New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-14
NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

Newport. R. l., Aug. IS (special) Entertainer
in Newport last week have been limited TO the
merous luncheons and dinners given by the cot
tagers. there not having been one function of any
note. Even the 'shanty" OF the Clam Bake Club has
been deserted. It being of the queest weeks OF
the season from a social standpoint. To q large
extent the weather has been responsible for this
state Of affairs. as II has been a depressing week.
and one In which there has been overabundaEce
of rain
From this it should not be inferred that there are
not TO be any large affairs. next week will see
some large entertainments Mrs Hermann DEL
richs is to gle white bar' on Friday night.
There is some disappointment that Mrs. William
Aston will not give her customary ball this sea-
son. bat will conhne her entertaining to series OF
state dinners which will begin the latter part of
the month.
There is now talk Of arranging for a women's
race with the 3O-footer yachts which in seasons
past have been features OF the Newport season In
these races the women have taken charge OF the
Yachts and steered the boats. while men have been
on board the crews. This year there are only
four of the boats out and little interest has been
taken IN the races but 1t is now announced that
z. D. Morgan is to put the Puck in commission
which will make the little more interesting.
Among those who mentioned as the possible
shippers for the boats are Miss Anna. Sands. Miss
Caroline Crosyenor. Mrs John Jacob Aston Miss
Busk and Mrs Lawrence Waterbury. All Of them
have sailed the boats in the past and are good sail
ors II is understood that Pembroke Jones Will
offer a Gun for this race. the trophy going to the
woman winning tho race instead OF to the boat
The boats and their owners are the Carolina, Penn
broke Jones: the Raecoen. John r. DreXel; the
Breeze William G. Rocker, jr.: the Eleanor,
George Widenor, and the Puck, Edwin d. Morgan
The polo season at Newport begins on Monday
r,ext and there is every indication that it will be
the most brilliant that Newport has seen in some
years There are three series to be played for
the Newport cups the Westchester cups and the
Brenton Reef cups. There has been a large de-
mand for parking spaces at the polo lot, and to
enliven the occasion the services of the Fort
Adams band has been secured for the games.
Thus far there have been number OF practice
games at the field the players being the younger
members Of the cottage colony. and even these
games have attracted a large number or people
The coming to Newport Of the feet CT the New
york Yacht Club viii enven matters considerably
the coming week, when the yachts remain most
OF the time here There will be number OF races,
including those for the cups onefed py Cotohel
John Jacob Astor and this is the blue rIobon
event of the cruise. Colonel Astor ana 1enty
Walters always take large parties out Ter TINS
event. and Commodore Gerry VIII, as usual CT
terrain large stag party on the DAY IN question:
There viii also be numerous aIalts aIIIat.seu
among the cottagefs in honor OF the VlSitIns
vachtsmen, and, taking II all in all with the Ten
mis- at the Casino IL viii be the busiest week OF
the season with the fashionable set