The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-30
Thursday.


All during the week there had been a
cry among certain yachtsmen for more
wind During the night the wind whistled
ana the heavy sea SplaShed and sprayed
the shore line for many feet back Thurs
day morning the white caps could be seen
half way across the lake, and the waves
rolled five and six feet high. 1t required
no 1nconsiderable amount of nerve for
anyone to attempt to sail in such gale.
The wind blew out of the northeast at a
rate of twenty five miles an hour, and the
clean sweep across that long stretch of
water rolled up tremendous sea. But the
judges concluded to let the boats go out.
The course was set around the triangle. 4
OF the twelve that shot across the
starting line but eight finish d, and every
one of the eight. whether in first or last
worthy and capable of weathering any
KIND OF a wind that ever blew on an in
land lake.
1t was expected that many of the class
ooats would be disabled before the race
was over, but when it became apparent
that the class B boats would also try to
make the course, few Of the spectators
thought that one of the smaller craft
would ever weather the sea and round
the home buoy in racing trim. However,
the smaller boats demonstrated that they
are just as seaworthy and their crews
every inch as nervy sailors as those on
the larger craft. OF the six class boats
that started. three finished. The three
that dropped out were Flying Fox, Re
lance and Pluto. None was disabled as
to sailing gear, but their coclzpits simply
filled with water from the huge waves
that dashed aboard to such an extent as
to render racing impossible as well as alb
soluteiy foolhardy and dangerous to con-
tinue. Comet II. won the race on merit,
although Alberta had short lead on the
second leg when she lost her rudder.
Seeress, while leading on the first leg of
the course, shipped several big waves and
came nearly swapping. Her crew stated
that they could not have lasted minute
longer without filling had they not aban-
doned the course and taken down their
sails. Peshtigo also filled and quit
After Alberta lost her rudder it left
Kayoshk in the lead. Before making the
southeast buoy Comet passed her and
never was in trouble thereafter. winning
seconds from Kayoshk. Pats was third
and minute ahead of Kite.
1t was bad enough for the ST. Paul del
egatien to see Seeress forced to quit
after gaining the lead, but when Pluto, in
class 3, was also forced to yield in or
der to avoid swamping. the bitter cup was
filled. Pluto outsailed her field right from
the start, and the time the waves rolled
over her she was well to windward anC
ahead of the older boats and gaining
every minute. 1t would have been sure
victory had her plucky little skipper beer
able to finish, and the fact that Pluto
was obliged to pull out. of the race gave
her no points whatever for the days
race.
II was Iuliy demonstrated tIidt the
White Bear boats are built with cock
pits entirely too long to meet the require
ments of the weather and water condi-
lions as found ON Winnebago. Several OF
the home boats had very small cockpits
and stood all the water which could be
pushed over their bows. Capt. Pabst
stated that the only water the Comet
took was that which fell from the sprays,
and which was not sufficient to resort to
the pumps.
Boat Club. Time.
Comet H., Milwaukee .....,...... i sc rs
Kayoshk, Oshkosh ................1 :35
Pats Columbia ....................2:03 80
| Kite. Oconomowoc .2:04 SO