John Orvis first, C. E.
Nichols second.
second.
Egg, race-Add:e Gale first, Lizzie Johnson
second.
Potato race. Griffin first, H. Rolph Sec
ond.
rick second.
fle-eaIlng contest-A. Fitzpatrick.
Boys bicycle race-Norman Thorwith first
Frank Cox second. -"'
Ladies foot race-Lulu Bunghard first
Clara Piloquinn second ~
Ladies potato race-NelI:e Fradenbure
first, Katie Hauser second.
Ladies woodSawing contest-LiIy johnson
Farmers parade - Randolph Long first.
Walter Dunn second. Mr.. Elliott third. p
Rapp fourth.
In the evening the citizens Of the brisk
little village displayed Greek fire about the
place, and burned up a quantity Of miscal-
laneous fireworks in honor of the day
In the evening a ball was given at the
pavilion by the Hungarian orchestra.