The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-08-01
Yachts and Boats.
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Roberts Brothers new yacht Anita has
been hauled out on cradle and E. L. Ma
comber will put 1863 pounds of lead on her
keel.
In the annual regatta of the Union River
and Bay Va chting Association at Ellsworth
the Wave Crest, owned by Hon. j. B. Red
man, took first prize.
| The Constitution has demonstrated that
in light winds she is a wonder, and minutes
faster than the Columbia, but her qualities
| in stiff breeze and sea a~e yet to be DEM
onstrated
I. The Shamrock H., accompanied by the
Erin, sailed from Gourock, Scotland, at
1920 a. NJ, July 9th, for New York Great
enthusiasm was displayed as the challenger
departed.
The famous New York sloop yacht Wasp
was in Gilkeys Harbor last week. She was
built by the Herreshoffs in Bristol, R. l., in
1892, and her dimensions are as follows:
length, IS feet, inches; beam, Is feet, 2
inches; depth, II feet.
A scheme is now being considered by
number of Portland vachtsmen to have
number of yachts alike in every particular
built for next summer, and to hold races in
relative seamanship of the crews rather
than the sailing ability of the respective
yachts.-POrtland Press.
DR.. John Bryant of Boston has been
asked to take the position of manager of
the yacht Independence by Mr.. Lawson,
and it is believed that he will accept DR..
Bryant is one of the best-known amateur
yachtsmen on the Massachusetts coast,
having been identified with yachting for
many years.
DR.. c. G. Yields steam yacht Malay was
met in the bay the other day and the ques-
ton was raised as to her size as compared
with the Bangor steam yacht Aria The
Malay is three feet longer than the Aria,
and tons more. Their tonnageis as follows:
Malay, 173 tons gross, 30 tons net Aria,
119 tons gross, 81 tons net.
The Constitution struck rock last week
and lost a race to the Columbia. She was
dry-docked and found to have sustained no
serious injury. She is to ra &c again this
week, today, Thursday, and Saturday;
and the Independence will be in it again.
She has been improved in many ways and
is expected to make good showing.
G. Elwood Wilcox, Blaine Owen and
Willard L. McFadden of Augusta have
been in this harbor with the trim yacht
ArgO since Tuesday, being on pleasure
cruise along the coast They called upon
ROckland friends, and Friday took a party
of prominent young ladies out for sail,
landing at Crescent Bee III where all enjoved
one of Manager Smiths celebrated fish Gin
ners. They set sail for home late in the
afternOon.-Rockland Star.
Steam yacht Kathelmina, owned by Mr.
w. j. Curtis of New York, and commanded
by Capt. George E. Horton of this city, is
the south railway to be cleaned and paint
ed. The Kathelmina is a handsome and
fast yacht; but in these respects she is not
unlike the scores of fleet flyers that fr
quent the waters of Maine at this season.
The peculiar thing about the Kathelmina on
names of Mr.. Curtis four daughters
Katherine, Ethel, Helen and Mina,-all Of
whom are enthusiastic yachtswomen. -
Rockland Op inion.
HALLDALE. Mr.. and Mrs. Alden C.
Emery of Harrison, Ohio, are visiting at
Enos Emery's and e. HALF S.. Mrs. Sarah
Clark of Dorchester. Mass, is at j. W.
Plummer's. Mrs. E. -: Thompson of
Cliftondale, Mass, is visiting her father,
G. NJ. Plummer. Mrs. NJ. B. Small and
Mrs. Ann S. White. are stopping at Geo.
Whites. Haying is nearly done. The
crop is about one-third larger than last