New-York tribune., 1905-08-13

but they found Paradise Point rather damp.
Nautical affairs seem to be in the ascendancv,
Just now. Last Saturday the Shelter Island
1aeht Club gave tea. and next Saturday the
annual regetta Of the club will take place The
cups Tor which the series OF races instituted by
'he ciuo this summer are being sailed and
which are presented by Commodore George E
Little Hear Commodore Stephen Folger and
other members of the organization were dis
played on big table in the clubhouse whera
the tea was given. Other things there were
cakes sandwiches and drinkables which were
not Tor display merely. but for consumption
more than six hundred guests came and went
IN the course of the afternoon. The clubhous.
was decked with flowers and flags and the
various craft in the harbor. including Frank
Smiths yacht. the Hauoli. and a number Of
others, were similarly decorated
Everybody is looking forward to the re9a+ta
Inc members of this club go in so largely for
sailooats that their races are more beautiful
considered as spectacles. than races in which
launches or rowboats figure more extensively,
Their summers schedule includes several CON
tests for boats of the power class, however. As
the course over which they sail is one that is
plainly visible from the Manhanset grounds
''ie mdhhahset patrons can enjoy the races
without any trouble.
mas called away a number of the yachts that
are often In port here, put a few remain An
interesting boat is the new Cactus III beIonrino
10 Z: r Proctor. who. with his wife. is staying
at the Manhanset. Cactus II, which was
recently turned out by the Wnliams-W WhittIesev
company, of Stetnway. is a high power easo-
rene yacht built from new model, and capable
oI great speed Mr. and Mrs Proctor are out
Tor cruise nearly every day. accompanied bv
a party OF friends -
Mr. and Mrs. c. V. Rrokaw arrived the other
day In their yacht the Nanita and took rooms an
the Manhanset. Saturday A. A Whitney one
81 the cottagers. came down from New-York in
MS yacht, bringing as his guest f. D. Lowering
or NeW-York- On Sunday John Perce tonchaJ
mere In his yacht the Sapphire. with a party
Whlcn Tnh included former Judge Alton h Parker
Jonn b. Macdonald and Judge O'Brieu
Fishing continues to occupy a good many OF
the men, TO the exclusion of almost every other
sport Rarely, II IL said. have the fish bitten
as we'll they are biting now isaac ReU
brennan is one OF the men out most frequently
he mas pretty sloop, the Naiad big enough to
accommodate comfortable party and th,
Naiad is rarely out OF commission these days
Mr.. and Mrs. Brennan are among the New
Workers who are spending the summer here
Sunday will be remembered by many visitors
as gem of a day. IL was perfect FOR SAILING
ana Tor automobtng. and apparently every one
VINO owned boat or a motor car was out i'm the
afternoon The two preceding DAYS had brought
an innux OF August visitors and the hotel has
rarely presented such an animated scene OF life
rms afternoon there "a handicap match
at the Country Club golf links an eighteen hole
meoaI play, for which MIR. Pickard. one Of the
So.tssers mere. presented the cup Several af-
lalrs are planned by the tennis players for the
near future. All the tennis that has gone on
over at the Country Club has not Injured the
! Sourts there, which. experts say. are uncom-
The armored cruiser Terror has gone out of
the haroor here, ana sailed to other waters To
tne great regret OF the young people at the Man
ueusvt ana prospect houses. The officers of
the Ierror nave attended the affairs on shore
mere WIN great regularity and they have recip-
tocated oy giving several dinners and hops on
ppard the snip TO guests at the Manhanset
House ana at the Prospect