The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-06
70 OPEN DECORATION Day
YACHT RACES OF THE WHITE
BEAR CLUB WILL THEN
BEGIN
SAILS SKIM CLASSY SURFACE
Already a Number of Fast Yachts
Have Cut the Water of the
Lake - Yachting
Notes.

White Bear has again assumed it's nat
ural beauty. Cottagers have been keep
ing the city vans busy the past week,
and over half the summer residents of
the Lake are already in settled quarters
The vegetation all around the lake is do
ing well. Several new cottages have
been erected at various points, the Nah
tomedi hotel expects to open May 10, and
the first Of the yacht races in the two
clubs will be held Decoration day
During the past week a number of sails
have been placed in the water and by
next Sunday the sight of white wings
will be common one. None of the new
boats have been put in commission, al
though they are ready for the water.
There ig feeling among the owners of
the new boats that they should all be
put In the water about the same time.
And as the time approaches when they
may be seen under sail, the interest in
their relative merit increases proper
tionately. In the seventeen-foot class it
will be possible to compare the speed
of the new ones with the Goblin and
Xenia, although these two have been
sold out of the club, but are still on the
lake. Goblin has been purchased by
in the Mahtomedi club this summer.
There has been so much written and
said about the new boats which the White
Bears will put into the water this sum
mer that it has given rise to the uues-
ton, what will the club. do with the other
boats. VIII the be relegated to the
rear? Not at all. There is too much
money invested in them They have too
much merit for such neglect While il is
ho yoro
Will remain intact, and at the same time
nave a reasonable representation IN each
class, the club may be relied upon TO do
the right thing. Some of the classes
have been badly split up. Several boats
nave been sold off the lake, four or five
have Joined fortunes with the Mahto
med1 club and still one or two will not
face the starting gun again. This condi
ton makes change in classification al
most imperative. Just what will be done
is dlfflcult to say, but 1t is more than
propable that such classes as are closely
Identified in racing qualities will he
punched and handicap placed where
necessary.
The majestic Aurelia, one of the best
poats ever placed on White Bear lake
will find it rather lonesome this season
as she is the only boat of her class on
the lake. Among the twenty-footers
there is still some uncertainty. The
boats available are the keewayClin Ca
vite, Yankee and Weirdling, although
the later had sailed with the twenty-foot
specials and twenty-one-footers also. In
last years twenty y-one-foot class, one of
the most interesting classes in the cluh
there are but Jennie and Falcon left. OF
the larks, 1t is understood that several
have been sold to Bald Eagle Yachts
men, and there may be no class for This
type of boat this year. Harriet E and
Torpedo, two boats Of decided merit are
orphans. Alfredo, Secret and Siren are
uncertain quantities.
The matter of placing the boats will
be acted on by the club before the sea-
son opens, and satisfactory basis will
no doubt, be arrived at
The sloop Hornet. with silk sails air
chambers, ballast and rigging complete
is for sale or rent. Boat is in first-cIass
condition, and capable of MANY years
hard service May be seen at Mabto-
medi yards. Address or call on H w
Dresen, lel East Fourth street, St. Paul
"a Na1 - IL fI{:5,o ? -
Drummond; Woman and Artist bv
Max O'Rell, and Men With fhe Rark
On, by Frederic Remington, are all new
DOCKS and for sale at Schuneman e
Evans, st. Paul.