New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-22
FIN ATHORsE SHOE HARBOR
TWELVE HUNDRED PEOPLE Enjoy THE
YACHT CLUBS AQUATIC SPORTS

SWIMMING RACES I'LL '.''
xovrr, OBSTACLE RACE AND MIXED FOUR
ZONES IN BOATS PROVIDE AN EN-
TREATMENT WHICH EMF
TIES THE HOTELS AND
COTTAGES WHILE
IT LASTS.
Ma one could complain OF want OF ATTENDANCE ~
-. uorseshoe Harbor Clubs water Sports yes'er-
sax Abou. twelve hundred people were gathered
q, IN. mark lands that surround the beautiful little
cova which gave It's name TO the CLUB Inc uefs
:, -octs which look seaward at the end o! the
s,s,lv noint Of land were lined up thirty Feet
h,ch with bicycle costumes and bathing SUITS ana
4, the ofing were steam yachts ana cutters "ihch
CANA 10 the contest from all parts OF the Souhd
rur,ber off TO tho southwest the regatta OF
reighborirg club was being sailed. and n score OF
ubi,e-winged racers added greatly TO the picture
A strong sou'westerly breeze turned up a hVeiy
sea for the open-boat races and the girls rowing
:, tho foursomes got thoroughly drenched with
spray This. however. did not daunt 'ne sun
Drowned young women who took part
The committee In charge of the aquatic sports
.-,s comnosed OF Joseph NJ. Price, chairman
Caoree s Towle manager. of the course; Charies
8 Gaubcrt timekeeper: Or. w. +. Lambert. clerk
q. the course with his assistant. Frederic r.
Sherry and these brought each contest 10 q sue
cessful and satisfactory issue.
Promptly at o'clock the mems rowing race was
.,ar.ed Only two boats TO the line FOR TINS
race. The crew showing the red flag was compose"
OF F. F. Campbell J. 7. Hayden ana IS Whiuhe'
coxswan In the other boat were NJ Il. Steiie' Jf''
and r. r. Mamlok with l.. j. spence coxs"aih'
Tbe winners carried the red flag and undoubtedly
oed some Of their victory to possessing the better
ma, the difference between the two craft III REGARD
N the way they took the sea being extremely
marked The time of Mr. Campbells boat around
the triangle was 10.
In the boys rowing the red ind white coio's
OF the Caldwell crew were pushed to victory
rbree boats started The yellow colors. rowed by
G. W Knapp jr II. A. Groesbeck. Jr. ana = IL
Tatum coxswain gave up at the start ai'ei 'o"
ing half dozen strokes, the crew beng appa'
entity dissatisfied their place In the send-oH' Inc
red colors rowed a good race and took second
Mace These were X Whiting, Robert Palmer ana
NJ Whiting coxswain. But the red and whl'e'
w II. Caldwell. jr. s Sanger and X Daneii con
swain seemed 10 have the in hand from the
start and won handily The prizes FOR TINS race
were penknives and silver sleeve links
In the foursomes rowing match Tour poa's
started. The contest was open to members Oh
the club and their friends. the crew TO consist
OF man and a woman. with coNswaih. Miss
Grace Jones with NJ NJ. Mamlok could not start
because their forward oars had small outrleee's'
The four got off in an even way. The boat carry
Ing the horseshoe flag, rowed by MIS- u . lo"ie
and G Al Bird with r. Whiting. coxsWain, was
tho most southery in position but not az GOOD
a model to row some others Miss Stoil' VINO
carried the blue flag. had H. L. Curry with her.
and H. T. Spence. coxswa!n She was uresseo
in a tieht-ftting white sweater and short men
sL,r, Her hair was done up tightly, TO resist the
hreezes and she wore hat. The boat OF MISS
NJ Grose carried the yellow nag. and was ro"ed
bv her and J. p Hayden in such thoroughly
healthy and satisfactory way that the yelo" quar-
antine colors seemed out OF place MISS "rose
was dressed In a dark bathing suit. with SNORT
a
to windward and return. and the boats had all
the sea they wanted. Each turned its own buoy
The red and white colors. Mrs. W. b. Nanny r..
II Tatum. with Miss Tatum. coxswan. rounded
fourth The others were well ahead, the yellow
flag Of Miss Crosse twisting first and hyng
hack TO victory on the top Of the waves MISS
stoi rounded second and took second place at the
Was s Mrs a iUT cut-eIass puff6ox
In the obstacle race consderaDe ihes gen aau
been Se started out Of thiryone entries They
all in bathing costume ana 'h nSs eest point
into the sound Here they swan 10 drifting boats
climbed ABOARD drove sac OF were boating
Each man took horse "a weighted keg win INA a
Mere a line of barrels moored. Every one
had to dive down through barre. ana ,hen SWIM
law across water to the log crbwork of the bath,
ing house This had 10 be climbed ana al the Top
when a short swim to the steps Of the bathing
PAVILION S comRS 9ne1 n f0n! ssee M was pretty
pei Winded when he finished 1t great fun.
when men fen from boats and horses * Whiting
took a close second place and Charles n. Smth
The Prize t'lzt0 was silver hairbrush.
our Of seventeen en'S5 Sstan %a seventy
i've yards-swum close TO the inside hreakwater,
where there was na h5Sre atea specaos The
contestants. T. J. McCahill, George Milne -. A;
in line With this start they swan to the bathing "a,
PAVILION at smashing pace; Tho ; a. hep To'
4 handsome pipe was the prize II this race all
except McCahili steered wild course
twenty F. F. Proc;or, ir.. won. with \; Whiting
second and {. II. Smith third The prize was "a
was sufficient in the swimming for boys under
sixteen. It was won by f. Bog log, d with Il. Whit
ne womans swimming ma, Ws. was W S1grrs
S ws' Ms H Mcah htr course N y ya
one Of the az ne hmsh LOOK nop po @
marking the finishing lire. and il WAS not until
later that people knew the race was awarded TO
In the tiltinE tournament each man was supplied
with lance with padded mop tnd lie stood , on o.,
assistant. Two only competed at a time The OBJ
lei for to shove n aoo'n he
water There many contests. and the winners
p IN Tag@ "4 81 B. stee first met William Bird and
won. Then G w knsppc me, v; ~; 'aidWeiIi;, VINO no
Hanson Lar ;tSn Who Won & " BIRD from S K.
whe P,6c,S McC todR @ ffe X + IT,
ing This was so far the best contest but often
the men fell off their slippery platforms without
being pushed r. j. S. Flint succeeded with J.. J.
Kane And then came the finals. in which STEELE
beat McCahil Whiting beat Knapp, 6, NJ Bird
beat Lamson and Whiting beat Flint Then STEELE
did up G. NJ Bird. leaving the final between STEELE
and X Whiting. The heavier man won. and STEELE
took silver pencil.
In the water-horse race the best swimmer was
almost sure TO win. and. out OF foryfour entries.
hut much less number OF starters NJ. r. STEELE.
1r rode his bucking nag lear out from the rest
OF the herd For this he took silver pen
The tub race was well managed. and the course
was a long one against roll OF sea coming IN
from the Sound. * Whiting won a silver pen. with
S r. Greene second. The number of entries Tor
this was huge, but there were no accidents during
the day and everybody was delighted with the
Horseshoe Harbor Clubs entertainment The con-
testants were all members Of the club thelr sons
or friends and every hotel and summer house in
Larchnont was emptied while the sports lasted.