The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
MIME ONkA SAILORS
READY FOR REGATTA
Minnetonka and Terrier Have
Been Shipped to Oshkosh
for Races.

The Minnetonka will represent the.
Minnetonka Boat club in class A AMI
Lewis Glass Terrier will compete for
the club in class B in the inland re-
gatta at Oshkosh. The Delta, which
considerable number Of the sailors
s s5Rset seen S to e. E 6sessn Of St.
Paul and will be taken, back to it's old
bailiwick, White Bear. Both boats
have been shipped.
commences Monday, Aug. 2s, and will
last five days. On Friday and Satur-
day, Aug. 25 and 26, the Oshkosh re-
gatta for the Felker cup will take
place. All contestants for the inland
lake championship that arrive early
enough are at liberty to compete for
enter ents 't this contest Mt aH'AA''''AN ''' w."
The crews for the boats are: Terrier,
Eugene Markoe, Stuart Markoe, Charley
Chalmers, Halle Reiter, Minnctonka;
James H. Loudon, Halle Reiter, Charley
Chalmers Chalmers, Eugene Markoe.
John Bryant will also accompany the
crews as utility.
Commodore Hugh Loudon of the boat
club, who has been in California, will
arrive home in time to go to the re-
gatta. With him will be Vice Com
modore Floyd st. John, Secretary T. E.
Hawkins, Treasurer Frank Zahn, Lewis
Glass and A. O. Colburn. The party
will leave Sunday evening, Aug. 81.
Cant Be Beaten.
The Minnetonka has not had a fair
chance to show what she can do'i in a
race with her new sails. The only time
they have been tried in regular race
was Saturday, Aug II, when she brooks
down and had to 60 to harbor. At the
time she became disabled she had q
good lead on the Delta. Eugene Ram
Icy, the White Bear boat builder, de-
clares that there is no boat in existence
with finer lines than the Minnetonka,
and with the proper sails, properly
balanced, and manned by a crew Of
experienced sailors, she cannot be
beaten.
The Terrier, barring accident, is
confidently expected to take first honors
In her class. Her performance in the
regatta with White Bear, when she do
feated the Gopher by good margins,
would indicate that she will be at least
well to the fore at Oshkosh, especially
when it is remembered that White
Bears representatives are the most
feared Of the boats at the Inland Lake
regatta.
The Inland Lake Yachting associa-
ton is an association Of the principal
yacht clubs Of the west. The member
ship includes representatives from Hi
nois, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Iowa. In 1897 the first
regatta was held on White Bear lake
and until 1908 the annual regatta took
place at different place each year. In
1902, at a meeting at Pewaukee, an
amendment was passed which provided
that all future ,regattas should take
place on Lake sWinnebago, at Oshkosh.
Lake Is Rough.
There is considerable dissatisfaction
with this arrangement and there prob
ably will be an amendment offered at
the meeting this year to have the re-
gatta take place at Oshkosh each al
ternate year and at other lakes during
the intervening years. Winnebago is a
very large lake and develops some very
heavy seas, consequently seaworthiness
has to be taken into consideration as
much as speed in selecting represen-
tative; Many times this prevents a
club from sending down its fastest
boat.