Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-18
AT SQUIRREL
Complete Success Of Fete
Week Celebration.
Yacht Races, Baseball Games,
ParddeS and Fireworks.
Never So Many People on Island as at
Present Time.

Squirrel Island, Ne, Aug. 1G-(SpeciaD.
The weather this year has been ideal
for the celebration of lTete week Far
several days the wind has been blowin.
clear and cool. There were never NOR,
visitors on the island and apparently ev
erybody is enjoying u delightful time.
The motor boat races were held Thurs
day morning and a large crowd watched
the buffers as they glidrd around I'M.
lG-in.lc course. There was one class cnIv
open TO all corners regardless Of size or
build, under handicap rules designed 10
give every boat an equal chance to win
Winning depended not on apeed but in
the skill of handling the boat Haadicaps
were allowed in exact proportion to the
speed Of each boat per mile.
The start and finish W2S 4 line from
the judges boat to an anchored stake
boat. The boats We're started in the in
verse order OF their speed taking their
allowance at the start instead of deduct
ing it from tn" finish
A first or preparatory gun was fired al
10 A. NJ. a second gun fired exactly five
minutes later was the st1rting gun Of
the first or slowest cont slant. Guns
v re fired thereafter at intervals repre-
scAtjng the handicap Cf each starter ana
the time Of each boat WAS taken from
its respective gun.
The course was from the starting line
n. BY II. 4 f. around a mark ~ miles
distant, leaving the mark to starboard
back around the judges boat, to star
board, over the s;me course a second
time ana back across the finish line, t., II
miles in all.
Such conditions arr novel in boat rae
ing but the racing is highly exciting both
t. SPECTATORS and contestants.
There were two prizes of $40 and s., re-
spcctiycly. The Expensive was first ana
the Eleanor "a was second. The summa-
ny:
Boat. Expensive; owner. Mcneil, South
port; start, 1875; finish, 1l.a6l5
Boat. Eleanor ID; owner, Rice Bros.
Enothbay IIarbor; start, 1870; finish.
II $500
Boat, Kappa; owner, StanwoOd. SOUR
rel Island; starr, 1913, finish. 1l.4O.lo.
Boat. Nowena; owner, Mitchell, Booth
BAY: start, 1923: finish, ll.i5.225.
Tie annull lantern parade and fire.
works d!spl2y was held on the campus
Thursday evening. There was an alum
dance OF rcd ana green lights which
made Il pretty effect. The sky was
bright with candles, rockets and bal
looms. There were some very pretty
walks t. see the fine display. TIE Ian
tern parade formed and attracted tn"
public attention at the close of the fire
pieces which delighted the large audi
cuce which had gathered around the
works. Everybody. whether in the line
or not, carried Il lantern, which greatly
| Increased the beauty Of The effect. In
| t"r,.st was stimulated by the offer Of Il
silver Gun ny Mr.. Edward Ford to tn"
one who prepared ;hc mos: attractiv"
| design. Tie Judges were Prof. f.. NJ.
| Bowman, Irof. }. William Black and
Mrs Taskcr. Their ircjsiun was reached
only after careful consideration. Miss
| Mary Rudd, WHO carried :, big Squirrel
pcrched in Il spruce tree. was the choice
Of the Judges for the most attractive de-
sign Robert and Penn Whitehouse, who
had a brilliantly Illuminated chariot. re-
ceived honorable mention.
| Boothhay Ilarbor came to Squirrel Is
| land Thursday afternoon ana again vert
home victorious. 1t Was a scesaw game,
| first on" side going up ana the other
down with Squirrel taking the last turn
at going down. There was plenty OF
heavy hitting which Of course Interested
the spectators. Stevenson led in batting,
| securing a home run, threc-haGgcr. Il
Itvo-bagger and two singles. TIL" score
fellows: