The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-12
OARS AND NOT SAILS
WE'RE THE MOST APPROPRIATE
FOR WHITE BEARS WEATHER
CONDITION YESTERDAY.
BREEZE ALMOST TOO LIGHT
TO TEST THE QUALITIES OF THE
BOATS FOR THAT KIND OF
WORK.
TARPoN FIRST OVER THE COURSE,
Bat Didn't Cover the Distance in the
Time Limit-Watching Minne-
tOnka Carefully.

The sweeps and shells would have
been more appropriate at White Bear
yesterday than the Sloops and sails, for
there was scarcely enough wind to fin
Ism the trial race of the day before the
evening trains left for town. Natty
Tarpon, sailed by Skipper George Mead.
cast out her ballast before the start
was made and in the faintest sort of
breeze for most of the distance, walk
ed away from Akela and landed home
some minutes ahead of her speedy ad-
Vtrsary, although the distance was not
covered in the time prescribed by the
rules, so the Judges informally decided
M. no race, although they were given
the opportunity to judge the relative
merits of the two sloops in a light full
sail breeze.
The two sloops, Tarpon and Akela,
started, as did also three half-raters,
Witch, Mojave and Croppie.Akela start
ed off in the lead by some thirty sec
onds, but was overtaken by her sister
sleep on the run down to the Dellwood
buoy. Tarpon passed her to leeward
and tackled crossing Akela's buoys,
after which she rounded the buoy.
Tarpon gained slightly the balance Of
the way, although the progress to the
Wildwood buoy was tedious, the wind
almost disappearing entirely.
When half back from Wildwood to
bit, but was never a good sailing
breeze. In her lighted condition, Tar
pom SKINNED over the placid water and
pulled in past the home buoy, as stat
ed, some five or six minutes before
Akela reached the line.
The course was a six and a half knot
course, and, according to the rules the
boats must make not less than three
and quarter knots per hour This
Tarpon failed to do by about twenty
minutes, and after a brief question as
to whether the season rules applied to
these trial races. it was understood
that there had been no race.
The half-raters drifted around in the
wind, and although Witch and Mojave
finished, the shippers of all three
agreed to call things off until some
day when the wind was fresher and the
boats could sail to better advantage.
The official card looked as follows when
made up:
Shops. Start. Fin. Actual. Cort'd.
Ne Griggs M .i55s:os s:24:os g:os:45 1:55:2s
Tarpon, George H.
Mead ......... .3:5s:s5 5:56:37 1:57:O2 1851
Half Raters.
Witch ........... :02:34 6:06:50 ....... .......
Mojave .........4:O2:2S 6:07:55 ...... .....
Croppie. sc Did not finish.
The White Bear yachtsmen are
watching with much interest the Min
netonka trials which are to settle the
question of which boats are to come to
White Bear to try conclusions with the
local boats. Fred Hopkins Gladrene
will represent the special class, Alf
Pillsbury's sloop Wizard will stand for
that cass, while the trial for the cats
was scheduled for yesterday afternoon
The White Bear men are looking
wise, but are not saying much about
what they think. It is plain though
that if the Minnetonka boats are going
to capture any honors they will have
to be we'll sailed.
The committee of the White Bear
club which will select the local repre-
sentatives in each class. consists of
Messrs. L. P. Ordway. C. NJ. Griggs, H
Van Week, DR.. J. NJ. WEIGH and j. w.
Taylor. The sloops and cats will have
another go at 4 O'clock this afternoon.