The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-06-18
Yachts and Boats.

10 Brown of North Haven has launch
ed the 32-foot fishing boat he built for Rufus
Arey of Vinalhaven.
w. E. Page and son Ralph sailed yester-
day in the sloop Cambridge for a week 8
fishing at Mt. Desert.
Capt. G. A. Mcdonald arrived Saturday
night in his cat-boat Eva, from Isle au Haut,
and sailed on his return Monday afternoon.
Two of S. B. Hollis row boats went adrift
in the blow last Thursday night They were
recovered the next day at Sprague's Cove.
Islesboro.
S. B. Holt has chartered his new yacht,
the Catherine, to Mr.. Edward Johnson, who
is spending the summer in Camden. The
boat will be ready for service in about two
weeks.
The Belfast Machine and Foundry Co. has
cast an iron keel weighing 1856 pounds for l.
W. Parker's new yacht. The bolts were cast
in the keel which is only three-fourths of
an inch thick at the bottom. 1t is 9 feet
long, 20 inches deep and IL inches thick on
top.
The first trip of Frank L. Dingley's new
81 900 yacht occurred Saturday, the run be-
ing from Boothbay to Portland. She acted
finely and Mr.. Dingley is delighted with her.
The party on board included Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank L. Dingley, Nelson Dingley, Parke G
Dingley, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur G. Staples,
and E. S. Paul. Lewiston Sun.
The Rockport correspondent of the Rock
land Star SovS tbat T ap6 Ior5 n T M Nor
ritield has boat nearly completed built by
Amos Barrett & Son, which he intends for
the use of the guests of the Carleton House
this coming season. This boat will be the
novelty of the age. 1t will be propelled by
Aliens Portable Electric Propeller.
S. n. Small Of Boston bought this season
of Davidson Brothers of Calais, the builders
the yacht Tacoma, and she won first prize
in the open race of the South Boston Yacht
Club May Both, the down-east flyer showing
her heels to a dozen boats including six Of
the fastest craft in Boston harbor. This is 8
great triumph for the Maine builders.
Captain E. w. erie of Criehaven, propre
tor of the naptha launch Criehaven, was il
the city making arrangements for running
pleasure parties here this summer. Should
he conclude to do so he will keep her al
Tilson's, subject to orders for the Simpson
| House, Crescent Beach, Bay Point, and III
fact any and all points where patrons and
parties may wish to be carried. RocklanG
Star.
| The stealing of the sloop yacht Ivanhoe
from her lnoorings at Rockland was report
ed last week The yacht was found at Ten
ants Harbor a-few days later and the thie1
arrested on board and taken to Rockland
Y, who came to Rockland as mate of a YES
sci. He was arraigned in the police court
at Rockland Friday and pleaded guilty and
waived examination Judge Hicks placed
rithew Went to jail, awaiting action of the
September grand jury.
The Penobscot Yacht Club, Rockland, has
scheduled the following program for the
coming season: Open races, June 18th, July
4th. July 18th will be ladies' day and last
years cup series will be sailed off. July
18th, Aug. 1st and Aug. 18th will be clut
series. Aug. 21-26 will be the club cruise
They will go first to Vinalhaven, where a
race will be sailed the ed Aug. 23d, they
go to Northwest Harbor, thence to Dark
Harbor, where another race will be sailed
the 25th. The 26th they will return to Rock
land. Sept. 9TH will be open race and ladies
uay,