Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-22
AT SQUIRREL.
Fete Week Festivities Are
at Their Height.
Motor Boat Races Today and
Yacht Races Friday.
Vaudeville Show Tonight..Hundreds
of Fete Week Visitors.

Squirrel Island, Nc, August a.
(SpeciaD week is progressing
finely at Squirrel and everything is go
ing off smoothly and as originally
planned.
There is much interest in the motor
boat race which will be held at II A.
NJ. tomorrow. There are many fast
boats in this vicinity and a grand race
is expected. There is one class only.
open to all corners regardless of size or
build. under handicap rules designed
to give very boatman an equal chance
to win. Handicaps will be allowed in
exact proportion to the speed of each
boat per mile. If one boat can make
the mile in four minutes and another
in five. the former will allow the latter
one minute for each mile of the
course. Any boat making the course
at greater rate of speed than de-
clared Will be disqualified. The start
and finish will be a line from tho
steamboat wharf, or to an anchored
cd in the inverse order of their speed
taking their allowance at the start in
stead of dcducting it from the finish.
While these conditions are novel in
boat racing it is hoped that their fair
ness will result in 4 hotly contested
race with numerous contestants
Prizes will be-First $40: second s..
There will be an added prize of -
for the boat ma King the fastest time
over the course. The course will be
from the starting line n. by f. Z,
f. around mark 214 miles distant.
leaving the mark to starboard, back
around the judges boat. to starboard.
over the same course second tim"
and back across the finish line, dis
tancc Of nine miles in all. An inter
csting race is assured and some
definite results may be obtained about
motor boats in this vicinity.
More than the usual number of en-
tries have 50 far been received for the
yacht races which will be held at 2
T. NJ Friday. August 90. Sailboats
will be divided into two classes. Glass
A is for the Davenport cup and is
orcn to all Corners not over "a feet
l., /.
amateur. The cup is to be held by
the winner one year and il to become
tn" property of the yacht winning it
tire" times in succession. Tho handl-
can in class A will be for |. W. |. only.
Glass 3 Is for all sail boats. ire
spcctive Of rig. not over 20 IT. J. W. l.
First prize $40. second prize w. me
handicap for Glass r will be for !. w. |.
plus half the overhang. No rcstrlc-
tions as to sails in either class.
A first or preparatory gun will be
fred from the Judges boat at or about
2P.M NJ. The second gun will be fired
five minutes later and will be the
starting gun for Glass a and the
preparatory gun for Glass b. Five
minutes later the third gun will he
fired and it will be the starting gun for
Glass r. The start and finish line
will be off the north corner Of the
steamboat wharf. or between the
Judges boat and an anchored stake
boat. The time of each yacht VIII be
taken from the starting gun of its
class The rules of the MaSSaChu-
sctts Yacht Racing Association VIII
govern. The winning yachts must
cover the course within the time limit
which is three hours and fifteen min
Mss for class A ana three hours and
q half for Glass =. There must be at
least two entries in Glass Il to en-
s,rn the award Of n first prize and at
least three entries to ensure a second
prize.
Tho courses are as follows: Cour"e
A. from the start around the Biack
Spar Buoy No. (off Burnt 1sland)
thence around Red Spar Buoy No. 212
(Gangway Lodges near Buoy No y
thence around the Cuckholds Beli
Ruov thence back to the starting line
leaving all marks to starboard-ab"ut
s miles.
Course R.-Thc reverse to Course
A. leaving marks to port. me course
for both classes will be Course s.
unless other wise indicated by letter
on the Judges boat.
Course G. -Four miles to wlndWard
and return arOnd q mark set by me
Judges.
Course d. Four miles to Iecward and
return.
Some fast tennis may be seen daily
on the tennis courts during the
process of the tournament.
Congressman Lawrence of MaSSa-
chusctts is Il guest at the cottage Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles BraccWcll.
Bart Stephenson an cx-captain. and |
catcher on the Harvard team will play |
On the Squirrel team during the r"st |
Of the season.
Frank Hanson Of Newark. y. J., has |
been spending few days on tho
island.
Squirrel lost to Boothbay IIarbor
Tuesday afternoon by the score Of 6
10 A.
The Vaudeville and Minstrel to be
given III the Casino Thursday, Aug. %.
will be one Of the very best entcrtail,-
ncnts Of its kind ever given on the
Sland.
Hundreds of visitors are coming for
lay visits to the island this week.
A meeting of the Athletic AssoC:h-
ion will be held in the Casino at 100
F. NJ. Aug. &c for the election Of
officers and other business. |