The Republican journal., 1897-08-19
Yachts and Boats.

Soop Eva Gardrer of Islesboro was in
port Saturday for load of merchandise
The cutter yacht Isis, owned By F. S.
Jones, a summer resident in Isles boro, was
in tie 1a1bor Tuesday. Since last here her
toIsides have been painted black.
The steam launch Notia of Boston, Mr.
FerIad owner, was at this port last Friday
might, SUPP osed to be from Bar Harbor and
bound home
Tile Edna sailed for Searsport last Thurs
day under charter to DR.. P. ?. Nichols for a
few days cruising in the bay She returned
Monday.
The famous original cup defender Amer
1ca arrived at Bar Harhor Aug. 18th with
SONS Of the original owner, Gen. Butler, on
hoard
Tile steam yacht Slesta recently ashore
ou Gr.ndstone ledge, was taken to Rockland
for temporary repairs and then lowed to
Boston. She was to be sold at auction yes
terday.
/. A. Coonbs OF Ninahaven recently
bought of Tenants Harbor parties the sl3op
yacht Sidgrifa formerly Margaret A. Crane)
Of Y tons, built at Boston IN 1877, and will
use her for taking out pleasure parties.
The yawl yacht Huron, with Com E S.
Hatch of the Larchmont yacht club of New
York aud party of friends on board, was
IN port last Friday night and sailed Sunday.
They We're returning home from Bar Har-
bor
The missionary yacht Alert, Capt Allen,
returned Monday morning from a cruise to
Bar Harbor, with VIM. c. Thompson, wife
and friends, and Lieut.. S. M. Miliken and
friends on board. They sailed from Cam
den. Capt. Allen sailed Monday afternoon
for Muscongus.
Among the pleasure craft at Bar Harbor
the first of the week were the steam yachts
Josephine, Enterprise. Narada, Corsair
Xbis Claremont, Ozesta, Marstella Intrepid,
Najanok and Susquehanna, and the sailing
yachts America, Monticto, Seafox, Way
ward, Amorta, Sayonora, Colonia and
PerU,
The steam yacht Lorna, owned by DR.. c.
A. Baker Of Portland, arrived here Monday,
with DIR. B. and wife and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
ingalls,, all OF Portland, on board The
Lorna was built last spring by S. c. Morgan.
OF Portland. She is 80 feet long, Is feet
beam, schooner rugged. She is on her first
cruise, bound east.
In the handicap race of the New York
Yacht Club at Bar Harbor Aug 10th the
sloop Wasp and schooner Amorita were the
winners. The course was triangular one
of q miles, and during the race the wind
was light from the southeast, although at
one time it freshened and the Sayonara car
ried away her topmast. The fog shut down
before the race was half completed and was
very dense at the finish.
A party went on blueberrying trip Sun
day in the cat-boat Inca, to Cape Rozier.
They got very few berries, and in the fog
they went up river to Fort Point instead of
into Belfast Bay. When they learned their
whereabouts two of the party landed and
walked home, distance Of fourteen miles.
The others returned in the boat and arrived
home nearly as soon as the pedestrians.
Sloop Hyperion, having on board Com
modore George E. Leighton, Secretary
Charles G. Bird, Harrie E. Walker, S. F. j..
Moore, and sloop Hattie, with Vice Com
modore A. w Chesterton, G. A. Gilman,
W. r. Conover Howard Gould of the Win
throp Yacht Club arrived at Camden last
Friday and remained there until Tuesday
when they sailed for home. They were ex-
pected at this port.