New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-29
VISITING THE WAR SHIPS.
A CENTRE or INTEREST TO THE GUESTS AT
SHELTER ISLAND

A CENTRE or INTEREST TO THE GUESTS AT
SHELTER ISLAND.
Shelter Island y Y. July Is (speciaD.-The love-
IL stretches about Shelter Island have been gay with
pleasure craft OF every size and quality. Up to
Thursday tn" procession back and forth between
this spot and the great warshlps In Gardeners Bay
has been almost intermlnablc. Yachts went up ana
down from Greenport to the New-York-some
scvcn miles aplrt-an the san Francisco and the
Dolphin have come In for their share OF the adj
mlration bestowed on their magnificent and Tor
mldable corsort
a large number Of persons left here on Wednesday
bv the steamer Montauk to witness the naval evo-
mtions AT and about Fishers Island Among these
excursonists were Mr.. and Mrs Sigourney W.
FAY T. T. Iierrcls Mrs. ". J. LOCKWOOD Miss
Fletcher Mss A. Fletcher Miss Clark. Miss Jewell.
J. A. Hutchinson Mr.. and Mrs T. ". Foster and
wife Robert j. Clapp Mrs. T.. ~. Clark Miss \.
Tuttlc e +. futile and c. Barnum Seoiey
surprising change Of temperature was expert
enceI here early In tho week. The mercury fell
quite twenty degrees In a few hours. and those
who hal been warm enough tho day before In robes
OF gossamcr and white flannel were admonshed by
blazing logs IN the hall and sharp winds on tho
piazzas 20 dress more substantially. This mldsum-
freak OF ihe thermometer was. however, or
short me- and Il now ranges at about eighty de-
groes AZ before.
There IS certainly no lack Of diversion at Man
hanset for FOLK OF any age The stock resources OF
bathing. fishing. driving. bowling and boating are
o. course always at hand. but besides thes" there
are daily athletic sports. tennis. music at frequent
Intervals and dancing every night Nor are the
n,t.e people forgotten. As usual they have their
lnnlnga before their elders I'm tho ballroom after
dinner. AMI special german for their benefit IL
b,irg arranged to supplement their daily round OF
youthful pleasures. on Friday evening an enter
talnmeut that might be described as happy blend
INK ~ magic and comedy presented.
II f. alleged that three young women. neither OF
whom has any practice whatever In sailing such
vessel have made wager that they VIII sail cat
boat around shelter Island distance OF perhaps
twcuty odd miles. alone and unassisted. II IL I'M
der-t00t that they 90 be attended by two or
moro similar boats manned by experienced hands
t. surrnr them 10 N serious accident. hut IN
mouth. or otherwise under penalty OF losing their
stake.
There have boon several smarily sailed yacht
races hard rs ~ late. but although. u wont 10
is interested Ia them. none has so far eclpsed the
Britannia y igauf contests a. 10 warrant special
detailed attention.
Mr. AMI Mrs H. VI Flagler have greatly enjoyed
their outing 700 those waters In the Alicia MI I'd
warI Il f.a,lcw has been entertaining among others
o. the Orlcnta hts friend NJ. Hammond. OF New
York
Commodore Van Santvoorl. In his yacht Cer-
mont has been cruising som" time In the n"ighbOr-
hood HIS guests includ" r. \. Qunfdrl, X. H.
IAlmbcr Locke Winchester and Dr Baron.
The children german. after many rehearSals.
al" an excellent success on Friday night. Mr..
George T. Walters was tho master OF ceremonies.
and Fserusteiu's band supplied the music. The
dav by victorious race across the Atlantic. has
Just arrived IN Gr.'nport lIarb)r.