New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-18
VIEWPOINTS SEASON BEGUN.
SOCIAL ACTIVITY AT THE RHODE ISLAND
CITY WELL UNDER WAY.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE AUGUST FETE-rhf
LITTLE BOATS TO NORTHUMBERLAND


LITTLE BOATS TO RAcE-ENTERrAIN-
MENTs OF THE WEEK.
Newport r. T.. July II (specIaD.-Newport has
come to the real beginning OF her sociai summer
season The Casino concerts and dances are wei
urider way and society has begun to gather IN gooo
numbers on the greensward and the horseshoe
piazza.
The influence of the hot wave plainly appar-
ent at the bathing beach. where the season had
been somewhat slow. owing to the cool weather OF
the early summer The sands have been nlled with
bathers and spectators for number OF days. 'At
Bailey's Beach, where the fashionable roik nave
their own bathing place by themselves the season
has opened well. the enlargement ana improve
ments to the already extensive bathhouses anorohs
ample facilities for large number Of summer cot
tagers.
AS vet golf is the only outdoor sport entered into
TO any great extent and that has been begun win
zest at the new club grounds at Batemans foih'.
which Is fast becoming the fashionable centre OF
Newport's summer life. -
Active preparations for the August lete anu !"
luminato were begun this week. Among 'he NM
yations proposed are a rowing race IN the haloo'
in the morning for a silver cup. onered ny oiVer
H. p Belmont. and In the afternoon paiauo u
the local militia. with the military ana haVhi i'
at the various Government stations here In adol-
ton to the presence of the fleet OF the New-io'H
Official
that the ships OF the North Atlantic squadron VIII
he here and cooperate In the display. Admiral
Fkins commanding the British North Atiahuc
fleet writes that his vessels VIII not De ao'e 10
participate in the celebration
The committee OF fifty summer res'oen's anu
citizens which has the matter In charge lhciuues
the commanding officers OF all the Government
stations limited States Senator Wetmore. w. Watts
Sherman. Edwin d. Morgan. Hermann Oeirichs'
Theodore X Gibbs Henry a. c. Taylor John jacob
Aston +. W. Vanderbilt. o. H. r. Belmont H. r
EIdredge and Louis o. Jones.
This week began In the harbor the second seaso"
of small boat racing under the auspices OF sum-
mer residents Eighteen cups have ALREADY peeH
offered as prizes and many sweepstakes MADE
These races will include not only the thirty-iooters
which were here last year but also a humoer Oh
the so-called Yale half-raters. owned by younger
members of the summer colony, all OF "ho" are
students at Yale Among the thirties are Naquero
III Herman b. Duryea: the Asah 3ayard mayer
the Hera. Ralph n. Ellis; the Puck f. ID. Morgan:
the Esperanza a. s. Van Wickle: Dorothy H.
Harry Payne Whitney; the Veda, Cornelius Wander
bilt jr: the Carolina. Pemberton Jones; the Wawa.
lanes Stjlman; the Raccoon, Theodore Hostetter.
and the Musme James McDonough. The Yale hat-
raters here include the Head, II. o. Havemeyer, IT.:
the Trio. f. c. Havemeyer; the Whist. Ernest
Howe. the Yeib H. Rogers Winthrop; the Gesha.
W G. Lowe ir and the Hoot Man. f. c. Perkins
For two days early this week Newport had
storm such is seldom experienced In summer
AS a result the surf at the beaches and along the
entire south shore magnificent and summer
residents and transient visitors alike had an oppor-
tunity to witness a grand spectacle
Among those present at this weeks Casino dances
were Atherton Blight. Miss Alice Blight Mrs.
Hermann Oerichs Richard Peters. Mrs. Edward
King and Miss King. Willing Spencer MISS Euith
Clam lie G. dHauteve, H. r. Winthrop, Mrs
George Croker. Milton Barger Mrs F. r. Pendle-
ton Mrs Harper Pennington. +. A RUNNER D. l.
spencer. ir. Miss Rutherford Mrs. and Miss HON.
man. Woodbury. Kane and Mrs. W. X IraVers.
The illumination of the grounds and piazzas by the
use of japanese lanterns alone on concert nigh's'
is n pleasing innovation this season.
Two incidents out of the usual course nave
marked the week at the Golf Club-one strike OF
the caddes which almost brought play 10 stand
still for the greater part OF one day, ana the other
the making of a new record for the eighteeh-hoie
course by Superintendent Davis. This was reduced
from rs. the score made by himself. to 49,
The owners of the Bailey's Beach bathing prop
erty have adopted the name Of the Spouting ROCK
Beach Association and chosen governors j.
Nicholas Brown l. Townsend Burden, Robert M
Gushing. Robert Goelet, Ogden Mills Hermann
Oelrichs ii. C. Taylor, Edward X wharton
and George L. Rives. Mr. Burden being president
and Mr. Brown secretary and treasurer
Senator George Peabody Wemore. j. Nicholas
Brown and Theodore X. Gibbs were this week re-
elected
years and Elbrdge T. Gerry, a member or the
BOARD of Corporators Among the consulting ply
sicians are Dr. Clement Cleveland and DR.. William
T. Bull.
Mrs F. w Vanderbilt this week entertained the
members of Whensoever Circle of kings Daugh-
tiers. Of which she was the founder. at muslcai
at Rough Point. The Misses Gilbert and MIS-
James b. Townsert assisted In receiving.
Mrs lie Moyne's lecture reading from the British
poets of the Victorian reign was given this week
at Eastbourne Lodge the residence OF Mrs A. Cass
Garfield. The selections were from Tennyson'
Arnold Browning, Rossett Swinburne and Dobell.
Buchanan Winthrop has been selected az presi-
dent OF the Golf Club to succeed the late Theodore
A. Havemeyer.
Since the recent purchases OF Harry Payne Whit
ney and ex-Commodore L. T. Gerry during the last
winter. the Reef Point property is the only large
Gin estate which remains In the market
Mr. and Mrs John X. Drexel have left Newport
for a cruise on their steam yacht. the Sultana.
Mr. and Mrs H. Nick. Twombly have gone TO
Lenox for brief visit before their departure for a
two months trip 10 Alaska with Mr.. and Mrs W.
D. Sloane and the Misses Sloane
Vice-C commodore Lewis Cass LedHard OF the New
York Yacht Club. arrived here this week on board
his schooner yacht. the Montauk.
Miss Edith Blight and her hance William =.
Thompson have returned
Mrs William Astor and her two granddaughter,
the Misses Van Alien. who have just returned from
at Beechwood. her Bellevue-ave. cottage and the
Misses Van Allen have Joined their father. j. J.
Van Allen, at Wakehurst. Ochre Point.
Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. jr.. who are
Richard I. Wilson. came from New-York on the
sloop yacht lderim, accompanied by the haf-rater
Veda in which Mrs Vanderbilt has sailed with
her husband in every thus far the boat always
making a good showing.
Miss Julia Dent Grant. granddaughter Of Presi-
dent Grant, Is spending the season with Mrs Pot
ter Palmer at the Ruthven Pratt cottage in Belle
vue-ave., several entertainments will be
given in her honor.
Mr. and Mrs. Bayard Cutting will occupy Wee
Bush this sea son, Mrs. Brockholst Cutting and her
son, William Cutting. who have been here. having
this week sailed Tor Europe
Don Ricardo Acosta, of SPAIN Is visiting w. e.
d. Stokes; w. Butler Duncan and his family are
guests OF Mrs r. A Havemeyer Mrs X. NJ Thomp-
son. of Mrs. f. Livingston Ludlow; Mr.. and Mrs.
Mrs Denton and Miss Denton of Mrs. s. e.
Powell Mrs. Van Brunt. OF Mrs Charles NJ Bull
Miss Sade OF Miss Edyth Cushing: w. T. Chrys-
tie, of Frederick Sheldon Colonel and Mrs. Philip