The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15
GETTING READY FOR
VII |TE BEAR SHIPPERS
Minnetonkans Tuning Up for the
y Yearly Set-To with St.
Paul Sailors.

the biggest event on the summer pro:
gram Of water sports at Lake Mime
tonka is the sailing regatta between
the White Bear Yacht club and the
Minnetonka Boat club on the 25th, 26th
and 9th Of the present month 1t has
been many years since dual regatta
has been held on Lake Minnetonka, and
ing forward to it with a great deal of
interest. A large number Of the mem
bers of the Minnetonka Boat club and
their friends have planned to take their
vacation during the week Of the regat-
ia and the races will be followed by
, many social affairs. hi. ~ -.
Picking Boat.
The regatta committee has not vet
chosen the boats that will compete with
the White Bear sloops. A decision will
probably be reached after next Sat-
urday's races. Two boats will repre-
sent the Minnetonka Boat club, Glass
A sloop and a Glass B sloop, which will
contest with representatives Of the
White Bear Yacht club.
A Glass A boat is thirtyeight feet
long and carries not more than 500
square feet Of sail. The Glass B boats
are thirty two feet long and carry not
more than $50 square feet Of sail.
| Either the Minnetonka or the Delta
will represent the Minnetonka Boat
club in the A class, and in the B class,
A brief historical sketch of each boat
| follows:
| The Minnetonka Is a new boat, built
| by Johnson & Doerer works at White
Bear. She is owned by a syndicate Of
seventy. nine members of the Mime
tonka Boat club. It has won every
race that it has entered with the excep
won by Allan Hill IS Babbie. The sloop
is sailed by q crew picked by the syn
| dictate early in the season. James Lou
don was selected as skip. Jim is the
youngest Of the ''big three Loudons,
! the other two seadogs being Will and
Hugh. Jim has had a lot of experience
in big races and knows all. the fine
ages the m,sainsail and occasionally han
dies the tiller. Roy is as good "a sailor
as there is on any inland water. He
knows the lake, is Intimately &C
quainted with all the caprices Of the
wind and would rather sail than eat.
Halle Reiter handles the lib, and is
general superintendent Of the forward
hoqn two years ago; "Johnny" is
utility man and ex-officio general coun-
sci for the crew.
The Delta.
The Delta is owned by Charles Ged-
ney. It was built by johnson at White
Bear It was originally a White Bear
pete with the Royal Canadian Yacht
club for the famous Seawanhaka cup.
She was shipped to the ST. Lawrence
: river with the Ordway boat to repre-
| sent Whit, eBear, but at the last mo
ment it was decided to. enter the Ord
way boat. It was originally forty-twso
f f. long ana cut RSa pos she
skipped by Leslie Gedney, the owner g
son, who always wears the smile that
won't come off whether he wins or
loses. The owner tends the mainsheet
and captains the crew. J. P. Gage and
G. A. Gage complete the crew. All of
the men are new to Lake Minnetonka,
welcome additions to Minnetonka s
shippers before the mast. 49,,
by Gene Ranaley Of White Beaer, and
is owned by Lewis Glass. Eugene Mar
koe, who graduated from White Bear,
skips the boat. Le1nis Glass takes his
orders at the maiq SAL. The other half
tive son of Minnetonka. Lewie says
his boat with those new sails will make
ten knots in a dead calm.
The Pathfinder was built by the
ohnson Boat Works Of White Bear
last year. It was then owned by Roy
Wagner. It represented the Minneton;
ka Boat club at the annual regatta OF
the Inland Lake Yachting association
at Oshkosh and, and had 1t not beer
skinned out Of several points on finely
drawn teohnicahsY, would have carried
by Albert Vandever. The owner, who
skips the boat is handicapped by the
lack of regular crew. She looks goe6
to represent the B class for the club
unless the new sails Of the Terrier
spring surprise. ::
4 Interest In sailing has received de
cided impetus this year in the appear
ance Of the two new A boats and the
three new B boats. Several members
are already planning on new boats 70,
next year. '..--.- .2.'-.:'
The club will not leave a stone un
turned TO win from White Bear this
year, and members feel sure that any
two Of the four bats mentioned ooule
turn the trick. e.. .~-. B..