Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-09-01
SUCCESSFUL REGATTA
The Fourth Annual Event Friday a Sue
cess. Planning for Old Home
Week With Regatta
Next Year.

Although the weather man did not
favor the LIE Beau Lac Boat club with
the best of weather Friday for their
fourth annual regatta. there was
good crowd present and the events
went off smoothly. The breaking away
of a buoy caused few minutes delay
at the very start but this was nothing
serious. The handicap for motor
boats, five miles, was the principal
event and 13 boats took part, finishing
in the following order: Seaver,
Clogston, Magoon, Barron, Batchelder,
Hubbard, Gronain, Tower. Davis,
Pierce. Webster, Macdonald; and the
boat operated by Brown did not finish.
Time, 22m. 3s.
The winning boat this year also took
the cup three years ago on the same
course at the first regatta. She is a
pretty and speedy little boat and was
operated by Eugene Glazier and Fred
Percival. The handicap for motor
boats under five horsepower, % miles,
was won by Fred Pierce. the prize
being a silver cup. Clogston was
second, Magoon third anG Davis fourth
in this race. The time Of the winning
boat was 15m, 49s. The straightaway
motor boat race, three mile course,
was won by Tower in 11m., 30s., with
Barron second and Batchelder third
Trophy, a silver cup. The motor boat
slow race was new feature here and
was not as exciting as the other races.
1t was really test Of the delicacy of
the engine and was won by the Davis
boat, prize cup. Roy Barron came
in second in this race. In the motor
relay race no awards were made. The
boys tub race, which was very anus,
ing, was won by Hiram Mcclellan,
prize 81; second. Jewell, prize, SOC.
Canoe doubles, for men was won by
Maxwell and Page. prizes were
stickpins, Webster and Hastings were
second in this race. Phe crab race
was won by Page, Maxwell second,
prizes 81 and so cents. Canoe doubles
for ladies was won by Mabel Leslie
and Page, the prizes were hat pin and
box of chocolates. Marion RedfelC
and Underwood were second in this
race. The result of the boys swimming
race was as follows: Elmer Buswell
first; Welch, second, and Piper third
The mems swimming race was won by
White. Seabeck, second. In the canoe
fours, Leslie, Jewell, Dow and Lewis
won first prize, which was tickets fol
the dance at the club house in the
evening.
Canoe singles was won by Page
Maxwell second. and Underwood third
The 25 yard dash, running in the
water, was won by Jewell, prize Z!
cents Cassidy second prize, 25 cents
Piper third. Canoe doubles for boy:
was won by Buswell and Cassidy
second, Jewell and Piper. Cano'
singles for boys was won by K. Jewell
Buswell second. The fitting matches
were won by Mcclellan and Jewell
Prizes, 81 and SOC.
The ball game in the morning be
tween Barton and Newport was wo'
) by Barton, the score being l3 to 0
The Barton team was made up entirel
of Barton and Orleans men and wa
certainly a fast bunch. They fielde
! first class game with only tw
errors and hit Bishop safe IA times
There is not much else to say excep
, that it was all one-sided and that tn
score would not look well in print
Bassett did excellent work in tn
pitchers box and Leslie's batting wa
also a feature. The Newports promis
a faster team for the fair game mex
, week. The club plan for ar old hom
week celebration in connection wit
the regatta next year. Watch for tn
date and plan for next year.