The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-28
YACHTSMEN HAVE
PLENTY OF Wind
At WHITE BEAR
Weekly Races Are Sailed in
Southeastern Blowing From
Ten to Twelve Miles an Hour
-Seeress After Meeting With
Accident Finishes First.

After waiting patiently for three
weeks for a good sailing breeze, the
White Bear yachtsmen were happily
rewarded yesterday afternoon with a
fresh southeastern. which blew from ten
to twelve miles and hour. The lake
was dotted with whitecapS, which the
squalls would fatten out. and dark
spots would shoot across the lake and
keep the yachtSmen on their mettle In
keeping their craft right side up.
Most of the boats went out with one
reef, while others stood up full sail.
The wind was just of that force which
puzzled the shippers to venture out
full sail or with a reef. The wind
lasted we'll throughout the race. al
though it fell to six miles at one time.
The time of Seeress, 1909: 40, in Glass
A. is the fastest this year. and is bet
ter than last year and year before. and
is apt to stand for 1903.
1t was just the kind of a day that
yachtsmen have been looking for. True,
1t was a strain on the rigging. as some
of the shippers can testify. but there
was keen desire on the part of the
owners and yachtsmen in general to
see what the double centerboarders
would do in a good breeze. In Glass
B, new boats. the two double CENTER
boarders finished one, two. while in
Glass A. Knight Errant was well beat
Ell Dy the single DOdrOer.
The course was eight miles, to Wild
wood and return and repeat. The first
leg was beat to Windward, then a
close reach to Wildwood, with a reach
back to center and a free run home.
Lee rails were awaSh. and of the nine
teen boats that started three were dis
abled and did not finish the course.
Spinnakers were used in all but the
open class.
With the Winners.
The winners of the days events
were: Seeress, Capt Rees in Glass A;
Flying Dutchman. Capt. Griggs rJr, in
B class, new boats: Weirdling Capt.
Dresen. in the open class. and Avis.
Capt Ring, in B class. old boats.
The performance of Seeress is note
worthy. not only from the fact that
she beat the new boat Knight Errant
by nearly seven minutes. but at the
very first met with such bad luck that
1t looked for an instant as though she
would be entirely out of 1T. Young
Rees stole march on his fellow skip
pers by making we'll timed start. for
no sooner had the smoke cleared the
gun than Seeress was over the line.
There was some question as to Wheth-
er she didn't slightly beat the gun
With this nice little advantage,
SeeTeSs went along about fifty yards,
h4AC4A 44O1 .J1U CdII1SU, DuL the DTSdk
was one which could be remedied, and
her crew had it repaired quickly
Rees kept Seeress moving under main
sail, but was falling off rapidly, as the
boat was meeting the heavy sea. When
the jib was finally adjusted Seeress
went after the bunch. Knight Errant
was leading, with Minnesota and
Crusader hard by.
After a few short taeks. Seeress
showed some gains, and finally passed
her field one by one. reaching the cen
ter first, with a comfortable margin to
spare over knight Errant. From this
time on every buoy was winning one,
SeeTess continually increasing her
1ead and making runaway race of
1t. The wind was just suited to her
taste and she fairly reveled in the GO
ing.
Knight Errant fell short in her wind
ward work. Her mainsail was baggy.
TO say the least, and Ordway could not
point within one or two points as high
as Seeress. Minnesota sailed remark
ably well. considering her dislike for
a heavy wind and sea, and she proved
herself fast off the wind. Crusader
pulled out after going four miles The
Doat sprung aleak and had several
barrels of water in her.
Minneapolis Pulls Out.
There were seven entries in Glass
B. new boats. and all finished but Min
neapolis, who was obliged to pull ont
shortly after the start. Pluto was first
over the line at the start followed
closely by Red Devil, Flying Dutch
man and Spindrift. with the Others
punched. Red Devil and Ffying
Dutchman both passed Pluto before
going half mile, and the Griggs boat
got TO center first, keeping the lead
from that time one. -
me race. between Flying Dutchman
and Red Devil, the two double-board-
ers, was very close for four miles. hit
after hauling into the wind for the sec
ond time on the last half of the course.
Red Devil fell off, and the D1tchman
increased her lead considerably. win
ming finally by four minutes and thir-
ty-tWo seconds. Spindrift was third
and Nicola fourth. Flying Dutchman
again showed her ability to travel in
heavy weather, and yachtsmen will re-
greet to learn that her owner has sold
ner 10 capt. Dupee, who will have her
shlpped to Spring Lake, Mich. The
boat is utterly Of no account in lioht
weather. but with good wind blow
ing she Is something of a wizard
=, by winning yesterdays race Weird
ing made 1T four straight. The boats
IN the open class were sent. off at 2 OK
Iop1ln gong over the line first. hold
ing the Wlndward position, and Ala
no next. Weirdling and Geneva fol-
lowed. Goblin increased her 1eod
WhlIe Weirdling fell back to last Mace
After going half the course WeirdIinc
split tacks with the others and turned
center buoy only a short distance he
hlnd Goblin, who held the lead half
way down to Wildwood. WeirdIine
passed Goblin and kept the lead
throughout. Geneva, who had two
reefs tucked away, closed on the 9th
ers, and at the fourth mile challenged
the leader, but could not quite get I'm.
AT the fifth mile Fry shook out his
reefs. In the hopes of catching Weird
ing who had one reef. and on the last
leg was making rapid gains. but
'"eirohng crossed the line ffty-eight