New-York tribune., 1905-08-27
SHELTER ISLAND JOYS.
Perfect Weather Makes Life De-
Outdoor Sports.

Shelter Island L. L. Aug 26-CSpecial(-If Shell
ter Island is trying make people unwilling 10
go away certainly It is succeeding Every DAY
1t grows beautiful OF course, this IS parity
due to the perfect weather. Whether one remains
on shore and plays golf, tennis or rides horse
back or whizzes about I'm a motor car or whether
one goes In the water sails o. its surface. hfe
is a delight. because the sky is SO blue ana the
breeze crisp and nvigorating
tennis tournament is in progress on the courts
behind the Manhanset House the hotel giving the
cup. These courts particularly pleasant De-
cause they shaded on every side by tan trees
and made cool by the wind from the pay me
orchestra plays every morning in the pavilion on
the lawn and the players have been swinging the
rackets to selections from "Fantana-' Miss Ad-
ANS. j. p Sousa jr, and Miss Crouch are among
those who taking part
Last Saturdays medal play golf handicap on
the links OF the Manhanset Country Club was
lively one. The cup present by DIR. Stearns.
Mr. Kitchens and J. G.. Dettmar, and was won
by Otto Ptckard. Mr.. Pickard's score was eighty
nine.
On Friday Mrs c. NJ. Fletcher gave a picnic.
boat was chartered and the party which was
made up OF Manhanset guests had short sail
to a spot on the Long Island coast where they
had a fish dinner. On the same day Gottfricd
Piel took a number of friends out fishing in his
launch, the Argonaut. They carried good sup
plv OF bait and brought home lot of bass
and founders. The fish biting remarkably well
now and it is easy matter TO get fine string
OF them.
Mr. PieI's sons are expert swimmers Last Sun
day Otto Piel swan from the Manhanset bathing
pavilion to the steamboat wharf near the Prospect
House a. distance of mile, in twenty-one minutes
Mr. Piel and his family occupy one of the Man
hanset cottages
Everybody was delighted with the annual MD
summer ball, which took place in the Manhanset
ballroom Saturday evening. There was only one
thing to cloud the pleasure Of the girls ana thdt
was that the officers of the battleshp Ierror'
who were expected could not come The IeIaog II
had been ordered away. and GoVerhnlent oiC9n -
are stronger even than Manhanset lnvltatloiiS d.
the girls had plenty of civilian partners LneLTT
were not only the regular patrons OF ths notet
and the cottagers. but a number or men VII MI
came down from the city especially TOT tne 1n o1n
Tha haIIroorn and the apartment in which sup,
par Ime was served were decorated with flowers and
praen boughs 1t was q brilliant arfalr, anu went
smoothIy from start 10 finish , -
Bridge whist Is occupying large nunper ..
+he guests this week. On TUESDAY, evening q
narty consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. benjamin Atna-
tEaryv Atha Mrs Seagers. Mrs Emmet queen
Mrs Bicknel Mr.. Scudder. Mrs G. NJ Eietchelj
Mrs Harper Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton, and Mr.: s anu
WeTs won respectively by Mr.. Clinton ana hdrs-
On friday the children at the Manhanset House e
hod straw ride around the island. ana a1tSI
ir the early evening dtnced for an hoLr IN S5 tnS5
halIroou stiIl wearing the wide farm hts ;Ilu
Quaint costumes they had assumed for tneiI rue
The guests at the Manhanset are enjoying a
beautiful nightly exhibition OF hghts. <e me
cruiser Chattanooga is anchored directS IN Ho"'