The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27
WHITE BEAR CAT TOOK THE
LAST OF THE THREE
RACES.
YESTERDAYS HEAVY WIND
SENT HER SCUDDING FAR AHEAD
OF MINNETONElA'S7 ALMOST UN-
BEATEN TARTAR.
OVER FIVE MINUTES TO SPARE.
Conceding the Minnetonka Yacht
the Allowance to Which She
Was Entitled.

the Allowance tVhtch She
Was Entitled.
Ex-Commodore William B. Deans
homely but speedy cat captured the
third and deciding race of the series
in the interlaken series at White Bear
yesterday. beating out the Minnetonka
cat, Tartar, hands down at every mark
in the course and finishing handily
over the ten-knot course in ISL 40
Tartar crossed the finishing line in
1 ST :5S, leaving a margin in favor of
Aurelia of 6:1S, which the time allow
ance cut down to 5:14, admittedly
very proper drubbing.
If there ever was any question in
the minds of either the local or visit
ing yachtsmen as to the ability of DR..
Welch to outsail Tartar with Aurelia
in almost any wind, it was dissipated
into thin air during the race by the
mastery manner in which he took
the lead after start slightly in favor
of Tartar, and held substantial ad-
vantage which improved as the strug-
gle progressed. And the wind II
Capt. BILLY" Peet-and there is no
prayed for a spanking breeze, his
prayer was certainly answered, for
when the preparatory gun was fired
the lake was being famed by west
erly wind blowing not less than eigh-
teen or twenty miles an hour. Com
modore Dean was very much in evil
dence, as was also an enthusiastic Au-
relia contingent, which contained a
goodly representation of the gentler
sex.
They pinned their faith on Dr. Welch,
and found it had not been misplaced,
for that skipper manned the black cat
in magnificent shape in the blow, al
though it may be said he is hardly yet
familiar with her actions, having sailed
her but two or three times in all. The
Minneapolitans must be credited with
gameness, for, although it was bruited
about that the White Bear chaps were
quite prepared to make it three straight
on the series, many of them came
over to exc out a little consolation in
a second victory for Tartar and her
blonde sailing master.
The boats are the product of the
skill of Amundson, of White Bear. and
Petersen, of Minnetonka, and Mr..
his handicFaft to the fore
The shippers took a good look at
the sky and lake, and straightway put
in double reefs. The extra leg to make
up the ten knots was around the Wild
wood buoy, and four out of the ten
knots neceSSitated beating to wind
ward, so it will be seen that the St
of work
The gun was fired at 2:2O and the
pair started off on opposite tacks nine
and fourteen seconds after the flash.
Tartar to the starboard and Aurelia
on the port tack. Owing to this move,
it was quite impossible to locate
the advantage until some distance
down Tartar was forced to jibe. Azure
liza holding straight for the center
buoy. The wind was blowing at a
great rate, and the Dean cat showed
her nose around the buoy at 2:2S:I5
with Tartar recorded at 2:29:04 When
the start was made for Delfwood on
the second leg of the course, the wind
was so strong and the water so rough.
that Aurelia fairly lifted her PROV
and shifted it all in and wondered how
she could lose. The wind was saualIy.
but she ploughed through, and tore
away down to DeFlweod leaving her
adversary at every jump. She made
a pretty turn at the buoy at 2:36:17
r.
VINO seemed to be laboring under the
stiff zephyrs which effectuaIly shook
up the drink
At this juncture the ST. Paul Cat was
heading her 'Tonka adversary by near
ly a minute and half, but this was
not enough apparently to suit DR..
WEIGH, for he put it to her on the
quartering free run back to center
buoy. where it was found that the
lead had increased to two minutes and
seventeen seconds, the recorded time
at the center buoy being: AureIfa.
2:42:45; Tartar, 2:45:02 Even going be-
Tore the wind Aurelia-which some of
the Minnetonka men lfkened in outline
TO a nay r1ck-sped madly on, making
distance between her stern and the
nose OF the Peet cat, en- route for the
WILDWOOD buoy. The Minnetonka men
shuddered as the time was taken at
thls buoy for 1t showed, Aurelia, 2:49:33; .
Iaftar, 2:52:49, clean difference of
316, which they knew never could be
cut down in big blow,
capt Feet was by no means asleep,
but sailed his boat WELL but the
trouble was that she could not stand
up under the heavy blow as Aurelfa
did Capt Peet does Know how to beat.
and ON the run back to the home buoy,
a full two miles, Tartar did some
pretty work, and cut down the lead
SolIle 1ouf SECONDS. Both boats started
down for WILDWOOD on the second
round, which was pie for the tars on
Aurelia for they whipped things up
and gained some thirty seconds on the
Minnetonka boat ~
Some Idea of the speed OF the boats
may be imagined when it is known
that the White Bear cat did the run
from the home buoy to q Wildwood IN
exactly sixteen minutes, and forty-SeV-
en- seconds, distance of two miles,
which yachtsmen will tell is pretty fast
sailing. The time at Wildwood buoy
was: AureIia, 3:39:10; Tartar, 3:43:f2.
Here were the boats then ready to
come back home, and the st. Paul two
seconds over four minutes to the good.
This same state of affairs existed on
tuesday, when Tartar stole in ahead
of the St Paul boat DR.. Welch was
determined there should be no repetf-
ton Of this and he sailed his craft for
all he knew. There was victory within
reach, and nothing but about two
miles OF white-capped water between
MIN and the determining race of the
series. Aurelia laid out a pretty course
Tor herself, and began the tedious work
OF beating up home. So we'll did DR..
Weleh nave his rival in hand that Au-
rel1a actually gained on the home run
Two minutes and sixteen seconds on the
other boat
Aurelia crossed the line at 4:11:40, and
nearly seven minutes before the de-
feated Minnetonka boat had completed
the course.
Her exact finishing time was 4:17:58
had Joined honors with Alxela and
Witch and had dafao4ad tho M;pno