New-York tribune., 1902-08-10
ACTIVITY AT WATCH HILL
BUSY on GOLF LINKS PREPARING FOR
ARMY AND NAVY MANGUvRES.

Watch Hill r I. Aug 9 tSpeciaD-This is GER
tanly the month Of doing and II looks as if every
body was endeavoring 10 make up for last month
fdleness because Of unreasonable weather. From
noT on there viii be enough going on to satisfy the
most active
AT the Aisquamicut Golf Club the first fixture
Of the month has gone into history This was the
Perrin handicap for women thirty-six holes, uleca
play eighteen holes each day Of the competition
Eight contestants went over the course The result
FOR the thirrysix holes was follows: Mss Burnet
gross and net 1eS, Mrs, F. B Wesson. gross ZSs.
net 209: Mrs. Thomas Thacher. gross go, net 10.
Miss Ball. gross 2s0 cl6; Miss A K Hill, gross
90 rler pa: Mrs Il B. JOY. gross 29 net p, Miss
Pope. gross 2z3. net 80; Miss Avery. gross ~
net 24S
The event to-day is the competition for the Clark
Gun given by William Clark Twenty-Five entries
were made and all the fast players are in, includ-
Ing E N. ard J. F. Byers and H K Hill who have
given up their trip TO sh-necock- IL order to com
pete for the cur From this condition Of affairs it
Is evident that golt IS not quite vet dead among the
men Of TIE club
The social life at the club has been emphasized
by dinners given by Mrs c. B. CotrreIl Mrs T "
scsrDo-ough . c. Buyers. Miss Morris. Mrs J B.
Thayer- II. and Mss Thompson.
Fort Mansfield IS the centre Of the greatest actiT
itv at the EE5I Just now and Il much work is
being done II the other forts in Fishers Island
Sound they should all he in condition 10 do effective
work in the coming rnancalvres The fort is oc-
curied by all of Company s. Coast Artillery under
command Of Captain 9. T Patterson and Leute1-
ant James Totren Il j. supposed that this company
viii ne permanently located here N addition, Com
pany IS. from Boston. IS camping on the reserva-
non. Lieutenant Colonel J. N X. Davis and Major
=. H Walker are detailed there. Searchiight plat
forms have been erected. the observation station
Watch Hiu point j. connected with the fort by
ueIephone, and s-inch main is being laid on
The ground from the town main 10 supply the fort
with water Fort Mansfield haE six guns. two dis
appearing and four rapid FIRE. The large G-inch
pieces command the eastern approach 70 Fishers
Island. while they could send a shell far out toward
distant Long Island The HiIl viii undoubtedly be
the best place from which 10 witness the unanou-
Fres 1Gr Fishers Island Sound IS IN plain view 10
the westward.
take the consequences. tor the Town Council has
passed ordinance restricting the speed oL ma
chimes 10 eight and twelve miles. and imposing a
heavy penalrg. with Imprisonment added, foT ot-
fences
David LUbin and family Of New-Yo-k- who have
been az the Tatch Hill House have gone 10 the
Acrolcacks for the remainder OF the summer
NJ and Mrs = Z. Lsyng, Of New YORK. have
oeel guests of Mr- and Mrs : L. ScncorIlaaer.
a Inter Crest
The drills u the crew az the life saving station
are interesting for the newcomer
Ihe Rev. Z. Il. Steele. OF st BartnoIoInsW ;
SSAureh, NeW-York, preached IN the chapel Jast
The annual meeting of the Chapel Association last
s&rlroay important one J. L howard ana
~ c Hastings were reelected trustees Tor lnree
stars. !, 4 Clarke and James MaGAAster- au-
SiloEs. and ". a Proctor. agent Plans Iof tL-
--EensnI OF the chapel. al q cost OF % foo' We
soepted- AZ the meeting OF the trustees M How