The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-03
GALA DAY AT SHORT BEACH
A MAGNIFICENT ILLUMINATION
LAST EVENING.

Visited by Hundreds of People-A Fine
Soene--Ladies Had Several Races-Miss
Aline Harwood Many Times Victorious
A Swimming Race-Other Athletic Sports.
1t was a gala day at Short Beach
yesterday, crowds going and coming
all day long, The day was beautiful
one. making the occasion very pleasant.
At 10 o'clock a. m. the athletic events
took place, including games and races.
The naphtha launch race for the Lock-
wood cup was won by Mr.. Williams
launch, Mr. Robert Wilcoxs second,
Jesse Welch's third and G. w. Hazel's
fourth. The yacht race was won by
Mr.. Johnson's yacht Made, the Vidette
second, Mr.. Killam's third, Mr.. Klause's
fourth, and Mr. Blacks fifth. The single
scull race for ladies' was won by Miss
Aline Harwood of Hartford. Miss Bald
win second, and Miss Lantz third. The
double scull race for ladies' was won
by Miss Harwood and Miss Monroe,
Miss Baldwin and Miss Maud Mazeine
second. The single scull race for men
was won by H. S. Damon, Charles
Cook and E. G. Oakley also entered.
The double scull race was won by Mr..
Damon and Mr.. Mazeine. Charles Cook
and Edwin Ferry came in second best.
Thes winning race for ladies' of one
hundred feet was won by Miss Har
wood, the others coming in as follows:
Miss Baldwin, Miss Lanty, Miss Ack-
rill and Miss Strong. There was a tie
between Miss Harwood and Miss We're
Hazel in another swimming race. The
running race for girls was won by
Miss Rosa Blunt. The sack race was
won by Lowell Clinton. The three
legged race for young ladies' was won
by Miss Rosa Blunt and Miss Louise
Booth. The tub race was an exciting
one, Miss Harwood winning The OBJ
tsacle race was very cleverly won by
Charles Pincher. A party of six men
from Hartford and six from Short
Beach had some athletic sports, includ-
ing putting the shot, jumping and tug
of-war contest. The beach team were
the victors. About noon Mr.. Louie
Fisk of Hartford arrived in an elegant
steam launch.
THE EVENING FESTIVITIES.
The sight one beheld as he or she
approached the beach or viewed it from
the, water was one not soon to be for
gotten. 1t was simply magnificent.
Each and every cottage fronting the
shore was handsomely trimmed with
various colored lanterns, Japanese being
the majority. Some of the cottages
were completely covered with lanterns
The cottages that were especially no.
ticeable were David corey's, Edge Cliff
cottage, which Bishop GoodseI occu-
pies; the Bijou, William Blunt's; Manor
Lodge, occupied by Lawyer Sidney
Clark Of Hartford; the Idlewild, w. H.
Lockwood's; Mrs, Edward Russells,
Mrs, Baldwin's Of Meriden, N. w. Per-
kins' of this city, Mr.. ChurchilPs, the
Mystic, occupied by G. w. Hazel; Mr..
Harwood's, the Twin cottages; F. w.
Cornells, Jessie Welch's, Mr.. Andrews,
Ella Wheeler Wilcox's Bungalow, Mr..
Oakleys, Mr.. Chamberlain's of Meri-
den, president Of the First National
bank of Meriden; Paymaster John
Loves, Mr.. Simmons, Mr.. Eldridge's,
and many others. Mrs. Ella Wheeler
Wilcox is entertaining the following
guests. Mr.. and Mrs, Albert Adcock
of Chicago, Mr.. and Mrs. f. e. Knight,
and Miss Martha Jordan of New York
| city The Rocklawn Is occupied by three
young lady artists, the Midlawn by Mr..
and Mrs Cyrus Adams Mr.. Adams be-
| Ing the editor of the New York Sun; the
Sea Lawn by Mr.. and Mrs Morse of
| Meriden, the Oaklawn by Mrs Bigelow
of New York and Mrs. Booth of New
| Britain, the Whipoorwill by charming
Miss Ethel Wilcox, Mrs. Lyman Wilcox
and Mr.. Harry Wilcox, the Terrace by
! Mr.. and Mrs. George Miller of New
| York. Others at the beach are Miss
Vance, Miss Hayden, the Misses Quin-
| Ian and Miss Ryan of Meriden, F. L.
| Kutscher, P. H. Kerwin P. j. Champion,
Miss Hasselbach and Miss Hattie We'll
of New Haven. At the Mystic cottage
| there was a lively scene during the
afternoon Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Hazel
and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Ferry en-
tertained some twenty couples, compos-
| ing one Of Professor Malones dancing
classes. Dinner was served at p. m.
to the party The Branford band fur
| nished music during the evening, oc-
l CuDlllS lile pupllS pleI lol dpoul. OH
hour, then playing in front of G. w.
| Hazel's cottage, the Mystic, and Jeses
| Welch's the Aldersea, which was one
one of the pretties sights on the shore,
| fully two hundred lanterns being dis
played. Launches and sailboats were
skimming about with parties aboard
and the White Star. tug, also took
| parties out. The sight from the water
was more grand than by land, one hav-
| ing full view from one end of the beach
| to the other The fireworks display
was contributed to by many of the
| cottagers, hundreds of pieces being
| used. The general committee was as
| follows: Jesse Welch, chairman; David
| Corey, w. H! Lockwood, G. w. Hazel
Ed. Oakley, Ransom Baldwin, Sydney
Clark.
The crowds were well taken care of
| by the transportation lines. Stages
met cars at East Haven and special
car was engaged to leave at 1880 p. m
for the city.
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