The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
ROBIN HOOD WINS
FROM WANDER[R
inland Lake Regatta Champion
Defeated in Last White
Bear Race

The special race for the Daniels pen
nant was sailed by the half -raters of the
White Bear Yacht club yesterday after
noon in a wind blowing from eight to ten
miles an hour from the northwest. This
will probably be the last race of the sea-
son, bar some friendly brushes which
may occur any time until it becomes too
cold to sail. Robin Hood, well handled by
Capt. Leslie Murray, pIucked down the
bunting, defeating Wanderer, the cham
pion of White Bear and the winner of
the class 3 cup at the inland lake races
at Oshkosh, by . minutes and II sec
ondS.
The largest fleet seen in any one race
on White Bear in many season entered
yesterday, there being eleven starters.
For nearly the whole of the eight-nile
course the contest was a brilliant one,
was over first at the start, followed by
Piqua, Robin Hood, Young America,
Wanderer, Nicola. Ipcelon. Circe, Monedo,
Spindrift and Flycamaroo. The boats
sailed rapidly to the first mark, with
the wind over their starboard quarter.
Turning the mark Wanderer, Piqua, Rob-
in Hood and Flycamaroo were close to-
gether. the latter having improved her
position handsomely on the reach to CEN
ter. Jibing the buoy the racers filed
down to Wildwood with very few changes
in position. The next leg was a tight
pull into the wind. Robin Hood went
into the lead, passing Wanderer and
Piqua, with Young America, Ipcelon and
Flycamaroo engaging each other in
pretty contest to reach the buoy first.
The beat into Dellwood found Capt. Muir
ray still ahead who rounded the mark
with an advantage of 100 yards. Wan
derer leading Piqua by half that dis
lance. Then came Flycamaroo. Monedo,
Young America, IpceloH, Nicola, Gree and
Spindrift. Rambler snapped her gan
atl god RI
pull out.
Robin Hood Holds Lead
On the next round of the course Robin
Hood still maintained the lead, and grad
ually opened water between each puoy,
coming home in 1:o5:05. while 1t took
Wanderer 1:07:22, which barely beat
Piqua out by &c seconds.
There was a fine brush between Fly
camaroo and Monedo for all Of the last
mile for fourth honers, the former cross
ing the line ten seconds ahead or the
Shepard boat.
fellows not putting in an appearance. II
ing among the challenger class, but there
is little likelihood of there being a race
between them this fall. The fact that al
but one of the chalengers will remain
on home waters insures some Splendd
racing on White Bear next season, and
will have the tendency of building up the
A class to greater proportions than mas
ever been known before.
Alpha and Wanderer were both re-
turned to White Bear from Winnebago
without miShap, and the two champions
of inland waters. which practically means
the whole United States, will race again
on White Bear next season. The Alpha
is now owned by Dr. MacLaren, VINO VIII
handle the tiller in 1905, and it Is more
than likely that the Ordway boys VIII
continue to race the Wanderer until
something faster is developed.
Piqua's fine work of late. and Robin I
Hoods SPLENDID victory of yesterday Will
make interesting sport between these two
and WandeTer next season.
Rambler. Spindrift, Gree and Ipcelon
failed to score a single win during the
season. They are all fast boats ana
ners on numerous occasions this season,
but never able to earn winning brack-
cts
Season Has Been Good
AS a whole the season on White Bear
has been the best in the history of the
club. There was more racing throughout
the summer than in previous years, ana
with the sailing of the trial races for the
Seawanhaka Challengers in June and
July. the contests at Montreal and Osh-
kosh, the inauguration of the "Wednesday
races for special pennantS, the offlclalS
were kept buster than ever, and had the
tendency of bringing about such state
of perfection. especially SO among the
Junior members. than would otnerWlSe
have been obtained.
The Improvement among the sailors of
the B boats was specially noticeable, and
a number OF boats winch were lhaHleIeue-
" handled during the early part of the
season were brought into the winning
ranks at the finish.
The fleet of half raters numbers about
seventeen. and they are capable of sue
cessfully holding down anything OF their
size that floats.
The special race at Duluth, in which
Taylors FlycamaToo won everything
hands down. was another of the outside
enga eements which the club entered sue
cessfully, and gave the people of Lake
Superior ar opportunity of witnessing an
up to date racing machine in action. Sum-