Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
BAR HARBOR.


vern and the Louisburg, the last OF Bar
Harbor's hotels to open for the season of
1907. threw open their doors to their guests
| this week. and In common with all the
| hotels here are fast filling up. with better
bookings than for some time at this sea-
| son of year. 1t may be, is confident
| ly assured. that Bar Harbor is becoming
| an ultra-exclusive colony Of cottages, but
| at any rate the hotel element does not
propose to be crowded out for a minute,
and the various hotels are all opening
much earlier than in past summers.
Just now interest has been centering in
the plans for the annual horse show. al
| though. to be sure. 1t is rather early in
| the season to be talking about such things.
Inc horse show will be a pronounced sue
| cess this year. that needs no proof. One
| evidence Is the number of new families
this summer. all of whom will entertain
extensively, and take a prominent part
| IN all the activities while making their
| place in society. These will be pitted
| against the older exhibitors, who are grad
ually giving place in the taking of ribbons
to those who have been making entries
| only In recent years. Last year the hon
ors or the show went chiefly to Edgar
Scott. who entered the show for the first
time but who carried away the most rib
bons Of all present. prominent ex-
LioIlot ILLS year Will PROBABLY be william
A. Finlay Of Washington. president of the
Southern railway. who is a newcomer with
string Of fine horses. There will be a
number Of other exhibitors from the new
er guests, and the show will See some
warm rivalry.
At present interest Is centerine in tho
selection Of a secretary for the present
summer. Upon this official the success
or failure Of the affair very largely de-
pends w. H. N voss who was secretary
last year. Is at present in Europe. Sew
eral prominent exhibitors are mentioned
| among them Philip Livingston Of Manhat-
tan, one OF the largest exhibitors OF last
year. and Arthur D. Addison Of Washing
ton. who was secretary three years ago
Additions to the diplomatic colony this
summer will be Minister and Nine. Hauge
of Washington, who will spend the sea-
son here. They decided to spend the sum-
! mer at the lakes or at some quieter resort
| than Bar HarbOr. but finally decided to
| come for the summer months as usual.
They have taken the Moorings. on Eden
street. owned by J. j. Emery Of Manhat-
tan. and will pass the greater part of the
summer there. Other diplomatic visitors
will be the members of the Austrian en-
bassy who will have their headquarters
here this summer. as a cottage has been
leased to Baron Ambrozy for the members
Of the embassy.
The Boston Symphony players are ex-
pected within a few days to begin the
annual series of summer concerts at the
Swimming Club. This will be the third
season that Bar Harbor will have the pop
| ular Symphony players. and the presence
Of the musicians from this sterling or
chestra is greatly appreciated.
The big fleet of the Eastern Yacht Club
will be here Thursday, and there will be
festivities galore in honor Of them. The
Marblehead. after holding its annual re-
gatta Thursday, the Fourth of July This
is the chief event of the. sea son FIR boats
| Of both large and small classes in Massa-
n cot mo- nro md x;,g,. l.
by a large number of craft of all de-
signs. Friday afternoon the club set sail
and ran to Sandy bay. and today ran to
Portland harbor. where they lie off Peaks
Island tonight. They will make easy
stages Of the remainder Of the trip get
ting here some time Thursday afternoon
Sunday they will sail as far as Christ
mas cove: Monday. July 8, to Camden:
July 10, to Swans Island and Thursday to
Bar HarbOr. The cruise will wind up
with dinner and dance for the visiting
yachtsmen and their friends at the Kebo
Valley Club Thursday night when the
prizes for the various runs will be awarded
There will be many informal festivities
dinners, dances and other functions aboard
the yachts en- route. and also at the daily
stopping places by the friends of the
yachtsmen. who will shower every atten-
ton on them.
More boats than ever are taking part
in the cruise this year. partly due to
the increased interest in yachting partly
due to the valuable and artistic trophies
which have been offered. In addition to
the usual club prizes for the runs from
port to port, five special cups, ranging in
value from 500 to $1,000, have been Of
fered by members and friends of the
yachtsmen. unique fact is that one Of
these trophies Is to be given to the slow
est boat in the feet, provided she makes
all the runs and turns at all the marks.
This prize Is cup valued at $3.50, given
by gentleman outside Of the club. who
was guest on last years cruise. and
who admired the brave struggles of the
craft of older type. which had no hope
or reward. but struggled bravely against
the modern racers nevertheless. The prin-
cipal cup Is a $1,000 piece of silver. Of
handsome design. offered for the schooner
yacht making the best corrected time for
all the stops. The prize for sloops is q
$500 cup.
Arrivals during the past week have
been numbered among the hundreds. The
cottage settlement is nearly all here, and
the hotels are filing up daily. While as
yet entertaining is practically Mi, there
is very little attempt at formal entertain
ment till the middle of July most of the
social activity being crowded into the
short period from the middle of July to
the middle of September. The principal
amusements thus far have been tennis
and bathing both of which have attracted
scores of enthusiasts during the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Mclean of Wash
luSlOH were among the arrivals OF the
week. and will be among the prominent
figures in the social set this summer.
They have taken Greenwood, on Cottage
street. and will entertain extensively.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt, who
came here last week. are comfortably set
tied at Pointe d'Acldie their cottage OH
the shore. They have large model farm as
well, in which they take great pride.
Mrs Wallace Neff and Miss Nancy Nef
Of Washington are amcng the season guests
registered at the Newport House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur d. Addison of Wash
ington were among the arrivals of Friday
and will spend the summer at Rockbourne,
their cottage on the Woodbury. road. While
their cottage is being put In readiness they
are guests at the Newport.
Among the arrivals of the week was VIII
liam A. Fnlay of Washington. who has
leased the Boscobel on Upper West street
for the summer. This is Mr. Finlays first
summer at Bar Harbor, and he plans for
an enjoyable one. He has brought with
him a large number of fine horses and
will make extensive entries at the horse
show This is encouraging, for in past years
entries from Washington residents have
been few and far between.
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph c. Johnson of Wash
ingtOn. who have taken Primrose Cottage
on Mount Desert street for the summer ar
rived this week. and will spend the season
here.
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