The Saint Paul globe., 1903-07-12
SFERFSS LOSES HER
RACE BY CROSSING
LINE AHEAD OF GUN
Twenty-one Boats Start in
White Bear Yacht Clubs
Weekly Regatta Owl and
WeirdIing Disabled.

The White Bear Yacht club saiSSd its
weekly regatta yesterday afternoon ~
an eight mile breeze, blowing from the
west, and at times somewhat puffy.
The largest number of boats of the
season were entered, all the classes be-
ing represented OF the twenty-one
starters, but eighteen finished.
Just before reaching the finishing
line Owl, Capt. Sullivan, was diSmast-
ed by a quick squall, the mast break
ing in two places. Owl certainly has
had her share of hard luck during the
past few days. Early last week Capt.
Sullivan went out for a little cruise
around the lake. The wind was blow
ing well, and as the boat neared the
point of the island she capsized under
the heavy pressure and turned turtle.
Sullivan says he will be on hand by
next Saturday, however, and will be
ready for more excitement.
Crusader and Dakota were the other
two boats not to finish. SeereSS, in
Glass A, after winning a splendid VIC
tory, and partly redeeming her double
defeat of July a. was disqualified and
the race given to Knight Errant.
Seeress crossed the line ahead of
the gun, which was fired but three sec
onds later, and Capt. Van Week, who
witnessed the start promptly disquali-
fled the ReeS boat. 1t was pretty
tough luck, to say the least, and Capt.
ReeS was somewhat discouraged at
the turn of affairs. The officers of the
club keenly regret the necessity of
being obliged to act in case of this
kind, but felt called upon to give a
strict Interpretation of the rules which
the club has adopted
The win -ers of the day were: knight
Errant, Capt. Ordway, after the dis
qualification of SeereSs; Pluto, Capt.
Schulze, in Class B, new boats; Gene
va. Capt. Fry, in the open class; Mon
edo. Capt Shepard, in Glass B, old
boats. and Ki-U, Capt. Taylor, in
Glass c.
The trophies sailed for were the
Douglas cup in Glass A, Dellwood cup
in the open class, and the Taylor cup
in Glass c. The two B classes sailed
for pennants.
Ki-U, which has not been beaten
this year, has won two legs of the
Taylor cup, knight Errant and Seeress
each has one leg on the Douglas cup,
and Geneva and Weirdling have one
leg each on the Delwood cup.
The Class A boats were sent off at
$3.50. Seeress, crossing ahead of the
gun, lead the class from start to finish.
She reached center half minute
ahead of Knight Errant, with Mime
sofa and Crusader last. Knight Err
rant seemed to close a little on the free
hauled into the wind Seeress increas-
ed her lead considerably, and as they
turned the Dellwood mark at the
fourth mile SeeresS was two minutes
and half ahead. On the next four
miles ReeS gained a minute and cross
ed the finishing line in 1:14:11 Knight
Errant was next, making it in 1:17:45.
Minnesota, staggering under the heavy
wind pressure, made it in 1:26:01. Cru
sader dropped out before the finish
In Class B, new boats, Red Devil
was over the line ahead, Pluto, Spin
drift, Nicola and Minneapolis following
in order. It was a pretty struggle to
the first mark, Pluto reaching 1t slight
ly in advance of her field, who were
his boat in the lead, although Nicola,
Capt. Owens, and Spindrift, Capt.
Douglass, were pressing him hard at
all times. On the fourth mile Pluto
made some gains and turned the Dell
wood buoy by a minute and a half
ahead Of Spindrift, who was a half
minute ahead of Nicola, with Red Devil
and Minneapolis next. On the next trip
down the lake the leader increased her
lead slightly, and came home nearly
two minutes ahead of Nicola, who pass
ed Spindrift on the seventh mile.
Spindrift was sailed by Capt. F. M.
Douglass.
a. Accident to Weirdlins.
There We're five entries in the open
class. While jockeying for position at
the start Weirdling broke the Jaw in
her gaff, which caused her sails to set
badly. Weirdling got over the line first,
however, but was soon passed by
Aloha and Geneva. Capt Armstrong
took the lead and held it down to Wild
wood, with Geneva hard by. AS the
boats got into the wind Geneva sue
ceeded in reaching center first and
from that time on was never headed.
Weirdling, badly handicapped by the
breaking of the jaw, dogged after the
leaders all the way but could not get
up. Three times during the race a man
was sent to the top of the mast to put
d, the throat in position, but it remained
only for moment. After a close fight
with Aloha, Capt. Fry Won by fifty-fiye
seconds over Aloha and a minute and
tWenty-four seconds over Weirdljng
Goblin finished fourth several minutes
ahead of Falcon. Mr. Adam Strachan.
captain of the Milwaukee Yacht club.
was a member of the crew sailing on
the Weirdling.
Monedo turned the trick In handy
fashion in Class B, old boats, and won
with something to spare. Capt. Shep-
ard got his boat over the line first at
the start and kept her there all the
way. Jim Crack was always second
and Avis third. Dakota and owl were
the other two starters but neither fin
lshed. Dakota quit after going more
than haif the course, and while Owls