Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-03
Everything Ready and All That Is Needed Is
GOOD Weather-- THE Program.

EttT organization Ill NdcnllIlS I'll IitS
on the kennebec. The club numbers in
it's :ieet over 100 boats of different
tynes, from a cat boat to Il stately
steam yacht. and while Of course there
We're not half of the craft in the squad
ron which came up the river yesterday.
there was q good representation num-
boring in all about % craft. Each
launch brought its quota of pleasure
seekers and there were in the city last
night fully 100 people from the Ship
ping City, with more expected this
morning.
The coming Of the guests Sunday
wGs q little surprise to the members of
the Augusta club. for although it was
reported that a few of the advance
guard might reach the city Sunday. it
was understood that the main body
would probably come UP the river Mon
day forenoon and plans for their reccp-
ton were made accordingly, but things
seemed to have been reversed Tor the
main portion of the fleet arrived ycster-
day afternoon and what stragslers
there are will come along this morning.
I;ut although the plans Of the commit
tee were upset. the boys. did the next
.stSl tbIlIS. w IIlCii NstS " Wv hii' ''~''N
they could and each launch which came
up the river with the pennant of the
I[eunebcc Yacht Club flying at the fore
was greeted with q salute from the Au-
gustd Yacht Clubs cannon, which was
mounted on the balcony OF the club
house, the launches were escorted To
| their moorings end their occupants
landed and their wants attended to.
The first OF the Bath launches ar
rived Saturday evening. it being the
FLYER Whim, and the others followed
! Yesterday, commencing to arrive socr
after noon, after which they came
| along at frequent intervals until thf
s:lprer hour. After the guests had beer
| shown 70 their hotels and had enjoyed
their dinners. many Of them returned e
| the club house to watch for the late ar
! rivals. while others went over to 10
| gus and some assembled in the hail
| the clubhouse, where there is piano
and enjoyed themselves in that way
The evening was passed pleasantly
tho clubhouse and at the hotels
A number of the yachtsmen who ar
rived Yesterday did not register thel
launches or themselves last night, bu
those who did are as follows:
| launch Eanzai-Mr. and Mrs. II. 1
passrnore. Weston Bonncy, n. f. Iur
ner.
Auxiliary cat boat Alvin-R. D. BIB
her + r. Nichols. A. n. Carr, Harr
Farrham, Myron Mcneil.
Launch Arah-F'. a. Manion GeorS
buchanan. Frank L. Jones, Charles l
Smith. Jr.. J. =. Ledyard, Roy Palme
| TnJ
launch Whim-Thomas r. Artls, !
w. Bonemont, II. f. Williams, w.
Meek.
y.aurch Flwah-Mr. and Mrs. NJ.
Priest. Lieut. II. T.. sawyer, Holden
, Priest.
Launch Swango-John Il. Blackfor
: Mrs T.. G. Hibbers, Mrs. F.. William
, Miss Mary Frye, A. Oppenhcim. j.
. FOLEY. Fred II. Thompson. G. Q. Troo
NJ u Jerrry. Frederick NJ. Powers,
I c. Whitchousc.
, Launch Oricle-Capt. and Mrs. eli
ton Lee, j..
Launch Porcupine-A. NJ. Pottl
Ere3 Andrews. Cecil Paine. George
ward Morris Pottle. Roscoe McFa
don T. VI. Mcclellan, l.. G. Dudley, Gal'
J. Duley. TT
, launch OZatti-S. l.. Horne, II.
y Largdon. F.. =. Hazard.
y Launch Wizard-Edward w. LAIR
- bee. W. Mohun.
. launch Alaha-J. d. Footer, Jr.,
4. Barker. y. a. Fowles.
Fl" Launch Opia-F. Fl. Blaisdell. r.
Lord. II. w. Howard, ID. L.. Ho"a'
Frank i. Totman.
> Launch Eleanor Nv T.. Rice,
/ W. Rice.
&c Launch Grace Hilda-N. r. MOI
l. gonery. c. Tyler Hodgdon-
8 Launch Gypsy dendcr)-Sewan
to pcrcv. Davis Hatch. Jr-. +. r. Lande
rs II. II. Kimball. +. r. Hatch.
of Launch Truant--Owen Ledya
$ David Kidd, William Boyd, John CHI
10 mers. ". S. Percy, j. H. Nash. Fred
7. FCotcr.
Oh Launch Narcissus-Franl T. Lord
$ Launch Topaz-Arthur X. Puringt
" William Il. Palmer, Z. w. Clifford,
gu L. C. Cooper, w. L. Newton.
H. Launch not named-Mr. and Mrs.
s. Curtis, Boston; Mrs. H. Q. Bates
Launch Roxy-E. W. Nash c.
Brown.
49,. l.dullCn tiutldIuc-N' D. NOoiiIpo,
~ c. French.
ch The program today will CONNIE
IL after dinner. The forenoon will be
ID voted 10 mea surfing the boats and :
lso ting ready for the afternoon and
ON guests will visit the different point:
de- interest about the city ard in its VII
,ne ity. From noon until l o'clock lu
ON will be served in the hall of the q
Sc house to the visiting yachtsmen of
in Kennebec Yacht Club and their que
in Tho program for the afternoon
at commence at 80 and will be as
ing lows:
iui IT 13a 7. ". race for power boats
at a water lire Of 20 feet or more.
At 2.15 P. N. race for power boats