New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-27
AUGUST DAYS AT SHELTER ISLAND
MEMBERS OF THE MANHANsET FIsHryo cir,
ENTERTAINED

MEMBERS OF THE MANHANsEr FISHING c1ua
ENTERTAINED.
Shelter Island. Aug 2s-On Friday the Manh,,.
set fishing Club visited Shelter Island THO msr,.
bers came over the Long Island Railroad az gses,.
OF President William III. Baldwin, jr. They trav
eled In Mr. Baldwin's private car. On satura.v
the fishing party started for the fishing ground,
off Green Hin, in Gardeners Bay. On the retuy,
trip the fishing yacht met the Amorta W. Gouu
Brokaws schooner yacht, which had been b.
calmcd. and asked TO be towed TO Shelter Island
The Kepie took her in tow and the members q,
the Manhanset Fishing Club were then invited
aboard the Amorita to view the famous As,or
Cup won by the Amorta In the schooner races
of the New-York Yacht Club at Newport Mr.
Brokaw went aboard the Kelpie 10 inspect the
heavy catch Of bluefish AMI bass. John r. Van
Wormer OF New-York, gained the coveted honor
Of catching the first fish. DIR. George b. Fowler
caught a large dogfsh. II took the combined
EFFORTS Of the club members 10 land the difficult,
catch.
In the evening the club members were invited to
a dinner at the Manhanset House. the guests q
Thomas II. Wood. Of New-York. speech-rnaking
occupied a large part Of the evening.
At the dinner General Arson @. McCook who
sat down a guest, was unanimously elected
member Of the Manhanset Fishing Club. Among
the speakers Of the evening were Commodore Al:
Arson S G. Mccook Warner Miller, James b. Laying
yoan 4 Van WoTmer cOI9nel Joe i, 2 + ErhSS It
Judge w6 Of p e ons s sna Raosd H.
BENJAMIN Parr. Richard Piatt Herrick George Ra,.
lace Frederick C. Wagner. Joseph f. Gay. Thomas
3. Kerr. Samuel Andrews, Benjamin Atha. Byron
Nugent. ID. F. Kellogg and John Jurgensen. The
club left Shelter Island on the Sunday evening
train, and the members were again the guests OF
One Of the most successful affairs OF the season
was the blackface cake walk given by the children
nhapG
The entertainment opened with circus perform.
ance done in pantomime There were limitations , Of
The number on this vaudeville program
an imitation Of fishing done by lone lone nsneI'
ing and a pickaninny band; After the award Of the
cake the band on sne . sass
above an immense slice Of watermelon, winch II.
D. W lawson manager Of the Manna hssto House,
took part were the little Misses Marion Motley.
ss snd ssrs TSsSn cRass TS
Harold Gilbert, George Curry, Merten Motley and
Mrs HsSry Ravens Of Nsw;YC5s s-. and 4s.! MI,
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Guernsey at a luncheon
The Henry p, Ravens place at Shelter Island is
houses on the island 1t was built in l7iO and has
remained in the Ravens family ever since Its
among oT she yachts hat have recently called at
shelter Island have been me LToquSis g.
= Alfred Van sd BsTseod the the e c
ton n Y. Y. c., j. S. Dickerson. theSwannanoa,
~ Y. Y. c.. Stephen Lones.
Pool continues popular pastime among the
ladies of the Manhanset House. Among the players
are Misses Ida p. Rue. Gertrude Luqueer Lane.
Laura Wallace and Bertha Andrews.
Mr. and Mrs Isaac L. Rice, Of The Forum"
have been members Of the Elihu p. Frost party at
the Manhapsett House.
Among Manhanset House patrons are Mrs. Or.
Bonesteel. j. Sherlock Andrews 9; Il. WiImerding
Gustav l. Wmerding, Herbert Wimerdins Mrs
A. schaff, Miss schah L. W. wheelock, Allen
Parksrt9n, George s Frank , Harris n PeaTsall
f. NJ. Barnes Miss Ethel Barnes. Of Ridgeheld
Park, n j.; F. Logan q New WORK John
Chicago; John x. Mohr OF philadelphia. and
Edgar NJ. Phelps, of New-Rochelle.