The Republican journal., 1897-07-01
Yachts and Boats.

The Alice B. had her sails bent Monday
and is now ready for business.
Amos Barrett & Son of Rockport recently
launched a pretty sloop yacht, built for j.
F. Shepherd of Rockport
Capt. Lewis F. Colt of Colts Island has
built yacht for President Eliot of Harvard
College, aud launched it last week.
Mr.. Eugene Rust and his two boys made a
trip to Searsport Friday afternoon in Web
ster fl keel 1t was very squally and the
b oys lost their hats, but they had fine sail
Thos. J. Hopkins went to Fox Islands Sun
day and made quick trip in the pinky
Nancy Hanks. He left Belfast at II a. m,
went to Widows Island in Fox Island
Thoroughfare, bought and loaded cargo OF
Holsters, and returned home, arriving at his
mooring in Belfast at a. N. Monday.
The Jennette went into commission last
week and was under sail for the irst time
Sunday, when she went to Crow Cove with
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Kimball, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank LIE Seur of New York, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. A. Knight and Mrs. D. F. Watts and
Sdpb- ~. 1liuldu lOT d CldIuUdh0 anu
picnic dinner. The party returned in the
evening.
Charles II. Field of this city adjusted for
the Orient Insurance Co. on the schooner
yacht Windward recently burned in Sar-
gentville. The yacht was owned by ex-
Commodore Cover Of the South Boston
Yacht Club, and was for several years the
flagship of the fleet, in which capacity she
acted at the centennial celebration in Cas-.
tine last year
Will and Walter Decrow, Thomas Carter,
Francis Pendleton aud Will G. Sawtelle
sailed Sunday in the Glide for a cruise Be-
fore sailing the yacht was put in fine condl-
ton and had her name placed on the stern.
The crew were logged out in white duck
suits and as the Glide filled away from her
moorirg under single-reefed mainsail and
jibs, with the stars and stripes floating from
her peak, she made a fine appearance. A
Stiff northerly breeze was blowing and the
Glide made fast time down the western bay
She went to Rockiand Sunday and is to
cruise TO the eastward as far as Bar Harbor.
1Ht parry eAptcl 10 DE dU ELLSWORTH 1Or The
celebration July 9th.
The new steam yacht Alcedo, launched
April 10ih from the yards of the Harlan &,
Hollingworth Co., Wilmington, Della, will
soon 60 into commission. She was designed
by A. S. Chesborough of Boston, and is
owned by G. W. Chlds Drexel of Philadel-
phia, Pa. She will be commanded by Capt.
Frank Dyer late of the big four-masted sch.
VIM. B, Palmer. The yacht is of steel and
built to conform to the requirements of the
|. S. Standard Rules. The length over
main rail is III feet inches on deck, 10
feet s inches, and on water line, $50 feet
inches: beam nodded, a feet; depth, IA 10:
and draught extreme, II feet. There is
steel house on the main deck containing
dining saloon, pantry, galley, engine and
boiler rooms, chief engineers room and
smoking room The deck of this house for
ward Will be carried out to the rail- forming
the bridge. The motive power will consist
of three-cyllnder, inverted triple expan-
sion engine, with independent condenser
air and feed pumps. The style of engine is
the same as now being used in torpedo boat
practice, having forged steel column sup
ports with diagonal braces The cylinders
are 145, "A and 81 inches in diameter, the
stroke being % inches. The propeller is a
true screw of manganese bronze, having a
diameter of : 5, and pitch of 10 feet. The
three boilers are of the Almy water tube
type, having total CRATE surface of 81
square feet, and designed for a working
pressure of 225 pounds. The engine, how
ever, will work under a pressure of about
200 pounds per square inch. The yacht is
expected to attain cruising speed of IS IL
knots, with maximum speed under forced
draft of 10 knots.