New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-21
WATER SPORTS
FILL THE DAY
AT LARCHMONT
Swimming Races and
Goose Chases SubSti-
tute for Yachting.

! IL the weather had been made 70 or
der yesterday it would not have suited
the officers and members of the Larch-
mont Yacht Club. better for the third
day of Race Week." which is always
devoted to the women guests of the
club and to the water sports.
( No prettier marine picture could be
imagined than when, at noon, the hun
dred or more yachts at anchor in the
picturesque harbor dressed ship" the
brilliant display of code flags of every
hue swapping in the breeze from the
tall masts of the schooners, sloops and
steam yachts.
( In the afternoon while band played
on the clubs broad piazza the fair
guests, seated on the lawn which slopes
down to the sea wall, enjoyed the
aquatic sports managed by Butler Whit
i ing and James d. Sparkman. They
were all closed events, open only to
visiting yachtsmen, amateur crews,
members and their guests.
| The feature of the afternoon was a
rowing race for amateur crews belong
ing to the yachts that have raced dur
ing race week. Harry Payne Whitney's
crew, consisting OF c. Shields, j.
/ Shields and C. Parsons, from the
| Barbara, one of the "fifties," was the
winner. The women's swimming race
was won by Miss McGeachin, with Miss
Dean second.
Those present included:
Commodore James Is. Ford, Vice
Commodore John Proctor Clark, Rear
/ Commodore II. D. Wilton. (. Walter
/ Clarke, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis NJ. Will
son. Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Wilcox. Mr..
/ and Mrs. Horace f. Boucher. Mr.. and
Mrs Butler Whiting, Mr.. and Mrs. h.
B. Whiting, Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Lee,
B Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Schaefer, George
". Scott, James ID. Sparkman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edmund Fish, Miss B. L. Hunter,
DR.. and Mrs. W. +. Billiard, MIR. and
Mrs. Gherardi Davis, J. r. Johnson,
Robert Monks, William Z. Iselin. Mr..
and Mrs. Adrian Iselin, jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. T. J. McCahill, Mr.. and Mrs. G..
/ +. Hill. Mr.. and Mrs. +. II. Henderson.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Harrison. Mr.. and
Mrs. R. Z. jennings, Mr.. and Mrs; j.
| def. Junken, Mr.. and Mrs. K. II. John
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Enrol Kerr, Miss
Beth Kerr, Miss Kerr, Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. J. Keogh. Mr.. and Mrs. W. Kenne dy,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. van der H. Koch, Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Kane, Mr. and Mrs. /. II.
Lowerre, Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Lowerre,
. Mr.. ana MIS-. II. y. l4lLCulAtlut W. hliN
Mrs. F. L. Durland, Mr.. and Mrs. Ha-
zen Morse, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Morgan,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford ID. Mallory, Count
c. S. Mankowski. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Oler. Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford c. Pierson,
MIR. an, Mrs. c. ". Pinckney.
The summary Of the water sports
follows:
swimming race for members' sons tsiIi'en years
aud urderl-Won by Hicks; Kane second
Summing race fo- ucmher8' SOUS and friends
twenty years and underl-Won by smith; Mmney
Reisy race three man crew; crew 10 DO the ,ctua
amateur racing crew Of yacht competing IN "a, :
vcckj-Won by the Bafbara crew &C.. Shields j.
ThTee- legged swimming obstacle race-Won By
Hicks and Manney. 49,, =, ,,,,.,.
second 80. -, ,,. 1,-, 90.
Oud. 49,, - Il, . ..,.., W..
by swan Citing Smith and Ford
"Uar,cduia race-won b. Dudley Foster; Donald
M,Gfactliu. second.
,oose chase-Won By Jack Alley:
W1mcu's race-Won by Miss McGeachin; MIS-
Dean second