The Portland daily press., 1888-07-16
THE EASTERN YACHT SQUADRON
Arrival In This harbor Yesterday A.
ternoon.
The Beautiful Yacht Volunteer in the
Lead.

Yesterday afternoon the jewellers in the
island cottages, and on the Cape shore, were
treated to a sight, rare in this harbor, a feel
of seventeen, or more. of the large yachts of
the Eastern Yacht Club.under full sail. The
view of these "white-wings of the sea-" as
they SKINNED along under the fayoring
southwest wind was most exhilarating. First
and foremost, sort Of advance picket for
the whole squadron, came the beautiful Vol
unteer, Gen. Paine's famous yacht, that has
upheld the American flag so nobly in her
contest with Britain, and at whose wheel
stood Captain Hank Haff, the veteran skip
per. AT p. m. the Volunteer dropped her
anchor for the first time in Portland lower
harbor and was followed in rapid succession
by the other boats in the fleet. The splendid
steam yacht Electra, Commodore Gerry, of
the New York Yacht Club, was here to well
come them, as was Gen. Buffers famous
yacht. the America, the earlier champion for
this country in English waters Many enjoyed
the opportunity to take boats and sail about
the Volunteer and America, in order to study
the different styles of naval architecture of
these two historic vessels. The beautiful
steam yacht Hamniel sent forth her salutes,
with the other craft, and, if it had not been
Sunday, the harbor would probably have
rung with the salvos of artillery.
The feet left Marblehead at $50 a. m. Sat
urday, for the Isle Of Shoals The Volunteer
slipped quickly out of the harbor and was off
in trice. The bigger boats had slower
start drifting for some distance, and several
had to be towed out. 1t was terribly light
wind, and the Pappoose and Balloon got
pretty good start over their big sisters.
When Half Way Rock was reached, at
10.10a. m. the wind increased to a good
capfull and the yachts spun along in great
style. of Barker Island the Iroquois saluted
and fell in the squadron. At II 20 the fleet
passed East Point in this order: Volunteer,
Adrenne, Balloon, Pappoose, Vixen, Gitana,
Sylvia, Iroquois and Norma. Before o'clock
White Island was reached. The Volunteer
set her spinaker and rapidly drew ahead and
at 2:30 was four miles ahead of the Gitana
and Adrienne which where abreast The
Gitana passed White Island at S:12 p. M,
Baboon, 3:15, Adrienne, 3:18; Iroquois,
1880; Balloon, 3:19. Shortly after 20 the
fleet cast anchor under Star Island.
Yesterday morning at about 80 o'clock,
NANeA oAoSA AAOhi bhC SOiuH1OQOlt anu upUu
the signal from the Gitana, the feet got
under way for Portland. 1t was a superb
day and a good breeze. AS on the day pre-
vious the Volunteer had it all her own way
and arrived in the lower harbor at D. m.
The Gitana was seven minutes behind the
Adrienne but as the latter yatch is forty
feet longer than the former Commodore
Weld considered the days run victory for
the flag ship over the Adrienne. The yachts
had all cast soon after p. m. This is the
list
Gtana-Commodore w. f. Wald
V0unteer-Gen. Paine
IroquoS-Mr. Coolidge.
Bab0on-W. Amory Gardiner.
Adrienne-Mr. Lancaster.
~Sylvia-C. V. Written.
Norma-T. N. Vail.
Ambassador-Na:hl Thayer.
Prncess-C. b. Tower.
Handkerchief. w. Wild.
Meta
Cytie-Alanson Tucker
Mustely-H. w. Lamb. ffsts
Pappo0Se -
Babb0on -
Vixen --
The yachts expect to sail for Bar Harbor
at a. m. to-day, and after staying two days
at that place will disband.