Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-12
Sail Boats After Honors
At Cobbosseecontee.
Launch Races viii He Held
Friday and Saturday.
sweekstakes Aug. II and Parade
Scheduled For Aug. 20.

The members of the Cobbosseecon-
tee Yacht Club are making great pre-
parations for the races which are to
be held during the remainder of the
month.
Scheduled for today at 23O P. M. is
the sail boat race. In the launch
races, the third and fourth classes
will race on Friday, Aug. IA. at 3 p.
NJ and boats in the first and second
classes will race on Saturday, Aug. Is,
at the same hour. The fourth class
boats will start first on Friday, and
the second class boats will start first
on Saturday. The sweepstake races
will be held Aug. q, and the annual
parade, Aug. 30.
The sail boat races will take place
at Manchester bay, over the usual
course, on Aug. Il and 10, at 2.3o p.
M. The boats entered in these races
are:
Dirigo. N'clvi.l, Smith.
Water Witch. Charles p Kinsman.
Toma hawk. Frank f. Smith.
'Ranshee. T.. S. Hayward
White Wings, y. G. Robinson.
Helen. Ralph w. Smith
Hopeweli, B. p. Hope.
The start will be at Island Park hotel.
the starting line being from the hotel
wharf to stake boat directly opposite.
The races will be twice around a tliansu-
lar course The second stake boat being
nearly opposite the cottage of w. S. NAL
con,, the third stake being in front of
d. c. Robinson's cottage. The start will
be from, the northerly side of the line;
the finish from either side. After the
start the boats may round the stake boats
either way.
Boats failing to cross the starting line
within five minutes after the starting sig
nal, or failing to return second time
around within two and half hours will
be declared out of the race.
Boats will be divided into two classes:
The Helen. the Water Witch and the Di-
rigo in first class; the Banshee Hopewell
and White Wings in second.
PRIZES.
First class-First prize. Governor Hill
cup: second prize. silver thermos bottle
Second class-First prize, 81; second
prize, s..
The warning signal will be a gun and
lowering of flag on commodores yacht.
Five minutes late" second gun and rails
ing of white flag will be the signal to
start.
Launches will be classed with reference
to speed. regardless of size or power. Be
fore the races are held all boats will be-
required to run over a measured course
of two ana a half miles, their time being
taken by q committee who will issue
card. showing their rating, and q racing
flag bearing their number.
The handicapping will be based upon
the speed thus shown. each boat being al
lowed the difference between its time and
that made by the fastest boat. boat
will be allowed to make better time by
three minutes at the final race than she
showed at the speed trial. Should she
show speed i'll excess of this she vii! be
declared out of the race, as it will be
assumed that an error was made at her
trial
Boats will be divided into four classes,
those having a speed record of 13m. AS.
a3nd under being in the first class; those
having record between I'm. sos. and
2Om lis in second class; those between
20m 21s. and 22m. 5Gs. in third class; those
having record of 23m. AS. and over in
fourth class.
Boats in the third and fourth classes
will race on Friday. Aug IA. at p. NJ.
Boats in first and second classes will race
on Saturday. Aug IS, at p. NJ
Boats in fourth class will race first on
Friday Beats in the third class will start
as soon as fourth class race is finished.
Boats in second class will start at
o'clock Saturday. Boats in first class will
start as soon as second class is finished.
The start will be at Island Park hotel.
,I,<,
boat clearing red fag) opposite.
The warning signal will be one gun and
lowering of flag on commodore's yacht.
Five minutes later the starting signal
will be given, one gun and hosting of
white flag thereon.
The course will be twice round a tr-
angular course (making five niles. Tho
start will be from the northerly side of
the line. All stake boats must be left on
the port or left hand. Any boat failing
to start within five minutes after the
starting signal has been given will be de-
clared ont of the race.
Each boat must go fairly around the
course, and must not touch any buoy,
boat or other object used to mark it out.
but shall not be disqualified If compelled
to do so by another boat If any boat in
neglect of this rule shall foul another. or
cause other boats to foul she snail for
felt all claims to the prize and shall pay
all damages.
PRIZES.
First class-First prize, Burleich cup:
second prize, Captains cup with club
devicel.
Second class-First prize, kinsman cup;
second pliZe. club flag Q0-fooD; third
prize, silver thermOS bottle.
Third eass-First prize, Commodore
cup second prize, marine lantern (col-
ored): third prize. electric ameter.
Fourth class-First prize, S. second
prize, S..
Should the weather prove very in
clement the races will be postponed and
new date published in the Kcnnabec
Journal. Ties" will be sailed on Monday
afternoon. Aug. II, at hour and under
rules and conditions herein provided.
A free for al! sweepstakes race, I'M
der the club rules. open to all boats, will
be sailed over the course set tor the |
launch races on Friday, Aug. Il, at 3
T. NJ.
Starting signals courses and rules pre- |
scribed above for launch races will be