Daily Kennebec journal., 1885-09-17
LAKE MARASAcooK. Sept. l6.

ne races opened at o'clock, Wednesday v,
with fine water. Five thousand people were
in attendance. The referee was James F
Ormand Of Boston; time keeper, Daniel
Bowen Of Portland The first was batteau
race of one mile between crews of Oldtow n
Indians the Jay crew drew No. position,
the Joe crew second. and went away together
The former soon took the lead and soon after
the turn was three lengths ahead, and con-
tinued to gain till at the finish they were five
lengths ahead; time, 8. l3 and 80.
The second race was an eight cared straight
away between Bath and Gardiner crews,
which was won by the former; thrre-fourl hs
Of mile; was fine race, both crews pull
ing so closely together it was hard TO distin-
guish their positions. Near the close. Bath
spurted to the front and won by a short dis
tance; time not given.
The third was professional double scull
race. Much interest was centered cn this.
owing to the array of talent. The contestants
drew positions as follows: Hanlan and Lee,
first; Hosmer ard Peterson, second Mex ~
and Hamm, third; Ross and Ten Eyck, four
The course was three miles. They took the
water well together and kept so until one
fourth down, when Hanan and Lee passed
to the front, the others maintaining their
position. Soon Ross and Ten Evck fell
slightly to the rear, Hosmer and Peterson and
Mckay and Hamm rowing alongside. The
first at the turn were Hanlan and Lee, Hosmer
and Peterson second, Mckay and Hamm
third, Ross and Ten Eyck last. Coming back
lIanlan and Lee forged steadily to the front,
being three lengths ahead, rowing "a strokes
to the minute, Mckay and Hamm struggling
hard for the second place with Hosmer and
Peterson.
At the second turn the order was the same
as ut the first. Soon after the turn Ross and
Ten Eyck left the course. Half way down
Hanlan and Lee were gaining, Hosmer and
Peterson still leaving Mckay and Hamm
third The turn was in the same order On
the last three-fourths mile back Hanlan and
Lee had five boar lengths lead with Mckay
and Hamm about the same distance behind.
Hosmer and Peterson passed the stake boat
in this order. Time. Hanlan and Lee, 1902 :;
Hosmer and Peterson, 1925; Mckay and
Hamm, 1899
The junior single scull race was very close
and exciting. There were seven starters:
Kimball of Bath, Free of Biddeford, Taber
of Bath, French of Portland, Cochran OF
Boston, Wood of Fall River and Morgan of
Portland. Taber won the first prize by a
magnificent squirt in the last fifty yards, he
coming from fourth to first place like flash
For the second place French, kimball and
Cochran were bow and bow at the finish and
had to row over again when French won in
1929.
The fifth race Was the senior single. The
entrees were Woodbury. of Pawtucket Con-
ley of Boston, Ryan of Cambridge, Casey of
Boston, O'Connell of Portland, ONeil OF
Boston. The race was between Conley and
RYAN all the way through. Conley won by
two lengths, O'Connell third.
Four oar professional race, three miles,
with the following crews: Forest Rivers,
Salem; Emmetts, Arlington; Ross-Casey,
New York; Hosmer crew, Boston. They went
away in a bunch. The Hosmer crew soon
forged to the front and staid there during the
entire race. The others came in in the fol-
lowing order Ross-Casey. second; Emmetts,
third; Forest Rivers, fourth. 1t was pro-
cession, with the Hosmer crew steadily pull
ing away, the others trailing in the above
positions. Time, 10, IL.
In the double amatuer race, mile and a
half, the following contested; Conley and
RYAN, Cambridge; O'Neil and Woodbury.,
Boston. They got away together. o'Neii
and Woodbury. got the lead, bns at the stake
boat both turned nearly together. Conley
and RYAN soon pulled away, and held the
lead to the close, coming in three lengths
ahead. Time, 8, 80.
Eight cared amateur race, mile and half,
with the following contestants: Crescents,
Boston; Dirigos, Portland; Cumberlands,
Portland. They all pulled together the hrst
Quarter of a mile, when the Dirigos began to
lead a little, with the Crescents leading the
Cumberlands little. The Crescents made
the ,uru ahead, the Dirigos second. third
of the way back the Crescents were two
lengths ahead, with the Dirieos length In
the rear of the Cumberlands. Half up the
Cumberlands were closing the gap, rowing
finely, but the Crescents came in length
ahead. 1t was very fine contest. Time
8, so.
The canoe race between representatives of
the Oldtown and Passamsquoddy Indians
created much merriment and was highly IN
teresting.
The grand exhibition by Edward Hanlan'
tho champion oarsmen, walking on the water