The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-28
He BUYS A FAST one
John Donaldson Will Bring the
Circe From Boston.
THE BIGGEST sLo0P ON 'T0NKA
She Is Forty Feet over All and
Carries $50 Feet of
h Sail.

Now that they can see the finish of the
season on the ice, Minnetonka yachtsmen
are casting longing eyes toward summer,
for the water boat will soon be the thing
again. The season of 1902 promises to
be the liveliest from every standpoint in
the history of the lake, and there is to
be grand revival Of yachting which has
been more or less dormant at the lake
for the last few seasons.
1t has been found that the craze for
yachting has served to enhance in
terest in summer yachting. Your real
yachtsman is man who likes to sail the
year around, and there Is just enough diff
ference between flying over the ice and
Swimming the waves to make either
branch of the art of sailing equally fas-
cinating. That much is demonstrated by
the fact that the shippers who are talk
ing the most interst in summer sailing
now are the men who have been most
prominent in ice-yachting
John Donaldson will surprise the rest
OF the fleet with brand-neW Importation
from Boston at the opening regatta on
Memorial Day. He has recently closed
negotiations for the purchase Of the crack
eastern yacht Circe, which sailed to vic
tory on Boston waters last season. Mr.
Donaldson purchased Circe primarily with
the idea of routing the Wizard of Ward
Burton and the Hoodlum of Commodore
l
fore held undisputed sway. Gree is forty
feet over all, with beam of nine feet
six inches. She carries $50 feet of SAIL
and will be the largest sailing boat on
the lake. She has long and graceful
overhang, fore and aft and was designed
LOT deep-sea sailing, but her new owner
Is confident that she will find plenty OF
water for foxy manipulation at the lake
These three boats will insure some fine
sport for the season in the first class.
me Gree is now on her way to Mime
apol1s The launching will take place
In the early spring.
So far as could be learned to-day the
only other important additions to the
Mirnetonka fleet this season will be the
ten new cat boats, now being finished by
Moore at Wayzata. These boats narrowly
escaped destruction in the recent fire
Other members of the Minnetonka club
VINO may build next season are said to
be awaiting the outcome of the expert
ment with the cat boats, They are built
along Identical lines, and victory will be
largely a question Of seamanship.
Yacht races will be held every Satur-
DAY during the summer under the auspices
OF the Minnetonka Ice Yacht club. AS
many classes will be entered as owners
desire.
The N. w. Tennis Tournament.
During June and July there will be two
tennis tournaments, a closed tournament
for Ice Yacht club members only an in
| yitat1or tournament and the big north.
western championship tournament, which
will be held July 20, week after the
| western tennis tournament closes at Chi
cago. This assures the presence on the
Minnetonka courts Of the best players il
| the country, east and west. Among ths
tennis cracks who will be here are Little
and Alexander, Beals Wright George
Ware and Dwight Davis, runners up al
Newport; Kreigh Collins and Harry Waid.
ner of Chicago. - =.
! The golf season will open June Is al
the Deephaven links with a club tourna.
ment for men and women.