The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-21
TO RUSH THEIR REGATTA
INTERLAKE CONTESTS WILL BE-
GIN TOMORROW MORNING

AkeIa Is Chosen to Represent the
White BearssClub In the 23-FoOt
Class, Although the AureIia Had
Been Thought Cinch-SOme-
thing About the Visiting Yachts
and Yachtsmen.
me officers of the White Bear Yacht
ciup yesterday put the finishing
touches on the racing programme for
the lnter-Lake association races COM
Hlehclng tomorrow, completing the
programme Of what promises to be the
most successful competition among
iast yachts evereheld on inland waters
In the Northwest.
All the boats entered In the big
races were at the lake side yesterday
Win the exception of the two repre-
sentatlVes of the Fox Lake Yacht club
ard the Ariel OF the Oconomowoc
Yacht club.
Ihese boats have all arrived in st.
Paul and will be in the water today.
AFTER considerable search during the
DAY the boats were located on a side
track at Gladstone, and they will be
speedily put in racing trim for the big
events commencing tomorrow morn
ing.
The special committee, consisting Of
H. A. Merrill and F. M Douglas, yes
terday selected the Akela, the new
bloomer built twenty-three footer, to
represent the White Bear Yacht club
In the contest with the IIoodlum, the
crack Massachusetts yacht Tiua selec-
ton gave general satisfaction, al
though 1T came in the nature of sur
prise to DR.. MacLaren, who was led
.ha1iaUa hIyf no
OF the Aurelia over the Akela that his
boat would be selected to do the hon
ors for the club. The text of the COM
m1ttee's report is given below.
with the exception Of the Fox Lake
sailors and Capt Dupee's men from
Oconomowoc, all the visiting sailors
had their boats out for a trial yes
terday.
The following is a complete list of
the boats and the crews entering in
the races:
In the contest between the East and
West, to be participated in by the
Hoodlum and Akela, the first race will
be sailed tomorrow morning over a
twelve knot course with the follow
ing crews:
Hoodlum, representing the Yacht Racing
association Of Observation-Disclosures Ward
Burton; H. ]. Burton, main sheet and Alex
ander Higginson the lib and three others
to be selected Monday
Akela, representing the White Bear Yacht
ec.u56nGaItaln, c: NJ Griggs; main sheet,
and on the lib Samuel Bum
IN the contest among the twentyfooters the
makeup of the crews Is as follows:
Hazard, representing the Minnetonka Yacht
ciub-Captain, Alfred Pillsbury; D. Raymond
and A. Wilcox, main sheet and W. NJ. Moss
on the jib.
Ariel, representing the oconomowoc Yacht
cIuO-CdDtan Dunea. II An
sheet, and A. Thompson on the jib.
lota. representing the Oshkosh Yacht club
Captain, Love; Phil Sawyer and James Jones,
main sheet, and Edgar Sawyer on the jib
Monoquet, representing the Indiana Yacht
club-Captain, Elliott Durand; ]. G. Van
the lib.
Gadfly, representing the Fox Lake Yacht
club-Captain, Lyford; G. M. Palmer main
sheet and D. D. Felix on the b.
Plstakee, representing the Piscatee Yacht
Nicholas Morris: main sheet, and Matthew
Pitzen on the lib.
Mahto, representing the White Bear Yacht
club-Captafn, L. p ordway; J. d. Rama1ev'
main sheet, and W. j. hurry on the lib.
In the seventeen-foot class the personnel
OF the crews who will compete for the cham
p1onshp is as follows:
We're Here, representing the Minnetonka
yacht club-Captain, Hopkins; A. B. Strong
ana 5. j. Morton, main sheet, and Gale Mer-
OoiiANtSiiO,
Yacht club-Captain, Palmer; J. S. Scofe1d
main sheet, and Chester Palmer on the lib.
Xen1a, representing the White Bear Yacht
club-Captain Harry Drake; F. L. Bigelow:
main sheet, and T. L. Wann on the lib.
WILL BEGIN TOMORROW.
The regatta committee decided yes
terday afternoon to start the first con-
test in the twenty three-foot class be-
tween the Hoodlurn and the Akela to-
morrow morning at 10 a. M, instead OF
tuesday, as was originally intended.
The race will be over twelve knot
course.
The White Bear Yacht club will keep
open house at Ramaleys and on the
island during the entire week Refresh
1nents will be served On the pretty lit
tie villa just at the point of the island
and the club have chartered the steam
boat Maud to carry the club members
and their guests to the island, where
an excellent view of the entire race
can be had
The executive board, consisting of II.
T. Drake, commodore: Dr. A. Mac
Laren, vice commodore; c. A Reed,
captain: w. S. Morton, secretary; H,
Van Week, treasurer; A. B. Driscoll H.
A. Merrill, J. H.. Skinner and T. L.
Wann, constitute the executive board
pervision of the races
The executive board was to have met
yesterday afternoon and select two
judges and three tifnekeepers, as race
officials, but this was left over until
Monday morning when the sailing com
nlittee will appoint one judge and two
timekeepers, and the captains of the
boats entered will select an additional
judge and timekeeper.
The following commit tao on orro n o-a-
nlents have worked untiringly during
the past week to make the races a sue
cess and deserve commendatory men
ton. o. l.. Taylor, chairman; Cass Gil
bert, j. N. Jackson, w. J. Driscoll. w.
S. Morton. P. c. Stohr, l.. E. Newport.
J. H. Skinner, F. M. Douglass and
John Townsend.
TUESDAY EVENINGS BALL.
The social side of the gathering of
the sailors from distant waters. will
receive It's impetus on Tuesday even
ing, when a reception and ball will be
rendered the visiting yachtsmen and
their friends at Ramaley's. A long
list of patronesses have responded to
invitations and the affair will doubt
less be che of great brilliancy
A special train will leave at 7:3O d.
m, on Tuesday evening, returning to
the city after the hop at 11:2O D. m.
The following members of the club
have this part Of the entertainment in
charge.
W. w. Price, E. H. Morphy, Howard
Wheeler, w. J. Murray, Paris Fletcher,
E. P. Smith Jr., II. A. Merrill H. Van
Week, A. B. Drfscoll. F. M. Douglass.
+. D. Monfort It. L. Wann and +. r.
Bigelow.
Many of the visitors are being enter