The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-25

Akela was out for the race and evil
IDENTIFY meant to make 1t hers with as
little delay as possible. The little one
raters had come out of Dellwood bay
and rounded the buoy directly after
the big ones, there being a scant min
ute and a quarter between them in
favor of the st. Paul boat. Bigelow.
emulating the example of his commo-
dore, made a pretty plunge ahead and
commenced to pull. slightly away from
Gladrene, despite the mastery han
ding Of the latter by Capt Hopkins.
The judges boat was back to the CEN
ter buoy, where time was again taken.
resulting as follows
Aurelia, 2:56:20; Tartar, 2:57:43; Axe
la, 3:02:41; Wizard, 3:04:33. 1t will be
seen from this that the two st. Paul
boats were leading their Minnetonka
rivals by nearly a minute and a half
and two minutes respectively At this
point the quartette Of big boats started
down for wildwood, while the one
raters made for the home buoy prior
to sailing for Wildwood, the additional
two knots having been given to the
big fellows in the shape of an extra
run to this point on the lake.
The cats cut out the running to Wild
wood, Aurelia making the turn at the
buoy we'll in advance of Tartar, with
some two minutes to spare. Akela
made the first run to Wildwood pret.
tily enough and increased her lead on
Wizard to two minutes and twenty
four seconds, as the appended record
shows: Akela 3:14:55; Wizard, 1852.
Here the race between the big fel
lows began in real earnest Some of
the more demonstrative spectators be-
lieved the question should no longer
be who will win,'' but by how
much?"
1t was true ST. Paul had the advan
tage in each class, but there was the
beating to windward, and many funny
things have happened to leading boats
in beating to windward with Splitting
tacks,' losing the wind" ETC., etc.
Off up the lake they started merrily,
Akela and Wizard beating up against
the wind along the south shore.
Down from the opposite direction,
kiting along toward Wildwood, came
Witch, running like a locomotive, haV-
ing outfooted Gladrene until the latter
was to the stern not less than two
minutes and a half. Aurelia put it
all over Tartar on this leg,e beating to
WindWard, and increased her apparent
ly strong lead by some exceptionally
pretty pointing. Aurelia, which has
been considered somewhat uncertain
in a light wind, seemed to have a sur
prise in store for her admirers, who, by
this time, believed that she had the
race well in hand. Before leaving the
center buoy to port, on the last run to
Wildwood, the four boats were within
four points of each other, the sloops
seemingly overhauling the 5cats.
In fact, the distance. between the
crack Tartar and Commodore .Griggs'
boat was decreasing, while Wizard was
being left astern, having gotten out Of
the wind off Manitou island.
All this time Witch was pounding
away down to Wildwood, Akela's
sails were set beautifully, and she set
out to pass Tartar, who was making
long strides to pick up the Dean boat.
DR.. Welch kept Aurelias' nose ahead
of the sloops in spite of their prettiest
efforts, but Akela in beating to the
home buoy crossed Tartar's bow, and
rounded the buoy in advance of the
Peet cat. The time at this buoy shows
as follows:
Aurelia, 3:39:42; Akela, 3:41:32; Tar
tar, 3:42:15; Wizard, 3:46:44.
Thus it may be figured that Aurelia
was still leading Tartar by three min
utes and thirty-three seconds, while
Commodore Griggs was just five min
utes and thirteen seconds ahead of
Capt. Pillsbury and his Wizard. When
the Judges boat had proceeded down
to the center buoy the one raters
were encountered, Witch still thwart-
ing the attempts of Capt. Hopkins to
sail Gladrene up to her.
Down to Wildwood on the second