The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10
DELTA is SURE TO
GO TO MONTREAL
Regatta Committee Viii Send
Sharp Nosed Boat to
Eastern Waters

The first races at Oshkosh among the
candidates for Seawanhaka honors will
take place today, providing there is wind
enough to push the boats along. The
White Bear boat Alpha, which has sailed
IN the trials against all the challengers,
arrived at Oshkosh Friday and was at
once placed in the water and rugged. She
will race against the Sigma, the other
White Bear boat, and such other boats as
may be presented by other clubs. The
Oshkosh, of the Oshkosh Yacht club, and
the Davis boat, Alberta, together with
Lorimer's Warrior, are all apt to be con-
testants. There should be some fine ra-
cling ON Winnebago for the next three
or four days.
Sigma, the Jones & Laborde boat, built
for the White Bear club, proved that she
was speedy craft by trimming up the
fleet in Thursdays race by nearly three
minutes. In the race of the day previous,
which was lost by mere ten seconds. she
would have won handily had the crew not
overreached the buoy. Sigma is fast:
there is no question about that; at least
SO far as the boats now racing on Winnie
bago are concerned. What she will do to
against Alpha will offer an opportunity to
make comparison with the crack Delta.
which the club kept at home.
Committee Turns Trick
When Alpha was taken to Oshkosh. as
first announced by Z h e G ] o b e, the To-
cal yachting sharps Immediately trained
their guns on the special regatta COM
mittee and criticised it's action. They
could not see why Alpha should be taken
to Winnebago and the fastest boat Of
PLY. they have all gotten wise to the
situation. and are crediting the regatta
committee with having long head. The
committee had no idea of sending the
pointed-nose boat to Oshkosh in the hope
that she might finally be selected to go to
Montreal
Her speed against Delta was known,
and it was figured to save the strain in
cldent to the trip to Oshkosh and keep
her in fine tune. Alpha's races at Osh-
kosh should offer line on the. fastest
Should Alpha be taken to Oshkosh the
best boat there will be taken to Montreal,
and engage in further trials with Delta,
which will be shipped from White Bear
only serve to bring out the fastest boat.
but will give the club two boats to select
from after trying. them on the home wa
ters of thu, cup defender.
From all reports which have come
from Oshkosh. Sigma is known TO be very
fast. She resembles in general outline
thus far has been very satisfactory I'M
der the circumstances, and as soon as she
Is placed in the hands of a White Bear
crew a is sure re- to make good showing.
-
kosh last night were l.. P. Ordway, C..
NJ. Griggs. Carl Schuneman and Sam and
Jack ordway; They will arrive at Lake
Winnebago this morning and engage in
racing as early as practicable.
AS soon as decision is arrived at SO far
as the trials at Oshkosh are concerned,
the boat selected will he shipped to Mon
treal, and Delta will go forward from
White Bear. The club will be obliged to
nominate the challenger at least five days
before the cup races are sailed.
White Bear Contingent
There is already considerable talk
among the White Bear yachtsmen and
at Montreal. and so far as can be judg-
ed at this time there will be upwards of
100 Sanity City people to cheer for the
White Bear champion on Bay ST. Louis
when the first gun is fired.
Local sharps are growing more confident
ter opportunity of lifting the cup this
year, with the material at hand than
ever before. The Montreal club is still
undecided as to the selection of a defend
NORMA and Aeola II. have tried their
speed against her, but have found her too
fleet of foot. If Thorella II proves to be
the limit of speed which the Eastern
canadians expect will retain possession of
the cup for another year the White Bear
men will be satisfied to 90 against her
with the fastest of the 1904 crop of boats.
which means the fastest in America.
The names of the boats in the chal-
lenger class will be changed shortly 1t
was intended to use the present names
only temporarily. Just what the name
of the challenger which is finally selected
will be has not been given out A num-
Der of names from which a selection might
be made are Minneota. Minnezitka Min
nelska, Manitou. Minnesota. Mahto and