The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-05
THE YACHT RACE.
One Of the Prettiest Regattas Ever
Seen i'm the HarbOr.

Large Entries In All Glasses from Big
Yachts to Hamptons-W Winners in the
Various Glasses.
| Yesterday afternoons yachting regatta
| was one OF the most successful ever
| held in the harbor, speaking from
| yachtman's point OF view. From the
point of view of the spectator, it was
one of the most beautiful spectacles, as
| AZ sail in all participated. Large and
stately yachts headed the list. which
| was brought up by the 16 Hampton
| boats, the best and swiftest of Casco
| Bays fishing fleet. Large crowds admired
| the spectacle from available points of
| view on the wharves, while at the yacht
club enthusiastic yachtsmen congratu-
! lated one another.
The breeze was moderate from the
| west, shifting later to the south and
becoming puffy. At the close there was
an exasperating calm, which marTed the
| finish.
The cash prizes offered were as fol-
| lows:
First class-First, $35; second, $25;
| third, $50.
Second class First, $50; second, $40;
| third, SIS. e5
| Third class-First, $40; second, SIS;
| third, $40.
Hampton Boats-Ab bout SIS divided in
| TO two classes, three prizes to each class.
| Division not yet made.
| The first and second class yachts
sailed twice around the following course:
Yacht club house down the harbor,
round stakeboat anchored beween Cow
and Clapboard islands, and return to
yacht club stake boat. The third class
and Hampton boats sailed the same
course, but went over it but once. 1t
was arranged that the first and second
classes should start together; the third
class fifteen minutes later, and the
Hampton boats fifteen minutes after that
The races were under charge of the
following judges: Am. Smith, R. Sam
uel Rand, Willis E. Carter, and Wendell
Kirsch.
The boats of all the classes got away
in good order. without accident Several
of the largest had spinnakers, which
| they spread as they ran down before
the wind, adding much to the beauty
of the spectacle.
In the first class the Ripple crossed
the line first, closely followed by the
Lena. The Vixen was over two min
utes behind the Ripple, and the Gwen
doline a minute behind the Vixen. The
close of the first half for the first and
| second classes was interesting.
The Vixen rounded the stakeboat at
3h. 4Sm. 9s., closely followed by the
Genevra at at 5:50:40. AS there was
large time allowance against the Vixen,
| the little Genevra was really far ahead.
The Beatrice rounded at 3:57:2S, the
Evelyn at 3:57:55, the Lena at 4:31 g.
the Chaos at 4:4:10 after hard time
getting around.
The close of the race, especially for
the Hampton boats, was rendered exas-
perating by calm, which suddenly fell
upon the harbor at about 49, The
Hampton boats were just nearing the
stake boat, and the leaders were be-
Gained almost within reach of it.
The calm struck many of the first class
yachts farther down the bay and they
did not get in at all, so far as the race is
concerned.
A squat from the land struck the fleet,
overseeing the Hampton boat referred
to in another place, and damaging the
gear of several of the larger yachts. One
white sloop had her balloon jib badly
torn.
The coming in of DR.. Chase's Evelyn
second, after the Beatrice, was quite
a surprise
The summaries of the races, SO far as
they were finished is as follows:
FIRST CLASS.
Start. Finish. Corrected