The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-08-20
Yachts and Boats.

Col. E. K. Harris came to Belfast from
Holbrook's Island Tuesday in his cat-boat
Rowena.
Capt. VIM. Barter of Isle au Haut came to
Belfast last Friday in his sloop Sarah Ethel
for short visit.
The sloop Iolanthe of Islesboro was in
port Tuesday with party of seven young
people from Ryder's Cove.
The Slater yacht Eleanor, built by the
Bath Iron Works two or three years ago,
was in Portland harbor Thursday bound
east.
The yachts Sasin, Capt. Dunbar, and
Ralph, Capt. Robinson, arrived Tuesday
afternoon from Vinalhaven and will remain
a few days.
Capt. George Scott of Deer Isle came to
Belfast last Friday in his sloop Water
Nymph to bring Mrs. Ed. Macomber and
children, who have been visiting there
few weeks.
Yacht Gorilla, with n. P. Roberts and
wife on board, arrived here Monday after
noon from Boston, bound east. Mr.. Roberts
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yacht on her previous visits here.
The Dunraven syndicate racing cutter
Valkyrie Ill, which sailed from New York
on the afternoon of July IA, arrived at Gou-
rock, Scotland, Thursday morning, Aug 10,
having made the passage in twenty-eight
days.
The naphtha launch Novelty, Capt. Eben
erie, arrived here Monday evening from
Criehaven with 81. L. Woodcock and son,
who spent several weeks on the island.
Capt erie intends to keep the boat here for
a time for the accommodation of small
parties.
At anchor in Ames' Cove, Islesboro, the
first of the week was the auxiliary steam
yacht Enterprise. She is brigantine rugged
with an English cut to her spars, and was
| built at berth, Scotland, in 1880. Her owner
A. j. Cassett of Philadelphia was on board
with a party of friends, and she was bound
to Bar Harbor
The steam yacht Atalanta, built for jay
| Gould and now owned by his son, George
Gould, was at Bath last Thursday and at
tracted much attention She is about 600
tons and was built in 1888 at PHILADELPHIA.
Her hull is of iron, length on the water line
22S feet 10 inches, breadth of beam 26 10
feet, depth of hold 10 feet 3 inches, average
draft 10 feet 10 inches.
The schooner yacht Neara, from Bar Har-
Dor for Boston, made a harbor here last
week. She was three days coming up the
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with. The yacht was built in 1898 at Law
/ ley's yard, Boston, is II feet over all and So
tons net She is a handsome and a speedy
craft and cup-winner Her home port is
4 Stamford, Ct.
The new schooner yacht Glenesk built at
kennebunkport the past winter for Capt
Geo. F. Smith of Andover, Mass, was in
port Tuesday night. Capt. Smith was on
board with the Churchill brothers of And
over Messrs. Moody of Chelsea and Small of
Portland. She is II feet over all and feet
8 inches draft Their present cruise is from
and Egge.noggin Reach, to Belfast and re-
| turn.
The third in the series of Penobscot yacht
club races was sailed last Saturday after
noon off Rockland, but there being
hardly breath OF air stirring the yachts did
not finish within the time limit and the race
| was postponed to next Saturday. Only
/ three boats We're started in the second class
and only one in the fourth class. Those IN
| the second class We're the Comet, the Ethel
and the Sasin The one lone boat in the
fourth class was the Snarleyow, which in
the failure of the Scorpion, her competitor
| IN the last race, to put in an appearance.
! was sent around the course under the rules
The second class boats came in in the fol-
/ lowing order, Comet Sasin, Ethel AS it
was declared no race corrected time was not
taken.
/ The Thomaston yacht Comet made her
appearance at Northport Sunday and had a
brush with the Glide. Reports vary as to
the result, but outside observers say that
the Ihomaston boat had the best of it, and
she is not a modern racing craft. Then
Capt Fields Pendleton of Islesboro came
across the bay with the Etfie and after out
running the Glide handsomely invited her
to trial on the wind, but got no response
The Etfie is the larger boat, but those who
hunt small game themselves cannot well
complain when they are hunted in turn.
Here is the other side of the story, sent us
from Northport:
Capt, Decrow continues to keep his Yacht,
the Glide, to the front. During the past
week he has had brushes with the Edna of
Belfast, Wild Duck of Camden, John of Sat-
urday Cove and Comet of Thomaston, which
were all left astern of the swift-winged
Glide.
The sale of the cat-boat built by Mr. l. W.
Parker few years ago to Mr. Melville Smith
OF Augusta was announced at the time, and
as her new owner was to use her Oh Lake
Cobbosseecontee her performance at the an
nual regatta at Hammond's Grove was look
ed forward to with interest by those ac-
quainted with the boats record at home.
How speedy were the craft she would COM
pete with we had no means of knowing, but
we felt quite sure the Belfast boat would
give good account of herself, and she did.
The races We're sailed last week and Capt.
Smiths craft which he has named Vega,
won the silver swe epstakes cup open to all,
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