Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-06
Up At k!NEo.
Famous Resort Scene Of
Games and Pastimes.
International Commission OF
Way 10 Northern Woods.



(SpeciaD.--This famous resort is just
now an animated scene of comfort and
pleasant pastimes with a record August
crowd. and full list of outdoor sports.
Regular programs have been broken
into by the many showers, but several
tournaments, with rifle shooting, base
bah and power-boat racing have kept
the vacatiOnists busy.
Campers continue to pass this way
bound for the great north woods. One
of the most picturesque of these during
he week was that of the commission
created by the United States govern
ment and the Canadian parliament
jointly. The party. which will investi
gate the conditions around the head
waters of the PenobscOt, with a view
TO settling the dispute about the alleged
diversion of the waters of the st. John
river, was a most picturesque one.
They will cover nearly 200 miles of the
woods wilderness in canoes, having
seventeen guides and as many canvas
craft, and will spend nearly three
weeks on the journey. In the group
ale The commissioners Hon. George A.
Murchie of Calais. P. c. Keegan of Van
Buren,. representing this country, A. p.
Barnhill X. c., Hon. John Keefe of st.
John, for the dominion government,
also as counsellOrs Hon. o. +. Fellows
of Bangor. A J. Gregory of Frederick
ton, and W. P. Jones of Woodstock,
besides Hardy S. Ferguson of Milh-
nocket. consulting engineer. stenOgra
pliers, and a few guests, among the
latter being Rev. Father J. ]. McCas-
KEEL of st. John. Leaving Kineo they
will go to North East Carry, putting
their boats in the West Branch, fol-
lowing that 20 UmhaZookus stream and
lake, then across carry 70 Mud Pond.
Across Mud Pond and into it's outlet
the party reaches Chamberlain lake,
where the territory in dispute will be
located, ard the so-called diverting
dam is situated. After studying the
situation, the party will have about IS
miles more canoe travel before it
reaches Fort Kent and a railroad, hav-
ing gone over what is known as the
Allegash trip.
Tuesdays motor boat race. postponed
from Saturday, was won by the Runa-
bout, W. L. Sheafer of Pottsville, Pa,
owner; Eleanor, c. A. Judkins. Kineo.
second. Other boats competing in the
ten-mile event were Damiante, Mrs. NJ.
D. Paterson: White Arrow III, w. H.
Dougherty; White II, Rev. S. T. Tyson:
Hunky Dory, Miss Ethel Outerbridge;
No Name, r. X. pougherty: Unome,
Com. G. NJ. Clark; Clematis, Henry
Sheafar; Onaway. F. A. West, Kenny
wynde, E. II. Outerbrdge.
Shooting on the ranges of the M. l..
Yacht club is extremely popular, the
excitement over the continuous score
contest being intense. This week
brought DIR. Rowland Cox Jr.. of New
York to the front with three targets
aggregating 206, Mrs. John Reilly Jr..
of Salem, n. j., second with POP; Miss
Ethel Outerbridge OF New York, who
was leading, passing to third position.
There are nearly thirty competing in
this match. Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Car
penter of Boston, are high guns for the
week. each scoring 20.
Social life is very active with dances.
card parties and dinners. Jay Cooke
Jr., the well-known financier of Phila-
delphia brought a party from his pri-
vate camp Ogontz for dinner at the
yacht club Sunday; Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Brodie of Brooklyn gave card party
at the Kineo club Monday: Mr.. and
Mrs. w. l.. Sheafer gave a card party
and supper to SO at the yacht club
Tuesday the prizes, being very hand
some, were won by Mrs. Fl. NJ. Adams,
Miss Ruth Stillman, T. j. O'Donohue.
Jr.. and Henry Feuchtwanger: Miss A.
X Robinson of New York entertained
a group of eight young people at the
yacht club early in the week, the party
being followed by dancing.
Kineo's fast ball team won it's fourth
and fifth successive victories. defeating
the leaders of the Massachusetts troll
ley league from South birmingham, a
second time, II to and Taconnet to
8. In the second game with Taconnet,
Kireo met its first set back, 6 to 4.
Jack Hutchins of Boston, only Is
years old won the nine hole golf handi-
cap of the Northward Ho Club, with
W. O. Rowland Jr., of Philadelphia,
runner up.
A mixed doubles tennis tournament
excited interest, Miss Toyo Mural Of
Riverside, CT, young japanese girl,
and Austin Feuchtwanger Of Madison,
N J H., winning; defeating Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H HAYS of New York in the final
round
T. ]. ODonOhue Jr., well-known New
York sportsman, Emile Buamgarten,
Paul Feuchtwanger Of New York. How
ard and w o. Rowland of Philadelphia
are camping at Big Island: Howard
Bonbright of New York and Barton II.
Hall of Colorado Springs. are spending
two months on the Allegash; Judge
Geo ]. Leverett and James T. Sherman
of Boston are at Chesuncook Lake, this
teing Judge Leverett's thirty-third
successive camping season. the guide,
R. S. Master,nan of MoosehOOd, whom
| he has with him, being nearly 20, never
missing trip.
Mr. f. L. Thayer author of Casey
at the Bat" is at the Mt. kineo House
| for August.