New-York tribune., 1902-06-29
IN THE THOUSAND ISLANDS
INTERESTS-G GOOD SEASON ANTICI-
PATED-CONrEST OVER VESSELS.

Thousand Island Park y Y June 2s (speciaD-
The weather conditions have been adverse TO all
business interests on the st Lawrence, for few
summer visitors yet have braved the elements to
come To their cottages d sojourn the hotels
here Nevertheless. the indications of a good
| season appear everywhere. More cottages have
been erected. altered rented than ever before,
and all the hotels report good bookings
The Thousand Island Steamboat Company has
secured an injunction restraining the Visger boats
from landing the Fine View wharf. at Fine View.
and the Crossmon and Cornwall wharves. at Alex
andria Bay For years there has been great rivalry
between the two lines. but since the Ramona, a
steel yacht. placed in commission to run a
''ffty-mile rambe, the famous trip of the captain
Visger this feeling OF jealousy has deepened ana
has eliminated in this action by the larger com
pany.
The Visgerians will contest the matter in the
courts. At present the Nisger boats are landing
the Thousand Island House wharf. The Thou
sand Island Steamboat Company, which is backed
by the New-York Central Railroad. has nearly a
monopoly of the business on the river. and if it
gains its point this time all smaller companies VIII
be pushed to the wall
The Thousand Island Yacht Club, the organiza-
ton OF the of island homes on the river is
preparing for unusually lively season. The club
house. on Welcome Island, Alexandria Bay. is
the social of the islands, and in the course of
the 1t witnesses many gay scenes. The
large ballroom has fine floor for dancing. and the
excellent orchestra entices the members of the club
many OF the parties which given there. This
year the club will hold weekly dances on Saturday
nights in July and August. with the first dance on
July ,. After that. Wednesday evenings the
young people will hold card parties to be followed
by dancing.
The dates for the golf tournament and annual
regatta have not yet been settled, but the tennis
tournament will be held from August to s. in
elusive. The annual bali of the yacht club will be
held on Wednesday evening, August 20. The club
officers for this year. who were recently elected.
are: Commodore, w. c. Browning of New-York;
vice-commodore. A T. Rafferty,. of Pttsburg secre
tary. j. II. Oliphant of Brooklyn treasurer J. w.
jackson. of Alexandria Bay.
Among the visitors expected at the Islands this
summer are the Prince and Princess Engelictcheh.
OF st. Petersburg. living in Chicago, who
booked to arrive at the New Frontenac. Round
The golf links at the Frontenac have been put in IN
Walter Mitchell. late of the Braid Hill golf links,
in Edinburgh.
Chester Inglehart: for years manager of the
Westminster Park Hotel is again on the river, and
has r of & and bas brooklyn @
Swanstrom, President of the Borough of Brooklyn:
the Worlds Fair" etc. (better known as Josiah
Aliens Wife'), is to be guest of the hotel in
Frederic Remington. the artist. has arrived at
the summer Several Of his best pictures have
been drawn at his studio in the woods near his
president Of the Wallabout Bank Brooklyn and
h nm nar rs o sTg nne 1ne Of he m
his residence here, going to and from his business
The island Wauwenett. formerly owned by
c. r. HILL of Chicago. has been recently occupied
by Thomas H. Wheeler of New-York who pur
chased il this spring for S30.O00 He has greatly
improved 1t, and 1t is of the handsomest
places the river.
General Hastings. with his wife and two daugh-
ters of Bermuda has arrived at Thousand Island
Park for the The young women came
directly from Smith College, which they at
tending
p. Yarrvay. of Paris, is guest of the Fronte-
nae is making a of the United States.
He is enthusiastic over the beauties of American
scenery
NJ w Ferris and family, of New-York. opened
their cottage. LOrne Island. in the Canadian
channel opposite Alexandria Bay. last week. They
will stay two months.
Mr.. and Mrs Garrett p Serviss. of New York
guests at the crossmon House last week
They are taxing the trip down the St Lawrence to
Montreal and Quebec.