The Republican journal., 1905-08-17
YACHTS AND BOATS.

The Roberts Bros. put new whee, into
their launch last week.
The launch Petrol of Lynn, Mass. with :.
party on board. was in port last Saturday
The launch Sea Pigeon, with a new on.
gine installed, is under charter to Dr. R. n
Derby at Dark Harbor. She towed his
sloop yacht Petrol to Camden last week.
DR.. Biddle and party came over from
lslesboro Monday in his launch Nerita and
went out to Pitchers Pond and spent the
night, returning to the island Tuesday.
The auxiliary schooner Yacht Palmer of
New York was in port last Saturday after
noon with party on board and in leaving
went down the western bay under power.
She is 107 tons net and was built at Phila-
delphia in 1865.
The famous schooner Nawigawaw is 60
ing south. Al. Robbins has sold her to
man on board sch. Rebecca Shepherd, who
will take her to Florida in the fall to en-
gage in the snapper fishery. Robbins is to
have the use of her until fall.
Last week an attempt was made to ascer-
tain the year in which the yacht Jennette
was launched, and there was quite diff
ference Of opinion as to the date. Mr.. KIM
ball, after comparing notes with others,
thought she was launched in August, 1886.
and the writer, who was misled by a wrong
date in his log book, was positive it was in
1888 or 1884. A search through the files of
The journal revealed the fact that she was
launched June 7, 1887, nearly six years af-
ter the Edna. The journal of May 5, 1881
says: "The Edna was launched last week."
which would show that she was put into
the water in April The trip to Isle au
Haut in the Jennette with Capt. Henry D.
Gilman was made in October, 1890, and not
1885,
The steam yacht Sapphire with her own
er, John Peirce of New York, and guests
on board arrived Sunday afternoon from
Bar Harbor, anchoring just below the
steamboat wharf. The party made calls
ashore and about 73O the yacht got under
way for moonlight sail to Rockland, where
Mrs. Peirce has been guest at the Samo-
set. On the trip to Bar Harbor from Rock
land Mr.. Peirce had among other guests
Judge Alton b. Parker, the last Democratic
candidate for President, and j. b. McDon-
aid, the contractor for the New York SUBJ
way. Judge Parker left the yacht at Bar
Harbor, but Mr.. Mcdonald remained on
board. The Sapphire was built at Bath in
1888 and is 120 tons gross. 1t is said she can
steam 16 to II miles an hour.
The yacht Fiona, Capt. T. D. Barr, sailed
from this port about p. M Aug. 11th with
Leon S. Merrill of Scion, R. G. Dyer of
Portland, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Adams and
Mr.. E. S. Pitcher of Belfast on board. All
but Mr.. Pitcher were bound to West
Brooksville to institute Rebekah Lodge,
and it looked at one time as though they
would miss their appointment, as about 5 p.
N. they were becalmed this side of Turtle
Head. A little later a breeze sprang up
and the Fiona arrived at destination in
good season. Mrs. Adams left the yacht
at Castine and returned home by steamer
and E. P Frost joined her there for trip
down the bay. After calls at Castine the
yacht sailed Saturday with a light head
wind, which increased later to a stiff breeze.
They were off Dirigo in time to see the Diri-
60 yacht races, in which quite large fleet
participated, and passing in by Widows Is
land anchored in the Thoroughfare North
Haven is Mr.. Dyer's birthplace, and he
| called on Nelson Mullen and other friends
there. Sunday they sailed around to Pull
pit Uarbor and visited the boat building
plant of Charles F. Brown and other points
of interest, and Monday got underway for
Belfast arriving at 5 p. IN. after d very en-
joyable sail up the bay.