New-York tribune., 1896-10-04
THE LIRCHMONT'S CLAMBAhE.
INFORMAL ANNOuNCEMENIs of i"'- "'
TIREAENT OF COMMODORE "'i-"''
AND THE CIIAlRMAN OF THE
REGATTA COMMITTEE PRE-
CEDE TIE PASSING OF

AXD THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
REGATTA COMMITTEE PRE-
CEDE THE PASSING OF
THE CLANS.
Tho animal clambake OF the Larchmont iacht
l,rh hclI Yesterday afternoon under the trees
fronting the clubhouse at Larchmoht Maho' "''
notable for other things oesine 'he eN
OF the good things prepared by tha' 'e'e'" '''
air chef Archie Stalker In the first place the gong
,,d M, call the hungry host OF two hundred men
,o the tables that had been spread under the
shadow of the bronzing leaves until nearly . cioch'
and the members began gather at noon Tor gossip
and good-f fellowship.
One of the first Items OF information that leaked
ont and excited comment the decision Of Com
moJorc H. NJ. Gig not to he "A candidate ior re-
election at the annual meeting. which VIII be heid
I'm February He Is contemplating II long European
trip and will In all probability be absent nearly
all of next season There Is an unwritten law IN
the Iarchmont organization that there shaii be no
thlr,l-term commodorcs yet If Mr.. Gillig desired
reelection no questions his popularity sum
GENTLY to presage his defeat at tho poll However.
he has made up his mind. and that ends the dis
cussIon The members were at a loss even TO guess
nj the possibilities Of the coming canvass TOT sue
cessor to Commodore Gillg. The name OF vice.
Commodore Clarence A. Postey was mentioned and
not a few OF the members were using the name OF
Vice-C Commodore Frederick D. Adams. OF the At
lantic Yacht Club as one to conjure with. In an
ORGANIZATION 40 peculiarly constituted as Is the
Larchment club. those who mentioned Commodore
Adams remarked that te would III the place as
though IL had been made for him.
In another direction the Larchmont Is TO meet
with "A serious loss. John r. LoveJoy, the cnair-
man OF the Regatta Committee. has slgniiled his
intention of declining n reelection. As he re.
the year In this instance there will be "A serious
objection to the retirement. for Mr.. Lovcjoy has
done more than any other one man In the or
ganzation TO bring the club racing standard 10 a
high point of effectiveness He possesses just the
temperament and the decision necessary to make
committee work effective. and IL was largely due
to his tireless energy that the race week was
memorable success.
Questions Of policy and government were inter
rupted by the sound OF the gong about O'Clock.
and then the clambake began. Clambakes are
pretty much alike, except that some clambakes
are better than others. Stalker Is famous and
are his clambakes and that Is all there Is to say
about, this one. Two hundred hungyy souls gath
cred about the long tables under the trees and
ate and talked. When they arose they had caused
to disappear eight bushels OF hard clans. twelve
bushels Of soft clans. four bushels OF oysters. 50
pounds Of sheepshead ?2o pounds OF lobster, 30
pounds of tripe, 10 gallons OF scallops p pounds
of sausages 400 ears OF corn. sweet potatoes and
Irish potatoes ad. lib $50 pounds OF chicken. and
900 hard-shell crabs The crabs did no; appear In
the menu OF the bake proper. but were taken to
the clubhouse and served with the velvet punch
"A seat at the table In the prize chair OF the
Rocking Chair Fleet: At the opposite end sat
ce-C'ommodore Postley, and grouped around the
two officers the members OF the Lambs Club.
In the evening there an Informal entertainment
In the clubhouse. Among those who sat under the