New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-20

door and in swift launches and gigs from the yachts
ct the club floats BY 2 o'clock when the first race
was called. the club lawn was thronged with
spectators. and every foot Of the sea wall claimed
az a point OF vantage by the yachtsnen and their
guests.
The Flub Dub. the flagship OF the Rocking Chair
Fleet which does duty ordinary times as float
Ing bathhouse, had been pressed into service and
was anchored close 10 the shore rs a rendezvous
Tor the swimmers The eventy-ave-yard course
FOR the swimming contests had been laid OF within
hity yards OF the sea wall where all could see the
races and hear the announcements
Just before the sports began Vlce-C omuodor.
A 4 Bostwlck. who. IN the absence OF Connno-
dore Morton Z. Plant Is the senior officer uressnt
came on shore from his schooner the vergemere
with large party OF guests whom he had enter
tanned at luncheon
The regatta committee OF the club. Charles p
Tower. Howell Perrin and T. s J F,lt1t ast.5
y FRANK Hardy managed the power bont races
vii Frank Q. Fullgrar directed the water srlc.-,,
assisted by these members OF the NeN-yo-l, -.
&c C'lo' Referee. Eugene J. Glannipl. ma
-.oOe'' = Aamrerer and Edward S Innet. 80
OF course. A. G. Keene: timers 2, = 1sFN
iisH's ;" P@cl0weH and L. r Hauho,5
-'1p''lIla launches from the yachts Alc,-,,-.
-, anu o4ooIlya started IN the first race
80 a -''' D. m The VerEemere's boat yyor
strts5 run the crusader, Atlantic and Nor,,ora
"a 'Sa IN ne race for launches under y fcs. mona
II Won ,j,z, oq P won launch from the Elsa
II IL, - 7-t'-Sl boats from the CachaIot and Cara
49, ~ me 4age ior gas engine boats under n Ter
that an '--+~'4 "N+l a WalkCvcr prize fOr
mere we're ten starters in the race for nar os-o
fhey mail a I iT was a mile. with a turn and
ffltF commodore F. II. Hoyt's Yacht isoj,4a ~.
r-i-a ~, - trt99aders crew by p seconds The
- ~ NE Dauntless colors, presented nv Ms
y, - = robinson The in the Katrinafs fo,-
Dared gig had wakover for the Hen a. IA a. ioLr
- >, pLs scented Dy eX-COmmodore NJ Cfift-
LOT me EXECUTION colors the man from tbe
course IN minutes q seconds ss she jhaf-nile
- - 'i'u presented by Horato r HarDer ~
other two flags '0 ais" PAINTED the
IL, The water sports began Immediately after The
race; Il was won by c. NJ Daniels with Il rs
tiT,a ~ second and f. A Wenck third The
tub r@ce q ~ 20 seconds The second match was n
w W. rae ace IN which six entered. Harold warren
was ne winner. in 1854. with Butler Whiting
The feature OF tho swimming was the Ayo-d
match, in which four entered IT was v,on y,,p
ease by % H Adams. In 5:02 Is, f. A Wenck be-
va an me e., boys swimming match. at seventy-ive
IT, W. lanes was the winner Crane was second
NE uIfe was % 35 seconds. H T VuIte won the
lung lung contest and F. A. Wencke the prize for
There was great fun in the water poIo 1ar,a
~ = -. was heId inside an oblong space guarded
TTy i0aui9g spars The blacks won. the score being
! 20 =" Inc winning team was: Van CIeaf Reers
croft Grifiing Palen. Bogart and Beechnoir
ne yyachts at anchor in Larchrnont Harbor
WIich Illuminated with red FIRE rockets blue lights
rSATCtrIcaI displays included Vice Commodore
a T. Bostwick's Nergemere. Rear Commodore p
N "a Hoyts Isolde. F. N, smiths Hauo Archibald
watts American, A. II. Alker's Florence Wiison
MarshalIs Atlantic Henry +. IIppitt's Weeta moe
Geotge N. Pynchon's Nicola Lloyd PhonuIx'g In
pepld. ". Gould Brokaw's Anoatok Paul G The
Greacens Lodona, u. N Rrandt's Dawn IT PoH'
ert q McCreery's Sakana. Hanan BROTHERS 80
Nason's Isolt W 'oH w.
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