New-York tribune., 1905-06-11
THE THOUSAND ISLANDS.
Plans end Preparations for an Ac-
tiUe Season.

n,r+o, N Y June 10 CSpeciaD-Ewer since 'he
ice has been out Of the St Lawrence rive tnI
has been much activity In this region fo1 1'ui' .
the waters not so high In the iss' "i VIM =.
they were in the preceding one. so the OWNERS "a "
,oathous,s and wharves along the shores nave nO'
heen called upon to make as many repairs as hei
to1ore- ~ a,
,.nt,on Of the visitor is new tralnsheo Ae W
,.o.s .h. Neuyort Central station having peen
eniarsed and covered sheds for trains oui'- N
Thousand Island Lne OF STEAMBOATS, mas oos-. s
leased by the railroad. and they VIII De run ~
connection with each other GeneraI AiAi@se
ser will be in charge of the boats
The Herald House, at Clayton, is undergoing Ai
;erations in anticipation of the summer HANei- "a
new dining and other addiuohs arc Oe
made The Izaak Walton House. at Clayton has
been leased by Ingichart Brothers. VINO aI'" ~
are the Westminster at Westminster Park.
The Manatauck. on Prospect POINT. opPosi'e
CLAYTON will be managed by George l. SileItei' "a
Syracuse. This hotel was formerly the d. Lay"
renee Club composed Of New-York men, among
then, Chaunoey NJ Depew. II is ono OF the most
elaborateiy fitted and finely appointed hosuerles III
the island region, and in all ways Il sun appeaS
as & originally was, private clab. An aduI'ioii
18th seventy-fve rooms is soon to be completed
tn. ,cIr grounds are being repaired. and 1t is ex-
,ared that they Will rival those OF the Brontenac
in perfection. The hotels steam yacht the
brownie has been refitted and launched
Ar Thousand Island Park many repairs nave
tsces The Tabernacle services are now arranged
for some noted speakers having promised to ap-
pear IN course OF the summer. On July 1S the Kew
Or Charles Frederick Goss Of the Avondale Pres
o. tlad MYERS of the Baptist Temple. Brook
H chanoellOE James Roso9s s sb Day v OF syfa@gTs o @
falo on august ~ as %e ar as oTcbeir and chorus
Ill Inc 6 The IeaSersbin of Tall Esen Morgan,
OF NeYork president OF the InteTnationad IL be
ocean Grove orchestra The concerts VIII be helo
on Tuesday evenings we@ky at ehs or this pur-
pose Several cantatas and oratorios are prolgSeeu
%a,aeD WHICH may be given in the latter part of
the summer Last year over two u9GTed poieT eT
that more viii join, while there Will be more IMAM
hg 81 stafs se Teeohsrs will
be in session at Thousand Island Park IN July Two
and for instructors an able corps of teachers has
been got together: More than five hundred teachers
The Columbian Hotel MI agsin 6eIe De 1nif be IN
L A 5ohnSon' Oh SO, sfG while weeaieR Nai VIII
AT Fine View extensive alterations have been
by both the Thousand Island Line of steamers and
the yisger boats Last year after & a"Sn ae the the
wharves and this has made changes necessary.
necessaTy. zee II P Robinson viii manage the Fine
View Hotel 1t is expected that the rivalry ne.
steamboats, will be somewhat abated this year, due
TO the decisions Of the courts and the new Tu5eS @
sary by the conduct Of the agents OF the rival
lines, VINO at times came 10 pIoNS at IHe pain
The Thousand Island House at Alexandria Bay !
VIII be managed by Colonel O. G. Staples. the vet
eran hotel proprietor, who for more than twenty
resort. Colonel Staples expects to carry through
the boulevard proposed the last season from Alex
andria Bay twelve miles TO Clayton, and he has all
winter been laying plans for the furtherance or
A great water carnival VIII probably be held at |
Alexandria Bay IN the last week OF august the |
Of the one last year having encouraged us
promoters TO attempt one still larger scale thls
The American Canoe Association will make a |
weeks camp on Sugar Island. the Canadian |
the canoe races which, with many other water
sports. the time of the campers. will attract
the attention of hundreds OF VISITORS
The motor boats will this year, as last, be the
centre of attraction throughout the Several
hundreds of power boats of all sizes and speeds
viii be added TO the fleet The Vingt-et-Un No. 2,
owned by Willis Sharpe Kilmer, OF Binghamton;
the Too Easy, also belonging TO Mr.. kilmer; the
Roma the speedy launch OF Louis Hunt. Of Brook
in preparation for the coming The Stand
ard and the Adios, which were proved TO be the
fastest boats in American waters last year, will
again appear at the Islands. The Standard, which
last year bought by parties from Cleveland
is having new engines installed at Ogdensburg
and the Adios. the property Of H J. Leighton, Of
her speed Frederick Remington has had
built for him beautiful gasolene launch, which
will participate in the Frontenac and Chippewa
Bay races. Joseph Jeyare, the boat builder, Of
OEdensburg, completed the craft. The winner of
the Remington tankard last year, the boat of
Mayor Hall Of Ogdensburg. will appear in the
phia. has added another motor boat his already
large collection Last year Mr.. Wainwright
ried Off the hnors in several races, and he
poets repeat the operation this
Several excursions have already been to
rious river resorts. and from all indications and
prospects this viii bring larger numbers Of
sn fhe Tc1a haTor