The Republican journal., 1898-08-04
Yachts and Boats.

DR.. Atwood sailed Sunday in his sloop
yacht June for Islesboro.
Collector James S. Hartman and party
of friends had very enjoyable trip to Cas-
tine in steamer Tdalette Tuesday
The London Times OF Monday morning an
nounces that the Royal Yacht Club has ar
ranged to challenge for the Americas cup.
The sloop Golden Rod of Bangor was in
port Friday night. She mad on board
party of six young men from Bangor and
was cruising in the Penobscot, visiting the
various points of interest from Bar Harbor
20 Camden.
Wednes FAY, July 27th, Mr.. and Mrs. j S.
Hartman, MIR and Mrs. Charles Walden,
Mrs. D. T. Palmer and Miss Annabel Walker
made an excursion TO Camden in Mr.. Groes-
chners steam Yacht Idalette, intending to
return the same day. The fog was so thick,
however, that the yacht remained IN Camden
and the party went to the hotel for the night.
Mr., and Mrs Hartman came home in the
Idalette, arriving early Thursday afternoon,
hut the others came on the Boston boat in
the morning.
In an article on the situation at Muscon-
gus Island the Portland Press says:
The missionary yachtAlert has been sold to
the satisfaction of all parties, and IS replaced
by steam launch, which the captain has
built himself on the island from floor tim
hers to topsail, piped his own boiler and
engine, set the steam valves; and having
passed the T. S. inspection has received full
certificates as captain and engineer. He
calls his steamer after his little boy, Francis
S. Allen. We had hoped as the little launch
ne had last year was called the Imp and
was we'll named, he would call the enlarged
and improved substitute the Angel.
The Alert was we'll known here, having
been more or less frequent visitor at this
port,
Leroy Coombs of Vinalhaven sold his 90
foot knockabout last week to summer resi-
dent at Castine and she will be added to
Capt. J, W. Dennett's fleet Mr.. Coombs
could have sold half a dozen craft of the
same kind. He took a party out sailing
from Belfast Saturday in his yacht Sigdrifa,
and sailed Sunday for home. He has several
contracts in view including two forty-foot-
ers and several smaller craft, and thinks of
been offered portion Of Carter & Co.'S.
yard on very reasonable terms and would
put up building 50x30 feet. This would be
a very convenient location, with the Math-
ews Bros, wood working machinery, foun-
dry, machine and blacksmith shops close at
hand. Mr. Coombs has the knack of turn
ing out speedy boats and we hope he will
move his boat building business here.
Messrs. O. H. Farnham of Boston and
Henry F. Blount of Washington, d. O., are
making the trip from Portland to Bar Har.
Dor in cruising canoes. Their craft are Ii
and 10 feet long respectively and 80 inches
wide, lifted with sail and paddles. The ca
noes are decked over, and with sliding
cover TO the standing room, making them
safe IN quite rough water. They carry can
Vas tents, cooking outfit, and everything
necessary for comfort il camping OUT.
Messrs. Farnham and Blount left Portland
the last OF June and have followed the
shore line, going up the rivers in most
cases to the head of tide water. They as
cended the kennebec to Augusta. They
arrived here Saturday and canped in the
grove near the mouth Of Goose River. Sun
day they Went up the Passagassawaukeag to
Citypoint and sailed Monday for the east.
ward.