The Republican journal., 1896-07-16

Georgia, Nererid, and St. Mark. Later in
the day the Eagle, Capt Coombs and the
Lucy A., Decrow, arrived, the latter bring
ing a party from Northport Camp Ground
and flying the flag of the Northport Hotel,
which contained bunting enough for gaff-
topsail. Soon coming to an anchor the Mar
jorie's crew sat down to comfortable din
ner, after which Capt. Barr produced some
Cuban cigars which were consumed leisure
ly as we lay in the cockpit looking out upon
the marine panorama. Then we stepped in
to the tender to inspect the sights ashore.
I. W. Parker, who had come over on the
steamer, met us at the landing and we were
just in time to fall in with circus parade,
whereby we nearly lost one OF our party.
He was strongly suspected OF having re-
lapsed into the habits OF boyhood and follow
ed after the show folks. The streets were
crowded. Pedlers of pop corn, lemonade,
cigars, fruit, etc, abounded; but later we
heard great complaints that there was no
water to be had. A few barrels or tubs of
ice water about the streets would have been
a good thing. We saw no indication OF the
dispensing of stronger fluids, and that should
be put down on the credit side.
The Acadlan Hotel was headquarters, and
here were found the distinguished guests,
naval officers in their uniforms, and many
Belfast people, Buckboards were in readi-
ness to take visitors about the town, and the
collection Of olG-fashioned articles in the
Normal School building had many visitors.
From the Acadian veranda there is fine
view of the harbor, in which the Columbia
surrounded by hundreds Of small boats was
conspicuous and she made her presence
felt as well as seen by what seemed to be
almost continuous firing, discharging her
guns alternately from starboard to port.
The heat on shore was excessive and
tour of the wharves did not afford much re-
lief, and so we sought and found comfort
and GOODNESS out in the harbor on board the
craft that brought US over. The intention
was to remain to witness the fireworks, and
we got underway to take position farther
down the harbor that would afford a clear
view of Fort George. The breeze freshened
as we stood we'll over to the Brooksville
shore, and as we came about and headed
seaward rakish looking sloop yacht, with
glossy black sides and glistening brass work
came into view. Said Capt. Barr: ~ saw
the Glorianna once, and that looks like her."
So we kept on until we read on the graceful
stern the name Glorianna. 1t was the IA
nous yacht built by the Herreshoffs and
which carried all before her the first season,
but was defeated the next year by the
Wasp, later Herreshoff creation. How
ever, she is to-day one of the fastest sloops
aioat and certainly bore off the palm for
beauty among all the craft collected at Cas-
tine She is 10 feet over all, 10 feet 3 inches
water line 13 feet beam and 10 feet inches
draft.
AS we skinned along the Brooksville
shore we could see that good breeze was
blowing out in the bay aud it was unani-
mously voted to keep on for home. A short
leg under Nautilus Island SET US we'd to
windward of the black spar buoy off the
mouth of the harbor, and after passing that
close aboard sheets were started and the
jibtopsail set and with a flood tide in our
favor it was quick and pleasant run to
Turtle Head. Beyond the wind was light
and at Que time failed us altogether, but the
moorlng was reached about i. 80 P NJ, and
when we saw the calm that rested on the
bay later we were not sorry for our early
start homeward