The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-20
SQUALLS SCATTERED THEM,
BUT GAVE NO ADVANTAGE TO BEN
Eft ANY ONE OF THE
CRAFT.
1T TOOK ALL pHE AFTERNOON
TO Cover the Course I'm u SOciabIe
but Not Especially Exciting
Way.

yesterday afternoon was not what 1t
would have been if.Observer Lyons had
been able to be at the lake. He did,
however, dish out very fine quality
of weather, but some way or other he
could not connect with the wind, and,
as consequence, none of the thirteen
boats which started were able to finish
within the time limit The new rules
or the White Bear Yacht club make
the limit for finishing two hours Six
teen minutes and twelve seconds. The
boat finishing in the quickest time was
the Corona II. Her corrected time was
two hours thirty-four minutes, or about
seventeen minutes over the time limit.
The light wind was responsible for
the poor time. The race from the start
ing buoy to the center buoy was made
IN fairly good time, but after that it
was all luck, as the wind came in oc-
casional puffs, light streaks, and on
several occasions the entire fleet, which
for the first half of the race were we'll
punched, We're becalmed. The wind,
what there was of it, was very change
able, blowing from all points of the
compass.
The story of the race is short one.
The Corona II. took the lead at the
middle buoy and maintained 1T
throughout the race. The positions of
the other boats were constantly chang
ing, and it was. nobody's race in the
other class until the Wildwood buoy
was reached, when H. P. Sanders spe-
cial class boat Mojave plunged ahead
and kept the lead till the end She fin
ished twenty-four minutes after the Co
roma. The position of the boats when
the return was made from Dellwood
at the center buoy was Corona, Akela,
Nushka, Tarpon, Alfrida
When the preparatory gun was fired
at $40 p. m there was but little wind,
but the owners of the yachts were an
xiouS to give their boats a trial, and
start was made by all classes. II.
I. Drake OBLIGATED as starter, while R.
B. De Lano held the watch. At 315
p. m. the little howitzer called the kit
tens to order; the Pastime and the Es-
| meralda getting off together, while the
Nushka was handicapped by three min
utes, as she did, not start with her
class. "a ~je'
At 1920 p. m. the special class boats
y.
The special class boats were given no
time allowance, and are allowed none,
except where all boats compete for the
trophy. 4 flying start was made
their time being taken as soon as their
gun was fired, regardless of whether
they had crossed the line or not. There
was considerable jockeying around for
position by this class, and when the
start was made the Nelka and MojavG
got off nose to nose, while Tracey
Lyons clipper Croppy was handicapped
by a bad start.
The twenty-one-foot class sloops,
three in number, Minnehaha, Falcon
starting buoy in good shape at 1926
p. m.
In the first-class sloops there were
five starters, Corona IL, Akela, Alfri-
da, Tarpon and Merry Girl. When P.
H. Gotzian had the Merry Girl built, it
was for second-class sloop, but, on
measuring her, he found she was eIigi-
BILE to enter with the first-class boats.
and her appearance in yesterdays race
was her maiden trial as a first-class
sIoop.
The first-class boats were sent on
their way at $3.50 D. m. At the start
they were punched and continued in
congenial companionship for some tina.
after which a combination of squally
circumstances TRANSFERRED and they
were separated, and did not go near
each other during the remainder Of
the race. The Corona was the first to
flock by herself, and her example was
followed by the others soon afterwards,
and the race was finished shortly after
o'clock, in almost a calm.
The race was for the cOmmOdore'S CUP
among the first-class boats and the
little fellows contested for the pen
nant.
The owners Of the Corona were
pleased with the behavior of Miss Co
roma II. They have never regarded
her as a light wind boat, but yester-
days race showed she was a daisy in
light weather. They attribute her
showing to her new center board which
was used yesterday for the first time
in light wind. The Corona is owned
by a syndicate Of gentlemen consist
ing Of Jesse Gregg, of the Commercial
club; DR.. Welsh and II. A. Merrill
Last year the time limit for finishing
was 2:50, but it has been reduced to
2:16.
The regatta committee held a meet
ing yesterday morning to consider the
claim of the owners of the Tarpon
that the AkeIa fouled the Tarpon at
the DellWood buoy. Both sides were
heard at some length, but 10 decision
was reached, and 1t is expected the
matter will be disposed of soon.
The Minnehaha, Ramaley's new boat,
is one of the new boats sailed yester-
day. She is built after the style Of
the Merry Girl and by the same build
err, Henry Sorenson, of White Bear,
and she is considered a strong bidder
for the championship Of her class.
The old Corona l., which was sold to
parties at Lake Winnebago, Wis, has
won all the races at that lake this
season, defeating the Katherine, Mr.
Deans old boat which was also sold
to parties at that lake, and the Wasp,