The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-17
CRACK WHITE BEAR CRAFT FIN
lSHES BEHIND THE
SEERESS
WElRDLING AHEAD OF
THE OPEN CLASS BOATS
Jim Crack Wins the 3. Event-GobIin
Is Not Sailed by Club Member and
Is Disqualifed-Wind Holds Fairly
Well Throughout.
Crusader is beaten.


sailor was forced to yield for the first
| time on local waters in the weekly re-
| gatta of the White Bear Yacht club
( yesterday afternoon. Seeress, with
| young Evan Rees at the helm, did the
trick.
Seeress has shown plenty of speed in
| her former races, and is considered by
| many to be as fast a boat as Crusader.
| 1t is true, she has been defeated, but
never SO decisively that it placed her
beyond call. During the week the boat
was sold by the syndicate of patriotic
yachtsmen who purchased her with a
view Of selling her later. and thus in
surfing her remaining on the lake.
William Rees, the father of Capt.
Evan ReeS. is the new owner. One
minute and twenty eight seconds was
the difference in time between the two
boats.
All the boats sailed the ten-mile
course, having five miles of windward
work, with the exception of the class
c boats, which sailed eight knots.
Weirdling, Jim Crack and Curley were
the winners in the other events.
Wind Is Puffy.
The wind was puffy, but held fairly
we'll throughout, blowing south by
southwest. The boats finished with an
eight-mile breeze blowing, but at times
1t was as low as three and four miles.
a.
Highlander, Minnezitka, Minnesota,
Crusader, Seeress and Undine started.
They went off in a bunch, Crusader
going over first, with Seeress second
They all went off on a short starboard
tack, and then made long tack to the
island. Two more short tacks brought
the buoy. Crusader and Seeress were
we'll together, the latter crossing a
length in front of the Ordway boat on
split tacks after a half mile out. The
others were. still punched, Minnesota
and Highlander being close together.
Down to Wildwood Seeress was still
outfooting Crusader, and turned the
second mile a minute in the lead. Min
nesota was third, Minnezitka fourth
and Highlander fifth. Undine was last.
There was no change for the next two
miles, although Seeress. lead was
threatened on several occasions. Min
nesota closed on the leaders as the
WIND ughtened, and it looked for a
while as if the light weather craft was
going to make good. but the breeze
freshened again, which left her in
third place, which she was holding
easily, the other boats falling back
rapidly.
Seeress Increases Lead.
At the fourth mile Seeress was lead
ing by a minute and twenty-five Sec
onds, which she increased to a minute
and fifty seconds at the eighth mile.
crusader made slight gains on the
next two miles, but could not close the
gap between them. Minnesota finish
ed with a rush, and was within TWEEN
" SECONDS OF CRUSADER. as they crossed
the line. Highlander did not finish
capt Griggs, who sailed Seeress in
hef former races on White Bear fol-
lowed the class A boats in his launch.
and coached the crew Of Seeress, who
were racing the boat for the first tina.
While the coaching may have been
partly responsible for the victory; it
does not detract. however, from young
Rees' work at the tiller. He handled
his boat c1everly and made his gains on
WindWard work.
Weirdling, Geneva Harriet and
Aloha were the open class boats to
start. Weirdling got away first, holding
the WindWard position, but Aloha and
Harriet were hard by. These three
came about on port tack after short
way, out, While Geneva took. a long
starboard tack. Weirdling opened water
on the others for the first two miles,
Geneva taking second place. At the
END OF the third mile Geneva succeed
ed In closing on Weirdling, and led her
Tor part Of the next leg, the two boats
racing close together. Weirdling got
the buoy first, however, and as they
hauled once more into the wind began
to pull away, getting an advantage
which she held to the finish, beating
Geneva two minutes and thirty-six
seconds. Harriet was third and Aloha
foul4h.
Jim Crack Wins.
Jim Crack won the class B event,
beating Spindrift II, Avis, Kesheaua,
Nausett and Monedo, who finished in
the order named. Goblin also started
In this race, but as she was not saNed
by club member she was not recog-
1Tooift too IL;
g1ble, her owner, Capt. Lemon, was
handling the tiller in Keshequa The
start was a good one, but the Jim
Crack drew slightly away from her
competitors and held the lead to the
finish. The new Skinner boat, which is
called Spindrift II for the present, en-
tered for the first time, and made a
favorable impression. She broke a
block, which bothered her somewhat.
but can be counted on to make a good
showing hereafter. She came in Sec
ond, after a hard brush with Avis.
There was more than the usual in
terest in the B class yesterday on ac-
count Of the candidate for the Pewau-
kee regatta still being undecided Dur
ing the week Monedo and Jim Crack
sailed a number of races in which the
latter won in nearly every case, and
by quite decisive margins. In yester-
days race the Ordway boat beat the
Monedo by six minutes and thirty-two
seconds, and it looks as though the
Jim CRACK would be the most eligible
of the candidates on showing thus far
made. Capt Ring. who has made
good showing with Avis, did not enter
his boat in competition foD the Pewau-
kee races, as he felt he could not spare
| the time even should his boat be select
ed.
Curlew, Blanca and Nip was the or
der of finish in class c. Capt Matt
| Murphy rated his boat along well on
the Windward legs, and helI his own
on the reaches, winning out by a COM
Portable margin.
Racing Summary.
Boat and Skipper. Time.
Class A, 10 miles
SeefeSS, Evan ReeS ......~.. d. .. 2:08:22
| Crusader, L. p Ordway. 80
Minnesota, Lanse Bement. ....... 2:1O:1O
undine. w. Murray .2:15:OS
Minnezitka, T. Griggs. ............2:17;1
Highlander, MacLaren. Did not finish
Open class, 10 miles
Weirdling, H. W. Dresser. .~.... .2:23:56
Harriet R.. Shepard. .2:29:24
Aloha, R. K Armstrong. ..-...a...2:S2:4O
Jim Crack, J. OrdWay.