Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-03
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In Hgnt, cnatly arucle, Illustrated
with over two dozen photographs in the
current Broadway, Captain James Colling
Summers has number of new and inter-
esting things to say about yaehting-the
multi-miHionaires supreme luxury. Incl
dentally he PORTS to Astor Cup day as the
all important occasion in the social world.
Regarding the gathering of the clans at
Newport he has this to say: August is
the month when the rich yachtsmen of
the Atlantic seaboard are en- fete, for 1t
is then that the red cross on the blue
the pretty pennant of the New York
Yacht club--premier yachting organization
of America-fies for two weeks or more
from the trucks of the finest fleet of
steam and sailing craft In American wa
ters.
Newport is the social goal for which
all hands set sail Those who have al
ready established themselves at their sum
mer homes in that delightful city by the
sea board with their yachts at Newport
and steam west in time to be at the rem
devious In Glen Cove harbor when the
cruise begins And an impressive sight it
Is, this mastering of the pick of the fleet
in that picturesque bay sheltered by the
green-clad Hampstead hills.
"But 1t is at the New York Yacht club
station on the morning Of the Astor cup
race-and Of the kings cup race, usually
sailed on the following day-that the real
mastering of the smart set and theirs
guests takes place, while they are embark
ing in the swift launches that convey
them to the waiting yachts In the harbor,
may be seen the John Jacob Astors, the
Cornelius Vanderbilts, the William X.
vanderbilts Juniors, the August Belmonts,
Henry H. Rogers, with party of Stand
ard Oil friends bound for the KanaWha;
Henry Walters and the Pembroke Joneses,
with jolly throrg going to the Narada.
| j. Pierpont Morgan is off to the Corsair
! with few friends; William b. Leeds
/ takes his guests to the Mona; Elbridge
T. Gerry, probably with the governor of
Rhode Island and the mayor of Newport
included in his party, is bound for the
| Electra e. HI. Hartman Of the Sultana;
Pliny Fish of the Rambler; r. A. G.
Smith of the Privateer; Fred T. Adams
Of the Sachem; Miss Jennings of the Tus-
carora; Mrs. Lucy Carnegie of the Dun
geness, and Morton +. Plant of the Vene-
tia, each with launch load or two of
| guests,
Here are gathered together some of the
| best known men and women of America,
and the scene at Newport is always one
of animation. An Astor Cup day crowd is
one of the sights of America"
One of the most striking features of
the September McClure's is George Ken
mans brilliant article on conditions in
San Francisco. His story of how Schmitz
and Ruef acquired an autocratic control
of the city. of how they introduced cor
ruption and graft into every department
of municipal government, and of how
three honest men led fight for reform
which overthrew one of the most scam
laI& .f frty fc fnl In a
unusually able and convincing manner.
Professor Hugo Munsterberg contributes
an extremely interesting article on the
psychological value of testimony, and the
need of expert psychological examination
of witnesses. The third installment of the
Orchard story tells of the attempts to
assassinate Governor Peabody, the killing
of Detective Gregory and the blowing
up of the Independence depot. George
X. Turner supplements this remarkable
human document with an article on THE
Actors and Victims in the Tragedies. :"
The Christian Science history takes up
the beginning of Mrs Eddy's career III
Boston and the death of Asa Gilbert Eddy,
who, his wife declares, was done to death
by mesmerism from .arsenical poisoning,
mentally administered" Carl Schurz
writes with his usual distinction of the
battle of Missionary Ridge. DR.. Woods
Hutchinson contributes a revolutionary
article on diet reform. entitled Poison
Foods" showing why the attempts of the
vegetarians and humanitarians to elm
mate animal food from our diet must
inevitably fail
There is not poor story in this num-
ber. "The Weaver's Son." by Percival
Gibbon, is a tale of hotrblooded youth
combating the narrow but scrupulous ira
ditions of a straight-laced evangelical
community. "The Bray of the M. f. H."
is a delightful hunters yarn, told with
much spirit and humor Myra Kelly
contributes one of her best east side
stories, and Mrs. Cutting writes of one
of the tragi-comedies of domestic life with
exceptional delicacy and feeling. ''Thad's
Watchers" by George Allan England, is
a brief realistic study of some of the
big facts of life. told with great power.
The art in the number includes some
unusually good drawings by Hatherell.
Glackens. Alice Barber Stevens and Birch.