The Somerset reporter., 1909-07-08
The Fourth at Lakewood.

Perfect weather lent it's influence
for the success of all events connect
ed with the observance of the Fourth
at Lakewood. The temperature was
ideal, the morning promised cloud
less and rainless day, and Hayden
Lake, rippled by light breeze, SEEM
ed to smile a greeting to everyone
who gathered on it's borders or VEN
tured on its surface. The attendance
was large and the crowd seemed to be
of the kind that gathered from the
four points of the compass, planning
to make good long day of it.
The motor boat races and the swim
ming contest occupied the forenoon.
Ia the afternoon and evening there
were performances in the theater by
the Lakewood Stock company, the
play being the widely known and
much talked about "Merely Mary
Ann" Each performance tested the
capacity of the building, and a goodly
number of the younger people par
ticipated in the dance which came
after the theater, the last event OF the
day.
THE MOTOR BOAT RACES.
Motor boats have been added to all
the inland waters of Maine very rap
idly during the past ten years and
Hayden Lake has accumulated her
share of this kind of pleasure craft.
Eleven of them the jauntiest and trim
est of their kind, participated in the
events OF Monday forenoon, making
some very interesting contests. The
idea of motor boat tournament or
| iginated with Elwood Cromwell of
the Lakewood stock company. The
amount of enthusiasm developed by
the races, both among the spectators
and the owners of the crafts, was
such that a series of Saturday after
noon races will undoubtedly be ar
ranged, for cup offered by the Som
erset Traction Company. The prizes
awarded at the Monday race, aggre :
eating 500 in value, were furnished by
The Traction Company, the winners
paying small entrance fee. The fol-
lowing is the summary:
In the free for all, race, two mile
handicap, boats were entered by G.
B. Fairgrieves l''Idler"), Arthur
Moore, James Durkin ("It"), J.
Hogan ("Helen K"), Colin Campbell
("Slar"O. A. P. Merrill ("Nellie") N.
H. Lambert (''Bess"), j. p. Oak,
("Acorn"D, Fred G. Dow ("Essex") J,
Q. +. Norcross ("Nanza"), Somerset
Traction Co. ("Ariel"), Lewis Ander-
son ("Thistle'D. Campbell's "Star'
won in 16 minutes and IA seconds,
with Moore's boat End and Lander
''Bess" 3D.
Messrs. Moore, Durkin, Campbell,
Merrill, Lambert, Oak, Dow, Nor
cross and the Traction Co. entered
boats in the five mile handicap, Moore
winning in 4st minutes, Campbell's
"Star End and Lambert's CHESS" Sd.
In the third race, the mile Lake.
wood handicap, the starters were
Moore, Campbell, Merrill, Lambert,
Dow and the Traction Co. Lambert's
"Bess" winning in 2s4 minutes, Moore
End and Campbell's "Star" Sd.
The 4th race was for boats of the
smaller class, with flying start, one
mile boats were entered by Moore,
Campbell, Merrill, Lambert, Dow and
the Traction Co. Merrill's "Nellie''
won in 104 minutes with Dow's boat
End and Moore Sd.
In the 200 yard swimming contest,
Folsom Merrill of Skowhegan was the
winner, Enroll Chase of Skowhegan
End and Holt of Madison Sd.
All the above events took place off
Lakewood, the boats making a TRAN
gular course, previously marked out
by buoys. The judges were Fred
Bean, Otto Schlossling and E. G. But
Ter. Rufus McKenney officiated as
referee.