The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-07-27
YACHTS AND BOATS.

0. R. Webster has sold his launch, Satilla
to W. S. Pendleton of Islesb0ro.
DIR. Grindle was over from Castine last
Saturday in his launch, the Mike.
The Blaisdell launch was on Gilchrest's 8
| marine railway last Saturday for slight re-
pairs.
The Dickey Bros launch took a picnic
party to Sprague's Cove, Islesboro, last
Sunday
Orman Hopkins has chartered his launch
for the remainder of the season to sum-
mer resident of Dark Harbor.
Will Kotman's sloop yacht Bogie is in
commission and makes fine appearance
under sail. She has auxiliary power.
The Dodworth sloop yacht Caprice, re-
Gently launched from Macomber's, is moor
ed at the lower bridge and will not go into
commission this season.
r. II. Whites steam yacht, the Peregrine,
Capt. A. W. Rich, Boston, was at Bucks
port, July goth, with Mr.. and Mrs. White,
Mrs. Hibbard and Miss Smith of Boston on
board.
The Elkhorn, Capt. Peterson, owned by
Mr.. Hanson of Hanson & Parker, Boston, a
good sized yacht with two gasolene engines
for power, was i'll port Sunday, cruising, and
left in the afternoon, heading up river.
The auxiliary bark rigged yacht Apache,
which was one of the contestants in the
ocean race for Emperor Williams cup, ar
rived at Halifax. N. S., July 22nd from Fal-
mouth, England. She was 16 days on the
passage. After cOaling she proceeded for
New York.
The launch built by Roy Coombs and
chartered for the remainder of the season
by Dr. r. Fl. Derby, summer resident of
Dark HarbOr, was taken out of the shop
last Saturday and the engine installed. The
shaft had not then arrived or she would
have gone into commission at once. Capt.
Dodge, DR.. Derby's sailing master, has
been here for some time looking after the
finishing of the launch and the big sloop
Petrol, which has been on the beach for
several days awaiting high course of
tides. The new launch is of the same model
and dimensions of the Orman Hopkins
launch and has been named Sea Pigeon.
The speed launch Argo, owned by G. W.
G. Drexel, a summer resident at Ryder's
Cove, 1slesboro, and which is said to be the
fastest craft of her kind in the country, ar
rived here a few days ago by rail. The
launch is about Go feet long and three flat
cars were used in her transportation. Last
Saturday preparations were made to put
her afloat just above the lower bridge and
quite crowd assembled in the afterr bon
to witness the launching. The Drexels and
Biddles came over from Islesboro in two
launches, the Arno and Nereid, and E. L.
Macomber had large crew at work pre-
pairing the ways and getting ready for the
launching. Resting in cradle on the cars
the launch must have been between thirty
and forty feet above the water. Ways were
laid at quite an incline from the cars to the
water and when placed on them the cradle
was blocked up so as to keep the yacht on
an even keel. Then she was lowered grad
ually sideways with tackles at each end.
There were frequent hatS to wedge up or
strengthen the ways, which to many of the
onlookers appeared too slight for the bur-
den they were to bear, and about o. m.,
when the craft was within ten feet of the
water, one of the stringers did give way,
causing some delay. The heavy cradle pro,
tected the yacht from straining, however
The launch was not hoated until Sunday
afternoon and she was then towed to Isles
boro by the Hopkins launch. She is said to
have record of 81 miles an hour.