New-York tribune., 1901-07-28

accommodate the crew which usually consists OF
three or four men. They equipped with two
large bat-wing sails. and the speedier ones carry
so much canvas that the boat will not stand up
right until some of the crew get in to balance II
When sailing up into the Nv win9 me ere" ars 20
keep the canoe from caPsizing Few craft can san
Sailors 10 60 prepared for a ducking, wearing jer.
seys and ducks. and the canoes are usually self
bailing II they capsize. they simply right the boats
and climb back again.
poses may be easily ascertained. for the American
Canoe Association holds its annual meeting on the
Sugar Island, the Canadian side. and hereafter
have met on Hay Island. near Ciananoque The
ing this time there will be many canoe races and
sports Of all kinds. The occasion is one Of great
yachts from ali points Of the river attend. and
with the great number Of smaller ii boats which
themselves the river in the vicinity presents
an intercollegiate boat race.
HOUSES OF THE YACHT CLUBS.
The Thousand Island Yacht Club and the St
Lawrence Club also hold sailing races various
times Of the year, which are hoty contested These
two clubs include nearly every island owner and
yacht the river. The clubhouse Of the
former Welcome Island opposite Alexandria
Bay. built Of granite with marble columns, is an
cs ear and @ rs m Inc o scene @ Gf tne %
Lawrence Club has recently built a handsome
cIuphonse on Prospect Point above Clayton, and
II there is any watering place where private
Thousand Islands. Whittier called the region the
owner is obliged have of craft TO go
to and , from his summer retreat. Every cottager
has skin or two, every island owner has either
launch or large private yacht The river
ave al t with these yachts and power launches Some
re Two re Of the speediest private YACHTS on the river
Jean. owned by Thomas 4 Gillespie, both Of Pitts
od yea or rf two was 6u bit hs h ng and the tn T
foi bos r i They look IKE the government torpedo
out masts of any kind and glide through the water
al n their rate Of speed. which is about twenty-five
o1t Another io and more graceful though perhaps
in evidence is the long low vsebf with Is gfh ra
h 1sh mas nasts Many OF these have been built by the
Y The Now Then owned by Commodore Lucken-
fastest boat on the river It's whistle Which runs De tne me
I1o uown the scale In an unearthiy shrek. s well
m mkn9Tn ~ all over the river. The Lotus Seeker owned
BY by H. ~, R. Holden of Syracuse until a few years
&H fe er anev and y b give & the
are ey many other more beautiful and commodious
list would be long to print one boat, which
ago and Startled 0r some ree Of hTf e me omeer of Tes S
sPeedy yachts, deserves special mention. It is
Syracuse, by J. G Milton Of Brewerton n. IT'S fs
haIxe Is the Erro The engines develop seventy-fve
while forty,hve feet long. it can go at speed
on he only It by smpS w" boats
iaunch. but seems TO well in a heavy sea f
SOME OF THE SUMMER HOMES
The summer residences located as they mostly
- "f'A s'iiSit iSlaIuS, are, without
'lnest' taken as whole. to be found at anv s,,,r,
or winter resort in the country AS they do not
stand side by side beautiful street as -
Broadway at Saratoga, but situated IN tb,
lslahas at all angles. they do merge int I
Sther, Out stand out in individual splendor eaoh
having unique attractiveness OF its own ISr
the small two or three room cottage hide, @ nuin
among the trees of lonely island To Tho co"tiy
structures located near Alexandria Raw tba SseIy
OF the Thousand Islands, these SUMMER 5,,aIIfIt
places differ as much the people who inbah9ss
home is not the only thing be thoupht of LINER
must be suitable and substantial pier atbn's
power house, icehouse, and the island itself rn,,et
be improved Much time and money have aIraa5"
been spent. and new cottages and summer bornaSs
going up each day -0-i'oH
Among the summer homes to he erectad ..,
summer is the Iroquois the new home of I Wu' WT
Sherwood. OF Brooklyn, situated on an island abo,.
. mile below Alexandria Bay. The island containS
about hve acres Mr.. Sherwood has been corninP re
have a summer home Of his own Mr. SherwoaS
I has spent about $4,000 on his home and its sUr
roundings. The location one of the host to he
had on the river at the time 1t purchased
Sgmund Stern, OF New-York, has another eIe
CANT summer home erected last spring on a very
above ST. Lawrence Park is a handsome tv1o
story frame house. with shingled exterIor st.,naS
green The foundations of natural rock AS n
is situated on a high point and within a stones
throw OF the main ship channel a most Interest
ing view be obtained by those sitting ON fhe
spacious verandas looking both up and down the
river. -
e. H. Nichols has also just completed a new resi-,
dence near the bay. 1t is located on Birch Island a
small but well situated isle short distance below
the bay.
Some of the residences owned by citizens of the