New-York tribune., 1901-07-14
YACHTING AT SHELTER ISLAND.
MUCH INTEREST IN THE CRAFT THERE
BATHING MOST ENJOYABLE.

Shelter Island, Long Island, July 13 (SpeciaD.-The
Shelter Island summer opened unusually
early this year, and it has proved a very crowded
one thus far. Many who came for the Fourth
mained over Sunday. With later arrivals on Satur-
day the hotels Were crowded the overflow point
The Shelter Island yachting season began with
the frst special regatta July T. closely followed
by the second of the SERIES sailed over the new
| club course in Gardeners Bay This course the
regatta committee regards an ideal one. entirely
free from the Interference of passing craft.
On Monday evening was given the third OF
series of dramatic representations Shelter Island
at the newly built Mems Club on the evenings
OF July Is and 1s Walter Cole Brigham the artist.
who has summer studio here will show series
The large three masted auxiliary schooner yacht
intrepid arrived at Shelter Island this week. The
the oldest members of the New-Yorh Yacht Club.
Cornelius Roosevelt of Paris was guest on board
odR, r. A >. G IS Smith: M who has spent much time re
Harvey Ladew's Columbia pending the arrival Of
| his new foreign built yacht, which is her
way from Cowes This week Mr.. Smith took
party Of fifteen to Newport to witness the races
Richard Platf Heck and Fl Federc sc1der
Mr. and Mrs; Elihu B. Frost have chartered the
ssphine is the property Of P A B. widener, of Of
]: Rogers Maxwell arrived at Shelter Island in
G,n course 20 Of the week on board his yacht Kismet
eTy Miss axwe Mr. Navel '1ass Rss the heS guest eT
cottage, at Manhanseft Point i'heS at the whitney
Inc Henry X. Motley cottage, the Point Is
occupied this season by the family of DR. r 6
wetmore Editor Of The Medical journal" al op D.
posite the Wetmore cottage is that of Tarrant Put
nam treasurer of the New-York Yacht Club
~ DIT Charles Lane Poor, who is in charge of the
NeW-f FORK Yacht Club station here, occupies the
cottage next to the Putnam place. Dr. Poor's
sioop the Mira. has been entered in the last two
special regattas of the Shelter Island Yacht club
Cup.
One of the United States warships that has re
Gently been in GARDENERS Bay is the Indiana A
number Of the cadets came TO Shelter Teapd
on twenty-four hours shore leave guests at
little dance at the Prospect House.
Nlilam Hines recently entertained a party of
OF buefsh off Plum Island. On board the Hines
soop Were William Leonard and Christopher Rob
MIR and Mrs. Elihu Frost win spend the season
at the Manhanset House. Mr.. Frost recently ar
rived at Shelter Island with the new Holland tor
peoo boat, the Fulton. The Fulton at once
was the practice ground of the first Holland tor
pedo boat. which the United States Government
finally bought.
During the week bathing at Shelter Island has
been a positive delight The water has kept an
even temperature Of about 76 degrees The tenn
PeIatnre Of the atmosphere has also kept about
the ~ mark. Several sudden heavy showers have
cleared the air to a most enjoyable extent.
among the players in the last sweepstakes golf
play were H. f. Smylie and Arthur E. Whitney, Of
brooklyn; Byron Nugent and Frederick c. Lake OF
st. Louis; Hector VI. Hitchings DR. Henry Stearns
Justus ID. Dettmer, J. J. DettIner and Cornelius S
Pinkncy, of New-York "
Manhattan, who are spending the the
Manhanset House, have each a new CroWnfnshicld
boat: Mr.. Weber's boat, the Flosshilde belongs to
the J'foot class sloops, and viii be entered IN
next special regatta of the Shelter Island Yacht
Club, which win De sailed on August TO- The own
ers yacht signal is a trident AS Is the custom
son. the owners signal is conspcuousiv placed on
the main sheet of the craft.