Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-08
BAR HARBOR.


oFS'HA Correspondence OF Inc Star.
BAR HARBOR, Maine, July Z. 1906
The week of the glorious Fourth has seen
the season OF 1906 thoroughly launched
upon the sea of public favor. and the pros
poets foS a good voyage were never so
good. The last of the hotels are open now,
and most of them are fairly well filled. The
cottage colony has come for the most part,
and the hotels now filling up well.
The Fourth of July is the accepted and
time-honored day for opening the seasons
festivities, and this year was no exception.
The nrst public event OF the season was the
DOGGY tournament at Kebo, at which the
Iedoubtdbie colonel was banished from this
Land OF the free, and received an over
whelming defeat. A few luncheons and In
formal dinners were given, the swimming
club came in for its share of patronage and
in the evening society watched the crowds
gather on the green, and the masculine
clement helped the youngsters of the family
set OH the usual amount of fireworks, much
10 the detriment of fiannels and summer
suits.
Yachting seems to have the call at Bar
Harbor this summer and IL looks as If the
broad bosom of Frenchman's bay would
witness some exciting sport before the sum-
mer is out. Bar HarDor, with its broad
bay. its long sound and reaches, makes an
Ideal spot for yachting. and every year the
fleet witnesses an increase. 1t is proba BILE
this year that there will be more yachting
than ever. as the different owners of boats
were never 50 enthusiastic, and number
or novices at the game are purchasing fast
craft.
To begin with. there is the class of thirty
one-footers. or knockabouts, as they are
tamlhdrly called. During the summer
season at least two races week are held
emong these craft, in which they must be
sailed by the owners alone In the past
years the brushes have been very exciting
and this year bids fair to be as successful
as in past seasons
Besides these. the harbor sees two new
classes this summer The first of these In
cIudes the new eighteen footers which will
furnish even livelier sport than their big
ger sisters. Already Messrs. Dave H. Nor
ris,a II. L. Emo. Il. NJ Sewall, A. J. Davis
and Frank 7. Howard have boats of this
class. and there are several other men
prominent In yachting circles who are con-
tempiating buying these fast little sloops
II Will mean the formation Of a new racing
class this season. and there will be at least
four races or more week altogether.
The speed fever has gripped the power
boat man. too. Automobiles are barred on
shore but on the water no one has any
thing to say against the power boats There
are at least three boats here that can do
better than twenty knots. William NJ.
Fieitmann has power boat which is of
fifty horse power, and has a guaranteed
speed of twenty-five knots per hour.
Frank T. Howard has a boat which has
done better than twenty knots, and Edgar
Scotts speedy launch came flying into the
harbor this week under full speed having
made the trip from New York at an aver
age speed OF eighteen miles per hour She
Is the latest product OF the Gas Engine and
Power Company. and is a racer from the
word go. There will be some lively brushes
before long and the honor of three cities
t. at stake, which adds not little TO the
rivalry. 1t Is limited that some stiff bets
have been put up at the various clubs and
there will be some spray flying when the
three boats meet.
The golf fixtures at Kebo for the month
OF July follows:
July and July Is choice score competi-
ton.
July IA. stroke competition
July Is, DOGGY competition.
Weekly competitions for the season ham
dlcap given by 7. G.. Condor will be held
every Saturday morning. The officers OF
the club for the present season Robert
Amory, president; Waldron Bates, treas
urer; Robert Amory, Waldron Bates. J. l..
ketterliuus. Edmund Pendleton, T. G.. Con-
don, J. Montgomery Sears, Henry Lane
Emo. George S Robbins, board OF directors
Robert Amory, j. l. ketterIinus, George S.
Robbins. house committee. Robert Amory.
Waidron Bates. Henry Lane Emo, finance
committee: Waidron Bates. T. G. Condor,
J. L. ketteriinus, green committee; Henry
Lane Emo. Amos r. E Pinchot, DeKoven
Bowen tennis committee; Mrs. J. T. Bowen
Mrs. Henry +. Dimock. Mrs T. G.. Condor,
Mrs Ernest Schelling. ladies' committee.
Chief Justice Melville w. Fuller of Wash
ington arrived at his cottage at Sorrento
Saturday for the summer.
Franklin Ellis OF Washington came Fri
day morning to join his family at the Ellis
cottage on the GLADSTONE road.
II. r Gero. who so successfully managed
the dog show at Washington last winter,
came this week and VIII remain here until
after the close of the bench show. at which
he will act in a similar capacity.
Mr.. William Hitz OF Washington has
opened his cottage at Dee. Isle He is
companied by his mother Mrs. J. C. Htz.
DIR. Henry Van Dyke has opened the
Cooksey cottage at Seal Harbor. and will
spend the summer there
DIR. and Mrs William Abercrombie OF
Washington came this week and will oc-
cupy one OF the Malvern cottages during
July and August
Mr. Charles l. Narlatt of Washington
was among the guests Registered at the st.
Sauveur Saturday.