Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-07
THE YACHT CLUE
BOAT RACES WERE
WELL CONTESTED
Six Races Witnessed Labor Day
by Members and Guests

Augustus celebration of Labor day on
Monday was comparatively quiet: about
the only attraction aside from the base
ball game was the annual motor boat
races of the Augusta Yacht Club. These
races were we'll contested and proved to
be among the most interesting ever held
by the club. The program of races was
practically the same as that of last year
and consisted of five regular races and a
special race, all of which were open
only to members of the Augusta Yacht
Club. The races We're witnessed by a
goodly number of people, who were
guests for the afternoon at the club
house.
The judges of the races were: Com
modore Guy P. Gannett, Vice Commo-
dore A. G. Hopkins, Rear Commodore
Ernest A. Gray. DR.. w. H. Harris. Per-
ley NJ. Lawrence and Louis Paquin.
cup was given as first prize in each
contest. The minor prizes were eliminat-
ed in this years contests. Time was
given out in only one race.
The course in all races except two was
a mile down the river to stake boat
and return to the start: the start and
house In the speed boat race the
launches were obliged to go twice around
the course. The course in the cupboard
motor race was to stake boat short
way down the river and return.
The committee, the members Of which
deserve great credit for the success of
the races, consisted of l.. L. Field. chair
! man: Roy Small, Joseph Paquin, Walter
| Durham. Joseph Dunton, George Hopkins
! and Louis Taquin.
/ The first race Of the afternoon was
tho automatic handicap or Bang and
Co. race. This race proved to be one
! of the most popular Of all 2::1 nine
boats of different classes were entered.
! The boats started at the clubhouse and
ran straight for the stake boat. When
the leading boat reached the stake
boat all boats turned and ran for the
finish line. Perley NJ. Lawrence's boat,
the 'Crawford,' run by Walter Dun
ham, was the first launch at the stake
boat and was the first at the finish
line, winning by a good margin. The
second, third. fourth and fifth places
We're taken respectively by the "An-
ma A." Joseph Paquin Louis L.,
Louis Paquin; the motor boat "kes-
I trel H." Guy p. Gannett; Molly A., -
William Halpen.
The crawford" owned by Perley
NJ. Lawrence and run by Walter Dun
4 ham, was the only boat entered in the
/ speed boat race. which was run next
! on the program. This boat covered the
course Of four miles in 16 minutes and
( five seconds.
: The first cabin cruiser race in tie
between the Anna j." Leslie Davis,
and the "Nakomis," A. G. Hopkins. The
second race was close but was won by
| the ''Nakomis.'
/ Inc "k2ngo,' owned by Berry Ellis
easily carried away the fourth race.
/ for open boats The Anna A." own
cd by Joseph Paquin, came in second
I and the Louis L." owned by Louis Pa
quin, third.
/ The fifth race was for cupboard mo-
tors and was very interesting. First
! place was taken by Harry McCausland
and second place by Guy T. Gannett.
The race which attracted the most
attention, however, was the special
race between the Dolly Bell owned
! by Benjamin Stackpole; the Lucy B., "
owned by o. a. Cote: and the Alice NJ, -
owned by George r. Hopkins. The
Alice Nj" came in first but the cup
was not awarded as the race was pro-
tested on account of a foul between the
Lucy b and the Alice M The
judges will decide this race later.