Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-04
Crowds at Cobb0SSeCon-
tee Monday Afternoon.
Frances G. Wins From Skldoo
% In Special Race.
c. n. Hichborn's Sailor Wins the
Sweepstakes Race.

Had if not been for the races AT
| CobbosSeecOntee Monday altcflopi
| Labor day would have been very quiet
for Augusta people butaS IL was THESE
snorts on the lake furnished an al
| ternoon of much enjoyment anu We're
witnessed by upwards of 1900 people.
The shores OF Island Park We're
| sroWded with sightseers and the cot
tagcs along the shores of the lake
each added their quota. The day was
not all that could be desired for an
| event Of that nature and rain COM
menced to fall before the program II
the afternoon was concluded, but the
greater part of the races were finished
| before the storm broke, and those
present felt that they had received
| their moneys worth and also had the
satisfaction Of having witnessed The
fastest racing ever seen at Cobbossee-
cOntee
The races were held under the aus
pices of the Cobbosseccontee Yacht
Club and consisted of a sweepstakes
race. open to all boats. regardless Of
size. style, make or power. and Il Spe-
| cial race between two Gardiner flyers,
the Frances G., owned by William
Glidden, and the Skidoo %. owned
by William Goodwin. The prizes FOR
the sweepstakes were as follows:
First prize, the Rarrows cup, present
ed by DR.. Edward f. Hodges Of IN
dianapolis. Ind. an honorary member
Of the club; second prize, large club
flag.
| The course for the afternoon was a
triangular one. from a starting flag in
| front of Hotel Pines at Island Park
| down the lake to Il flag off the Moth
| end of the island of Cuba, thence up
the east shore of the lake to q flag
| near the north end Of Hammond :
grove, and from there across the lax"
to the starting point. This course is
| about three miles and two laps were
made in each race, making the dis
lance of the run six niles.
In the sweepstakes race there We're
six starters as follows: Sailor. owned
by c. S. Hichborn; Psyche. owned by
Earl Moycs: Elaljo, owned by Warren
Russell; Jolojon, owned by John r.
Gould; Iona. owned by Frank f..
Smith and katydid. owned by Morton
Dexter. The latter boat did not finish.
In this race the Sailor was an easy
winner ana never at any stage of the
six-milc run was there AMI doubt as
to its outcome. She got a lead early
; in the race and held it throughout,
and the real race was between the
boats which followed far in her rear.
The Psyche and Elaljo We're having
4 little race Of their own for second
place and the latter won by margin
Of about minute. The Joloion ana
the Iona We're also having Il good time
by themselves, ard at the finish ,he
Joloj"n had about four minutes t. the
good over her compctitri. The 81. l.
mary Of the frcc-for-al! W.,' IL; fol-
| lows:
| Launch. owner. II 80
Sailor. G. s. IIicnhorn. I ~
| Elaljo, Warren Russell, = ),
| Psyche, Earle Moves, Il
Jolojon, John r. Gould. ii:1a
iona. Frank +. smith. -.H.l2
| katydid. Morton Dexter, no finish
| While 4 great deal Of interest cen
tered in the above race the chief event
of the afternoon was the race between
the Frances c. and the SkidOO %
Both of these boats are owned in Gar
diner and both are very fast. There
| was difference of opinion among the
| people of the down river city regard
| ing the relative merits Of the two
boats. and as Il satisfactory test had
| never been completed the Gardiner
delegation was large one.
The race was run in heats, like a
horse race and two We're run before
the frce-for-all and two after. When
| the hoats We're given the preliminary
| warming up there did not seem to be
| much choic" as to which would prove
| the winner, but when at the sound of
| the starting gun they shot over the
| line it did not take long to see that the
| Frances G. was going very fast. a
trflc too fast for her speedy antag-
| onist. The Goodwin boat seemed to
| be a little quicker in turning the
| stakes. and at some stages of the diff
| fcrcnt heats the racers were close to-
| gether, but the Frances G.. had speed
| to burn and had not the slightest diff
ficulty in landing the race In the sec
ond heat Capt Glidden dropped out
after making the first lap of the race.
while the Skidoo % finished the
course alone, but that was her only
heat. The summary by heats:
FIRST HEAT.
| Frances a. Glidien. o5.3a
Si<idoo .. Goodwin. 81,
SECOND HEAT.
Sl<idoo .. o4:O9
| FRANCES c., no finish
THIRD HEAT
| Frances G., 23:5a
SEidoo %, 2iaJ
FOURTH HEAT.
| Frances G., asa
| Sl<idoo 3D. ol:3t
The JUICES for the race were Ralph
Smith, Fred Chase and ]. f. Packard
In addition to the races the Augusta
| Int ha
ing the afternoon and there was also
| dancing at the naNilinn n ken alt.,-