The Portland daily press., 1885-09-15
THE MARANocooK REGATTA.
Preparations Nearly Completed and
Oarsmen Gathering.

The preparations for the splendid regatta
at Lake Maranocook, Wednesday, are nearly
if not quite completed, needing only the
finishing touches that will be given by-M. F.
Davis. Hosmer, Mckay, Hamm, Peterson
of San Francisco, Sylvia, Googins, Ten Eyck
and Wallace Ross are at the Lake Lee is at
the Falmouth, having been detained here.
Last night Hanlan left for the Lake. As
soon as Lee gets there this forenoon, the
champion will commence practice. This will
be his first appearance at Maranocook The
New Brunswick crew arrived at the Lake on
the LIS train yesterday from Bangor. This
is the crew that few years ago won over all
others at Boston by over two minutes.
Wallace Ross pronounces the two waist men,
McCauley and w. O'Donnell, to be valuable
acquisition. This crew had the misfortune
to very seriously injure their boat, which was
struck while passing under bridge. The
break was nearly eight feet long. The boat
will be repaired Immediately, the material
having been sent out at 3 o'clock last night
from this city. Mr.. Davis received the des-
patch asking for the material at 4.30, and at
8 o'clock he was at the transfer station wait
ing for the special.
The Paul Boyton Company arrived at the
Lake on a special train from Lewiston last
night. By putting on this special the oars
men gain nearly eighteen hours at the Lake.
The Arlington crew, which boasts the
fastest three mile record, is already at the
Lake, and have been practicing.
In the senior single (amateur) race are en-
tered Conley and Ryan of Boston, R. Wood
bury of Pawtucket, Sweeney of the Wash
ington, d. c. boat club, j. O'Neil of Chelsea
and W. O'Connell of Portland. In the jun
Tor amateur singles are j. w. Randall of
Portland, W. G. Wood of Anawan Club, Fall
River, Morgan, t. Scales and Frank Buckley
of the Cumberland boat club, Portland, and
FL. I. Free of Biddeford The Bath rowing
club will send two representatives, White and
Kimball. Several other oarsmen from Mas
sachusetts, including Flynn will be present.
The fact that the junior will have to be row.
ed in heats shows the interest taken in this
race by the juniors throughout New Eng
land.
That this will be a remarkable series of
races, amateur as well as professional will be
seen from the fact that Hanlan and Lee are
the only favorites with experts.
Outside of the professional double scull, so
evenly matched are the contestants that not
single opinion has been expressed in regard
to the possible winners of the other races.
.Hanlan will be seen for the first time in a
boat in Maine, on the arrival of Lee this
morning. Trains will leave Portland for the
Lake as follows: $50, $40 and $50. The
last will be fast train.
The course has been very much improved,
practically having land on four sides, so en-
closed that people can see ''both ends and
the middle" or in ether words not only the
start and finish but the struggle. The con-
testants will be in sight all the time.
While eight-oared contests are always in
teresting for several reasons these races next
Wednesday will be looked forward to not
only on account of the fact of it being the
first eight-oared shell race ever rowed in
Maine, but must be interesting from an
aquatic standpoint
The Maine Central Railroad will provide
every facility for reaching the lake quickly
and comfortably and the low fares will I'M
doubleday draw an immense crowd to the
lake on that day.
Referee James F. Ormond of Boston will
be at the Falmouth tonight. His presence
will be in itself guarantee that the events
will be refereed with the least possible loss of
time.
The tug of war" between the police Off
GERS of Maine will be one of the very inter-
esting events of the day.
The Indians Will give an interesting exhi-
bition. There will be double canoe race,
capsizing race, and most exciting of all, the
jousting battle, in which one Indian sits in
the stern and paddles, while the
jouster stands on a platform in the
bow, with cushioned spear with
which he endeavors to knock his opponent
overheard, a most difficult feat, as the slight
est false movement on the part of the jouster
will precipitate him into the water
1t will be seen that the management have
prepared a very attractive programme The
indications are now that the patronage will
be large enough to render it an annual
event, on the same extensive scale. There
will be no postponement at Maranocook on
account of rough water, rendering the lake
in this respect the most remarkable boating
water in the country, and it is destined to
become famous. !
There is much interest excited in Boston in &
these races, and the prospects are large
number from that city will come down, very
low rates having been fixed for the excursion
tickets