New-York tribune., 1908-03-15
YACHTING APLENTY.
Pennants No1C Flying on FLORIDA
East Coast.

St Augustine, Fla, March 1l-Last week the
automobile races at Ormond drew many VISITOR
from this city. and others came up from PAIN
Beach and Miami ito see the cars go by Ihe
Yacht races here were unusually interesting. Golf
ers have their hour in the morning When every
one goes to the club house
large bridge tournament begun IN the -FOUR
hundred rotunda of the Ponce de Leon during
the week is still in progress. Mr and Mrs W. H.
T,Iv Of New York City, al the Alcazar, with
their daughter, Mrs. Benjamin Griffin and her
daughter Miss Matorie Smyhe Brigadler Cen
arsI William H Bissbee Z s. \. (retired), is also
a guest of that hotel, with his sister, Mrs Mary
smith and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Smith, Woon-
socket r I Brigadier General John E summers
L s A (retired) with his daughter Miss SUM
nlers. IS also at the Alcazar-
Mrs A Mackey-Srnith, wife Of the CoadJu1or
Risbop Of Philadelphia with her twin daughters
the Misses Mackey-smith, and Miss Curtin came
nm from Orrnond on Tuesday TO finish their Visit
here and are the Ponce de Leon
The Yacht races for the commodore cup, pre-
sented bv Commodore E. S. Renwick, Of New York
cir, will he sailed this week and next week there
vfu be a series of five races. Next week the an
nual tournament for the St Augustine cups VIII
he held on the links Of the St Augustine Gof CIun-
CaDtain f. A. Hinman, L D A teured1 WIN
Mrs Hinrnan gave d delightful excursion TO
the cabin this week at Ormond Beach a
number OF the guests Of the Hotel ormond are
going in the ocean about noon each day Auto
mobiles and carriages make frequent trips TO New
cr,,-rra 10 visit the ruins of the old Spanish
chapel now the property of Washington Conner,
of New York City.
Palm Beach is still the mecca Of hundreds OF
visitors v.ho arrive daily many limiting their visit
IN few days while others are here for the motor
boat races and carnival TO be held on Lake Worth.
The golf ball held in the crimson dining room OF
tho breakers was a beautiful function The room
was converted into bower of magnolia, bamboo
and palm leaves. Garden parties given beneath the
cocoanut palms proving delightful diversions
Among those entertaining al the HOuseboat was
Mrs Oakleigh ThoTue, who acted as host IN honor
of the eighteenth anniversary OF her daughter 5
birthday. Among her guests were Mrs Henry M
r-I.r,er Mrs Andrew Anderson and Miss Smet-
Trrs+ Mrs H McVicar, Miss Roelker Mrs. Fred
Starrv. s. I. schoonmaker and William Thaw.
Imam Gage and Mrs Seward Webb are late ar
rivals at the ROYAL Ponciana
Never has Biscayne Bay and the mouth OF the
Miami River been go picturesque with houseboats
I'D ,rachts Flying the pennant Of the New York
YACHT club are the Huntress, the Edris and the
bonita The houseboat saramar, the power boat
r,Jnaar W the steam yachts Wayfarer and Mag
rorf, the auxiliary schooner Whm and the Ma
rama the Savalo, the Lois and the Iris are among
the others
Mrs f A TwombIey Of New York City. recent
=, took Mrs. Austin Corbin up the Miami River to
General LaGTeuce's famous orange grove anu I4'9
vflds Of the Everglades
With several golf courses golf ls the most popu-
lar sport al Nassau. although conditions are per
fact for all sorts Of water sports. sea oathlng'
cruising and visits 10 the sea Islands occupy 1he
those not interested in the gutta percha sphere
.r,orr the late arrivals the Hotel Colonial are
Rear Admiral James II. Forsythe and Mrs For
rsvthe Mrs Helfenstein Mrs. Henry McCornlch'
Mis- Mccormick Miss Scheil. Mrs. D. Haldenlan.
Miss F4aldenaan and Mrs Gross OF Harrisburg.
- NJ and Mrs John p. ArchIbold, Mrs. NJ. NJ.
van E--en and MI and Mrs Il. c. Grae., Of
New York Cita.