New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-15
NANHANSET, Shell TER ISL
AND.
FEATURES OF THIS POPULAR PLACE
FOR VISITORS TO THE EASTERN
END OF LONG ISLAND.

The very name of Shelter Island conveys a restful
and contented idea 10 the seeker after summer
habitation and temporary home. and the situation
of this delightful spot does not belle its But
while sheltered by its position between the two
arms OF Long Island, at its eastern end, from the
violence Of and the rude assaults of the
ocean. Shelter Island is not like Coney Island.
Rockaway Atlantic City part of the
seashore. It IS genuine island. with broad bays,
Peconic and Gardeners. on sides. and the
others separated from Long Island by broad and
deep channels connecting these larger stretches OF
water. and navigable not alone by light draught
yachts, but also by large steamboats,
The climate has all the modifying effects OF
proximity TO salt water. while the island itself is
a great tract of rolling country. some dozen square
miles in extent. 1t Is fiat expanse of burning
sand. backed by dreary salt meadows and pine bar
rens, as in the case of so many coast resorts but
nine thousand of high. rolling upland, DIVERSE
fed with hill and vale, clothed with luxuriant vese-
tation. and much of 1t shaded with fine forests of
locusts. hickory. chestnut and oak. Wooded head
lands jut into the sea. with precipitous bluffs and
smooth shingy beaches below. Elsewhere the
is dotted with huge rocks and powders, or it
winds in and out with innumerable bays and inlets
and capes and promontories, presenting one OF the
most varied and charming appearances imaginable.
In these charming surroundings Is the spacious
Manhanset House. offering every facility for ease
and comfort 1t occupies two hundred acres Of
land the north end of the island. reaching from
Hay Beach Point to Locust Point. and fronting on
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Harbor and Orient Harbor 1t is the choicest part
of the whole island, and has, in ADDITION TO It's
luxury that taste and wealth united could bestow.
Far enough removed from the great cities TO De
quickly accessible. and in direct eommqnication
with all the world by mail telegraph and long dis
ocean breezes it Is owing to its peculiar location.
and dry pna prey on the It ha
the rich and Varied beauty Of an inland or
for riding, driving or wheeling. fine links for golf;
and Of for sna ana s o4 ah
Ing boating and yaSh;ng While the hotel arGras
for tennis archery croquet. bowling. billiards,
ne6 s nd
and villages invite the making OF excursions short
The hotel stands on wooded bluff. in the midst
Of extensive grounds laid out IKE private park.
many dg guests The ONCE and reception hall have
cent shore from the many bay windows; there is
Sded the boati1g and bathing are SUPERB There
to delight the strongest and bodest, and there is
for women and children at all times. The place is
fairyland for children where they have spacious
those who are older s and more sedate Tho
greaf hoe and the or more Of Cottages cus
tered its grounds give shelter to sqmq unity
New-York and other large cities There Is sure to
e of for pa a and the e Re
music hall has polls ned hardwood floor for dane
ing. When used auditorium II seats
fortahly audience of three hundred. and it has
well equipped stage fitting it for concerts. readings
and dramatic and other performances. which are
given in il intervals Music is provided by the
Bernstein Orchestra and dancing every evening is
a favorite pastime of the young people full dress
hops being given twice week. A ferry
boat plies between Manhanset and Creenport, Civ
ing ready the latter village and the whole
northeast end of the island. The house of the New
York Yacht Club is only few rods from the hotel
and the adjacent waters thronged during the
by white winged fleets Religious services
held every Sunday morning in the Manhanset
Chapel. pretty edifce on the hotel grounds, and
there churches of all denominations the ISL
and and at Greenport, all easily reached from the
hotel in half hour less.
The golf course has attractive features, and
proves centre Of the greatest interest The Shell
ter Island Golf Club has spacious Colonial man
sion. more than century old as clubhouse with
broad verandas and every possible convenience
The Manhanset is reached by the trains OF the
Long Island Railroad to Greenport by the
steamers of the Montauk Steamboat Company di-
rect to the hotel, at which also the New-London
boat stops on the way Sag Harbor. Many thou
sands OF persons have enjoyed the delights of Shell
ter Island. and the number who return year after
year 70 renew the enjoymentS they recall annually
increases To all the Manhanset promises
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