The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-24
OUTSIDE THE TIME LIMIT
mo RACE" AT WHITE BEAR
LAKE YESTERDAY

LAKE YESTERDAY
Keewayden Showed the Other Tyven-
ty-FOOters Some New Tricks
About Light Weather Sailing
Aurelia Had the Field Alone In
Her Class, but the Kittens Had n
Lively Contest.
After a lively contest lasting over
two hours the sturdy sailors of White
Bears fast yachts sailed their craft
across the finish line yesterday after
noon at the Clark street buoy just too
late to come within the time limit CT
two hours and eight minutes. Keeway-
den, In the twenty-foot class, the first
boat to finish, failed by the narrow
margin of twelve seconds to come with
In the limit, and the contest was de-
clared no race by the judges.
The result of yesterdays race is
largely due to the uncertain quantities
IN which old Boreas handed out the
ereeze. When the starting gun was
nred good, stiff tWelve-knot breeze
was blowing from the southwest, but
as the boats SKINNED the top of the
bllloWs the wind gradually decreased
until at times during the last part Of
the race there was scarcely enough
WIND to I'LL pocket handkerchief.
All the boats entering finished the
course.
AS a rule, interest in the White Bear
yacht races centers around the contest
between the twenty three-foot sloops.
but yesterday Akela was out of the
game. and her companion and rival.
Aurella, merely sailed the course to
make the race interesting, as she had
none in her class to compete against.
The contests in the classes were
nveller than usual, owing to the alb
sence OF the big yachts from the raca.
In the kitten class Capt. Van Week
sailed the Falcon to victory, beating
the Pastime by one minute and ten
seconds. Capt. Bum was proud of the
victory of the Goblin in the seventeen
foot class, and the Keewayden. sailed
by DR.. WEIGH, was the winner In
the twenty-foot class, and the win
ner OF the race had the course been
completed within the prescribed limit
Ihere has been some dispute as to
the length Of the course, and because
OF a protest filed by all the captains
OF the twenty-footers, the 81 course
Will be remeasured before the next
race.
AT $40 p. m. the dynamite cruiser Ina
sounded the signal Of warning by drop
ping shell across the bow of the
pleasure craft Bonita, and the race was
on. In twos and threes the Yachts
carrying their large sails, put out from
the private dock of the club at Ra-
maleys. Owing to the stiff breeze
which was then blowing nearly all the
boats carried storm jibs, and the sails
were close reefed
AT 3:15 the twenty-one-foot sloops
were sent on their way. Pastime, sail
ed by Carl Taylor, got over the line
just after Jennie, sailed by Capt. Rod
ehoerg' Who brought her PROV to the
line just as the signal was given. In
doing so, however, he lost his Roadway,
and Pastime and Falcon passed the line
IN the order named, and to the center
puoy 1t was a pretty race between the
twenty one- footers.
The little seventc foot class, known
as the special raters," secured an ex
cellent start, each carrying every inch
OF sail without a reef being the only
boats in the race not taking in part Of
their sail.
Capt. brakes Xenia led the bunch
over the line, closely followed by Crop
pie and Goblin. Following behind the
cat boats about a quarter of a mile
the seventeen-foot class were well
punched, and during the race their DO
sftions were changed many times be-
which brought her across the line first.
In rounding the buoys the seventeen
footers made up considerable time, az
short turns and quick maneuvers are
their strong points.
The sunshine smiled upon the start
or the twenty Hooters, and from that
time on the clouds did not look so |
threatening and the wind gradually
died out
AT the start Capt. WEIGH brought |
KeeWayden just up to the line as the |
gun was fired, but thinking that he |
was over before the gun he turned back |
and lost considerable time in getting
another start However, he was not
long in regaining the lost ground, and
after the center buoy was reached the |
second time keewayden kept we'll in |
advance Of the rest Of the procession.
cleverly demonstrating her qualities as !
light weather boat.
AS the wind died out nearly all the
boats took in their. storm jibs and ad-
justed a sail better suited to the
weather. Before the race was over,
hoisted their spinnakers.
At the center buoy Croppie held first
place, followed by the Xenia and the
Yankee. The beat from there to Dell |
wood was a, hard one, the boats having |
to face beam wind, which brought |
out the seaWOrthy qualities Of the |
yachts.
At the Dellwood buoy Mahtowa, DR..
SINNERS dark horse" held the lead, |
although hard pressed by Weirdling
and Yankee.
1t was, however, in a light wind on
the last arm of the course that DR..
Welch's Keewayden overhauled the |
other boats Of her class and won easily !
The following is the summary of the |
race:
21-Foot Sioop-
No. Captain. Start Finish. Time. |
Falcon, rs, Van Week. .3:15 5:41:12 2:2s12
Jennie, II, G. W. Roden-
Pastme, SO, c. H. Taylor. .3:15 5:42:O2 2:27:O2 |
17-Foot Shops
Croppie, 81, Lyon ........3:20 5:47:45 2:27:45 |
Goblin, 80, Bum ..........3:2o 5:44:S5 2:2i:35 |
Xenia, 70 Drake ......... 1920 5:45:52 2:25 80 |
20-Foot Sloops-
Mahtowa, 40. Skinner ...a:25 5:ss:o7 2:11:o
Yankee, 6, Ordway ..... 1925 $4,000 2:11:o4 |
Weirdling IS, Douglas =. 1925 5:40:1S 2:15:1S |
keewayden, 4, DR.. WEIGH. 1925 5:33:l2 2:03:12 |
Raven, g. Murray -. -. .3:15
23-Foot Shops
Aurelia. S. ................s:2s 5:3a:55 2:c5:2s
Flint Still In Use.
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