The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-07
ALPHA IS SENT TO
RACE At OSHKOSH
Regatta Committee Decides
Delta Is Not as Fast as
Sharp Nosed Boat

The special regatta COMMITTEES of the
White Bear Yacht club has made its Sc
lection of the boat which will enter the
Seawanhaka trials at Oshkosh, and Alpha
the peinted-nose boat, designed by Brow
er and built by Amundson. was named
Alpha was shipped from White Bear
Tuesday evening and should arrive at
Oshkosh not later than tomorrow. She
will be rugged at once and put into the
water in order that she may begin racing
by Saturday
The selection of Alpha may be some
what of a surprise to many of the local
yachtsmen who have seen her perform.
but in the light of her good work Mon
day. in which she almost eauaied the
record for the eight-mile course. and the
after-dark try outs held during the week
previous. of which the public has not
been Informed. the boat has merited the
distinction with which she has been hon
ored. 1t is figured out that her sharp
nose will meet the heavy seas, which the
challenger is bound to contend with at
Montreal, better thansa heavy bow boat
Deita's Good Record
Delta made a splendid showing in her
trials over Wihuja, but has only beaten
Alpha once. The two boats met in the
beat Alpha by something over a minute
In several races last week ir, which the
wind blew alternately light and strong,
Alpha won from the Massaseit model
There is one thing certain, and that is
Alpha can sail rings round Delta in a
very light wind, as was demonstrated in a
race held at White Bear July l.
There has been some racing at Oshkosh
between the Alberta, the Oshkosh War
rior and the White Bear boat, Sigma. The
Sigma was built by Jones & La Berde
She has thus far been beaten in all her
races. White Bear yachtsmen are not in
the least concerned over Signals per-
Torrance up TO this time, as the races
thus far sailed have been impromptu af-
fairs. and net under the direction of the
White Bear Yacht club. Any boat desiring
to contest in trials for the ultimate Sc
lection of a Seanwanhaka challenger must
do so under the provisions laid down by
the White Bear Yacht club. These have
been made known, and a number of out
Oshkosh
The crew which will sail Alpha has not
yet been named. l.. P. Ordway and G.
NJ Griggs will undoubtedly do the sailing
in the two White Bear boats The crews
which viii go down from here will number
upards OF eight men.
Will Go to Montreal
Should Alpha win out in the additional
trials at Oshkosh beginning with the Sat
urday races, it is not the intention to
bring her back to St Paul before shipping
to Montreal. but to ship her direct from
Oshkosh. This will save useless handling
and a strain on the beat which it is in
tended to save as much as possible.
The Royal st. Lawrence Yacht Club of
Montreal will sail its trials for the selec-
ton of a cup defender ON July 8, 16 and
% which are the official dates set by
the club. There has been some informal
racing between the new boats built this
year. and the defenders of previous years,
and reports indicate that last years de-
her own with any of !. them. Montreal
yachtsmen put great faith in Thorella II.
and believe she will be named again to
defend the cup.