New-York tribune., 1910-07-20
DAY OFF FOR YACHTING
Tub Races and Water Sport,
Fill Up the Gap.
WOMEN THRONG THE CLUB
Sham Battle and Illumination ~
Boats Adds Spice at
Larchmont.

The Larchm9nt 42cnt CIuD took a 6av A.
vesrreday from IT'S week Of strenuous "a
and entertained It's women friends -rt..
fancy swimming, tub races and other r1fs
but interesting diversions The god wac
looks out for the weather seemed TO knor,
that IL was ladies day at the club ara
furnished charming blue skies until a5ous
o'clock In the afternoon. when he sudde,tr
made up his mind that there were n,
many women about and sent down a show
er,that drove them scurryfng TO cover
I.archnont's 10Y bay never looked pres-.,
than IL did yesterday There were score,
of steam yachts, brilliant with futterfnr
code flags; motor boats darted about Ike
bright colored water bugs, and few sailisr
Yachts showed their white wings against tfa
skv. There we're oceans OF tea On ths
clubhouse veraadas for guests WHO were
tired OF looking on the blue waters os trs
ocean. and everybody was happy.
The water sports began with a one-n,le
handicap race between four swimmers aus
as the course was at seventy-hve yards tss
women could see il comfortably from their
seats on the green slopes OF the esuo
grounds, where aquatic conversation Ike
srNhy. he doesn't swim with his legs az al.
that's the new stroke. I suppose" a1I
what makes him swim with his NOUN
open, like a porpoise?" ?" mingled with discus
sions about tube gowns and how hard II q
to Ioeep servants in suburban places.
It was the novice swimming race for
sons of club members that evoked tlls
most enthusiasm, however Everybody
knew the boys. and yells Of go Il. South
wick - and Good for you. Duffy; you'll ge,
'ernr :" split the atmosphere Southwicx
won.
There. were a dozen contests in all. and
the ones that furnished the most arnuse-
ment were the harlequin race, in which the
contestants wore skirts. and the obstacle
canoe race, where the crews jumped out
at the crack Of a pistol and climbed back
into the boat. This contest was won by w.
w. Swan, who sails the sender yacht Joy
atts IN the races. and his partner. II. Mute
ON signal from the flagship Garcia al
the yachts in the harbor were illuminated
as one Just after dark These Included
Commodore F. u wilson's Sumida. Com
| modore Jesse Metcalf's Felicia Commodors
s. n. Whitaker's uys, Commodore
Charles Sweeney's Emeitne and ex-cOm-
modore Wilson Marshalrs Levanter- All
| dressed ship
Ar night the marine feature was sham
1
tain Morton w Smith The red met the
bIua navy off Greacen's Rock in a battle
/ of torches. while the searchlights from the
yachts in the harbor played on tAein- All
| the Yachts gave a brilliant fireworks dis
play at $50 on signal from the nagsAl7
/ Garcia
| Among those noticed during the DAY 9H
the lawn or in the clubhouse were:
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Commodore Harry-L- Maxwell. Rear Com
modore and Mrs Rudolph Schaefer, Fleet
| Captain and Mrs. Morton Wistar Smith.
Harry F. Lippitt, John F. LoveJoS' Eeois'
| Mallory Pynehon. the Misses Pynchon,
Commodore Francis NJ Wilson, Ainsley "
! Oakley. Addison C. Hanan, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. H w. Johnston. Mr. and Mrs James y
S,arkrnan, w. Butler Duncan. lr, New
| bury D. Thorn. Lawrence W DaTr' AE'
/ and Mrs l. G. Spence N D. Weir. Nr
and Mrs A.. Bryan Alley. CommodoTT,e
| F'rv Mr.. and Mrs. A D. Fly, CoHlmodore
| Charles Sweenv. Frank Bovine Jones, 4.
q. S. Noble. F. S. Noble. R. A MONKS. e5-
| Commodore a. H Alker, George scott X
/ s Punk. William Gardner, Mr.. and MS
1 P l.. Howard, William B. Jenkins. =; :.
| DueI, Clifford d. Mallory, Mr.. and Ms.
Charles p TSYgsG gis61 EasaT aTarsnan coo- Con
dore ]. G. Neafe Whitaker, Ralph ;.
! Townsend. Colonel Francis L LeianGt Z
/ f Dickinson IT., R. y. Bavier, NJ b.
Pendas and \. D. Truesdale-
! The summary OF the water sports 1oi-
| lows:
/ Long distance swim. one mile thandicap
/ Won oy L. B Goodwin, New YORK 4 Y.
/ (scratch) James II. Riley, second; J r MALI
/ ley, third Time. 25:2s.
/ swimming race CT5 yards. for sons Of mem
/ bers)-Won by y SOuthwicl; H Flint, secoEd.
/ J. Duffy third J. Alley. fourth Time. O:9S 20
/ Tub race final heat)-Won by J. Nestre'
I A King. second. Time, Las 20
Swimming race. $50 yards handicap
! by F D. Bamman. New York swimming Asso-
! ciattpn; Eugene Kelly, New York A. e. sec,
| ord; Harold Smyrk, third; Cedar @SG
| Street Y NJ c. A. disqualified
! Sack race GO yards)-Won by j A RddGy'
s Cedar second; E T McGovern. tnlra-
swimming race u5O yards. for sons Of mem
/ bers)-Won by A. Southwiclx. ] Flint second'
j. Alley, third Time. 2:26 -.
Fancy high diving (eleven entriesl-NOz oy
| al points,: F. Mullen. third (T012 points,
Swimming 1900 yards): handicap-Won on ~
C. Hazer; J. Esselborn. second; L. B GoodWin.
third Time. i:31 2-5-
Harlequin raCe-Won by J. A RUGBY l.
King second: Eugene Kelly third.
Canoe race G5 yards)-Won BY W W SNa4
and H Vulte; kitching and EalSSead, seCSH~'
Chatrerton and Norton. third Time, $50 %
Referee-C,aptain Matthew P Halpin- St4Etpp
E Giannini. Judges-Robert c Karninsrsl - =
O. Daubold and NJ b Kaesobe- Clerks or cSu-SS
S T Mahoney. Paul Pilgrim and pr > a :.
Breen. Timers-otto wohle. Rooert S'o" 1--