Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25
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Yachting Regatta and u Horse Show
Mrs. Barney's Hospital Charity.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Yachting Regatta and u Horse Show
Mrs. Barney's Hospital Charity.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
BAR HARBOR. August %. 1900.
Society has been worshiping before the
throne of his majesty, King Horse, all the
week. The banner event of the season has
come and gone, leaving behind 1t one Of
the most successful endeavors and achieve
ments. There were large number Of first
class exhibits, and the interest for the diff
ferent contestants made the spirit of the
show very keen.
The week of excitement began Monday
with the first annual yachting regatta
This is the outcome Of some well-directed
efforts by Edgar Scott, A. Y. Stewart, Col
Morreli and E. G.. Fabbri to establish at
Bar Harbor a yachting coterie and to at
tract here the New York Yacht Club
There were six events in all, and as con-
tests they proved very successful. The
sloop race, a thirty-mile triangle, was won
by VIM Draper with the kabeyan. who
finished one minute ahead of Fred May Of
Washington with the Rosalind.
Society is enthusiastic over the very sue
cessful and unique calico ball which was
given at the Louisburg, Friday night 1t
was the oldest thing that has occurred
here In years.
The event OF the coming week will be the
theatricals in aid of the Village Hospital
This is the first time in four years that
| society has attempted anything of this
sort, and much enthusiasm and interest
has been aroused thereby. Mrs Albert
Clifford Barney, who returned from long
absence abroad this summer, has the en-
tertainment in charge. The play to be
given is the Dream of Alice in Wonder
| land" and the characters. numbering
| nearly fifty. will be filled by amateurs, who
are rehearsing steadily for the event. The
play will take place at the Music Hall,
and the characters will be filled by the
following: Queen, Miss Natalie Barney;
king. Walter Damrosch; maids Of honor,
Miss Fox and Miss Valley; knave. Mr.
Whelan; pages. Messrs. Taylor, Pulitzer,
Ellis; kitchen maids, Misses Cob. Lawson,
! Van Nest, Alexander, Biddle. Munnikhuy-
son, Mrs Condor; cook Mr.. Franzen:
Alice, Mr.. Jungman; Humpty Dumpty. Mr..
Biegel Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee,
Miss Draper. Miss Tarn; Dormouse. Mr.
Merryweather; halter, Mr.. Stanton; cry
phon. Mr.. Goodrich; Mock Turtle, Mr. Van
kaateran.
There will follow sketch by Miss Nata-
lie Barney, acted by Miss Alice Clifford
Barney. An tntermission of ten minutes
will follow, then will come the extrava-
ganza, Queen Elizabeth and Magic" The
Francis Drake by Mr. Stanton: Spaniard
Master Higgins; maid of honor. Mrs VIM.
L. Green; Spanish dancers, Miss Schenck,
Miss Hoy, Miss Cochran. Miss Whelan.
| Miss Barney, Mr.. Goodrich.
There will be number of charming
tableaux, including Sappho. by Miss Eva
Palmer; Helen of Troy. Sara Bernhard,
| Miss May Palmer; Cleopatra. Miss Alice
Clifford Barney.
Several very artistic and unique posters
have been done by Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Widersein, who are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ketterlinus.
| Bar Harbor intends that the visit of the
English and American warships in Sep
TENDER shall be a memorable event. 1t
will draw out the season almost fort
night longer than usual, and will more
than make up for the lack of life which
characterized the opening days of July.
The summer residents united with the
town authorities are to arrange a fund of
$50 600 to provide series of elaborate en-
tertainments. The American fleet will also
do great deal OF entertaining In honor Of