The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-08-08
Yachts and Boats.

The new steam yacht Aleedo, owned by
G. w. c. Drexel, proprietor of the Philadel-
phia Puhlc Ledger, called at this port Mon
day. A full description of the yacht will be
found on the It'll page.
John Jacob Astor has offered to the New
for trial races to select the yacht to defend
the America cup. The value Of the cups is
5000.
| The next yacht race of the Castine Yacht
/ Club will take place August 10th at l P. NJ.
Some seven yachts will enter There will
be four prizes, first, $50: second, SIS: third,
SO; fourth, SO.
4 DR.. A. E. Porter and friends Of Liberty
have chartered sch. p. NJ. Bonnie for ten
days cruise and will sail to-day. The schooll-
put in tirst-class condition for the excursion
business
Schooner yacht Beatrice of Portland ar
rived in Belfast harbor Monday afternoon.
| She is returning from cruise to Halifax hay
ing visited many points of interest in Nova
!
Hamlen, and son, are on board with WIN. Il.
Hodges Of Baltimore as guest She sailed
for Portland Tuesday morning.
! The open regatta of the kennebunk River
Club was sailed Aug. End eff the mouth of
the kennehunk, the course being 10 miles
for the tlrst class and six for the second class
! Eight boats entered The sloop Premier OF
| Portland won first prize; +. C. Seavv, Ken
nehllnkport, second. The cup and cash
prizes were offered hy Mrs. Prosper L. Senat.
| Cant, Trueworthy, came ap from the Camp
ground Friday with party of II, Including
State Treasurer Simpson and family. The
sloop Alice b, Capt. Decrow. brought ZIP d
party OF ~. They returned in the afternoon.
The catboat started first but was overhauled
The new sloop yacht Ruth f. Cunnock
built and owned hv Capt. r. s Blake NJ
Cape Roster, was IN port Friday with PARTY
VI ten summer visitors from LOWELL Mass.
who are stopping at Cape Roster The boat
is Rs feet over AL, 10 feet beam and registers
7.21 tons. Capt Blake has built many fast
boats but his latest prouction Is said h. h
the speedie>r one.
The regatta committee IF the Ttnobscot
Yacht Cliih have decided tn have 4 series of
three races pa Successive SATURDAYS begin
ming next Saturday, for silver challenge
tnr il each LASS, Me winners Of the best
two cut Of the three races 10 hold the ctlp
for one year. These races viii be restricted
to members of the club, aud viii he followed
by another race, open il all the date of
which will he announced later.
CAPT. S. B. Fletcher Went o sedgwiclS last
Week iislllng, ana 10 visit MS former tow MS
man, Capt. Thomas Board Ian. While there
NJ met summer visitor from Boston WHO
asked him the price of his boat the sloop
Sally. Capt. Fletcher nauIed figure. which
he considered high as he did not care to sell,
bnt the craft WAS promptly bought 10y the
stranger without any rarleying The cap
1ain returned home 10y steamer.
NIr and Mrs. Young and MIR. w. G. Cooinbs
Of Green's Island arrived here Saturday at
ternoou III the catboat Olivette, ewned w
also the owner Of the island Tht run WA
nade IN hours, with fan " ind Tile oil
vette was the winner in her class ID the
races July it'll at Carvers Harhor. and was
htilt at CastiMe about three wears ago. Tie
party sailed Tuesday on the return trip
experience asst week. some friends came
up from Duck Trap lineonvile. in Cant
w. ". Howr'S Yacht, and Mr.. Tufts accom-
panied them on tile return trip. The wilit.
was blowing half gale and the lay VA
very choppy The yacht started under
douhle-reefed nlansail and before she reach
ed the monument ali ON board were arencll-
ed, They We're kept busy holding on durng
the greater part Of the trip hng AZ they near
ed their destination the rain came down and
wind and Sea subsidized. They we're hve
hours beating down
The schooner Yacht Sivie, flagship Of the
Atlantic Yacht Club Of Boston arrived at
Belfast last Friday evening, having on board
DR.. 2. p. Nichols of Northampton, Mass,
and party of friends consisting of Messrs
l.. S. Davis, S. W. Lee. Jr., George Wright
Clark. j. w. Palmer, w. A. Warner. c B.
and w. &. Kingsley and A. T. Schmidt. The
party We're returning from a cruise to Bar
Harbor, and as Dr. Nichols is a former resi-
dent Of Searsport, he took his friends this
way. Friday evening the party attended
the band concert. They We're highly pleased
with the music, and spoke in very compli-
mentary terms Of band. Saturday they
went to Searsport, where they had a clam
bake, and sailed for home the same day.
The yacht is very nicely finished and fur
nished, and is said to be one of the finest in
eastern waters. She crossed the ocean a
few Years ago and beat the Cambria III an
international race.
The second open race of the season Of the
Penobscot Yacht Club took place at Rock
land July 31st 1T was perfect day with a
fresh breeze, west b. sou west. The course
was ii miles in ALL except the fifth class,
which was but nine miles. With tie breeze
that was blowing it gave windward work
with the exception of one leg, which WAS
running work. Capt + q. Pendeton soor
Ethel was the only boat entered in the first
class, and She sailed the course against time
and made a good showing. The Elite in
passing Tillsons wharf, running free came
INTO collision with the Ethel of the second
class NAL no ont ilv the " larf for the start