The Republican journal., 1899-08-17
Yachts and Boats.

Wall street men are ready to back the
Columbia to the tune of one hundred thou
sand dollars against the Shamrock
The Columbia is showing up well in her
trial races with the Defender, and is said
to fully meet the expectations of her design
ers and owners.
The auxiliary steam yacht Palmer owned
by Mr.. Sturgis of New York, was in the har-
bor the past week. The owner and friends
are on board, cruising
A cat-boat manned by two young men
from Castine ran against Websters landing
stage Monday and smashed a hole i'll her
bow. William Casey repaired the damages
and the yachtsmen returned the same day.
The schooner yacht Onone, George c.
Brooks Of Boston, owner WAS in port Tues
day, with her owner and family aud John
Reddlng and wife on board. They had been
at Bar Harbor i've days and We're cruising
westward
Capt f. W Goodwin left Bangor last Sun.
day night for New York, where he will take
charge OF Hon. Edward II. BIake's hand
some new steam yacht Aria, which Will be
launched within a day or two, ami which
Will be brought to Bangor Immediately.
The following official measurements of the
cup challenger Shamrock have been sup
piled by Sec. Hugh c. Kelly of the Royal
Ulster Yacht Club: Registered tonnage, 135 !;
Thames measurement, 260; length, 105;
length on water line, 50; BREADTH 25 55 :;
depth, 1855; port of registry, Belfast.
The Daydream, winner of four successive
yacht races in the Dark Harbor cup contest
was built by G. F. Brown Of Pulpit Harbor
last winter, and is owned by Mr.. Minturn of
New York, who handles her in all the races
Shesmet her first defeat Aug. 7th yacht
owned by Marblehead parties winning by
small margin.
Mention has been made in cur news col
umns of the recovery of the sloop yacht
Takitesy, stolen from her moorngs at Sa-
lem and the arrest of the thief, one Frank
Weston, alias Shaw. The yacht pirate was
trapped through the efforts of Thomas
Fleming Day, editor of The Rudder. The
name of the yacht had been changed to
ASeuNA'
name but the nail holes We're left and art-
cles found on board the yacht also establish
ed her identity. Not only in the magazine
is Mr.. Day doing good work in the interest
of yachtsmen. The establishment of Rud-
der Stations, along the coast and on the great
lakes is due to him.
The Sunday quiet of Isesboro was broken
hV Tho
Isles borough in the afternoon that there had
been a shipwreck just below the harbor and
that the unfortunate victims of the disaster
were being brought up to the hotel in few
minutes the survivors arrived. The sloop
Glide of Northport, Skipper Decrow sailed
over from the camp-ground Sunday fore
noon with Mr.. and Mrs Hanes and Miss
DobsOn of Pittstield, passengers. The
party took dinner at The Islesborough and
soon afterwards started on the return voy-
age. Better look sharp" was what the
seadogs on the wharf said when the Glide
started off into the fog, which was thick as
cheese and growing worse every hour. We're
all right" said Skipper Decrow, "I'u just
head her out into the bay for 20 minutes and
that'll bring me clear enough to make Turtle
head outside the lodges" The sloop dsap-
peared in the fog Less than half an hour
later the alarm was sounded at the hotel,
and the rescuers set out. The Glide had
lost her course in the fog and was on Dry
ledges two miles below Ryder's, in bad
position and taking water by the barrel.
Capt. Decrow had kept too close to the shore.
The yachtsmen took their boat and got
ashore safely, but Mr.. Haines went over
board and came to the hotel dripping with
salt water and chilled through. The party
was made comfortable and remained at Isles
boro until Monday afternoon, when they re-
turned to Northport. The Glide is still on
the rocks. She is badly damaged but can
be saved. Bangor Commercial.
Our Northport Camp Ground correspond
ent reports the arrival of the Glide there F.,
she having been hoated off the ledge at high
tide after removing her ballast and says
that no damage was done.