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Enecfai 70 The journal.
rouka Bay, Mimi. July b.-Yesterday was q
I aala day for the Minnetonka Boat club. It
conducted two of the most exciting and success
Sul races ever seen Mt the lake. A hard-fought
kaiIboat race In the morning and fast motor boat
racing In the afternoon. A stiff breeze from the
north sprung UP early in the morning, but died
down about 10 O'Clock. and it looked for a
while as II the sailboat race would have to be
called OF. The breeze, however, freshened
again about HIS, and the boats We're started.
Two boats in the class entered. the Mime
tonka and the Delta. Minnetonka won by 2
minutes and 40 seconds actual time. The start
Ing gun was fred at II 30. The Delta crossed
the line at 11:3o:0l and the Minnetonka at
II 81: o5. The Mnnetonka Immediately began
to pick up on her rival, and endeavored to get
the windward of the Delta. The latter tried to
prevent this by veering off up into the wind. The
Minnetonka did the same, gradually gained on
the Delta and rounded Excelsior buoy at
11:47:27, ten seconds ahead of the Delta.
The boats lost much time by Jockeying that
the Pathfinder, Class boat. which started i've
minutes behind the boats. caught up with
them and rounded the buoy ahead Of the Delta.
From Excelsior to st. Louis bay was w1ndwaTd
work More 1ockeying by the A boats enabled
the Pathfinder to get big lead, she being the
hrst boat to round the st. Louis Bay buoy:
The Mlnnetonka rounded at 1880 and the
Delta at 12:31:12, the Minnetonka having In
creased her lead from Excelsior by minute and
two seconds. On the reach from st. Louis to
Crystal Bay the Delta gained twenty-nine Sec
-OndS out tna MlnnetonKa rounded uESC Ut
12,42:Ss and the Delta at 12:4S:O6
81 From Crystal Bay to Lookout Point was anoth-
or long reach to windward. Some more Jockey.
ing by the Delta In an attempt to get the wind
ward. The Minnetonka, however, increased her
Lead twenty-five seconds rounding lookout buoy
ct 1:1e:0o, ffty-eight seconds ahead OF the
Delta. From Lookout to st. Louis to home buoys
was lsewa1d work, and both boats hoisted their
spinnakers. The Minnetonka again increased her
lead on these two legs and finished at 2:o3:W.
The Delta hnished at 206 :o5 minute and fifty
eight seconds later. The breeze was light,
however. and In good heavy wind the Delta
may turn tables on her opponent. The Path
hnder owned by @. A. Vandever, won In the
pB class, beating the Pegasus. Floyd st. John. by
IL minutes and 80 seconds
Ono Of the most interesting features Of this
Psoe was the performance OF the Terrier It
did not get to Tonka Bay in time to enter with
the other boats in the regular race. Eugene Mar
hoe, its skipper, was just taking the boat out
from Excelsior when the other B boats were
coming down to Excelsior buoy. The judges
allowed Markoe, who the only man aboard
20 enter the informally, and he started from
Excelsior buoy fifty seconds back Of the Path
! finder. At st. Louis Bay he was ahead OF the
Pathfinder BY twenty eight second. at Crystal
Bay d minute and ffty-eight seconds. at Lookout
three minutes and forty-fve seconds. The boat
got stuck on the bottom rounding Gales island,
but finished a minute and fifteen seconds ahead
Of the Pathfinder. On the run from Lookout to
. st. Louis to home, Markoe. in addition to tend
ing tiller ma1nsan and Jih. hoisted bis spinna-
her From Gales island to home he struck 4
squal1, and in order to himself from going
over let go the spinnaker. AS soon the
squat passed he forward. got the lower
edge Of the sail over his toe and thus obtaining
control Of it, again sailed thru the home buoys
with all sails flying The closest race Of the
day was between the Pegasis and the Or1ole,
owned by O. T. Chamberlain. The results:
s~ Glass A Start. Finish.
Einnetonka (Minnetonka club II 81 100 2:03:O7
Delta leslie Gedney)- ....... .i1:S0:N 2:05.o5
Glass B
or1ole e. A. Chamberlain). .. .11:so:26 2:oe:2s
Bigasis (F1oyd St. John) zee. IL :3535 200 "a
Pathfinder @. A. vandever) IL :SeO1 1:57:15
Powerboat Handicap Start. Finish. Elp'd.
Eico (Peter Lauritzen) .3:09:0s 4:95:10 :42:07
Annette &C. 3. Wakeman) .8:oO:25 359:14 ,46:0S
Skidoo e. McDowelI). .9:91:82 401:13 1922
Westman Up E. Sampson) 10000 35O:6O :6O:8C
=, Imokay (W. G. Burleigh>2:42:12 4:03:52 :5o:57
Pia Ora IT. Mitchell). .2:42:o0 4,o4:N :6e