The Republican journal., 1901-08-22

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THE YACHT RACE.
The great feature of the yacht race this
year, as well as last, was the Dark Harbor
raceabouts, and the regatta committee feel
under renewed obligations to the Tarratine
Club. and to DR. r. II. Derby, one of its
members. for contributing so much to the
success of this event. Everybody admired
the dainty racing crafts and the skillful
manner in which they were handled
When the time came for starting the races
the wind was northwest, strong and squally.
The course was intended to be from the
starting line around stake boat off North
| port Camp Ground, thence easterly around a
stake boat off Islesboro, about half way to
Turtle Head, thence westerly to starting
line; but through misunderstanding the
Edna, which was to be the Islesboro stake
boat, went elsewhere. This involved chang
| ing the courses after the yachts had start
Ell. Ihere were no entries for the first
| class, and the second race was called.
When the starting signal was given onlv
the Caprice crossed the line. Some minutes
later the Glide followed, and still later the
Anita This was not race but process
sion, and had all three yachts started to-
gether the result would evidently have been
the same. The Caprice rounded the stake
boat off the Camp Ground and then stood
over to the Islesboro shore and went nearly
to Turtle Head looking for the stake boat
which was not there. Failing to find it she
rounded the can buoy off the southern end
Of Sears Island, and then in beating back
to the starting line discovered the Edna off
SearSpOrt and rounded her, Following is
her time:
Start Finish
1.15P.M 21o3O
Sailing time, hours minutes 30 seconds.
The Caprice was beyond the reach of the
committee boat, the steam yacht Idalette,
when it was found the Islesboro stake boat
was not in place, but the Glide was over
hauled and told to round the buoy Off Sears
Island, and consequently she did not sail so
long a course as the Caprice. She went
around the course, but her time was not
taken officially, nor was. that of the Anita.
The Dark Harbor raceabouts, eight in
number, were sent off at 1.45 b. m. 1t was
necessary to make a new course for them,
and the committee notified them just before
they rounded the stakeboat off Northport
to return to the starting line, passing to the
eastward OF the U. S. S. Dolphin. One of
the prettiest sights of the day was the
! rounding of this stakeboat by the race
abouts. One or two hauled in their MAIN
sheets, but the others jibed around, and al
though there were four or five in bunch
that rounded almost simultaneously there
was no fouling. When they got the squalls
that came out of Little River those to wind
ward in the ldalette had good opportunity
to Judge of their models, and in one case Il
keel came into view. 1t was a pucl1ily
and Skillfully contested race. OF the eight
starters one kept on for home, No. twisted
off her rudder head and was towed to the
steam yacht May, and five returned and
crossed the starting line, in the following
order:
Yacht Owner. Time.
"- Mr.. Thorndike 2.56lO
Baghura, NJ. 5. Greenough, Jr., 2.57. 10
Peterkin, Mr.. kiSSell, 25745
MongooSe, Mr.. Starr, 3.01 .45
Raider, Mr. Derby, a.G1 80
The first yacht gets a cup, the second, a
cup and the third china beer stein.
The many steam and sail yachts in the
harbOr added to the attraction of the scene.
Looming up among the rest was the big
steam yacht May, an English built craft.
Her owner, Philadelphian, is summer
resident of Dark Harbor The Felicia, a
handsome white steam yacht, the Seneca,
owned by John Pierce of New York, the Pill
grim, originally built at Boston for cup de-
owners unknown, and last but not least the
U. s. S. Dolphin, comprised the power craft,
Conspicuous among the sailing craft was
Geo. p. Fields handsome sloop Ventura, an
chored just above the steamboat wharf and
draped in colors in honor of Old Home
Week.
Mayor and Mrs. Small, ex-Mayor and
Mrs. Poor and a few others from Belfast
and the North Shore were pleasantly enter
tanned on the Dolphin at lunch and during
the races.
At 2.3O O'Clock the Brooks Band escorted
the Belfast base ball team and nine from
the Dolphin from the Windsor Hotel to the
Congress street grounds, where game was
played before a large audience Lieut..
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