Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-04
Races and Parade Will
Be Held, Today.
Course VIII Be to Ha||owe|I
and Return Start at 2P. N.
Wonderful Growth Of Pleasure Yachting
In Last Few Years.

i y.
witness one of the most notable event
IN the line of sport that has ever taken
place in the history of this CITY. While
| Augusta, being chiefly a Inanufacturin.
| town, situated far from the sea-hoard
| and lacking The advantages of broad,
| navigablc waters, has not been reco--
| nized as being foremost in the yachting
| world. at last unmistakable signs arc
| appearing. which would lead one to
| safely prophcsy, that if the interest in
| motor boating should continue 70 in
/ crease in the future as it has in the ma ST
| three years. We shall be placed in front
| rank with the most progressive sea port
| cities Of Maine. that are encouraain- one
Of the cleancst and manifest of all
| spOrts-'yachtins.'
| With the advent Of the present CEN
| fury, one solitary gasoline launch held
| eminent domain over the fort of Angus
| Ia. and was monarch of all she sur
veycd. save when some coal laden
| schooner silently followed in the wake
Of the Charlie Lawrence" or the faith
full Della" Piled her daily trip from
| Gardiner to Augusta. Thus she was per
| mitted to reign supreme until an en-
manufacture of 4 gasoline engine OF
| their own invention, when a second craft
! was placed in the harbor.
| The following season six more were
put in commission, and al the first meet
ing of the Augusta Yacht Club, which
was organized in January of the present
year. IS launches We're registered by the
| secretary. So great has been the in
| crease, and so much interest is evinced
| that one can safely say that fully 50
Of this type of pleasure craft will be
anchored in sight of the town land
ing at the opening of next season.
Early in the season 4 few of the en-
thusastic launch owners conceived the
idea of forming n yacht club for pro-
noting the interest III power boating
and for the protection of launch own
ers and their property. This plan was
carried out, and The Augusta Yacht
Club was officially organized with 10
charter members. Since that time the
membership has steadily, increased un-
| til at the present time % members are
enrolled.
The date Of the annual cruise was
| set Tor July 3. and 3, but owing to I'M
favorable weather only small part of
the fleet set out. These however had
the pleasure of a very pleasant trip to
the islands, spending the Fourth at
Boothbay, and returning. Tuesday. July
| G. Next on the list of outings is the
race and parade which will occur to-
day.
There will be three classes viz: First
class, all boats over 90 #. water line
Second class. all boats Is and under 20
it water line. Third class. all boats
under Is and under 20 TT. water line. The
Judges for all three classes are Chas.
S Hichborn, Power S. Mooney, Frank
]. Pierce.
The following prizes will be awarded to
| the winners in the various classes:
First Class-First prize mariners com
pass; second prize. flash light; thlrd prize
oil gun.
Second Class-First prize. launch wills,
| tie second prize, folding anchor; thlrd
prize, megaphon".
Third Class-First prize. launch signal
| lamp: second prize. par OF oars thil 't
prize. yacht flag; fourth prize, set Oh
charts of kcnnebec river.
The first race will be started at : o'clock
Z. NJ.
A stake boat will be stationed opposite
| the new 'lOdllllt, Wiihil - ti' $500 $500
| ing, where the judges stand will be To-
Gated At La, q preparatory gun will be
fired and at o'clock the launches will
cross the lire, at which they VIII re-
ccivc the signal to start by the judges.
On the down trip all boats must pass
the black buoys on the right and all red
buoys on the left passing the stake boat
at Uallowcll on the west side and return
| ing on the east side of stake boat, pass
all red buoyS on the right sailing up
stream and all black buoys on the left.
Boats must keep between the red and
black buoys.
The foregoing rules will govern all three
| classes.
The second class will start Immediately
| after the finish of the first. the third race
| following directly after the finish OF the
second.
| The parade in the evening will start at
| ! O'Clock, in which launch owners of Hal
lowell and Gardiner are invited to par
ticipate. Beginning at Augusta, the
launches will sail to the first culvert nm
der the railroad at the shoe factory and
return.
All boats will he decorated with Japan
csc lanterns and gorgeous water fireworks
Will add to the splendor Of the spectacle.
The channel OF the river will be aslow
with red fire.
| The various wharves along the water
front will afford suitable accommodations
for those who wish to witness these
events.
| Officer y. c. Corey of Pittsfield, was