The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-26
TONKA SAILORS
won FIRST BRUSH
Both Glass Events Lost by White
Bear Sailors at Min
N~ netonka.
BY The Skipper.

The first days races of the White Bear
Minnetonka regatta are over and the Minnetonka
boats won The Cambria, the White Bear
Yacht clubs Glass A flyer, reached the home
buoy three minutes and ffty-seven seconds ahead
Of the Minnetonka, but the White Bear boat
forfeited the race by fouling the Crystal Bay
Terrier won over the Gopher in the class
by minute and forty seconds. '
Both Minnetonka boats met with accidents
that lessened their time considerably. The Mill
netonka on the first round broke her jlb nal
yard: 1t required time to mend the broken
rope and meanwhile the lib did not pull. On
the second round near Point. Lookout buoy the
mainsheet the rope by which the nainsan is
in the block, holding the sail tight. threatening
for moment to throw the boat over. The
crew say that they lost two minutes In coming
up, in luffing and making necessary repairs.
The Terrier the first leg Of the triangle,
from st. Louis bay buoy to Point Lookout. hoist
ed both spinnaker and balloon jib Both light
sails, together with mainsail and jib, were work
ing beautifully The sloop went so fast that
the 3udges'[ boat, the Westman, which has
speed of fifteen miles an hour, could not keep
up with it. On taking the light sails down
mistake was made in the ropes and the spin
ma ker was let into the water over the bow OF
the boat and the sloop ran over it. -.
."f45 Sail Under Boat. '9
The sail caught in the centerboards under
meath the boat. Both boards had to be hoisted,
the sloop had to slack speed and !ur to get
the sail out Of the water. Skipper Markoe says
he lost minute by the accident. On the sec
ond time around prop that had been put In
to rake the mast forward broke and let the
ance and decreased the boats speed consider
ably. The Gopher lost about minute on the
first leg in coming up into the wind to take
out the reef in it's SAIL
The accidents of yesterdays races however
served to whet the appetites of the sailors OF
both clubs for today's performances. "
About 1900 people witnessed the races from
| the north shore of Big island and from steam
boats, launches and sailboats .a ~ ..,Ls.H1
| Owing to the unexpected showing OF Mime
tonka's representatives yesterday large crowd
was expected today. 4. Be-. 49, t;
The wind for yesterdays races was in favor
from the southwest. The wind died down a
little shortly after the races started, shifted
a little to the west and later blew fresh again.
Shoes Forfeited.
| The boats were measured and the crews
weighed at the clubrooms of the Minnetonka
Boat club. The crew Of the Cambria was twelve
pounds over weight and were forced to take of
shoes to the amount of twelve pounds
! Shortly before the boats started for the course
two boats turned over out in the lake, and
! it looked as II the racers were going to have
their hands full.
The starting gun for the boats was fred If
twelve seconds after the gun, and the Cambria
second behind her rival. Minnetonka had the
windward position The boats hung together
about half way down the reach to Point Look sI
/ out then the Cambria took the lead. She
rounded the buoy at 8:39:15 and the Mime
tonka at 3:392s. Both boats took short star
board tack after rounding the buoy, then came
pretty badly on this tnck and the Cambria,
which was footing better, increased her lead
slightly. The boats took another starboard tack
toward Markville and then bore down upon
| Crystal bay buoy on the port tack.
+. The wind began to slacken little at this
/ time and the Minnetonka picked up considerably
on her rival The skipper OF the Cambria saw
when she nea r., the buoy that he could not
4 round 1t on the starboard tack, so he came
near the buoy and waited for a pun to send
!. him forward 50 he could again come about and
round the buoy. The pun, however. did not ar
rive and the stern Of the boat drifted against
1 the buoy. The accident lost him the race. The
Cambria rounded at 4:o9:4s and the Minnetonks
1 at A :0S:32.
I The course to st. Louis bay was spinnakel
run. The Minnetonka gained twelve seconds OF
i this run The Cambria rounded frst at 4:1o45
j The Mtnnetonka rounded at All 20. On tn,
reach to Point Lookout buoy the Minnetonki
4 broke her matnsheet and the Cambria increase,
her lead. rounding the buoy at 4:17:a5, Tn
Minnetonka rounded at 4.1s:3e The wind hat
freshened and was now blowing hard. Tn
Minnetonka lost badly on the beat to Crysta
increase her lead Is over three minutes. TIL
boats maintained their relative positions on TIL
home stretch. s
B Boats Started.
The starting gun for the boats was fire
at 1885. Both the Terrier and the Gopher hu
reefs In their sails shortly before the gun wa
fred. Skipper Markoe Of the Terrier shook hi
out before he started. The Terrier crossed th
line nrst at 8:35:0S and the Gopher followed Z
!, l8:85:i6. The Terrier hoisted its spinnaker an
balloon jib and pulled away from the Gophe
lEapidly. Ths skippsr IS the Gopher decided