New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
THE WEEK AT SHELTER ISLAND.
WHAT is GOING on AT THE GOLF LINKS
A BAND OF FISHERMEN ARRIVES.

Shelter Island, Long Island Aug. Is (speciaD.-
The heavy rainfalls of the week have softencd the
turf and improved the golf course to noticeable
degree The absence of rain early in the season
had made things trife stubbly and dry. c. NJ.
Thorn has added many minor improvements to the
links throughout the Altogether the
greenskeeper is proud of hts handiwork.
The United States training ship Chase has been a
conspicuous object out the blue waters Of
Gardeners Bay.
During the week Howard A. Colby has been at
Shelter Island board his yacht. the
Whisper Mr.. Colby entertained many pleasant
parties aboard one of the pleasantest trips taken
was to Newport for the meet of the New-York
Yacht Club The party included Mrs. Street Miss
Bert Andrews Miss Florence Smith Miss Molly
Andrews and DR.. Parker syms, of Manhattan.
Another yachtsman whose yacht witnesses many
pleasant little receptions In Derings Harbor Is
Clifford V Brokaw. The Brokaw boat rs the sloop
Queen Nab, formerly owned by the owner OF the
new foreign built Hester, C. L. F. Robinson.
On Saturday played the annual tournament
Of the Shelter Island Golf Club. The handsome
trophy cups won by Miss Emily Roeblng and
Justus Dettmer. Miss Roebling is the daughter of
Charles G. Roebling, of Trenton.
The cards in the golf tournament read:
Women's match play-MIss Emily Roebling. ia
16-9S; Mrs. ST. John Wood. 125-25-1OO; Miss Kath-
crime Sanders 125-2-OO; Miss Kuttroff. 12liS-10S;
Mrs William Shipper. 105-G-105; Miss X W. Burn
ham, 117-12-105; Mrs. a. z. Smylie, I6-G-1l0: Mrs.
o, E. Whitehead, 12s-1S-110; Miss Helen Roeblng,
H T Swan 137-17-12O
Mems match play-J G. Dettmer, $3.50; H. H.
Daniels, 94-13-sl; W. P Pickhardt. 91-S-S3 st, j.
Wood $685. Z. L. Fuller. 1O6-2O-se w. Ship
l. saafbs Rieharq5 Ss lSesesS e. H l. fF32Ry F2a
7g2s 6 g. miles Miles W T. r. ty sm{{e {1i
50; Dr.. H. p stearns' us-i7-l6s; G. A. Hitch
Ms WillSSm shipPsn 70! and nd Howard A Colby
PreSdeIeau
place OF the F. N Smiths, Of Oakland. CAL was
The first annual I IoR of the Prospect House and
as wasthe testimonial hop for the musicians at the
house Other social occurrences at the Prospect
fo@e gTen by the waters the house s
Te 6 @ Tps pse saSa Sassas oh Of hs
The masquerade and cakewalk given at the the
was Unique as well as one Of the most largely at
tended affairs of this busy season at Shelter
Lieutenants F.. G. Billiard and H. D. Hinckley of
the United States tra1ing ship Chase. spent Sun
Governor W NJ. Crane of Massachusetts arrived
Ct crafe ree w by Mrs
Miss C.. s Crane, respectively the mother and
Mss John Philip s9sa John 6 ,n Philip SoU so1se sor jr
are registered at the Manhanset House.
DR. and Mrs Epders arrived at the M@anhansSet Mani set
Agnes. DR.. and Mrs. Enders were accompanied by
The Manhanset Fishing Club arrived at the
f the Wa hns Iian8 f. rhs
steamer Kelpie took the fishing party out TO
Green I'LL. in Gardeners Bay. Good hauls OF
bluensh bass and porgies were made. When the
club returned on Saturday evening the members
We're guests OF Thomas H. Wood at dinner The The
table a round one. There were tWeNty-hVe
covers The floral centre piece was circular, and
made up of early asterS and sweet peas, bordered
by a ring of sunhower disks. The little name cards
as well the bore tiny pictures of silveTy
son G. McCook. Admiral H. s; Kenney, , President E
w II Baldwin OF the Long Island Railroad, Com
m5dore Alfred Van Santvoord. Judge Rufus Cow
ing; Joel B. Erhardt John Van WormeT w T.
John VrOornan, Charles F. Brooker, Henry IS Mot
ley Thomas H. Wood. Richard t'latt Herrick
George b. Fowler. William Fl. Wallace. Frank j.
Logan John W Dwight, Samuel Andrews, Thomas
b Kerr BENJAMIN Atha. j. o. Laying, Charles g.
Roebling and Lambert Tree. formerly Minister TO
Belgium and to St. Petersburg.