Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-23
THE BREEZE DIDN'T WAIT.
ana SO the cobbosseecontes Regatta Will be
Sailed. Saturday Afternoon.

had the cool, rippling breeze, which
caressed the fair face of old Cobbosseecon.
tee almost from high noon until 4P.M.
and pushed everything with canvas along
as II IL had found good thing and knew
what to do with it-had the annual re-
gatta ended as well as 1t began, what,
what glorious tale to tell there would
have BEEN
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Early Monday afternoon, Hammond's
grove and the cottages along the shore be-
gan to put on holiday appearance. There
was animation ashore and in the char
DOR all forming as pretty scene as it
Is the good luck of few to often see
The chairman of the committee had been
very busy and all the preliminaries had
Deem carefully arranged. By $50 the
white winged racers had nearly all as
sembled. A steady, encouraging breeze
was blowing, but all the boats had not ar
rived and the committee waited for several
that were being towed up from the lower
part OF the lake. An hour later the signal
gun had not spoken. A large number of
visitors had arrived by that time and
seemingly every description of fresh water
craft could be seen lodging here and there
and-waiting. Skurrying thither and
yon were five steam launches, prominent
among them Prof Capt. Robertson's
staunch craft, which had been at the dis
posal of the committee the greater part of
the day The others were the Crystal
Wave. Golden Rod and the Catamaran.
AT last the long expected signal came
and the first boat to cross the line was the
Gretchen. Robinson, owner. at 3 O'Clock,
46 minutes and II seconds. She was fol
lowed six seconds later by the Greta, H.
Smith; then came the Lady of tho Lake,
Cooper Bros. White Wings, d. C. Robin
son, Gen. Richards in his swift canoe,
L'Hirondelle, and H. Hammond's Ban
TAM the Undine W. H. Small IN, 2"
j. r. Could Lady Hannah, W. d. Stin-
son; crossed almost at the same moment
The other boats that crossed the line were
the Emma Belle, M. Smith; Mollie S., r.
W. Soule; Tramp, H. Reid Daisy, c.
Wentworth Anna S., c. C. Hunt
Nymph, Fl. Clark; B, Blaine Owen; Hal.
cyon, W. l.. Neal; Wenonah, Elliott
Harold, c. S. Hichborn; Toothpick, f. S.
Reid; Cooper canoe, I. Cooper
What a lovely sight, - was the excla-
nation on all sides
The start was indeed all that could be
desired. Would the breeze holdy Every
bit of canvas was now drawing and few
rods from the line the boats caught
creditable pace. The number of boats
entered surpassed all previous records.
The prospect Of close race between
several of the boats, some of which were
unknown quantities, was eagerly looked
forward to.
1t was not to be- Those which
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not gone far on their first tack when the
faint ripples disappeared from the surface
of the lake. The hot sun beat down and
those who had come from the heated city
felt that the change was not so grateful
as was anticipated Evidently Boreas. or
whatever ono Of his attendants had been
left in charge felt that he had done all
that could be expected on such hot day.
A calm followed, which, while 1t was not
dead, and served to keep the canvas from
idly Tapping, was no more than an ag-
gravation. A drifting race of an hour
followed, and then the word was sent out
postponing tho regatta until next Satur-
day afternoon.
With n good wind and the same entries
the race on Saturday ought to be the best
ever held at the lake.