The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-23
A STEAM BOAT RACE.
Was One of the Sights Along tho Water
Front Yesterday.

AT O'Clock every afternoon there is an
interesting scene in the harbor AT that
hour steamers start for Peaks island,
Harpswell, Falmouth and several other
places and in all there are usually five or
six boats headed down the harbor at one
time and nearly all of them are abreast.
Under such circumstances a race is al
ways the resu 1t and more coal is con-
sumed at these O'Clock trips than at any
other time during the day.
Yesterday afternoon the Island Belle
and Pilgrim bond for Peaks island, the
Sebascodegan bound for Harpswell and
the Madeleine bound for Falmouth Fore
side all backed out of their docks together
and headed down the bay. The Sebasco-
degan and Pilgrim started out for race
at once They gave the Island Belle
chance to show what she could do but the
new boat evidently didn't care about
racing and did not embrace the oppor-
tunity. The Sebascodegan and Pilgrim
fought it out though and had red hot
race way below where the Peaks island
boat usually swings for the landing. 1t
was hard to tell just what the result of
the race was but those along the shore
said that the began beat out the Casco
Bay Steamboat Company's pride by a
length.
The handsome three masted schooner
Marguerite B. Roper arrived here yester-s
day with cypress and hard pine lumber
from Norfolk, Va.
The owners of the big tug boats were
mad clear through yesterday when the
two pony tow boats. the Fanny g., and
G. A. Dickey tackled the big schooner
Sarah c. Ropes and lowed her to sea.
There was fresh breeze blowing at the
time and the little tugs had quite
tussle to get the big schooner beyond
Portland Head light. &
The handsome schooner yacht Thelma
! of Boston arrived here yesterday from
Bar Harbor and late in the afternoon set
out for the westward but found the wind
too strong outside and returned to her
anchorage off Peaks for the night.
About 500 children of the Gospel Mission
assembled at their hall yesterday morn
ing at $50 and marched to Custom House
wharf, where they took steamer to Long
island on grand excursion. On arriving
at the island ADJUSTMENTS consisting Of
croquet, baseball, swings, etc., were in
obliged in. Light refreshments and
lemonade were INDUCED in and bountiful
repasts taken in lunch baskets. This out
ing was made possible by the thoughtful
ness and benevolence of L. A. Cloudy,
chairman of the citizens Fourth of July
committee. The surplus of the fund will
be devoted to this excellent purpose.
The Free Street Baptist Sunday school
went to Cousins island on their annual
picnic. A good number were in attend
ance.
A large coasting schooner the Mary
Louise, took corn at the big elevator yes.
terday forenoon.
The Island Belle took quite large
number of Massachusetts, Odd Ladies to
Peaks island yesterday forenoon. In the
afternoon they attended the entertainment
and beauties of Riverton and returned to
Boston on the boat last evening.
Late yacht arrivals are: Sloop Whistler
hailing from Boston, came from Natick
to Peaks island Wednesday; sloop Mary
Jane of Boston; schooner yacht Coronilla
from Boston and the sloop Wait from Fall
River. The Wait has on board DR.. Davis
and his son on cruise to the east. Capt.
James Coffin of this city is to go with
them as pilot as far as Bar Harbor.
The ocean tug Tamaqua is on her way
| to this port from Philadelphia towing the
barge Burnside with cargo of coal.
The mackerel fishermen are not having
the best of luck along the coast this
month. Very few large catches are being
| made and the season is said to be very
dull. Yesterday Capt. Ben Sterling
| came in with the Lizzie Maud and it was
reported that he had met with his usual
good luck and loaded many barrels of
mackerel
Mr.. Carter who keeps many boats to
lease at Portland pier has recently pur-
chased a handso me cat boat which he has
added to his feet.