The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-23

Capt Griggs sailed his craft so close
to victory that the race proved one of
the closest ever sailed between yachts
Of the twenty-three-foot class on the
waters of White Bear lake.
In the contest between the seventeen
and twenty-footers, which was sailed
in the afternoon, the White Bear sail
ors won back their lost laurels Of the
forenoon, by winning in both classes.
Xeria, in the seventeen-foot class,
not only defeated tbs We're Here, Capt
Hopkins speedy yadht from Minneton-
ka, but completed the course in faster
time, by nineteen seconds, than the
boats of the twenty-foet class, with
the exception of the two leaders, the
Mahto and the Hazard, Capt. Pills
bury's clipper craft.
THIS performance ell ci ed no little ad-
nliration from the sailors of all the
boats, and from the speedy pair of
heels shown to her competitors 1t Is
not unfair to presume that she will
land the championship in her class
The Mahto took the lead in her class
before the first leg Of the course. was
completed, ard this she maintained
throughout the entire race, although
at times Capt. Pillsbury succeeded in
sailing the Hazard dangerously near
her stern, but was at no time during
the race able to pass the Mahto.
Throughout it was clearly a contest
between the two Western boats, the
White Bear boat and the Minnetonka
boat, and a quarter of a mile astern
Of the leaders there was a pretty con-
test on between the Iota, Monoquet
Gadf1y and Pistakee, which at no time
during the two hours and. half was
at all certain as to the outcome.
While the race yesterday between
the two first-class sloops was not emf
nently satisfactory because Of the dis
advantage at which the representa- tive
Of the White Bear club was placed by
the untimely accident which happened
before the race was we'll started, yet
there was general expression Of salts
faction with the opening races, as they
were all sailed in a full sail breeze
which at times broke into small squalls
which brought out the seaworthy quail
tiles Of the yachts.
The result Of yesterdays races put
feathers in the caps Of White Bear skip
pers and their valiant crews, as the
two races won by them in the after
noon only resulted in victory after a
hard fought contest, which being over
a course OF twelve knots precluded the
possibility Of winning by luck, and in
the twenty -three-foot race the Akela
clearly outsailed the Hoodlu1n. but the
cured by the delay in getting q new
1ib hoisted could not be overcome in
the race. although the D White Bear
yacht came within ten seconds Of win
ming in this class, which would have
given them complete victory over all
the visiting yachts In all classes, which
field.
The Akela in yesterdays race ap-
peared quite a bit the faster Draft, but
It can hardly be said that the Hood
lum was at her best yesterday, as the
| course Is entirely new to her crew.
However, when directed by 80 skilled q
skipper as Mr.. Burton, her best quail
tiles will surely be brought out in the
succeeding races In the contest. She
Is touted as a very fast light weather
boat, and 1t is in this class Of races
that she has won her long list Of VIC
tories which are credited to the Yacht
Racing Association Of Massachusetts,.
which she represents In the inland lake
contest. -----~-sp-
A large number Of the friends and
admirers OF the yachtsmem and lake