Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-19
ANIMAL REGATTA
Up. M. SATURDAY
AT COBBOSSEE
Under Auspices of Cobbossee-
contee Yacht Club-Gala
Event Anticipated

The Cobbosseeccntee Yacht Club will
hold its 18th annual motor boat races
and aquatic sports at o'clock next
Saturday afternoon, Aug. %, at Man
chester bay. Cobbosseecontee, the diff
ferent events to be in charge of re-
gatta committee composed of Emery
o. Beane, chairman; ". S. Moves, D.
L. Higgins, Clinton Moore, Melville
Smith. Ralph Smith and G. w. Bailey.
The judges will be H. NJ. Packard,
Fred Emery Beane. Fl. L. Pishon, L. L.
Cooper, Melville Smith, Charles P.
Kinsman and Blaine owen.
Regulations.
The races will be run under the fol-
lowing regulations:
Course: Start at stake boat at
Island Park Inn; southerly to stake
boat between lighthouse and east
shore; northerly to stake boat near
Reid cottage. Hammond's Grove: re-
turn to start Leave all buoys to
port.
Start: Preparatory signal will be a
gun and raising of white flag on Com
modore's boat anchored off the hotel)
Two minutes later the starting signal
will be given, gun and lowering of
white flag on commodore's boat. :
five minute interval between races.
Numbers: Each boat must carry a
number flag at the bow, flag to be Sc
cured from the judges.
Entries: Any boat may enter any
class except as qualified hereinafter.
All instructions and information ne
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judges stand.
Canoe races, fitting contests, barge
races and swimming events will take
place during the races. Suitable
prizes will be awarded
If sufficient interest is displayed, a
race for sail-boats will be held at 2
+. M. Saturday, Aug. %; start at
Island Park Inn. First prize, yachting
cap. Second prize, yachting shoes.
Races will take place in the following
order.
FIRST RACE.
Fred Owen. c. H. Stewart, Cole
Dunn, Ernest Wright, Ernest Robin
son, Casavant & Cloutier, Ted White.
Ray Marston. Dr. Wilder, Geo. Fish,
Charles Flynt, Frank Page. Once
this class will be passed upon by the
regatta committee on application to
any member thereof. AS many en-
tries as possible are desired. First
prize. the "Kinsman Cup" Second
prize, bilge pump. Third prize,
yachting shoes. Fourth prize. five
gallons of gasoline Fifth prize, one
gallon of cylinder OIL
SECOND RACE.
Ladies' Race, once around the course.
Boats must be started. run and
stopped by the contestants in view of
the judges. First prize the Became
Pot Second prize yachting shoes.
Third prize, motor veil Fourth
prize, five gallons of gasoline.
THIRD RACE
Automatic Handicap or "Bang-and-
Co Race. Start at No. l flag, then
to flag boat at Dewey Rock and
straight back to starting line. When
the leading boat makes the turn at
Dewey Rock flag boat, the flag on
Dewey Rock boat will be lowered and
all boats are to turn (no matter how
FAR from flag boaD and run for the
nnlsh line First boat across the line
WINS. Any boat that makes the re-
turn run more than per cent. faster
than the run out will be disqualified.
Contestants are expected and request
ed to keep their boats under wav on
the course without "jockeying"; viola
ton of the spirit of this rule will re-
suit in disqualification in the Judgment
OF the Judges. First prize, the Bur
leigh Cup" Second prize, boat
clock. Third prize, electric ammeter.
Fourth prize, five gallons of gasoline.
Firth prize, one gallon of cylinder oil
FOURTH RACE.
Sweepstakes. twice around the
course. First prize, the "Barrows
cup. Second prize, the Atlantic;
Cup" Third prize. f1ashlight Fourth
prize, five gallons of gasoline. Fifth
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