The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12
Yachts and Boats.

ed the knockabout built for his own USE
G. F. Brown of Pulpit Harbor has bought
a small gasolene engine for use in his boat
shop.
The Marjorie, with her owner, Chas. A
Pilsbury, and G. W. Coombs on board sail
ed Monday for Bar Harbor to attend the
yacht races.
Commodore Merriam of the Manchester,
Mass, Yacht Club, was in the Bay last
Thursday, in his flagship, the yawl yacht
Micco. He had his wife and son on board.
The Bangor sloop Golden Rod in coming
into this port last week claimed to have out.
run the Edna of the local fleet. A day or
two later the Edna fell in with the Golden
Rod i'll the bay and sailed around her, going
two feet to the Bangor crafts one.
The August number of The Rudder is out
and as usual is full of interest and contains
many fine illustrations of yachts and yacht
ing scenes, One view shows Boothbay har-
Dor from the anchorage, and another Port
land harbor. Every yachtsman and yacht
builder should have this publication. 1t is
published monthly at 50 year by the Rud-
der Publishing Company, 55 Dey street, New
York.
The sloop yacht Josephine of Stamford,
CT, arrived Saturday with her owner, S. w.
Lockwood, on board. She left Stamford
July 10th, and has been cruising on the New
England coast since She sailed Sunday
down the bay with a party of friends of Mr.
l.. and returned at night. During his STAY
here Mr.. Lockwood was guest of Mrs
Crosby and Mrs. Burdette. The yacht sail
ed for Stamford Tuesday.
The cat yacht Clarence of Portland was in
port last Thursday night, with her owner
Capt. B. W. Jones and two friends on board
The same party makes an annual cruise to
Penobscot Bay about this time, but this was
their first visit to Belfast. The Clarence
has what is known as Summer cabin
The deck over the cabin is removable and
when in port in pleasant weather is raised
about Is inches and the sides hung with cur
tains which can be wholly or partially fur-
ed as desired.
Col. Sinclair's yacht Siesta, which ran on
the rocks at Grindstone ledge Aug. 4th and
filled, was raised Friday by tug Ralph Ross
of Bangor, and towed to Sorrento AS the
weather conditions were very favorable she
was not 50 much damaged as expected.
| There are three holes in the bottom. 1t is
| hoped to patch her up so she can be taken to
Boston for repairs. The Siesta was built at
Herreshotf's works, Bristol, r. L., in 1884
| and was heightened in 1894. She is a com
poste vessel length, 107 feet, breadth of
| beam, II feet; depth of hold, 9 feet.
At Newport, r. l., Aug. 9Th, the auxiliary
yacht Wild Duck, owned by Hon. j. NJ.
Forbes of Boston, ran into the steam Yacht
S1squehanna, the property of Mr.. Joseph
Stckney, and the Almy, owned by Fred
erick Gallatin. The Wild Duck steaming
under one bell crashed into the Susquehanna,
| carrying away her bowsprit, tigurehead and
| headgear, and afterward drifted down upon
| the Amy, tearing away the latter's star
| board gangway and part of her bridge. The
! Wild Duck and Susquehanna are well
| known in these waters.
The sloop yacht Thelma returned to Ban
gor Saturday evening from a fortnight's
| cruise in Penobseot bay and along the
Maine coast. The party included Frank B
Marsh. John Higgins and Frank cWain
| all of Boston aud four Rangoreans, as fol-
lows. W, J. Young, John E. Holt, James
! Dunning and Geo. S. Lowe, the latter super
intendent of the mechanical department of
/ The journal establishments The Thelma is
stannch craft, II feet in length and regis
| tering eight tons, and under the general
charge OF Commodore Holt she acquitted
| herself admirably, the outing being a
/ thoroughly enjoyable one. Stops were
made at Belfast, Northport, Camden, Rock
land, Eagle Island, Mark Island Ledge,
Southwest Harbor, Isle au Haut, Isles boro
and Castlne. There were three banjos and
one guitar in the party, and there was no
lack Of music throughout the trip. At Isles
| bQro they met e-Commodore Lansing of
Ia SfN1It1 IA 1,t,,, N1,,l,
| vited on board his fine craft, large schoon
er yacht, which by a singular coincidence
bore the same name as their own. Vice
Commodore Lansing was in Bangor harbor
yesterday and has taken down river with
him party of prominent Bangor citizens
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