The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-05

races were close, the other two being
more decisive, Akela winning by such
a generous margin, and both Aurelia's
rivals in the cat race dropping out OF
the struggle.
The small sloops started off first
at a gun fired at APO, owing to the
storm which was quite severe for at
least an hour.
Jennie r. got over first, with Falcon
close up, and Siren third. The last
named met with some mishap to her
sail soon after the gun, and pulled Off
the course and out of the race. Witch,
Goblin and Croppie, three clever little
specials, made a pretty flying start,
-weW punched, although the champion
soon cut out the running, while Crop
pie waited in vain for her heavy wind.
Goblin was sailed by Sam Bum, the
natty little one-rater, having come
into the possession Of the Bum fam
lily, The youngster, with three of his
friends, sailed her prettily, and their
friends hoped, until the last leg Of
the race, that she had won.
A small miXup at the start some
what marred the beginning of the cat
race, but Pastime, last over, took the
lead, while Aurelia and Alfrida We're
extricatfng themselves fyom rather
close approach to a foul. Both were
close hauled, and they came together.
Alfrida was to windward, and Azure
liza came about, only too soon after
make up the distance to the front, and
she led the other cats to the center
buoy, with Alfrida second, PaStlme
third.
Akela and Tarpon started off well
together, but Commodore Griggs soor.
sent the champion slOop to the fore,
where she staid to the finish, her race
never being in danger. Falcon was
the first to round the center buoy,
with Jennie r. a minute behind.
Then came Goblin, the youngsters
having taken the lead from the speedy
Witch with Capt Bigelow and two
ladies on board. Witch was headed on
the way to the Dellwood buoy, with
CToppie third.
Alfrida passed the center buoy in
the lead of the cats, with Aurelia close
up. so close in fact, that the homely
black cat passed the Herreshof boat to
the leeWard with no difficulty on the
leg to Dellwood. Pastime was third
some distance away.
Commodore Griggs sailed nerrily
away in his Al1ela, widening the dis
lance between himself and Tarpon at
every jump On the run back from
Dellwood Falcon was in the van with
the two one-raters in second place, and
Jennie r. third. Goblin was by this
time well away from the Witch, and
passed the buoy with a good lead, the
Heimke boat following next in the list.
When the center buoy was reached,
coming back from Dellwood, Aurelia
was In the lead, having secured the
place of honor among the cats in the
run. The lead was a comfortable one
and Alfrida was next in order. Then
came Akela with Tarpon some three
minutes behind. Croppie, falterlng in
the light winds, was struggling along
as we'll as she could
At this point of the race the wind
freshened somewhat, and Akela over
took and passed the cat Alfrida on the
rur mp to the home buoy. Rounding
the buoy. Goblin pulled away from
the twenty one-foot sloop Falcon, with
every sign that Witch was doing al
IN her power to cut down the lead OF
the Bum one-rater. Jennie r. was
also in the bunch, making an interest.
ing quartette.
Aurelia was putting distance be-