New-York tribune., 1907-08-18
Many Thou sand Visitors Drawn
to the River ST. Lawrence.

Fvontenac. y. /. Aug. i (SpeciaD.-In point
e Of stten6ance the week Just closing has ecpsed
!. the same period Of last years most successful
season. and hotels are taxed 70 the utmost 'to
accommodate the crowds Of tourists end regular
summer visitors to this Venice of America" ."
Several big affairs served TO draw people to the
Thousand Islands this week. and all through the
.5lcnth q varied programme will entertain the
arriving throngs Last Tuesday Lieutenant
Governor l. 8. Chanler addressed the annual
meeting Of the New York State Grange at Thou
sand Island Park. and greeted by q large
audience from all parts of the country j o
Fadlev master OF TIE New Hampshire State
Grange. WAS another speaker Il is estimated
that fully twelve thousand persons were on
Thousand Island Park for Grange Day. incoming
excursions bringing thrOngs Of transients. Base
ban every day of the week, continuing until
August % is another feature OF river life here
which interests many of the visitors. The IN
te-narional Baseball League OF the st Lawrence
River was organized in June and includes i'm
,,ortanr local teams from Northern New YORK
the new hall park
ON Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday of this
week the big contest in national motor boat
circles the Gold Challenge Cup races of the
American Power Boat Association took place
at Chippewa Bay. Among the entries were the
1OllpNlnE bDalS ONfltO Gs NEW loAhtAT- ~
Long IL George s Hasbrouck; the Delawanna,
Nav Irwin the actress. and the Stranger. Com
Y1odore T. O. Bourne The course was thirty
miles or twice around the Chippewa Yacht Club
survey.
commodore Bourne's racer won tn. Emery
t,t,p race held at the FronteTac Yacht Club:
J. p Giilesp1e's NiEgt-trois, of Pittsbutg. came
ia second. and 4. r. Peacock's Pirate, OF Pitts
burg third.
Following the motor boat races. in the even
tnS brilliant yacht pageant and display Of
fireworks held at Hotel Frontenac Led by
Nfce-Corlmoaore Alfred Costeilo's julie the dec
GRATED yachts circled in front Of Frontenac
island 10 the strains OF orchestra stationed
in the waterfront pavilion The festivities
LASTED two hours, after which a reception was
held ar the Fronrenac Yacht Club house, at which
many society leaders from various cities were
present Aracng the yachts participating in the
illuminated parade the julie, the Rebemar,
owned by James Wood Friend. of Pittsburg; the
Cherokee, s. II. Nandergrift, Of Pittsburg; the
Charlietta Fred Fraser. OF Syracuse; the Bah
be. Walter Green. of Utica: the Rex, George f.
Benson OF Montreal: the Niagara, G. II. Hum
Threys. of New York: the Amorita, J. H Hands.
OF New York. the Clara r. E r. Scudoer, Of
New York. and the Stanley II, ]. c. Williams.
or New YORK.
Commodore Frederick c. Bourne and family
were present at the races on board their yacht
the Scat Other spectators included Thomas a.
Gillespie, Of Pittsburg; Commodore c. HI En-
f!ss of Brooklyn: II. ". Williams, OF Brooklyn;
= H Peacock. OF Pittsburg: Gilbert It. Rafferty,.
of pitisburg, and Sir William Macdonald of
Montreal
Mrs r s. Kennedy w. J. Nicely, AIR. and Mrs.
J r. Palmer. j. Roy Allen. MIR. and Mrs. III. A.
Bartlett and Edward Noble comprise a party Of
Manhattan folk at Hotel Columbian this week
DR.. and Mrs. j. r. SuczvelI, of New York are
etayine in Clayton
The annual lawn party for the benefit of the
Clayton Boys Club Will take place this year az
Woronocc Lodge. the summer hone of Charles
Terry. OF New York
Colonel Charles F. Homer OF New York is at
2n1and Frontenac.
II. ana Mrs. A. r. Jordan and c. r. Fletcher