New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15
YACHTS AT SHELTER ISLAND.
PERFECT WEATHER FOR RAcING-PLEAs.
URE CRAFT IN THE HARBOR


Shelter Island. N. Y. Aug. II (speciaD.-Ths
Knickerbocker Yacht Club fleet is the centre Of
attraction at Shelter Island this week.
The echoes OF the annual open regatta OF the
Shelter Island Yacht Club have not yet died away
Regatta Day" was perfect to wind and
wavo and weather There were many entries As
the yachts came In the "homestretch" they
looked like great white winged birds There were
changes In the entries. some didn't start some
didn't fnish some fouled. and the end Of the mat
ter was there were several protests The winner
In each class received purse Of So. and tho
ond racer Of SIS. Latham " FIsh's Dilemma
Won In class d. sleeps. and John n. stearns jr's
CONSERVATION was second In the same class In
the special class. sloops Walter Ferguson's Ma
drine was the winner and the Bessie was second
owned BY Garrett Van Horn. In the catboat class
second TIE Cuidao was the winner and the Leisure
was second. The Cuidao Is chartered by oscar b.
Weber and George H. Kem. In catboai class
third the Ethel won, with the Sequel second T..
J. Bergen owns the Ethei. and Mr. Myers the
Sequel In catboat class four the winner was
7. lie Rouier's julia and the second was Ste
ven fowls Hjnks In sloops class T. the Nueya
won. the Formosa second. The Nueva is owned by
Pliny Brigham and Walter c. Brigham the For
mosa by f.. b. Nugent.
The next regatta OF the Shelter Island Yacht
CluD will occur August 81. and be a club spe-
c!al"
Among the craft now anchored in Derng IIarbor
are the yachts Fearless owner David Hunt;
Stranger Mrs. George Lewis Talsman, $ B Sex
ton: Juanita. Francis Bacon: Embla John H.
Hanon. All belong to the New-York Yacht Club
1t is always a pleasure to look out over The
come to anchor during the night. Last Sunday
there were dozen steamers ana many lesser
watha owned by Mr. Feischmann. held the place
Rocking near by was tho Juanita. the former Hs-
watha discarded by Mr.. Fleiscnmann i9r some-
thing larger: the Lorna. chartered by Nj bow i0in;
the Calypso the Viola came flying the Larchmont
Talisman also chartered the Ferries. owned W
MI Brokaw, who Is stopping at the Maahanseit:
the Halcyon, owned by d. > Hammoh4, Ne Wn,gy
lives at Easthampton. The boat vas injured II
Newport and came into Grecnport Tor r't"'ta'
their way from the races. and VIII glde OF IS
silently as the proverbiai Arab. ,...,.... -.
Neptune. which takes party every evening.
the mandolins and guitars making music wherever
To-day the Long Island took large EXCURSION 70
NewLondon. and tomorrow Mr. bern*'eln ana ~ > !,
island twenty-four miles three-ho larIt I'M
less there should be white ash breeze ~.
Among the recent arrivals at Manhanset ere Mr;
and Mrs ! schlossen Miss Alice Bradley. Mr.. md
Mrs H9sted Mrs. Eds WeG Of York york NJ
and Mrs 8 W. Johnson. OF Brooklyn.
THE PROSPECT HOUSE.
The entertainment given in the music room Of
the Prospect House for the purpose Of raising
funds for the erection of an Industrial Home for
the Blind at Hartford, Conn. was great hqan;
o reher Of be ~p Prospee Hone at shelter n
did everything possible 10 make II a success
Among the New-Ycrkers a: me Prospect House
and Mrs Y Kelley. G. F. Nelson. r. Hartman 9.
bushnell S ME ostrfn fJ jr e H. Hre fs 4
G. Harris and r. Weber.