The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-06-30
MINNETONKA YACHT
is THRICE DEFEATED
Delta Wins Three Races and Is
Conceded to Be Faster
Boat
Down goes Wihuia!

Down goes Wihuja!
Three times she tried conclusions with
Delta and three times she chased the
stern of the new White Bear crackerjack. 1
After d most successful week in which
Wihuja won from Alpha. Beta, Gamma,
SeereSS and Moccasin she met her Water
loo in the trials sailed at White Bear
yesterday afternoon. All hats are now
off to Delta, and the crew and builder of
the Minnetonka boat freely admit that
the White Bear craft is the faster of
the two.
After the races yesterday T he Clio b e
received various expressions from men
closely Interested
Capt. James Loudon, of the Wihuja,
said: Delta is faster than our boat be-
yond question She is the fastest thing
afioat of her size, and we believe our
selves fairly beaten. The time in the
second race should not have been SO
great we had a little hard luck, but
We could not have won.
Andrew Peterson, builder of the Wihuja,
said: Delta won fairly and Squarely over
the Wihuja and is the faster boat. 1 shall
have have to build another boat if l want to
Hugh Loudon, part owner of Wihuja,
| said: Il believe Delta is about ten sec
onds faster to the mile than our boat.
| am satisfied the fastest boat won in the
| trials today ,r.aeF
Capt Ordway. who Sailed Delta, said:
Il am glad we beat Wihuja, not for any
personal reasons, but we will need the
| treal.''
The crew sailing the Minnetonka boat
are all of one accord and have nothing
| but praise TO offer for the new winner.
Delta is from a Growninshield design
and was built by John johnson, of White
Bear She is patterned after the original
| model of the Massasoit with the excep-
ton of minor details Of construction and
! length. Delta is also Of the same model
| but a less powerful boat.
Wind Favors Wihuja
| The winds for the first two races yes
4erday We're those in which the Mime
tonka idol reveled. 1T cannot blow too
hard to suit the Wihuja,' was the state
week there was no one willing to take
| exception thereto. But yesterday the
| harder it blew the worse the licking she
got. In the milder blows Wihuja held
down the White Bear boat fairly we'll
Out of twelve legs of sailing Wihuja
4 showed gains on only two, and in one of
these the gain was due rather to the
! freshening of the wind than to the less
| ening of che distance separating the boats.
| The other leg was merely a nominal gain
| of three seconds on the close reach from
center to Dellwood in the first race. In
1 the second race Delta showed a gain of
1 five seconds on the same leg, and a gain
/ of six seconds in the third race.
Delta, by winning ten out of twelve legs,
and the two on which she lost counting
practically for nothing. has proved her
| self beyond the slightest question to be
4 ing, and as the wind ranged from six to
twenty miles an hour IN the various trials,
further demonstrates that she can beat
4 Wihuja In any breeze that blows. Yet
for all that the boats are we'll matched,
| as it was expected they would be, but
| the consistency with which Delta showed
her gains on every point of sailing re-
4 lieves from the minds of local yachting
| sharps any anxiety as to her speed.
. The Minnetonka men, while hoping to
| win out, have proved themselves the
| truest kind of sportsmen. and are accept
4 ing their defeat gracefully, and seem to
| be happy at finding a boat which can lay
| a great interest in the trials and the goal
4 which they hoped to reach, and il White
| Bear lifts the cup they will be on hand
next season with defender.
4 Race Side by Side
| The crews for the first race We're: Delta,
| Captain, l., p. Ordway; T. L. Wann, main
| sail; HI. W. Dresser. jib and John John
son fourth man. On the Fihuja were:
| mainsail; Charles Chalmers, jib, and
Hugh Loudon, fourth oman. The boats
| were sent off at $50. Delta crossed right
| at the gun and Wihuja four seconds later.
On the close haul to center the boats were
| sailing side by. side. Delta made the
| mark first, showing gain of two seconds
on the leg. Spinnakers were at once
| broken out on the free run down to Wild
! wood.
| Wihuja and Delta xsailed side by side
for nearly the. whole leg. Once. and it
was the only time during the whole aft
ernoon, Wihuja showed her nose a half
length in front of Delta. but Ordway soon
pushed his boat up, into the lead and
| rounded the mark a length to the good.
| AS the sheets We're 1attened into the wind
| the boats split lacks, but Ordway went
about and stood over Wtihuja. Only once
| afterwards did the tWihuja succeed in
| splitting with Delta,l however. and she
| was fortunate In getting a favorable slant
at the moment. Delta however, made
her largest gain for the race on this leg,
sailing the mile in tfffrfy-eight seconds
| better time than Wihuja. She lost three
1 seconds on the close haul into Dellwood.
the only real loss she suffered during the
! day.
! The wind was blowing from IL to IA
| miles an hour during the race, and both
boats heeled over under the puffS. Full
sail was carried.
| BY the time the second race was called
| the wind had freshened considerably,
| blowing from the southwest at 20 miles
| an hour. The shippers deemed it wise to
| take in one reef and at O'Clock were in
readiness to start off again. The crews
| We're the same excepting that DR. Mac
| Laren took the jib on Delta instead of
| Dresser. The judges decided to allow WI
hula to cross the line first, and she went
| over eight seconds ahead of Delta. She
| kept the lead until we'll up to the island,
| standing higher than necessary to make
| the buoy, but endeavoEing to keep Delta
| from getting the weather position.
AS they swung for the buoy Delta ran
away from Wihuja and showed a gain Of
| Is seconds as the mark was rounded. The
free run to Wildwood increased the White
| Bear boats lead by 8 seconds more and
on the beat back to center, <: heavy
sea which copiously sprayed the crews
| in both boats, DeltaI made the biggest
gain of the day beating Wihuja 1 min
| ute and IL seconds on the leg. An addi-
| tional 5 seconds was laid up On the leg
| from center to Dellwood, on which a loss
| of seconds was thrown in the first race.
| Delta won the race bys1 minute and Al
| seconds actual time.
Detta Takes Lead
A heavy rain and wind storm delayed
the third race until after o'clock. Delta
shot over the line 10 seconds after the
| gun and seconds ahead Of Wihuja The
wind for the first mile was not blowing
| more than Z miles an hour. Delta stood
| straight for the mark, and try as she
| would Wihuja could not reach her wealth
| er. They were only length apart ali the
| way down to center, and before the wind
Ordway showed a ieadaof about 100 yards.
| This position was maintained to Wild
] wood, and as the boats worked into the
wind Ordway continued on a starboard
| tack while Wihuja went about to port.
As they came together Delta was still
| holding her own but Wihuja found a bet
ter breeze near the south shore and hauled