The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-16

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or THE HERALD.
I.achine. &. E.-Its Location and Appear.
ance-The I.achine Yacht CIub-The Races
and WinBers-Boat Races md Duck Hunt
4 Pleasant Days Sport.

Lacline. &. E.-Its Location and Appear.
ance-The Lachine Yacht CIub-The Races
and Winners-Boat Races and u Duck Hunt
Pleasant Days Sport.
LAcHSE, G. E., August 3. 1907.
Lacbire is TO the metropolis OF Canada whs, Long
Branch and the Hudson are to New York-a place OF
fashionable resort and summer residence II is situated
about twelve miles from Montreal, on tho ST. Lawrence.
and derives ito from the fact that Jacques Cartier
and the early dscoveres fanced, when they had sur.
mounted the rapids that they had at last discovered the
way to China LA Chinel Just below are the rapids
to which gives its name The whole st. Lawrence here
tumbles in grandeur the rocky slope Of bed the
rapids being the grandes; the river and forming one
OF the "l.ons" OF Montreal They are run daily by
steamers, snd always visited by American tourists
The dead bodies ard wrecked bargcs which oa,ed over
them ard past Montreal afforded It's citizens the rst
intelligence CT attempted attack by the Americans
In 1872
Lschins IL 3 small village; but the villas and cot
tares in It's vicinity in summer occupied by the
wealthy families OF Montreal that just It's
are say with chignons, fashionable silks and muslins
and ''snowing' sailor bats
The Lachne Boating Club is amateur Organization,
composed principally OF the Monreaers who have bore
taken up their residence A. club ranks the highest
in all Canada possessing some twenty yachts and
and apstreak boats. Tho river here very
favorable for Yachting The crescentks form Of tho
which 70 expands afford every facility for yachting
while the dead water in shore favors the rowboas Tie
with which DO reached by turnpike, railway
and steamer always secures large crowd in attendance;
and what with brilliant weather, with which tho club
always favored, and the extraordinary numeer of Amer
can visitors the city, to-day the tour
thousand-was the most fashionable aud brilliant pos
sble. The shores and wharves were lined witt spec.
taiors. Two barges moored in the river accomno-
dated the judges and eminent guests, several
crowded with excarsousts and the surface o. the
alive with rowboais and yachts the officers OF
wolverine NC
with three large boats zach Oiled with ladies' and pulled
by picked crews In uniform.
Al hafrast ten the wind being very light; the Yachts
were brought into line for the yacht race, and q, gun
Gre hoisod their ibs and act sail They we're nine
| Ida, Mr.. Endie; the Orwell OF Como Mr. Mathews:
| tho Emma, Mr.. Atwa,er; the Alarm, Of Kingston
Mr. Dawes tho Trusnt Mr. Hervey; the Nautilus. Mr.
Robertson aud the Mona, Mr. Allan The Surprise won
and was FIST fsvorie The Alarm Of kpss,on s1oass
down try conclusions with her, heavily bal
lasted Tor the light wind and smooth water The oourse
| easily, the Alarm second and the Mosquito third.
| The larger yachts had no chance The
brevcsof Iachns For the next ten boats started
| the Old Tub Lily, Ripple, Dominion, John c., Ia ee,
yace was ono, TO An boats twenty fee four mi
| and easily by the Dominion, OF Kingston,
/ owned by o'Gcrman the Stephen Roberts OF Canada
The four-mile race for four oared ou,rggsrs prize
500 gold, had two cnrlcs-the Prince Alfred, OF To-
II
oarsnen no, putting IN an appearance, the Nontrea
crew DAVIS, Whitehead, Ross, Donald gstroke, H. Plat
corswsir rowed the course, and retained the
l championship OF Canada
The douos scul race apstrsaks only. two miles, FOL
members Of the club prizes silver cup for each rover
| and silver medal for the coxswain brought out i've
| boats--,he srushne. Ross aud Donald: the silver
Ripple. &. and r. Tefre; the Zgzag A. Dawes and Her
| vsy: the forget-Me-No Gordon and Davis. and tho
| Arrow. wskem and Harris The zgzsg was favorite
ML Dawes being Of the best IN Canada The
| start wac made At racing pace, the ForgetNe-No
| beng badly fooled, one osrsmsn losing an oar Tn,
| Lgzsg at once took tue cad and joined at ths
| s,sgeOoat by the Rppls Ths home stub
bornly contested foot OF the way Zrzsg win
| ming vsntuay by length, the silver Ripple second
| anu TIE Forset-he-Nct third.
| The canoe brought On. three long csnoss eacf
manned by sIteea lad aus from the Indian village o.
| C,ughnavauga. uhca ~ only four miles from here
The four mlles prize nfty dollars IN.
Indians. dressed In br Kht and gaudy dresses, theI
painted rcd and covered with 1ags made gran
display The race very fss; and close aud woi
by the Red blue, the Canada second the Red Dee
tnrd This the excitement OF the shouting crews
aud lhs inspiring dash u the paddles timed
savage songs interested the American visitors greatly
| The sailors race By tho sixosrod gig OF tho
| -of-wN wolverine. TIE single scull race was wor
by the Rocket. slnsv face followed aud after IN,
four.osret won by the Scarlet Runner the day.
| rs-ss concluded with Q duck hunt Altogether nj
VINO we're present and participated passed very psasan
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