The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-20
PRICE TWO CENTS.
RACES BY PRETTY GIRLS,
WINNING PLiUDITS by THEIR sKILf
ON THE SHREWSBfRY
Pounds Of uonbons and Dozens OF Gisv~
Lost and Won-styie and strokes TINT En-
cited the Admiration OF the Male onr.m.u

cited the Admiration Of the Male onr.m.n
Excitement ran high yesterday In Fat
Haven. on tho beautiful Shrewsbury. The whit,
skirts u jersey bellies fluitcrcd in the breeze
and the tails md names Of horses waved of III,
sand flies without volition. The sails Of yacht
spnr,od In the sunshine and rowboats nittet
Increasingly TO and fro. Tho occasion was .
regatta for the fair Sex. and bovies Of pretty
girls danced along the pazzns and tho shor,
and put tho males to blush by the rockies,
manner in which they hnzarded gloves ant
bonbons on their favoritcs. Prior TO tho races
there was quito a debate in the parors Of Var
Tines Hotel on tho subject Of coaching. Tn,
Fair Haven contestants did not want coaching
but the other fair contestants did. II WAS put "a
vote, and by five TO thrco II was decided not IA
nave coaches on the water. 40 the coacnos stayet
ashore. Then Misses Ella Chadwick and Lult
Eldrod withdrew. saying II was really too
awiully moan for anything They looked Iona,
ingly ut the handsome prizes ns they withdrew
The Judges were Mcssrs. ID. S. Allen. j. NJ
Joyce and J. 1ngling They said. after an Inn.
mensc amount Of chatter. Now. girls. get ia
your boats and let's finish this thing"
Amt they horrid ?" said pretty girl. "a sht
shouldcred her SOULS and led the way TO the
water.
All the races were rowed In lat-bottomed bat.
teaux. Tho course for senior sculIs, the FRS
racc. was thrccquartcra Of n mile straight
away Tho starters were Misses Sarah Bennett
Annie Bennett aud Emily Snyder. Miss Sarah
Bennett IL pretty blonde. OF symmetrioal
form. and wore n white bar6gc. white straw hat
black trimmings. and whito feather. Her sister
resembles her and was ia navy blue rowing
costume. NJ rs SNYDER Is beautiful brunette
tall. slendor. and was dressed in white. with
sailor straw hat. red trimmings. All three
caught the water together. Snrnh bennett snos
tpOk the lead, pulling II nnished stroke of 30. q
g g, de G Ake SCar,neys Iler sister Annie
enough forward. Miss Snyder steered badly
but Otherwise pulledA very ncai stroke. although
course. Miss Sarah Bennett hal forged ihres
lengths ahead OF her sister. who wns abreast 81
course. Mis- Sarah Bennett continued TO pui
an easy graceful stroke and nowise discom.
posed by the grcnt cheering she shot across Tho
finish n winner in the good tiue. rowed ulsainS
shr tide. Of minutes. 80 seconds Her sisters
time was so2. Miss snyder lost all her chances
-" l-n'l she Just splcndil2" said an admrer O,
Mi; sarah Bcnn,u's. a. shc pocketcd large
inst too nwtully moan for anything Z" said one
OF MISS Snyder5 hackers, rs she paid forfeit
The next race WINS over hnlf-mie course for
(uniorsculi1 and letting ran high. 1t was six
o ol Nd to f2ur. and carameS to common
Irnnie .Liile. aged ~; jennie Smith, ~. and
Minnie Sncdicor. lG, Jennie Little is n bewitch.
ing little brunette. She wore Il lnvondor colored
dress. white straw Jockey hat red trimmings,
Jennie Smith ia golden haired blonde petite
dressed In light-colorod s'rnwl hat. turned up,
rid trimmings. Miss Snc iiCor Is a graceful
| brunette. She wore dark brown with white cuffs,
! an a lilhc-trimmed Jockey hat. All three rowed
| nlong even Ter some distance. but soon Miss
| Little. with llnnnn stroke. forged her bow tip
| strine nhca !. with Miss Smith II good second.
| Toward the finish Miss Little sent her stroke up
| to &c. and. despite the efforts OF her antagon-
| cases crossed the finish first in the EXCELLENT
| tmo Of min 80 gee. There was tough strug :
! gle between Misses Smith md Snadicor foe
| second place. II was won 10y Miss Smith In
min. 90 sec. Miss Snedicor wac only two lengths
| ast"rn.
| The closing contest was frcshman rnce
| % ngunri"r mile hc!wecn Misses Mary Little
| pretty Little blonde. She wore light muslin
| and dark straw peacock feathers. Miss Wilson
Ia n beautiful little hla x eyed brunette. She
| wore white muslin and an elegant !ct Gains
| H"Ltri'k son also started I'm this race. but was
| ruled out 10y the Judges. on the ground that aha
| did not "hrr in time. Both caught The water
! together win "A stroke Of thirty Mis1 VII .on
soon took the lcpd aad spuriod up to thirty-six.
tlus iati-uilE Aeisclf. whll' Miss Little kept
| ~ cool thirty stroke. which for ctich feather
| and finish i..iv'f tho encomiums ~ old oars.
men. Miss Wilson pull Vi quickly and prcttily,
| but forced the IHrc TOO much. "buckcing IN
| the old Harvard style nov thing Of tho past.
Ism sht cunning said Miss Wilson'S nd
mirrors. 4. slc pi the !eGd. hut soon they said,
| Amt !. awlu - NJ Miss Little toward tho end
| took the lead and ratified 10y the finish the win.
| ncr by threc oiLths in min. 30 srr.
| Then thn Hon. Ptor Wilbur the Official fish,
erinhn ~ Shrewsbury waters. WITS h., universal
| which h. did in tho nowory nn.unue for which
| l." Is renowned all around Rod Bank. Then
| thor' was icmon1d, and ice cream, with some.
mulllns ~ and Wrapping and kissing and
| driving of follow ed.