The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-10
YACHTING SEASON
DELAYED BY ICE
White Bear CIubmen Making
Preparations for a Very
Busy Season.

The mild weather is setting local
yachtsmen keenly on edge, and they
can hardly wait until the ice has gone
out Of White Bear. The season will be
slightly later this year, and those who
care to risk a guess do not expect the
ice out Of the lake before April 25
Should the weather become real warm
in the meantime, and accompanied by
q few stiff winds, the ice would not be
long in making its departure.
The regatta committee Of the White
Bear Yacht club will find an interesting
task in classifying the boats for the
coming racing season. Already yachts
men are trying to figure out the prop
OsitiOn, which is proving very difficult.
OF the boats of last season, a number
have changed hands and some have
been taken off the lake altogether.
Some are now in process of negotiation,
while others will be retired. Some, too.
have become totally disabled. The
great number of new boats will more
than replace the older ones which are
not expected to race, and the fleet will
be at least One-fOurth larger than it
has ever been before.
The new class B boats alone will
44UIllUGL 1llOIC lud1l ten, WHICH, with
those remaining from last season, will
crowd this popular class to overflow
Ing. Last year it was found necessary
to divide the class into two sections,
the new and the old, which proved pop
ular 1t would not be surprising if this
years class would require even an ad-
dttional section, making three in all.
A list of some Of the owners Of new
boats is given.
Owners of the New Yachts.
James H. Skinner, who owned
Spindrfft I. and IL will have one.
Ex-COmmodore o. L. Taylor, the
former owner of Mooswa and Black
Deuce, expects to make up for past
years by getting more than a proper
tOnate share of the races with his new
boat. Taylor is an enthusiastic and
faithful yachtsman and has proven q
good loser. He expects to be lust as
good winner this year.
Then there is Midget Schulze, who
won a host of friends by his excellent
handling of Pluto last season. He ex-
poets to duplicate. the number of vic
tories this year with Pluto the Second
Another one Of the boats will go to
j. M. Daniels, who has still to make his
record.
Frank Pinska, who sailed the proud
Britannia for many seasons, and who Is
packed by every cottager at White Bear
Beach, viii be In the game with a
brand new half-rater this season.
I. B. Murray, who sailed the Mime
apolis last season, is another owner of
a new boat, and if he is more fortunate
In the choice Of name may be counted
on TO turn few tricks during the sum-
mer
Fred Reid intends to hang a few
scaIps to his belt before the season is
Z he
put mas been contented in late years to
sail around in his old cat. He has a
new boat built by RamaIey
Or. +. NJ. Owens will produce Nicola
III, and if there is luck in odd num-
bers the new Nicola will do her share,
at least so far as her lines would prom
Use.
Gene Ramaley has another class r
boat, built for a yachtsman too modest
to give his name, but there are those
VINO wouldn't require more than one
guess to name the owner. All these
boats viii strive for Supremacy In the
new B class. There is apt to be some
crowding, and the fastest boat NAV
not always win, but the sport will he
or such nature as will excite every
true yachtsman on the lake, and spe-
cal attention will needs be given to
crews, as much will depend upon them
TO cross the finishing line first.
Jim Crack Under New CoIors.
The formation of the B class. old. is
sun much in doubt. Black Deuce has
been sold to a Minnetonka yachtsnan
Jim Crack, favorite of three seasons
and a tWo-time champion, will sail m
der the colOrs of the Excelsior Yacht
club. Pluto has been sold by Cant.
Schulze to w. A. Howard, who will
enter her in the races. M. A. Gednev
has purchased Nicola III. from the
owens brothers, and will make his ini-
tlaI appearance in the yacht club this
season. Owl, Capt SuIIivan's half
rater was nearly wrecked in storm
last fall, but has been almost entirely
rebuilt, and looks as good as ever. Red
Dev1 is reported for sale. but if is
likely she will remain in the B class
another season.
OF the other B boats, Avis. Nausett.
MonedO, Dakota, Spindrift and Goblin
VIII be put in commission and will
probably all face the starter again this
season. an Ills
The Seawanhaka candidates, with
the new boat built last year by An1Ind-
son, and sold to the Fry brothers, TO-
gether with Seeress and Knight Err
rant, will probably constitute the A
class. -
The open class is an uncertain prom
osition. WeirdIing, last years cham
plon, lies in the Mahtomedi yards with
her entire starboard side split open