The Republican journal., 1897-07-15
Yachts and Boats.

| STOOD VaCnC w 0laka last week.
The elegant steam yacht Perry Green
| anchored in the harbor yesterday Rock
| land Star.
This is enough to make the owner Of the
Peregrine turn White.
The sloop yacht Carlin of the Harvard
Yacht Club, Prof. McVane, was in Portland
harbor last week. Prof. McVane usually
makes Castine his yachting headquarters
during the summer.
| G. r. Coombs and friends went down the
bay Sunday in the sloop Eagle. They stop
ped at Grow Cove that night, visited Gill
keys Harbor Monday, and returned to port
in the afternoon.
A party went to Turtle Head last Sunday
in the Inca for clambake, but the fog shut
In and the wind died out on the return trip
and they anchored near the monument, ar
irving home about O'Clock Monday morn
ing.
The sloop yacht Sprite, owned by Charles
Dlssell, summer sojourner at Nights
Point, Northport, was at this port last week
for the first time this season. The Sprite
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shows smooth side in place of the original
lapstreak planking
The local fleet was out in force Saturday
afternoon and their white sails made pref
ty sight in the bay. The fleet included the
sloops Edna, Wave, Webster's new knock
about, Fred, Idlewild, Alice B., and Gale,
catboats Inca and Nellie, and schooner Hat.
tie The wind was from the southwest,
strong and steady, making it an ideal day
for sailing.
Commodore Austin Clough of the Lynn
Yacht Club arrived last Friday afternoon in
his yacht, the sloop Helen, with two friends,
DR.. w. M. Kelley and W, M. Thurlow of
Lynn. They left Lynn Wednesday morn
ing and stopped at the Isles of Shoals that
| night. Thursday they came as far as
Georges Island, and Friday to Belfast, stop
ping at Gilkeys Harbor for a clam bake
Since last year the Helen has undergone
some changes and in place of topmast has
the now popular pole rig.
! A party from Searsport, one of them a
deep-sea captain, got the sloop Jeanette
ashore on the East Side yesterday morning
There was a heavy southwest wind and
they first attempted to beat out under full
sail. When a short distance north of the
mouth of Goose River they attempted to
reef, but as they We're in danger of going
ashore let 60 the anchor. Not having scope
enough out she dragged ashore, but luckily
on smooth beach. Help was sent to Them
| a Ii anchor take and aha We cd off
and returned to her moorings.
The steamer yacht Rex left Bangor about
1870 o'clock Saturday forenoon for Monhe-
J gan. On board the Rex was party of we'll
known gentlemen, including Chief Justice
John A. Peters, Gen. Charles Hamlin, Capt
F. W. Goodwin, Ruel Smith, Esq, John F.
Robinson, Esq, DR.. E. 7. Nealley, and A.
H. Babcock of Bangor, and Captain F. G.
| Arey of Brewer. The yacht made the run
to Northport in very quick time and left
there for Camden, where dinner was, by
previous order, awaiting the party. The ex-
cursion was given in honor of Chief Justice
Peters, by the owner of the Rex, Hon E. H
Blake. who accompanied his guests. The
Rex was seen in the bay, and reported as
| SOtuR IKE d Sbr6dk OF uS1GllQg.
Rockport had a yacht race last week which
is reported as follows: In the rst class the
race was won by the Nimrod, winning by 5
minutes, 80 seconds. The Minnehaha finish
ed SO seconds ahead but lost to the Nimrod
on time allowance, as she had to allow the
Nimrod minutes, 2 seconds over the 10
miles course Odds and Ends finished third,
| Lucy Edna, fourth. G. E. McIntire and W.
S. Barrett acted as judges. The yachts and
| their owners were: Nimrod, Luther Nc
Laughlin; Minnehaha, William Trip; Odds
and Ends, Will Corthell Lucy Edna, Cap
A. Dunbar, sailed by George Callahan An
other boat in the race, coming in last, was the
Gypsey Queen, James Lane.
A slight accident happened to a launch in
the dock here Tuesday. Mr.. Jewell Dowl-
ing of Maiden, Mass, owns small gasolene
| launch which he is to use this season on
Swan Lake. The launch was being lower
| ed overheard from sch. James Holmes or
| which she was brought from Boston, when the
sings parted and she fell into the dock, and
sank. When taken out on the beach it was
| found that small hole was knocked in her
bottom, and the electric batteries filled with
water. A. A. Carleton was called and soon
repaired the hole, and Mr. Bowling, being
experienced in such work, soon had the en-
CINE and batteries cleaned and required
Before night the boat was afioat and her
machinery working all right
r. H. White, the Boston merchant prince,
has for years past visited Bucksport in his
steam yacht and called upon his friend James
F. Moses, the widely known Bucksport land
lord. Last Saturday Mr.. Whites elegant
| steam yacht Peregrine steamed into Bucks
port, boat was dropped and the owner was
rowed ashore. He went directly to the Rob-
inson House, but missed for the first time
his usual hearty welcome from the genial
landlord he knew so we'll. Then he stepped
to the register and wrote "R. H. White, Bos-
ton. l miss his dear old face and then re-
turned to the Peregrine, which was churning
her screw against the currents. She pointed
her sharp PROV down river and was soon out
of sight. 1t was evidently sad pilgrims ge
for Mr.. White.
The Glide returned Wednesday evening,
July 18th from her cruise. The intention