The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-14
WHITE BEAR YACHTS
DRIFT THROUGH
THEIR RACES
Light Breeze springing Up
at Finish Allow Boats to
Finish Within Time Limit
CRUSADER, Red Devil,
Weirdling, Avis and XII q
the Winners.

The yachts of the White Bear Yacht
club barely finished within the time
limit in the regatta yesterday after
noon, and We're it not for the fact that
a nice light breeze sprang up toward
the finish, the boats might have been
drifting yet. Forathe first three-Quar-
tiers of an hour it was little more than
a drifting match, being almost like
sheet Of glass. Now and then a slant
OF wind shot across the lake and if it
hit within the wake Of the sailboats
they Immediately took on life and went
scurry1ng over the smooth surface,
only to once more resume drifting the
moment they hit a calm spot.
The day was a splendid one, but not
for yachting, as it was wind the
yachtsmen wanted, wind, and plenty
Of it, but it was not until the last two
legs Of the course that the boats had
any speed at all. At this time a five
mile breeze spraying up from the west
and helped the boats to finish inside OF
the time limit.
Twenty yachts, the same number as
a week ago, were entered, and all fin
ished the course but two. The winners
were Crusader, DR.. MacLaren. in Glass
A, Red Devil formerly Demon); Capt.
Jack Ordway, in Glass B, new boats,
Weirdling. Capt. Dresen, in the open
class; Avis, Capt. Ring, in Class B,
old boats, and XII U, Capt. K. Taylor, In
Class c.
Cups were sailed for in each class,
the races yesterday giving the winners
first legs in each instance, and it will
be necessary to win another leg before
the cups are Won.
In Class A the yachts sailed for the
Commodore's cup, the White Bear tro-
ply in Class B, new boats, the Gotham
cup in the open class. the Club cup in
Class B, old boats, and the Island cup
in Glass G.
The next cup races ocur on June
q, when the Douglass cup, Dellwood
cup and Taylor cup will be sailed for.
On that date the Glass B boats in both
divisions will sail for pennants. Yachts
men are also making preparations for
the Fourth Of July events, when races
will be held both in the morning and
afternoon.
Starts at 1913.
Starter Tarbox fired the preparatory
gun at 3:O5 and the Class A gun at
BIS. Minnesota, Crusader, Seeress
and Knight Errant were entered. The
boats slowly drifted across the line,
with Crusader and knight Errant lead
ing slightly. Minnesota was last. They
went down to center with DR.. Mac
Laren's craft still in front, Minnesota
also showing gains. Back from Wild
wood Crusader was leading by nearly
a minute, Minnesota second and Seer
ess third. This was the order Of the
boats to the finishing line. Knight
Errant, the double center boarder, BET
ing last, and apparently unable to drift
as fast as her competitors.
Red Devil, which probably sounds
more damnable than Demon, for that
is the new name of Messrs. Jack and
Sam Ordway's boat, won the race Of
the new Glass B boats. 1t was not I'M
til after the hottest kind Of fight
with Spindrift and Nicola, as Red Devil
beat Spindrift in only by the narrow
margin Of nineteen seconds, and Nicola
was but slightly over a minute farther
back. The race was in doubt up to
the last mile. and as between Red
Devil and Spindrift it was fought out
to the finishing line.
Capt. Owens, Of Nicola, feels as
though he ought to have the race, as
he lodged a wholesale batch Of pro-
tests against Red Devil and Spindrift
and the regatta committee will now
have a chance to earn it's salary.
Capt. Owens contends that Red Devil
was guilty Of fouIing at the center
buoy, and also that Spindrift fouled
Pluto by drifting into her.
Weirdling won again yesterday by
less than two minutes over Geneva.
She led her class all the way from
start to finish. Goblin, Capt. Lemon,
also made her appearance in the class
and made a good showing. Goblin is
at her best in strong winds. Geneva
showed considerable Improvement over
her race Of a week ago.
Avis won from Jim Crack by twenty
seconds in Class B, old boats. Moneda
also started but did not finish. Avis
was always sore in Jim Cracks side,
always being her closest contender,
and Capt. Ring intends to win out
some of the glory which has been go
ing to Jim Crack.
XII u won handily from Bingo in
Glass G. Madeline, also entered, did
not finish.
The Summary.
The summary Of the days race is as
follows
Class A
Boat Skipper Time.