Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-20
COBB0SSEECoNTEE
REGATTA PROVES
USUAL SUCCESS
Motor Boat Races and
Water Sports Satur-
day Afternoon Call
Out Big Crowd and
Furnish Much Amuse-
ment-the Winners


Me, Aug. 1e.-The 14th annual regetta
Of the Cobbosseecontee Yacht Club
took place Saturday afternoon under
weather conditions ideal for the spec
tators and fairly satisfactory to the
contestants. The skies had cleared on
ly a short time before the start Of the
opening event. Throughout the after
noon a brisk westerly wind blew across
Cobbossee, scarcely more than rufhing
the waters along the west shore but
throwing up waves that made it a tri-
fle disagreeable for the navigators on
the return stretch down along the east
side Of the lake. The crowd that wit
messed the events from the veranda OF
Island Park Inn and the grounds near
by was of fair size.
BY winning for the third consecutive
time the Beane Pot in the ladies' race
for boats of IL horsepower or less,
Miss Norma Bryant entitled herself to
the permanent possession Of the tro-
ply. but presented the cup to the
yacht club to be used as a trophy in
future races. In the first race of the
afternoon, open to boats Of a speed Of
10 miles or less an hour, H. C. Fisher,
who had won two legs on the trophy
at stake, the Kinsman cup, and whose
chances Of winning possession of the
cup were considered bright, got a most
unfortunate start which at the outset
spoiled his hopes OF success. With his
straight shaft engine he was under
something Of a handicap In maneuver
inn !, Nc 81
contenders were equipped with clutch
es. He was some 20 yards in the rear
when the other boats crossed the line
His boat was apparently making as
good or better speed than any Of the
others taking part in the event, but
third place at the finish was the best
he could secure Dan Rice took a ire
mendous lead and would have been an
easy winner except for engine trouble
which occurred when about halt way
around the course
John Conroy and his sister, Miss LII
liam Conrov, the Keith circuit stars.
who pass their summers at the lake,
save q remarkable exhibition Of fan.
cy diving from float in front Of the
hotel veranda. Scissors dives, back
ward somersaults and a sensational
double dive were included in their per-
Torrance.
The AQUATIC events participated in
hy the boys Of Camp Yukon. were as
IN past recattas. very interesting
part Of tho program from the specta-
tors viewpoint.
In the opening race for boats unable
to make q higher speed than 10 miles,
Mrs, r. Davis boat Rover, driven by
Wallace WelCh, was the first to finish.
The winning time was q minutes DR.
Julian Wilder in Sportsman, finished
second. Harry c. Fisher in Peg was
third and Daniel ]. Rice in Keeywaden
w%e fourth across the finish line.
The contest between the noisy little
outboards was, as usual, a favorite. Phil
lip Higgins craft was first 10 sputter
across the line, and was followed by the
boats of William Noble, W. D. Seymour
and Cecil Spear in the order named The
best time was 40 minutes. The first prize
was an anchor.
The Ladies' Sweepstakes and the ladies'
race for boats of u horsepower and I'M
der took place at the same time. Miss
Lillian Conroy, eligible only in the sweep
stakes. was the winner of that event,
driving the speedy Yornoc. Miss Norma
Bryant, driving Ibis, was second and. be-
ing eligible in the other class. simulta-
neously won the race for boats of the -
horsepower limit.
Mrs. Sanborn was third In the sweep
stakes and second in the other event
Miss Conroy's time was minutes, and
Miss Bryant's time was s. minutes. The
prize awarded the former was new sill
yer cup, and to the latter the Beane Pot
John Conroy won the automatic handi-
cap with the Yornoc. and In so doing
took the Atlantic Cup. The Grondin
brothers were second, ". A. Jackson
third. DR.. Charles E. H. Beane fourth,
the boats made for a flag near Cuba is
land, and when the leading boat made
the turn at this signal all the others i'm
mediately turned regardless Of their po-
sition. and ran for the finish line. All
five boats came in punched closely to-
gether Ten minutes was the winning
TINA
The sweepstakes. or free-for-all, for
the Burleigh Cup, was also won by John
Conroy, who distanced the other con-
tenders by nearly a lap. In winning this
event Conroy took the second leg on
the trophy.
The 50-yard swimming race. In which
six Camp Yukon boys participated, was
won by Lockhart, with Wood second and
Washburn third. Kloffer won the 30
yard event. and was followed bv Flesch-
man and Oppenheim.
The canoe race. another Camp Yukon
event, was won by Klotfer and Lockhart.
Kempner and oliver finished second, and
Kearns brothers third.
The presiding Judges were John Nelson.
NJ W. Wiswell and NJ. Fl. Simmons.
The members of the regatta committee
were Herbert l. Sherburne, William n,
Reed, Dwight L. Higgins, Emery o.
Beane. Ray Marston. Ralph Smith, Har-
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