The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-17
SHAW GUEST OF PRESIDENT.
The Presidential Party Enjoy n Boat
Race at OYSTER Bay.

Oyster Bay. L l., July 15.-Secretary
Of the Treasury Shaw was the guest Of
President Roosevelt today at Sycamore
Hill. He came here 20 discuss with Mr..
Roosevelt some matters of Importance
in his department.
In addition 10 Secretary Shaw. Chas.
]. Bonaparte, of Baltimore, Ray Stan
nard Baker, the magazine writer and
II. H. KOhlsaat. OF Chicago, were guests
Of the president and -1rs. Roosevelt at
luncheon.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt together
with Secretary of the Trearury Leslie
" Shaw and a large party OF relatives
and friends, were enthusiastically in
terested witnesses of d boat race on
Oyster Bay this afternoon. The con-
testantS were four crews of three men
each selected from the enlisted men OF
the naval yacht Sylph. Spurred by the
knowledge that eyes CT the president
were on them. everyone Of the twelve
brawny sailor men worked in the race
as if mis- life depended urOn his efforts.
The race was the idea OF the Roose-
Welt children. II appealed strongly TO
the president. Through Lieutenant
Preston. commander Of the Sylph. the
arrangements were perfected.
The president added a substantial
zest to the contest by offering a prize
of $35. $25 of which should go to the
winning crew and SO to the second
crew.
bI- Fin SOO
Hamlin, in which Were Miss Alice
Roosevelt, Thordore Roosevelt, Jr. and
his cousin, George Roosevelt towed the
boats to the starting point. a mile ard
quarter due southeast of the Sylph
THEODORE and Geo. Roosevelt acted as
starters.
President Roosevelt stood in the eX-
treme bow of the Syiph and intently
watched every yard Of the race through
glasses Beside him were his son ker-
| nit, and his nephew Philip Roosevelt,
| who acted as judges of the finish.
AS No. l swept across the finish line.
a winner by ten lengths from No. 2,
kermit's pistol cracked, announcing the
finish of the contest. The time was Il
| fraction less than ten minutes for the
mile and a quarter.
| IrSSlueQl flOOStNelI Slteleu Tie uisill-
| bers of the crews cordially as they went
aboard the Sylph. shak:ng hands and
| saying a kindly word to each one. Then
he presented the prizes to the cox
swains of the winning and second
! crews. Soon afterward the president
and his party left the Syiph for Saga
more Hill.
! Tonight the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt dined on board the Sylph as
| the guests of the enlisted men. At the
conclusion of the dinner which was
| served in the foreca5tla, the president
delivered = brief talk to the men.
/ He desired them u realize fully, he
said, that, as Theodore Roosevelt and
as president of the United States he
had a warm and personal interest in
them and in all the enlisted men in
tile navy The welfare o. the enlisted
men. in both the navy and army was
one of the safe guards OF the country
He urged them 10 be efficient and faith
full in the performance % their duties
ana Jealous in their work of prepara-
ton for Il time. which might come a.
most unexpectedly. wnen their service:
would mean the life Of the nation.
The presidents little address was re
| ceiVed with tremendous enthusiasm anC
ne was cheered again and again, mucl
to the delight OF hi.EEelf and Mrs
! Roosevelt