The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-12
SPANKING BREEzEs
FOR THE SAILORS
Fast Work Marked the Contests
I p of the Minnetonka Boat
Club.

elias sfor Lewis Glass Terrier. The
syndicate boat Minnetonka broke her
gatf throat block on the second leg Of
the course and was compelled to drop
out of the contest. She was a trifie over
minute ahead of the Delta when the
accident occurred.
The Delta IS only other rival was the
Wihupa, which finished seven minutes
and thirty seconds in the rear of the
Gedney sloop. At the start the Wihuia
was about a minute behind the Delta.
The first leg Of the course was from
Delta rounded the st. Louis bay buoy
first, but on the beat up to Point Look
out the Wihuia picked up on the leader
and the two rounded the barrel neck
and neck. After that, however, the
Delta increased her lead rapidly, :,
The race between the Pathfinder and
the Terrier for first honors in the B
the day. The Pathfinder got ten seconds
start over the Terrier and began to in
crease her lead slowly but surely. The
Vandever sloop was two minutes and
twenty-nine seconds ahead Of the Ter
rier roun ding Point Lookout buoy. For
the remainder of the Journey the Glass
boat shortened the gap slowly and per-
sistently and passed the Pathfinder on
the home stretch from Excelsior to
home buoys at Tonka bay. The finish
was close, only nineteen seconds separ-
ating the boats.
Breezes in Plenty.
A strong eight-mile breeze from the
northwest and a cloudless sky made
the day ideal for the races, and there
was a good turnout of boats. The new
mainsail for the ,Minnetonka arrived
Friday and was Immediately bent to
| hn at SoI ho 1ofk hoI
tried until the boat started from her
harbor at Excelsior to Tonka Bay for
the start. The new sail worked beau
tifully from the very first. The boat
did not heel up at all going to wind
ward, but shot along on her edge like
champion. This was quite different
from her performances with the old
sail. The hopes of the members of the
syndicate arose with bound.
3:l5. The start Of the A class was at
1920 and the B class at $3.50. The
Minnetonka crossed the line first twelve
seconds after the gun was fired. The
| Delta was second a minute and half
after the Minnetonka. The Wihuia
brought up the rear minute and four
teen seconds later in crossing the line
than the Delta.
The first leg to st. Louis Bay BUOY
was reach during the first half and
a beat the second half. The Mime
tonka rounded the mark first, having
increased her lead a trife. On the beat
to Point Lookout she pointed and
footed in beautiful style. Half way
to the barrel her gaff throat block
pulled out and the sail dropped in the
water. The crew turned the boat about
hoisted the spinaker and headed for
home. The Wihuja had failed to gain
on her two competitors to st. Louis
Bay, but on the beat up to Lookout
| surprised the other boats by coming
up even: After rounding Point Lookout
barrel the race was easily the Delta g.
The Gedney boat was six minutes and
ten seconds ahead at st. Louis Bay on
the way home and increased her lead
during the remainder of the distance
| onds. O'o 'oo'
Glass Sailing.
Six boats started in the B class, the
solace and Nightingale. The Pat66nd'
gun. The Solace and nightingale fol.
lowed close behind with the Terrier
Orlole and Pegasis bringing up the
rear. The boats rounded st. Louis Bay
barrel in the following order: Path.
hnder. Terrier, Pegasis, Oriole, Solace
a M1gght1n Rs The Terrier and Path:
distances apart all the way down. After
rounding the buoy Vandever's sloor
began to forge to the front rapidly
both outpointing and outfooting The
Terrier. The Pathfnders rounded
POINT LOCKOUT buoy first at 4:O9:56
and the Terrier at .4:12:95. After
f 16u Mng the mark Skipper Markoe Of
mainsail, the boat having felt previous
y as II it were not properly balanced
sened the breach between the two lead
ing boats by over half. The reach K
: st. Louis bay was spinaker run. Tho
Ierrler made up some more distanct
on her nyal, being only a minute an6
picked up a few more. boat lengths or
the way, to Excelsior buoy. When thu
} two boats came about on the last tacl
FOR home. buoys, Vandever found tina
the Terrier was about a boatlenptl
, ahead, and the boats finished in tia
, order; The Oriole finished third ant
h Inc Pe d;a ST to S The other tw'
The race between the Terrier ant
pathfinder was as pretty and hard
fought contest as has ever been Wit
: messed on the lake. The fastest aetna
{ time over the course was made bv tn,
J Delta, an hour, twenty-nine minute
! and thirteen seconds. The Terrier wa
close second, making the course in ~
) hour, thirty minutes and nine seconds
, The summary:
A CLASS.
, Name and Owner. Start Finished. Elapset
Wihuja. Loudon Bros. 1920 4:5s:s7 1861
Minnetonka: NJ: B. .8:2o-Did not finish.
Delta Q. B. Gedney. -. 1920 4:5o:5e 1908
B CLASS.
Name and Owner. Start. Finished. ELAPSED
l Terrier, Lewis Glass. 49,. 1890 10000 1850 q
Pathfinder, A. Vandever. $3.50. 5:OO:4S 1:30:4
Oriole, G. Chamberlain $3.50 5:12:2O 1:4i .
Pegasis, Floyd st. John. 1870 5:15:4O 1:45:4
so1ace, Fred Richter. -. .s:S0-Did not finish
! Nightingale, Lauritzens. .8:9O-Did not finish
NOTES.
= Tim" Thompson. former skipper of II
= Solace when it bore the name of Timrick, We
: at the helm yesterday. "Tim'' is home fro]
: Seattle on his vacation.
The Minnetonka seems to be playing in har
, luck. The accident Of yesterday was not
> serious one had the the necessary materi,
aboard to mend the break, but they had non,
and the only thing for them to do was to g
ashore
: MINNEAPOLIS TEAM LOSES