The Portland daily press., 1885-09-17
FUN AT THE LAKE.
hantan, Lee, Ross and Other Big
Oaremen
Delight a Crowd of 5000 at Marano-
cook
The Aquatic Event Of the Season
Every Way q Success.
Especial to the PRRss.1


MARANocooK, Sept 15.-About noon to-
day after all the trains had arrived an old
Readfeld farmer, who has made it point
ever since Maranocook became a resort, to
take in everything from political meeting
down to moonlight excursion, took in the
situation from the railroad platform and al
lowed it was the best Naranocook day yet.
He is an acknowledged authority on such
occasions, and today, the weather, the at
traction, the crowd, everything combined to
make other people think as he did. In round
numbers there were 5000 people here. The
$50 train out of Portland started with fair
crowd and filed up on the way. The 500
and 905 trains brought IL ears each all load
ed to the platform. Bangor, Waterville and
the way stations sent in large crowds, while
the Kennebec cities were represented in
larger numbers than usual. Gardiner and
Bath especially sending many people to cheer
on the rival crews of the two cities. A care
full survey Of the crowd, however, showed
that Portland was better represented than
any two, cities in the State The forenoon
was occupied with dancing and concerts by
Chambers and the Bangor bands. At12.r5
Referee Ormond of Boston, whose appear
ance at any aquatic event is an assurance of
success, steamed mp the course in the MES
salonskee, in company with Mr.. Aiken of
the Maine Central. After satisfying himself
as to the position of the turning stakes he
turned to Mr.. Aiken and said, SIT is by all
odds the best rowing course know, except
in heavy wind dead TO the south it is per-
fectly sheltered, and then the scenery about
here beats anything ever saw. know of
no course that can be compared with it,
After short delay Capt. Reddfngton pull
ed the whistle cord and the contestants in
the batteau race came to the scratch. They
were two four-oared crews Of Oldtown In
dians captained respectively by "Cap. Joe''
and Cap. Jay" member of one of the
dusky crews informed the referee. The
word was given at 1856 and away they went,
both pulling quick stroke. "Cap. Joe"
turned the stake, which was half a mile up
the course, four lengths ahead in 4 min. 80
Sec, and finished nine lengths head in
min. 13 sec. The next was a special eight
cared race between crews from Bath and
Gardiner. This was particularly interest
ing race Considerable rivalry has for some
time existed between the two cities in boat
ing matters, and both crews pulled for all
they were worth to win. For the Baths,
Coughlin pulled the bow oar, Cushman No.
2, Hartnett5, J. Taber 4, Brown S, Tracy 8,
Kimball 7, Taber stroke and Pepper cox
swain. For the Gardeners Ballard pulled
the bow oar, Grant No. ., Barstow 8, Robin.
son 4. Soule B, Whitmore q, Morrill, 7, Gray
stroke and Richards eoxswain. 1t was
straight away race of three-ouarters of
mile. The start was made at LOS. The
Bath crew took ithe water first pulling As
strokes to the minute, while the GARDENERS
pulled at AZ. 1t was pretty race for half
mile. At that point the Gardiner crew slowed
their stroke. The Baths continued to pull
steadily at 45 and gradually shot ahead of
their opponents to the great delight of their
admirers at 1.-THE boat house and on the
shore. However, it was no walkover, for
they finished only little over length ahead.
No time was taken.
The next race was theevent of the day, the
professional double scull, over three mile
course. 1t brought out the best oarsmen in
the country. The contestants drew posi-
tlons as follows: Hanlan and Lee first, Hos