The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-30
SAL IN I F|IFUL BREEZE
DAYS RACES AT WHITE
EEAR
HIGHLANDER FINISHES LAST
InvLncibIe at Beginning of Season.
She Is Beaten by Ordinary
BOats-Cdose Contest in
Open Glass.

| The irony of fate showed its hand ia
pretty fashion IN the weekly regatta OF
the White Bear Yacht races yesterday
afternoon. A half hour before the boats
In the various classes were sent off, q
good strong breeze was blowing almost
from the south. When the first gun
went off, it had moderated considerably,
and a half hour later the boats we o
hardly able to keep on Their course, the
wind having almost entirely subsidized.
Just before tire fin sh of che race, an
other breeze sprang up and in twenty
minutes was blowing fifteen miles an
hour. The boats simply flew across the
/ line at the finish.
| Class A got the first gun Highlander
! led at the start, but Sr. Paul was soon
on even terms, with Minnesota and Mn
! nezitka a couple of lengths back. The
! two leaders raced nearly neck and neck
to the first buoy, when Highlander drew
/ slightly away. On turning Wildwood
/ the first time, Highlander was Sill in
the lead. Minnesota was second. AMI St
Paul third In an effort TO 70 &c I q
! other two boats about, by reason Of
! right of way, Douglass lost second posi-
ton to Minnezitka. Returning from
( Dellwood, afkr going half the distance,
Minnezitka had slight lead with Min
! nesota second, st. Paul third and High
! lander in last place These positions
were practically maintained for the re-
mainder of the course. Highlander was
becalmed at center buoy and lost consid-
cradle time.
Shortly after size turned center she
abandoned the race Minnezitka went
over tine line one minute and one sec
ond in front of Minnesota, which was
thirty-fve seconds in front Of st. Paul.
Minnezitka was Afterwards disqu allied
by the regatta committee of their own
accord for carrying professional sailor
on board John Johnson, the builder Of
/ the boat, who sailed in most of Mime
zitka $ races last year and this, was
member of her crew. The club posted
a notice before the race barring profess
s:onal sailors from participating in the
races, In accordance with the decision
Of the executive committee, reached in a
meeting on Wednesday last.
Class B boats went off to pretty start
Avis showed in the lead by a short
! length with Nokomis second, and the
others punched. Avis kept the lead
( for nearly the first two miles, when Capt.
ClarksOn overlook the Ring-Merrll boat
and maintained the lead for the balance
of the race. Avis after sailing a splen-
did race for much of the distance play
ed hide and seek with the center buoy
on the second trip to Wildwood While
thus engaged Nausett, Jim Crack and
Weirdlng came up and it was a pretty
scramble around the buoy. Nokomis
crossed the line first, with Nausstt one
minute and tWenty-nine seconds behind,
and Avis and Mooswa right on the lat
ter's heels.
There were four starters In the open
class. Spindrfft led from start to finish,
with Weirdling second. Goblin, after
going five miles, abandoned the race.
Harriette E made her first appearance,
but was five minutes late in starting and
did not finish. Spindrift had a safe
lead on her only competitor, but when
the wind came up near the finish Weiri-
ling almost overhaulel Capt. B ment's
boat, but the distance was too short,
Spindrift winning by ffty-four seconds.
There was a close race in Glass Z.
Only thre of the five boats which entered
the race finished. The contest WAS a
good one from the time the boats went
over the line until they finished. Imp,
Capt Patterson, beat Capt. Van Duzee's
Ruth by fifty-six seconds, with Kenneth
Taylor's XII U thlrty-one seconds bohind
Ruth