The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-16
THE GOOD ENOUGH CLUB.

Yachting, Clam Baking and Clam Eaeing.
About fifty Jolly souls, many OF whom hold promi
nent public positions and are wealthy men, even in
this prominent and wealthy metropolis are banded
together for purposes OF social and physical recrea
ton under the suggestive "frm name ana style" OF
the "Good Enough Club"
About twenty miles from New York las the crow
nesn up Long Island Sound there is geographical
indentation known to vulgar minds as Cow Bay
though its primitive and distinctive Indian appella
ton was Manhasset; but "Cow" il easter to chan.
de-" and therefore popular than the aboriginal
title whatever may be said as to the poetry Of the
matter
On the margin OF Cow Bay land.locked and forest
sheltered stands the Club House. the summer resort
of the above mentioned jolly half hundred ana their
ten thousand friends, and three miles northward Is
situated the village Of Port washington, very an
Il quated specimen Of fishing hamlet.
Port washington comprises post ONCE three
stores, tavern, two -four mills, the wheels OF
which are turned by the ebo tides, and .
hundred houses perched on blum, lowland
and shore, unfortunately and sporadically.
The principal exports Of the place are CLANS
and oysters, and the principal occupations Of
the iphabants are cultvating catching and selling
the succulent bvalvular edibles The shell fish have
q very high reputation, and the people Whereabouts
should have also for they are Industrious, hospit.
able and peaceable
The oysters found at Cow Bay are Of two kinds
oysters while the second variety, found at the
Club House, are Of the KIND 80 highly esteemed
Nearly everybody at Port Washington Is acquainted
with the peculiar characterlsttcs OF the last men,
Of sd tSs. BY
Enoughn under all circumstances.
ON Saturday last sailing match on grand scale
was expected that about forty yachts, fishing
smacks and pleasure boats would enter. The en-
trance fee was bushel Of CLANS, and the sggre
alton Gf being baked and eaten the flf-sheii by
the gallant contesting yachtmen, their wives, sweet
casion that the roicsome oysters OF the Good Enough
Club thought they would like TO join IN, and their
s ss ay e vaS GAIA an IN Port
there were personal and professional regulations TO
be achieved and thirty-fve bushels OF baked CHAINS
About half. past one O'Clock they began to form in
line, the CLAIMS were placed 'under nre' on q bluff
overlooking the "Port" ana tne contest commenced.
from the pier to q stakeboat OF Plum Beach, and
return to be sailed over three times making dis.
lance OF about fifteen miles. Thirty-five vessels
came to the scratch, and were cassed as follOws:-
'Catboats," first Glass; sloops, first, second and
The various classes got away well together, but
alas as they moved toward the middle OF the bay
''what falling OF was there ~ No one went over.
board exactly but the wind dropped away and left the
armada Of clippers lifeless as lot o(punts Only
one vessel the Forrest succeeded in getting around
the stakeboat once, so the race was declared no
race the vessels were recalled and all hands
piled for the hill where the bake was going on.
This about four O'Clock; the edibes were In ex-
ceIent trim and everybody's motto addressed to the
'roast" was "Shel out" Impromptu groups were
formed on the grass under the trees and for about
three hours the was decidedly picturesque and
rura-a veritabe Jete chanpete. And thus the great
sailing regatta Of Cow Bay terminated. Soon after
wards yacht load OF frolcsome oysters filed with
clans and lager, were on board the Good Enough,
In company with a few city folks they picked up on
the pier and who had just landed from the steamer.
They were on their way 10 the Club House, and all
along the shore could be seen the white dresses and
nuttering ribbons OF the flshermen's daughters as
they too weDded their way homeward after ceie-
bration Of more marked and unusual interest than
a foil grown Fourth OF Juy.n The race, same en-
trance fee will DO attempted again next Saturday
probably.