The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-06-23
MIME ONKA BOAT
WINS SECOND TRIAL
WIhuIa Defeats White Bear
Boats in Two Hard.
Fought Races
Rail- Rahl Rah!

Rah! Rah! Rah!
Wi-hu-ja!
Minnetonka, Minnesota!
Ha! Ha! Ha!
This was the yell which greeted the
Minnetonka crew as they crossed the
line winners for the second time in the
two trial races sailed at White Bear
yesterday afternoon.
Wihuja Is it. This is the calculation
for the present, at least, for she trim
med up the White Bear yachts in two
as bard-fought races yesterday after
noon as would suit the most fastidious.
There was plenty of sport at the lake
yesterday, and for such who love the
spectacular Starter Tarbox served the
best there was on hand. The best is
always saved for the last anyway, and
in order that the day might be the
more memorable Beta, Capt. Griggs,
capsized after going three miles and
turned turtle,
Wihuja, the Minnetonka wonder. de-
signed and built by Andrew Peterson,
found the wind just to her liking. 1t
was blowing strong from the. south,
going as high as twenty miles an hour
at times, and never under twelve. The
way she ate into the wind and wealth
cred the heavy puffs was revelation
even to Peterson himself, and it is not
stretching it bit to say that ANDY"
was the happiest man at the lake.
The races are practically completed
SO far as the trials on White Bear are
concerned, and Wihuja will be sent to
Oshkosh, together with Alpha, where
additional trials will be held between
these two and the two other boats
which the club is building and which
have not thus far been placed in the
water.
Committee Has Winner
The Loudon brothers, who own Wi
hula, formally turned their boat over
to the special regatta committee of the
White Bear club late yesterday after
noon, and the Beta will be sent to Min
netonka for their use until their boat
is finally returned to them. The crew
of the Wihuja won the admiration and
friendship of the local yachtsmen
through the skillful handling of their
craft in the races and their gentleman
ly conduct while on shore.
The Loudon boat was not to share
the honors of the day alone, for Alpha
pinned a new feather to her hat by eS-
ftablishing record for one knot, which
she did on the close reach from Wild
wood to center, covering the distance
in four minutes and fifty-SiX seconds,
while Wihuja, which was leading her
at the time. made it in five minutes
and thirty-four seconds. This record
is apt to stand for some time, and is
one which will require a strong wind
and an exceptionally fast boat to beat.
In nearly all her free work and reaches
Alpha outsailed, or at least held her
own, against Wihuja, while the Min
netonka boat proved her superiority on
Windward work.
The drawing for the lineup Of the
first race resulted as follows: Alpha
was to sail against Gamma, and
Moccasin was to sail the course alone.
Alpha and Beta were sent off first, and
to good start stood away on a port
tack to the island. Alpha was out
pointing and outfooting Beta, and
rounded the first mark one minute and
ten seconds in the lead. The close haul
to Wildwood saw no change in position,
although Alpha increased her lead by
ten seconds. Back to center Beta was
making slight gains by reason of her
balloon jib, but Ordway still showed a
safe lead. At the center buoy they
were more than a hundred yards apart,
Beta plunging and staggering under
her heavy spread of canvas.
Griggs managed to keep her righted
and showed some gains until she struck
a new slant of wind to which her sails
could not be adjusted quick enough,
and capsized, as given in another COL
umn of r he Clio b e. Alpha did not
finish the course.
Wihuia Jumps Into Lead
Moccasin, starting on the second
gun, was covering the course alone,
while Wihuja and Gamma, which start
ed five minutes later, were next to
show. Wihuja never gave DR.. Welch's
boat chance to get near her, drawing
away Immediately after the start and
opening a good sized lead to the first