The Portland daily press., 1880-06-02

Club.
The PRESS OF Monday announced the start
ing OF the Yacht Club in its spring cruise. The
following yachts participated: The Oracle,
Commodore Senter; Twilight, Capt. Charlie
ton; LAUREL Capt. Goddard; Marie, Capt.
Kimball; Sparkle, Capt. Bailey; Ray, Capt.
Burns; Whisper, Capt Fuller; Edda, Capt
Carter; Nellie, Capt Bradford Clarence
Capt. Jones; Minnie, Capt. Waite L. T. Davis
Capt. Conley; Edith, Capt. Smith; Tempus,
Vice Com. Gould. The fleet of IA yachts, in
close sailing order led by the Commodore
while the Vice Commodore brought of the
rear, stood down inside, leaving Great Hog
Island on the starboard hand. passing Brim-
stone ledge buoy at $50 o'clock. Off Cow
Island the fleet exchanged sautes with the
yachts Laurel, Ray, Edda, Minnie and Edith
which here left the others and hauled up to
return The squadron stood on slightly haul
ing on the wind and passed Deer Point at
O'Clock and anchored at that usual place of
abode for Portland yachts, Pc it's Harbor, at
quarter of five O'Clock, with yachts in COM
pany. Eight yachts remained together during
the entire cruise, while the remainder for
different reasons, varied in their attendance.
After supper the yachtsmen visited each other,
and at sunset the flags were hauled down
simultaneously, and everything made snug for
the night. Several visited the bowling alleys,
and billiard rooms, while others made visits
and passed the time away in singing and chat
ting. The score of 1913 gave rise to some
amusement, but finally everything became
quiet throughout the feet. Sunday morning was
mild and cloudy, with several showers and
very light easterly air. After consultation
of the captains, the feet got under way at
1.30 A. M, tackled through Potts. Harbor,
and ran UP Harpswell Sound to the Gurnet,
above Princes Point where we came to an
Choir about half past one, with the Oracle,
Nellie, Clarence, Twilight, Marie, Whisper
Tempus and L. T Davis in company. There
may be worse tide holes than the Gurnet, but
if there are we don't know it, and although
the shores of the sound are beautiful and the
sail up most enjoyable, yet it does interfere
with the comforts of dinner to have to get
stem line out between courses, and perpetual
motion even in horizontal plane soon ceased
to be amusing. After dinner we again got
under way and ran down the sound to Harps-
we'll Harbor, where we came to anchor for the
night at 6.15, in heavy shower, resembling
muchly that "moist unpleasant body" SO beau
tifully alluded to by Mr. G. Dickens The
Idler, Capt. Owen, which had left Portland
in the morning joined the fleet in the sound,
with the Sparkle, Capt. Bailey, which latter
we left at anchor above, as we ran down, and
did not see her again during the cruise. The
L. T. Davis left us here, keeping on for Port
land. Two or three of the yachts obtained a
slight acquaintance with the bottom of the
sound, but finding it generally flat and I'M
profitable, did not cling to it for any time. The
night shut down with heavy easterly rain,
and very little calling was done among the
yachts, but generally the yachtsmen passed
the evenings very pleasantly, secure in their
snug cabins.
Monday morning was unpleasant enough,
raining and thick with the wind right up and
down. 1t was however determined to have what
fun could be got so at 10 o'clock, having
very light air from the south ard, the fleet got
under way and ran out of the sound. We
found some sea on as we got further down. but
hauled to the westward the fog lifted and the
sun shOne out hot and bright. Here the wind
died quite away, and the fleet drifted about
for some two hours. the only excitement being
in running around and wishing "good health"
with Capt Jones kindest regards to several of
the members. The band on board of the fleet
Captains yacht made the time pass away
pleasantly, and were greeted with much ap-
plause. Finally light breeze sprang up from
the southwark and the yachts gathered head
way. Mos. of the breeze was aloft and being
close hauled, hardly any light sails could be
set. Something in the nature of private
matches took place at different times, but not
with the monotony of a previous season. One
rash youth beginning to handle balloon jib,
was met with the peremptory order to "stow
it." Deer Point was passed at 100 and at go
the fleet dropped anchor in Diamond Cove,
where two hours were passed in taking dinner
and making farewell calls on the different
the remainder of the cruise up through the
roads and harbor to the moorings was simply
drift. In the lower harbor boats were sent
ahead, and for short time white ash breeze
prevailed. but light breeze finally brought
all the boats up, and the report of the guns as
each yacht reached her moorings about ten
o'clock, gave evidence of the end of the cruise.
The cruise was marked by the particular regu-
larity and discipline of the fleet, and all agreed
that in spite'of a rather moist atmosphere at
times, that it was one of the most ENJOYABLE
cruises ever had nv the Portland Yacht Eiuh