Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-04
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The Innovation this year. is North
east Harbor. which has grown in ex-
elusive attractiyeness iiince the East
ern fleet was anchored off its gran
tie bluffs decade ago.
As usual. there Will be plenty of
sport for the racing contingent. The
schedule stars off With an S5-mile
contest from Marblehead Rock to
Portland lightship ON independence
Bay. with race to Boothbay, the
following day, and one to the western
Penebscet, ON Saturday.
The fleet will loaf across from Cam
den to North Haven. on Sunday. but
racing will be resumed, on Monday.
with 28-mile contest in the east
Penobscot. July 9, will be another
day Of rest for the racing crews, fol-
lowed. ON July 10. by race outside
Swans Island, with a finish at North
east Harbor. The cruise will end with
a race in Frenchman's Bay, on July
IL, and that night the wind-up ban
quent will be held at the Bar Harbor
reading room, the eastern station of
the club. At that formal gathering
Comm odore Paine viii distribute half
a dozen specimens of the silversmiths
art, as trophies to the successful rae
ing yachts.
The yachts will have one more OPP
portunity in the second contest for
the Norman cup. which Captain Nor
man offered, two years ago, for the
run of 725 miles back to Marbiehead.
The cup was won. last year. by the
little Bermuda winner, the Venonah
owned by T.. j. Bliss. Possession of
the Norman cup goes to the yacht
owner winning it three times Cap
tain Bliss is not in the big yacht rae
ing game, this year.
Marblehead. Mass. July 3.-About a
score of captains answered the call Of
the commodore for a meeting on board
the flagship at $50. tonight. A brief de-
scription of the different runs of the
course was made by Chairman s w.
Sleeper of the regatta committee and the
run to Portland, tomorrow, was also
outlined.
The yachts will leave the harbor short
ly after o'clock and the start will be
made off Marblehead rock, an hour la
ter If the wind is light the sailing por-
ton of the fleet VIII be towed to Cape
Ann for another start and then If the
wind still continues light the towing will
continue to Portland.
The racing portion of the fleet, this
year, has been made up into divisions
instead of classes. The flagship will car
~ away, tomorrow. Is or 20 pounds of
silverware making up the prizes for the
yachts making the best corrected time
i'm each division in all of the runs. The
fleet divisions Will be as follows:
First division schooners-Elena, En-
chantress and Irolita,
Second division chooners-Princess,
Murel, Taormna. Iris.
Third division, schooners-Shiyessa ",
Vagrant. Tammany, 1ndra.
First division, sloops-Ayenger, Doris,
Shimna.
second division, sloops-D orelIo, Alice.
Sakuntala.
Third division. sloops-Azer, Wianne,
Cara II.
In addition to these racers there will
be the yawls Comanche. Truant Dant-
rom, and the ketch Auto-Crafts. the
steam yachts Thelma, Juaneta. Avocet
Pawnee. Nemaha and Hope, and the
launches Ruth and zpalong
The power schooner Constance will be
the flagship of the fleet Several other
yachts are expected TO join the squad
ron at Portland, Boothbay and Camden.