The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-13
DAY OF ACCIDENTS.
Yachts Disabled In White Bear
Races Yesterday

Yesterdays race resulted in a clear VIC
tory for the Minnezitka, the six to eight
knot wind which prevailed being an ad-
vantage to her scow hull. This makes
three victories for Griggs and four for
Douglass, with two races Still to come.
The boats are so evenly matched under
their respective conditions that the
weather bureau man is the best Judge of
who will win todays races, providing
Minnesota's mast is repaired and there
is any racing whateve
Owing to the great strains during the
recent challenge races on White Bear,
the yachts were in poor condition when
they put in Wednesday night and, al
though a great effort was made to get
them ready, it was not until after g.
o CLOCK yesterday afternoon that thew
were taken out
A steady ten-knot wind was b'owing d.
rectiy from the east. under a clear sky.
and the judges decided the first leg
should be a close haul to Wildwood from
center buoy, and run before the wind
on the return The chaliengers got off
in good order, the Saint leading, but ow-
ing TO TWO miShaps the race was declared
on The judges were stationed on
the steam launch Abe, about 200 feet from
center buoy. The Saint broke her main
mast step under the increased strain. and
Commodore L. P. Ordway Withdrew for
ton would be dangerous The Minnesota
tore her jib loose from the PROV, but
capt J. NJ. Douglass kept under way.
sal ing cat for short time and was soon
repaired. Then the jib halyard of the
B1lnneztka broke. and although Capt. C.
NJ. Griggs finished, the race was declared
OIL on account Of accidents
In the second start the Minnezitka got
away first. followed b. the Minnesota
alone, the Saint having BEEN compelled 70
dock- On the close haul to Wildwood
apt Griggs won the leg by 80 seconds
On the return run dead before the wind
with spinnakers set, he added minutes
and SO seconds to his leads On the SEQ
ond run to Wildwood against the wind the
-hihhezltka forged ahead, gaining another
minute and 20 seconds ron the second RI,
win the wind he won the leg, winning the
race by minutes and 81 seconds
O1lclal racing being 2overc for the dav
an informal go between the Minnezitka
heihleu by Ordway, and the Minnesota
by Griggs, was institutedsl and rasu1ts
were looked for with interest. as conclu-
slohs with the shippers changed about
"oulu De very valuable, but unfortunate
~ without warning, the Minnesota's mast
snapped squarely off about;fflaIf wav IN
/ The sloop being well Iuffed. the neaik faII
"l1hout damaging the crew. 1t viii be
/ impossible to repair the beats fully before
saturday and as a consequence the chair
| man. capt. c. A. Read, announced that If
! IS not likely that the trials will be re-
Suilied To-Day, but the regular Saturday
afternoon races will take place.
some misunderstanding is cI,rra,t -,
saralng the races in progress at White
Bear AXE Ostensiblv,' the nriza &c -
| pehn"nt Offered by the YACHT cl,lh Tho
/ pennant is to be awarded the Wforer -of
NHe plurality of nine races However fba
| committee on the EeaWanhaka c,1r racas
are not bound ~ seTd' the winner of theee
races TO Montreal as the. clubs rcnrA-
He'i'a.Ne- On the other hand the final
| result OF these contests win bear a prom
| Hheht part IN the calculations of tile
committee before they come to 10
! clslon The committee is COMPOSED Of
| NFSSfS James Skinner. S. c. Sticknev
f. M. Douglass, c. M Griggs and [. P
OrdWay 1t is noticeable that the skin
pefs OF each Of the contestants is on the
LSt' Wh'eh assures the selection Of the
craft most likely to bring off the ca
| nadlah cup which, by the way, has been
| merely contested for in the past. The
cup was put up by a New York club ana
CeIehGcd on the Oyster bay course by the
MONO. defeating many English racing
machines sent against it, among them
| the notable Spruce HI. until 1896. when
Duggan. of Montreal. the present cham
plon, took the Glen Cairn" to Seawan-
haka and bore the prize to Canada. The
next year he defended it against all
corners with the Glen Cairn II. the most
finished sailing craft of that season. In
1888 he built the Dominion, ana success
fully skipped her, keeping the CUP at
Montreal Last year his fourth defend
er," Glen Cairn III. was scarcely equal
to the task of keeping the United States
from taking home the cup.
The races take place under tie auspices
Of the Royal ST Lawrence Yacht club,
off Durval in the Gulf of ST. Lawrence,
| Aug .
The official time is tabulated:
RACE NO. WIND, TEN KNOTS.