The New York herald., 1922-06-04
Greater Interest ~
in Water Sports
on Maine Coast
Yacht Races Planned for Casco
Bay With Building Of Many
New Craft.

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
PORTLAND, Me-, June 8.
LII tie .Casco Bay (Maine) re-
"A sorts opened their doors for
summer business this week.
and the regular summer residents are
daily arriving for their annual sojourn
among the islands of Casco Bay. The
romantic, legendary and traditional
history of the Bay lends charm to
the various islands.
Tie Cape and Falmouth Foreside
shores along the mainland. with the
group of Gasco Bay islands, Prouts
Ne2'-F each and Old Orchard
Eg reation centers early
sitors and are al
Vl HS % me sng TO give evidence of
theIsaaos NNieason to come. An unusual
number of visitors is forecast by ad-
vance reservations in the hotels and
boarding houses, the applications for
cottages and the marked cottage build
ing boom all along this section of the
coast during the last year.
Peaks. Long, the Diamonds. Cushing.
Little and Great Chebeague. Harpswell,
Bailey, Orrs, Dustin, Cousins. Little
Johns, Birch and Great Island-of the
Casco Bay island chain-are all in
readiness for their annual influx of
summer residents and tourists who an
nually pass their vacation period at
these islands. They expect great ad-
vantages from the nationwide Maine
resort advertising campaign to aid IN
directing summer travel toward this
section.
The large hotels at Old Orchard
Beach, among which are the Old Or
chard House, the Malvern, Atlantic
House, Montreal. Ocean House, the Ves-
per, Abbott and Pine hotels as we'll as
the numerous summer boarding houses,
all are enthusiastic over the outlook for
the season and report satisfactory book
ings from opening to closing dates.
This is also true of the many hotels all
along the coast in this section. Golf and
tennis grounds have been added in many
of these places not previously equipped
for these popular recreations. Deep sea
fishing, bathing. hiking. sailing, motor
boating, motoring.l horseback riding, ca
noeing and camping are all included in
the variety of features for outdoor en-
Joyment during the vacation period.
The yacht and motor boat clubs In
this region have already enjoyed few
trial spins to the Mackerel Cove ground
these waters is predicted, as boats that
have been in storage since pre-war days
have been placed again in commission.
There is indication that the coming sum-
mer season will see a revivaS or real
Yachting in this section of Maine. The
plans of the Portland Yacht Club include
a regular cruise in conjunction with the
Boston Yacht Club and series OF races
between the larger craft.
.,aol,tfpo fact ar
rives in the Portland port on July 10.
banquet will be rendered the visitors
at the Portland Yacht Club house and
the following day races will be held
which will be open to the Portland and
Boston Yacht Clubs and to all other
craft in Casco Bay at the time. On
.July IL tho yachts will start en- their
cruise This year it is expected the
boats will go to Rockland. although In
former years the cruise ended in Bpotfs
bay Harbor.
The Portland Yacht Club is the sec
ond oldest yachting organization in the
in 1863. There is every promise that
yachting will have boom this summer
and plans have already been laid for
several open races for large boats
Many craft from other nearby water.
ing places will enter these races. Many
new yachts have been added to the club
list this season and a junior member
ship has been organized.
A dozen new boats are now being
finished by the Davidson Brothers al
South Portland for members and nearly
a score of catboats have been added tc
the Junior membership class. These are
all owned by summer residents and will
add materially to the interest In races
in Casco Bay this season.