The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-31
LAKE WATER WAS TOO ROUGH
ING REGATTA WAS PREVENTED
BY WEATHER
Akela, the Only One to Do So,
Rounded the Point In Spite of the
Heavy Sea-New Douglass Yacht
Was Not Taken Out.


A stiff gale and choppy sea made it i'm
possible for the White Bear Yacht CLUB
to hold the races planned for yesterday
afternoon, on the course off the Dellwood
club house. The yachtsmen were on deck
early in the afternoon and ready for the
races, but the weather conditions were
such that to attempt to start the events
would have been unsuccessful of GER
tainty.
The races were set for 315 and several
steam yachts from White Bear, Mahtomedi
and Lake Shore attempted the trip around
the point and into the bay on which
the Dellwood club house faces, but found
the waves rolling up stiffiy in the lee
way and in the open the lake was dotted
with white fiecks of foam as the wind
clipped the tops of the waves. Several
attempts were made to round the point,
but all We're unsuccessful. The new
yacht, owned by F. N. Douglass, and not
yet named, which is departure from &C
copied types and expected to create a
sensation in racing circles this season,
lay at the club house pier, but was not
taken out. Her fine lines and racing
qualities were apparent and the opinion
expressed among racing men is that the
last years famous craft, owned by c.
M. Griggs, made the trip around the
point and into the bay successfully, under
full SAIL She bore up stiff1y against the
gale, and showed that winter lay-up
has not impaired her speed possibilities
and staunchness under stress of weather.
The unfavorable conditions of yester-
day were a great disappointment to the
yachtsmen, as the races set were the
first of the year and were expected to de-
velop very smart sport. The yacht club
course remains the same last year,
the triangular formation of the stake
buoys being retained. The course will
be once around the buoys, with a repeti
ton of two legs of the course back to the
starting buoy in all this seasons events.
The work of remodeling the club house
of the White Bear Yacht club, at DELL
wood, White Bear lake, will be com
pleted by the Goth of the month
The dwelling house on the lake shore,
purchased by the club, has been trans
formed into very cOmmodious and con-
venient summer home for the club and
will be one of the cosiest resorts of this
kind in the Northwest when finished
One feature Of the construction which
has met with universal favor Is the ex-
tensive area of the verandas, and the
platform on the roof of the club, which
will afford an excellent view Of the
course and the summer races. The base
ment of the club house will contain lock-
ers, spar and sail rooms and every con-
venience for the sailormen, while the up
per floors are fitted with bed rooms and
special accommodations for the clubs
lady visitors The assembly room is forty
feet long and opens into an observation
room, the sides of which are made of
glass doors, sliding upward and leaving
the verandas open into the house. This
affords excellent room for dancing One
end of the assembly room is filled with
spacious and comfortable-lookin fire
place, while will add not a little to the
comfort of the guests when sharp winds
blow in the fall.