New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-03
At THE FRONTENAC.
Motor Boat Races and annual Ball
EnerOss attention.

Frontenac N y Sept (speclaD-The frs; OF
SeptemDer's days dimnution Of the
gayety the Hotel Frontenac- Although
many guests have departed the newcomers III
their places, and few OF the NEWCOMERS %
own summer estates the beautiful islands I'll
tered through the st. Lawrence have yet lef5
them Included among the guests who have ard
rived for stay here in September the Duke o:
Newcastle, who is with Mr.. and Mrs Haley Il
Fiske; F. o. Ayres. fourth vice-p president OF the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and tts
Rev. DR.. Edwin NJ Christian of New-York
The chief features of St Lawrence gayety this
week have been the motor boat held By tho
Frontenac Yacht Club. and the annual ball at the
Frontenac. both of which achieved full measure
OF success. The ball held Tuesday evening
and the motor boat races Tuesday. Wednesday
and Thursday afternoons. Yachts, gay with flags
and streanlers. from all parts OF the St Lawrence
attended the races. and Tuesday their owners
took large house parties the Frontenac ball in
them. the vessels being Illuminated with many hued
electric lights all the nights. Among the
yachts whose owners took guests the races
were the LOtos, owned by Mayor George Hall OF
Ogdensburg; the Vesta. Commodore Lawrence. OF
the Cleveland Yacht Club; the Sport E p. Wilbur:
the Hornet, Commodore Alfred c. Bostwick. Of the
Larchmont Yacht Club; the Cherokee S H. Vande-
grift, Of New-York; the Empress. Alexander r
Peacock, OF the United States Steel Corporation:
the Louise. George c. Boldt: the Navajo. W. B.
Sherman of WATERFOWL: Helvetia II. Columbus
ODonnen Iselin. Of New-York: the ". B. W B.
the Jean. Rear Commodore Gillespie. of the From
tenac Yacht Club; the Now Then. Commodore
Iuckenbach, of New York; the Nagenoma. Senator
ford Ifton Mi3iser Of fb 1ne JhS SSy gt C
the julie, Vice-Commodore Costello. Of the Fronte-
Yacht Club.
The Calumet. the flagship Of the Frontenac Yacht
Club. with Commodore and Mrs. c. G. Emery on
board entertained all the days. on Wednes-
day the Duke of Newcastle. Mr.. and Mrs. Haley B.
Fiske F. o. Ayres the Rev DR.. Christian and Mr..
and Mrs. William Van Anden, OF Brooklyn. were
guests OF Commodore and Mrs Emery at luncheon
on the Calumet afterward going to the races Rear
Commodore r A. C Smith OF the Larcnmont Yacht
Club. with party of guests, dropped the anchor OF
his oceangoing steam yacht Privateer or the race
course on Tuesday, and afterward took his guests
TO the Frontenac ball The Privateer has been
cruising along the Maine Coasc.
The ball at the FrGptenaC was held IN the main
dining hail. which decorated with flowers ana
plants from the FrontenaC gardens. The committee
for the ball consisted OF Alfred Costello OF New
York; Frederick Frazer, of Syracuse; J. W. Friend.
of New-York; c. P. Lyon, of New-YOrk: n: 3.
Romig, OF Auburn: A Campbell Smidt: William
Sheldon. Of Auburn: Clarence Peacock. OF New
York; benjamin Griffin. OF New-York G H Tango
man. of Brooklyn; Z. b. Frost of New-fork. and
S. n. Cook.
All of the departing guests are returning home ~
way of Montreal and Quebec, and enjoying tns
superb scenery which the boat trip down the =
Lawrence gives on days Journey. which includes
shooting the rapids