New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-13
yiCHTSfEN AT SHELTER ISLAND.

,.isrr OF THE NEW-YORK YACHT GU Il
FLEET THE FEATURE or THE WEEK
Shelter ra,ard Aug e. ,STcraD.-Thc chldr'ns
-, o, Monday .,.uing VAS . brilliant Sue
c,s. The ,c,ir W. in charge u Professor '''"i"'
H.. walter u 'tc Hotel Savoy. N"~-NorF Among
the Children who took -1r' ln i'" german VIZ
,ha Mls..> PiCkLar3' RS" Thlo'son. Frances
Irr,btorg Aicc Blair Marion Motley. "fa''
s,Irz,, ,nc Mls..s Miller Goplf,lov and Shnl'z.
49,, 49, Lame. Laurie. Victor T1lo'sou Fr"d-
,,t.t T.i.o n Gilbert u Pirkhlrd'. l.. Sch. k"i.
r,u,, vrg,n, Leroy MC.r and M"rt"n " 'N"'
.rr..,,, aaWr.d with clear skies and everybody
w.. lo. klrs far thu feet - m" N"w-N"rN N"'hi
club Scarcely vessel remained about tn" shor'-
~ shelter Island They Wy" all ONT I'm "ar'lh'f
BAY looking for thc Columbia ana 'h' P'i'n"''.
Earl, IN the morning no ryira was dressed from
.,.,, .. storm with Yacht signals She took mp
siiior IN Paradise bay whore she could command
n fin. view - th. incoming fleet. Th' B1rrnconA
arrived early from Southampton. with EDWARD
Kelley aboard The Wlnona. with captain Harry
Boh.e aboard served ne starter FOR Ia" contests
in GARDENERS Bay When the time approached for
the fleet To come In. the following vessels had
formed Il sort Of welcoming squadron: The sloop
1ucilc the Nydln. the Kara. IN" Thalma and the
Fl--ba Among the first 20 arrive were the Kama
wha thu Margaret. the Mndora. the Emba, the
Cj.rmout and the Osceola. The station Of IN"
New-York Yacht club was profusely decorated
yvlth Yacht signals ana NdtiOnal COlot| botH IN
aldo and out Tarrant Putnam's cottage was also
eIaborntely decorated. The cottage Of Or. Charles
Lane poor vice-commodore OF the Shelter Island
yach, club was also dressed IN honor OF the
caslon
Inthe evening Shelter Island was one blaze Of
uobt TIL. Shelter Island Yacht Club and grounds
were hung with lanterns. Fireworks were set off
IN the grounds on the lawn OF the Prospect
House a band concert given. The park OF the
Nanhonsst was adorned with coored lights. The
hoard walk leading TO the yacht station out
lined I'm light. II. u. W. Lawson, manager OF
IN. Manhanset House extended an invitation 10
the commodore and members Of the NewYork
Yacht club and the guests to be present at IA ball
and reception 10 be given In their honor at the
hotel The ballroom was decorated with the DurRee
OF the club and the National cOors. Bernsteins
Orchestra OF New-Y York. furnished the music.
MANY guests were present from the Prospect House
and the cottages Shelter Island Heights as
well ms from the centre Of the island This T. the
grsi time that the fleet OF the NewYork Yacht
cum has visited Shelter Island In fourteen years.
a successful cakewalk was given at the Prospect
House this week Another AFFAIR was the pro-
vrcssiye euchre OF Thursday evening
Golf was laid aside for the meet OF the yachts
men but was resumed with vgor on Wednesday.
Golfers even started out IN Thursdays rain
Among Manhanset House patrons have been Mrs.
Charles Abbott. Ralph l.. Crom. Mr. and Mrs.
Hubbard r. II. Hubbard, Miss Nina Felner. Mr.:
ana Mrs Irwin A. Powell. w. c. Farlow, Alfred
II Abee Charles Pryor, J. A. Scudder and Thomas
Hooker.