The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-07-06

The supplementary celebration which was
to take place at Peaks Island yesterday was
postponed on account of the rain. The Kellei
sailed over the course. The races will take
place today as follows:
9.30a m.--Boat race between the winners OF tn .
first prize in the girls and misses OF the SUI
for a pair of silver mounted napkin rings. 80
1oswimming match; first prize sS seeondr s5:
11-Target shoot by the High School Cadets
The entries for the yacht race today are as
follows
sloop Tempus, Vice Commodore Gould, Portland
Yacht Club. ,,.5
sloop twilight, Captain W. H. Charlton, Portland
sloop Casco, Captain E. L. soule, Portland Yacht
Club. c,nh
Sloop VIM Captain Peters, Portland Yacht Cup;
Sloop Lizzie, Captain Chester Johnson Bidde1oru
Yacht Club. -
Cat-rig Clarence, Captain B. Fl. Jones, Portland
Yacht Club.
Relief, and Whisper.
THIRD CLASS.
Yach Club ,-a
Sloop Memo Captain Pillsbury, Biddeford Yacht
Club.
In the professional single scull race at Bos-
ton on the Fourth, Lee won. Then came Hamm.
closely following Hamm came Plaisted, who
made fine pull with Riley, and both men
shipped their oars and displayed their flags to
the judges at the same instant. The time was
as follows: Lee, 20.4s; Hamm, 21.17: Conley,
1928; Riley, and Plaisted each, 1928; Hosmer,
A.48.
The third race, for amateur scullers, dis
30 L r.
Estabrook, James j. O'Brien, John Buckley,
P. A Dempsey, Henry A. Nash, Andrew Bur-
nett and Henry A. Kirby pulled to the judges
boat to receive colors. The first prize was the
City of Boston Cap. valued at 500, and the
second prize City of Boston Cup valued AZ
$50. O'Brien took the lead, which he main
tanned up to and around the stake boat, with
Buckley, Kirby and Dempsey in the order
named. After the stake boat was rounded
O'Brien fell behind, and his place was taken
by Kirby, with Buckley second and Dempsey
third. Kirby maintained the advantage he
gained, and won the race in 21.54; Buckley
coming in second in 22.15. The only otner
features of interest in this race were the upset
ting of Nash's scull and his rese ne by the har-
Dor police, and squirt by O'Brien near the
finish, which carried him in ahead of Demp-
sey. The time of O'Brien was 22.44, and that
of Dempsey 2254 That of the other contes-
tants was not taken.
The fourth race for double scull shells, dis
lance three miles, contained some good oars
men, who made pretty exhibition OF their
skill. The entries were four in number and
Consisted of Frank Hill and Fred A. Plaisted,
Charles Hooper and George H. Hosmer and
the Casey Brothers. The Caseys had slight
advantage at the start, but this was soon taken
from them by Hill and Plaisted, and Hooper
and mate earned second place. Hill and
Plaisted turned the stake first and were fol-
lowed by the Caseys. who left Hooper and mate
a few lengths behind, but the Cassys soon lost
water and Hooper and mate passed them and
made an unsuccessful push for Hill and Plais-
ted. The latter, however, without apparent
effort, made the starting point in 21.32, while
Hooper and mate were 22.15. The time OF the
Caseys was 1858. The first prize was 800 and
the second $50.
On the Merrimac river, above Pawtucket
Falls, at TO- 30 a. M, there was regatta as fol-
lows: Professional single scull race, two miles,
for $75 and $50. There were eight entries in
the professional; four rowed. George H. Lee
of Newark, N. j., was first, in 1924; T. H.
Conley of Portlan, Me-, 1880; James A. Ten
Eyek of Peekskill. N. Y, third; George Hos
NOR OF Boston, fourth.
In the amateur single scull for a cup and
medal, there were eleven entries; five started:
John Buckley of Portland, Me-, first, in 14l5;
o. J. Murphy, Boston, second, in 14.22; Henry
O. Kirby, Providence, r. l., third; James
O'Neill of Chelsea, fourth; P. Durker, Boston,
fifth. j.