The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-01
HOODLUM GETS CUP
Burton's Forty-Footer Sails Away
From Circe II. in Deciding Race
for the Special Cup. -, -, w. I.
Final Regatta of the Season Will Be
Sailed at Minnetonka Sat-
urday Afternoon.

urday Afternoon.
Hoodlum Won her third against Circe II.
At Minnetonka Saturday afternoon and was
awarded the H. J. Burton cup, offered for spe
cial series of races between these two boats.
Hoodlum outsailed Gree, starting with a lead
of ten seconds which she increased to fifty |
seconds at the first buoy and to- one minute |
and twenty seconds at the second buoy" The
Circe made up five seconds of this time on the
last leg of the first round, and at the beginning
Of the second round IEoodlum had margin Of
one minute and 10 seconds: - .~!' - 80
Some time was lost in setting spinnakers for
the first leg of the second round, account |
of the slippery condition of the decks. IIoodlun1
sailed right away from Circe this round |
finishing three minutes and thirty-hve seconds |
ahead.
We're Here the time allowance from |
Water Witch. This is the only race Fayram's
boat has lost this ncason. Moccasin, sailed
by the Thayer brothers. was third
In the first class Hazard finished ahead of
Alfredo by big margin. Hnzard crossed the
starting line minute and ten seconds ahead
of her rival, and increased this lead to sixteen
minutes and fifteen seconds before the end of the
race The regatta was sailed in drenching rain
and the shifting wind tested the skill Of the
sailors to the limit In the cat class, Robert
sons boat finished first, Campbell's second.
Thompsons boat withdrew. - |
Next Saturday the last regatta of the season
will be sailed. a big turnout Of boats is ex.
pected, this will settle the: possession ct
| the pennants in some OF the classes. ,. -"
A member of the New York Yacht Club who
has just come back from England says that Sir
Thomas Liptons third challenge for the Amer
ica's cup may be expected about the middle of
September. Sir Thomas wishes to sail the race
as early in the season as possible.
In English yachting circles it is said that at
the request of Sir Thomas George L. Watson
has turned over to Mr. Fife all the data relating
| to the design of Shamrock H., so~that he may
enbody whatever elements he may choose in the
| lines Of Shamrock III.
The boat will be distinctly a Fife production.
! and Mr.. Fife personally will superintend her
! tuning up'' -'' 1922" -
Three were sailed by, the Delevan Lake
Yacht Club OF wisconsin Saturday in the lark
! and sail-away classes. The wind was light and
the races were slow. but very pretty and inter-
| esting. The most important was the ladies' race
for four silver cups, given by Charles A.. stew.
| ems There We're nineteen entries, ten sail.
| abouts and nine larks.. .,-.:i -: :.
class, with John f. Hehdry's Marion. Mrs.
Ross won second with Dickie D. Miss Mason
won first In the sail-about class with the Kath-
ryne, and Miss Bessie Sands won second with
the Joker. -"
Miss Hartford outsailed the entire fleet, COW
er1ng the short course in ffty-two minutes.
four minutes behind. The closest contest was in
| the san-about class. Miss Sands finishing five
| seconds behind the leader and Mrs. H. E. Kel ,
o ogs with wi a the Msnd crossing tie Inc ten
Joker, sailed by Miss Mary Sage. third in the
lark class at 1;03:45.
, The postponed race was won in the sail:about
class by George Davis Jamie D., with Miss
Sands Joker second, Kathryne third In the lark
class by DR.. Kelloge's Cracker Jack: Suffer- 8
Mohawk second and Henry's Marion third
The regular race by the jamie D. in
the sal-about class, with Stevens Brownie Sec
ond, and Mason's Kathryne third. The lark
class S1 BY Fred Ioor's Helen B.. Marion second
This finishes the racing for this season. George
DAVIS was awarded the pennant for making the
most points in the sail-about class and Harry
Raylss gets the pennanr in the lark class for the
Helen B.
The annual regatta of the Inland Lakes
to close Saturday with the sailing of of g. tic
between the Minenwoc, Anita and Ma yis.i for
second honors, The race started at 1915,
the yachts finishing in the following order: Min
neWoc. l:U6:37: Anita 1:0642; Mavis, 1:01.3O.
Minnewoc was disqualified for foulfng the
Anita at the third buoy of the last leg on the
Anita and the third to Mavis. The race was one
J. of the prettiest of the week, being min and
tuck from start to finish. - :
The wind that the inland sailors prayed for all
OF last week arrived Saturday at Pewaukee
WIS; in time for the regular handicap regatta
gle or double reefed canvases The start wos
: made with the eyes Of the. wind, Dora leading
Defiance Comet, Calumet and Aspirant Den:
] ance took the. lead until near the .windwsrd
mark, when Comet and Aspirant overlook her,
Down the wind Comet had her lead but Caln
met and Defiance rounded the rocky point mark
before Aspirant Reaching to finish Of frst
round, Comet still had her position Aspirant
, In trying to shake reef, tore her mainsail anI
h had to retire: The rest of the race Defiance
, , tried to overtake~t the Pabst boat ut the VIM
: : fell off, which favored Comet The summary:
+ Gon'at "lu UMner- Finish
Defiance, Ed Schwartzburg ...4 10: <,
G Cal Ht. j. W. Sheets .4:4s:1.
n DlM, r w alem nan AGO,
The Comet and Calumet were tied 1;o4 t :o'
handicap race and will have to sail off rubber
e next week. .. .....
Mercury, the speedy Lake Calhoun Yacht Gu,
boat. sailed by Guy Balltuff, Saturday won thu
d championship OF the tlrst-elass sloops at Lake
Calhoun Until Saturday the Mercury and Tom
ahawk were tied for the honor, each hayin,
: won two out Of series Of five. Seeing that HI
=, was beaten, Halle, Reiter, who sailed the iona
: hawk, dropped out while on the first leg of tn.
n second turn around. Mercury made the cours
:, = In the concluding regatta of the season "a
Bald Eagle, Mary Eta won the Paid Earl
> Improvement Associations cup. Cadillac wo,
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