The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-13
.WIHUJA LOST IN
LIGHT BREEzES
NINNETONKA BOAT RACES IN
TICKLE WINDS.
While a Winner in Sailing the Handi-
cap Gut Out the Seawanhaka Cam
didate by Twenty seconds-sea-
manship Put to Hard Test.

Saturday afternoons yacht races at
Minnetonka developed into a slow drift
ing match and it was just by the neck Of
time that the different classes finished.
The yachts sailed across the starting line
under a fine breeze, but after the first
time around the course there was barely
enough wind to fill the sails. AS had been
expected, Wihuja was handicapped and
sulked for want of breeze and sea. She
had fine start and for the first half of
the course led Babbie and Undine a merry
chase. Wihuja came in over the home
line first with Babbie two minutes behind.
Babbie has time allowance Of two min
utes, which made her race with Wihuja a
tie. Undine in the meantime had not
been idle. and having caught about every
Whit Of breeze crossed the line at
1885, making her the winner, having a
time allowance Of five minutes. Wihuja
lost her race to Undine by twenty sec
onds. Undine is a former White Bear
boat and established her record as a light
weather boat by her good performance at
Saturdays race.
There was no fault to find in either the
handling Of Wihuja or in her sailing quail
ties. She Is q heavy weather boat and
only a good stiff breeze and good sea will
suit her Her sails fit perfectly and she
cuts the water in beautiful shape, but she
wants more than a mild breeze to show
off her fine points.
Waterwitch came in first in class 2,
| Jim Crack second. Victoria won out in
class C., being the only boat to finish.
Hazard was the first in the open sloop
! class to cross the line and added another
trophy pennant to. her already long string.
| She beat her other four contestants by q
| great margin. Outcast was second. In
the cat class, Hobo (now Navajo) won.
The preparatory gun was fired at $3.50 and
about twenty five boats crossed the line.
Only fourteen finished, owing to lack OF
/
| temporarily, broke it early In the forenoon
The sloops started out in a close bunch
and paired .off after rounding Excelsior
buoy. From Excelsior to the center buoy
the yachts sailed fine and the. lake was
beautiful sight. Wihuja, WaterwitcE
and Hazard led in their classes.
Following is a summary of the results
Glass A Time Corrected
sloop and Skipper Allowance. Time.
Wihuja,. Hugh Loudon $500. Scratch :551:
Babbie Allan Hi! mil, min. Nj 1; s1l,
undine, Frank Morse ......... min 1:54:5'
WaterWitch; Charles Chalmers Scratch 1: s;4,
lin Crack Burt Dexter min ain an5sI o2:s
Nightingale, P. Lauritzen..... min 2:OS:4
Victoria, William Newgord... Scratch 2:11s4
o gIkand P Hope u Mccall min a.o4 4
Voran, H. J. Bauman ........ min. 2:a5:1
Aelp1e 0 Il!u.
: Pirate ..................... min. I'LL
Cat
Hobo Fl. Richter .... Scratch 2:17:O
. Tobasco, Roy Thompson ...... Scratch 2:23:0
. Wihuja is to sail in the trial races of tn
4 White Bear club for the Seawanhaka Gu
and will be shipped for White Bea
: Wednesday and will sail in the Whit
E, Bear races Saturday afternoon. The tris
races will begin Monday. The three Lou
dons with number Of Lake Minnetonk
yachtsmen will go to White Bear to tax
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