The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-09
READY FOR SUMMER
WHITE BEAR YACHT CLUB HOLDS
ENTHUSIASTIC ANNUAL BUS
MESS MEETING
OSCAR TAYLOR Is COMMODORE
Several New Boats Are to BE Buiit
and Prospects for Coming
Season Are Unusually
Bright.

The White Bear Yacht club held its an
nual business meeting at the Aberdeen
last night, about forty members being
present. The report of the treasurer
showed the club to be in a prosperous
=. condition, with assets amounting to more
than $4,000, with no Indebtedness. The
election of officers for the ensuing year
was the most important business that
came before the meeting The outlook
Tor the season Of 1902 was very promis-
ing.
The captains report showed that TWEEN
ty-slN racing yachts participated in the
1901 events, and that the total number
Df racing knots sailed during the summer
was LISA, which was the high water mark.
Of the boats entered for racing fourteen
were new, there being one addition to
Class A boats, seven to Glass B and
six to Glass c.
The one-design c class boats, built from
a design which Mr.. Duggan, of Montreal,
presented, were reported on as a decided
Improvement over the lark class which
they superseded, and some very interest
Ing races resulted. The interest NJ the
class was great last summer, and
this class furnished the largest number
OF average entries. The five one-design
boats of this class, which were built by
Mr. Ordway, added great interest and
resulted in much Informal racing on other
than regular days. The A class was. as
- usual, keen and close during the entire
summer, while the open class furnished
close racing and a good number of en-
tries. The club boats which went to other
waters made a good showing, the Noko-
mis- having won the B class champion
ship in the Inland Lake regatta at Green
Lake. and the Minnezitka having shown
up well among the leaders in A class.
4 ne Mlnnezltka also won what was known
as the Green Lake cup, sailed for at
Oshkosh last summer, but was ruled
out in the deciding races on a claim of
-IouI, decision which was undoubtedly
UNJUST and has been the result of much
controversy, with the probable result of
the cup being sent to White Bear
The club has added largely to its num-
Der of sailors during the last season. and
the number of well trained men is now
1ar in excess of what it has ever been
A triangular course has been suggested
for next season, which can be accomplish
ca by placing buoy in Mahtomedi bay.
Inc old triangular course was abandoned
laSL year on account of weeds on the
Clark street leg.
oscar l.. Taylor Is Commodore.
The election Of officers resulted as fol-
lows: Oscar L. Taylor, commodore.
E Iomer F. Clark, vice commodore; W.
ta Ia[hs V captain; H. A. Merrill secre-
55dIy' W. Is. Geery, treasurer. Commo-
more 1ayIor made a very fitting speech
hIer his election, and concluded by iok
Lngly remarking that he had had the Of
nee OF commander in mind for some time
as very suitable to his taste The regatta
committee was elected as follows: Dr.
"A: MacLaren, II. Van Week, H. p. Clark
w Garrison, Dr.. WEIGH.
me executive con mittee was composed
Of Milton Griggs, L. p. OrdWay, George
Rodenberg and j. w. Taylor.
Inc regatta committee of last wear fin
ished its work and awarded the annual
championships to Minnesota, in Glass A:
jim Crack, in Class b; Blanca, in Class
G., and Spindrift, in the open class
Several new boats are being constructed
Tor next season, and of these two are IF
the A class. 1t is intended to take the
faster OF these two boats to Bridgeport,
Conn, TO enter into the trial races for
the selection of a candidate to race the
defender of the Seawahnaka cup, held bv
the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club Of
Montreal The challenge of the Bridge
port club was accepted by the Royal st.
Lawrence club last fall. The White Bear
club challenged for the cup a year ago,
but failed to lift it, But even if the club
cannot officially contest for it this year
some of the members are anxious to try
their hand at furnishing the challenger.
which, should they be successful would
sail under the colors of the Bridgeport
club.