The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-02
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
GR EAT INTER EST MANIFESTED IN HESHARPIE RACES SATURDAY.

GREAT INTER EST MANIFESTED IF
 THE SHARPIE RACES SATURDAY..
 Holiday VIII be Generally Observed To.
 day--Fair Haven Boy Wins Colo
 Medal at the Pan-Amerlcan-A Nigh,
 Blooming Cereus Party-Crescents De.
 feat the Burwells.
 The sharpie race of Saturday was g
 great success and for time the town
 put on a livelier aspect than it has for
 years. Hundreds of spectators lined
 the Grand avenue bridge and all the
 available space on the docks, while five
 or six naphtha launches, dozen sail
 ing craft and more than fifty rowboats
 were out on the river. The wind was from the eastward and not very steady
 but at times came in lively puffs which
 sent the sharpies heeling over in very
 pretty manner. The list of entries was
 not exactly as given in the official cir
 cular, the Smith boys of Front street
 entering their sharpie and Fred Rowe and I. l.. Bradley backing out This left five boats in the contest. The race
 was won by the Alice, Captain Frank
 Laraby, from the start although the prettiest sight was the fight for second place between the Edith, Captain E. B. Rowe, and the Carrie ", Captain John Thompson. When these two boats finished the second trip around the course and started on the last round they were scarcely twenty-five feet apart Thus they continued to fight it out, first one gaining a little, then the other. Victory finally perched on the prov of the Carrie V. and she finished about twenty feet ahead of the Edith and captured second prize. It really needed good steady southerly breeze for a good exhibition of racing over the course picked out, but the race was far from slow as the Alice, the winning boat, covered the triangular course three times in one hour and six min- utes. The Smith boys were picked out for second place and were reaching for the starting buoy at a lively pace on the second time around, when sharp puff of wind snapped the masthead off at the deck Much sympathy was ex- pressed for them as they were far in the lead for second place at the time. The steamer Eric went to their assist ance and lowed them home. Much credit is due to the committee, J. J. Dayton and Burt Bradley, and from all sides the hope of a large contest next year was expressed.
 Roy W. Goodwin of 201 Blatchley avenue has returned from ten days trip to Buffalo and Oneida While in the latter place he acted in the capacity of best man at the wedding of Bertier M. Diver of this place.
 John E. Goodwin and family will oc- cupy their cottage at Short Beach un- til October l. Many shore residents consider September the most enjoyable month of the year.
 Willis M. Wright of Fairmount ave- nue has gone to Middlebury, where his family has been spending the past two weeks. They will return early in the week. MT. and Mrs. John H. Keeler and | son Everett of Atwater street have re- turned from the Pan-American exposi- jon at Bnuffalo. Everett won gold 1 medal for coming in first in a mile run hing race for boys under sixteen years of age.
 Miss Carrie R. Walroff is visiting her aunt. Mrs. Henry Gesler of Front I street.
 Mrs. w. J. Catudal and family of S7 Malt by street, who have been spending | he summer in Canada, have returned | nome.
 Letter Carrier Edward R. Coogan has zone on his vacation. He will visit | Buffalo and parts of Canada.
 Miss Imogene Moulthrop and Miss Grace Hill of Brooklyn are visiting Miss Jessie M. Jacobs of Saltonstall Lvenue.
 Sheldon G. Sterling of 159 Chatham treet has gone to the exposition at Buffalo.
 On Wednesday evening of last week Hiss Mertice Amelia Wyman of Oneida, '. Y, was united in marriage to Der ice M Diver of this place. The cere- nony was performed at the brides ome, which was prettily decorated with ground pine, roses, China astors nd golden glory. There were about twenty-five guests present among hem being MT. and Mrs. Ed. Fenton f Blatchley avenue. The bridesmaid vas the sister of the bride and the best ian was Roy w. Foote of Blatchley venue. Many handsome presents ere received. MT and Mrs. Diver are ow enjoying their honeymoon through he northern part of New York state nd will shortly return to Fair Haven here rooms have been fitted up at 121 last Pearl street. The young couple ave many friends here who extend leir congratulations and best wishes. ! Mrs. w. E. Jacobs of Saltonstall ave- ue is entertaining her sister, Mrs. red Shipman, and daughter Ruth of Waterford. Mrs. R. Walroff of Newark, N. J., is bending her vacation with her sister, ITS. H. Gesler of 210 North Front g