The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-06-02


On Thursday, May go, at D. M, the Yacht
were anchored off the Club House on Custom
House wharf. The wind was from the south
ard blowing fresh, and the day fine, but some
what hazy and smoky. A gun from the Com
modore, who hoisted his flag on the Sparkle
Tor the cruise, announced the starting hour a
4o'clock, and the yachts got away in quicl
succession, the Viva, Vice Commodore Paul
bringing up the rear The fleet stood dowr
inside, passing Chebeague Bar buoy at 5.25
rounded the point of Great Moshier's Island
and hauled up to the westward, leaving Grail
Island ledge on the port hand, and anchored
clock, the Viva being first, followed by the
Oracle, Sparkle and Mary
After supper visits were made from yacht te
yacht by the different crews and the evening
passed pleasantly away.
The next morning friday the Petrol Joined
the fleet, having anchored off Chebeague dur
ing the night.
AT 9.15 the fleet got under way, the Casco
and Gussie, both of Freeport, going with u.s.
with fresh southerly wind and fine day The
fleet beat down the river and passed out
SAAAN"SH NAoAh 1oidHu passage, udYlHS the
monument abeam at 1915. Off Ram Island
the Viva lay to waiting for the other yachts,
then filling away headed up New Meadows
river and anchored at the Three Islands about
o'clock. The wind freshened and blew SO
heavily during the afternoon and evening that
visiting among the yachts was hardly comfort
able, especially as ON account of the bad hold
ing ground, some of the yachts were obliged to
change their position. The Petrol left the
fleet during the day and returned home, and
the Gussie did not go up New Meadows.
Some of the yachtsmen visited Bath during
the afternoon, and early on Saturday morning
several left for Portland on the train from
Bath.
Saturday morning we still had fresh south
erly wind and heavy sea rolling in and it was
quite cold all day. The Clarence from Port
land Joined the squadron in the morning and
at S45 a. m. the fleet got under way and passed
down the river, passing Cundy's Harbor about
10 o'clock, beating out by way of Flag and
Ragged Island, and anchored at Potts Harbor
at O'clock having head wind and heavy
sea allthe way. During the day the fleet
were joined by the Minnie, Gussie, Marie
Nellie, Rambler, Twilight and Willie and I'm
dine, and number of members and friends
came from Portland on the afternoon boat
The evening was warmer than the day and
passed very pleasantly, some visiting about
nine-pins, playing Billiards, etc. Fireworks
We're thrown off from the Casco and Gussie,
and the familiar strains of the "Sweet bye ard
bye were heard from the Minnie. The moon
light night.tempted the yachtsmen to remain
late on deck, and the harbor presented quite
brilliant appearance with the many lights and
moving boats.
Sunday morning was bright and clear and
warm. The first really warm weather we had.
Twelve yachts of the club were at anchor to-
gether, and at o'clock the colors were hoisted
simultaneously and the yachts began to present
an animated appearance. The day got hotter
and hotter with no wind and we feared that
we should have to remain at anchor longer
than we wished, but about 1870 we could feel
light air, and at 1850 the Sparkle gave the
signal and the fleet got under way The wind
was very light from the west, but increased
somewhat and the yachts passed ont through
Broad Sound leaving Eagle Island ON the port
hand and anchored in the cove at Jewell's Is
land at 1890.
The fleet consisted of the Sparkle, Can't.
'Goadard, on board of which was Commodore
Thomas, Viva, Vice Commodore Paul, Oracle,
Capt Senter, and Mary, Capt Talbot, which
had made the entire trip. The Casco, Capt
SSoule, and Gussie, Capt. Soule, had joined at
.ooPoie' iHe w Inc, Capt otanWOod, Min
ME, Capt. Littlefeld, Nellie, Capt Bradford,
Marie, Capt. Kimball, Twilight, Capt. Charlie,
ton, Undine, Capt. Chase, had joined the fleet
at different points. The sloops Tempus, Capt.
Goold, and Idler, Capt. Owen, joined Sunday
afternoon. The Clarence, Capt. Jones, though
not belonging to the club, was with the fleet
most of the time.
Leaving JEWELS Island at 3.45 the fleet
tackled against asouthwesterly wind in through
White Head, the leading yachts laying to off
the Breakwater till all came up, when the
squadron sailed up the harbor together in fine
style, excepting the Casco and Gussie which
had left us for Freeport. mornings were
reached about go So ended the cruise of the
Portland Yacht Club, which passed off in
most satisfactory and pleasant manner, no ac-
cldent occurring to mar the pleasure, and the 1
weather on the whole being good