The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-08-22
Yachts and Boats.


noon.
Sloop Nimrod Of Castine brought over
party Monday, returning the same day. She
is speedy craft.
The steam yachts Princess and Alcedo
We're in port Friday. The latter came for a
sail ordered from Libby for one of her ten
ders.
The cat-boat Hattie C. Meehan came up from
Northport Camp Ground Saturday afternoon
with party Of II summer visitors, and the
Alice b. with >. Friday the Alice B brought
Is to Belfast and took dozen to Islesboro
for clanbake.
The sloop yacht Viola of and from Boston
put i'll here Thursday for new topmast,
having carried hers away on the passage
down. Loring &. Field made new stick,
the Niola's crew of three sent it up Friday
morning and the Yacht sailed soon after for
Bar Harbor.
Some of the shoe factory employees have
taken measures to have series of yacht
races for cup to he known as the shoe fac
tory cup and to be given to the winner OF
three races out of five. The owners of the
Edna. +. c. e., Jennette and Marjorie We're
invited to compete, the matters of time al
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race next Saturday, if possible.
Compared with the Niglants two trans
| niahlv SLOW oue. some Of it is doubtless
que 70 'ne Seote'' po.,' shlail lulN ~, anu
noteworthy fact fl.at on these long deep sea
voyages the British yachts have usually taxi
{" 70 el' a '"e laso 'i'e q yer a'iiei.'an
yessrls has for laa,,y wears been held under
the Stars aud Stripes. Boston Journal.
II Il conceded tl,at Tohn Lewis. the fsl
srpan, has one IF The fastest boats Of her
I'M 1liat eNef sa.'s'i y lhfss Naleis oal'lt Il
III .srrayns. Camden and l,laTfnlly 'saj,l
tha1 le would way 'lll me secohH ahM ehlfn
tben heat them across the tinisl i,na and he
did He crossed the line III OF, Willie the
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lAe first q the TRIAL raees between thr
Defender ana igllalf tpeh pace eli sandy
/ Hook Monday and resulted IN victory tor
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Ihe Defender WAS n the dfN dork at
br"AKlNh iasI week ahn hef measurements y
SAID to nave been surprise 70 the ~" whp
We're yet mo the secret, being snaIIer man
at hrst supposed l. IS state'i the RACING
| hgifes oi 'le 'eieAuef anu isl'ah' are az
most neh''e'i iieie - d S'lsiia oiiierelee'
y IL SaiH' when WI give we Nisidh' a
small time allowance Areme Gienhe,
Lofo DuhfaNch representatives Who aHflV-
50 aug. l4tiit N-e"ed the Defender after sile
was ~ The ufy Npek. He saiu She n
\ very much slhatltF IMAM filt Nalkyr2e aid
! smaller imam hau any Idea she was Her
sick Is not 80 lofty Inns Is we tirst tifie
our boat has been anger Regarding the
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10Y say '''''7 was - "rsisn n'''sV
\ "e So0u
Aftsf encounterlng heavy seas and cpn-
siderable head Winds since her departure
from tfpurock bay. Scotland, Julv =, the
\ cup challenger, the Nalkyrie III, arrived An
Sandy HOOK llghtshll at $50 last SUNDAY
evening Her passage from Malluhead,
| where she dropped the tug, to Sandy Hook,
2.170 nautical miles, was made in u DAYS, o
/ hours and SO minutes, an average of lo9
miles a dav The Nlgi,ant last Aprl made
| 2934 miles from the Lizard I'd SANDY Hook
in is days, hour and Is minutes, i daily
average OF 16S miles hur the. N.pilant i,aa
| more favorable weather than the Walk vrie
! Ill experience,l The Dnnrayen cutter made
the ocean voyage without serious mishap.
The long, low, slender Graf, made her way
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