New-York tribune., 1920-07-25
speosa, Dispatch to The 7~so~ns

ALEXANDRIA BAY, N. Y, July "a
The week has been notable for the
number of small, informal parties given
by the members of the Thousand
Islands Yacht Club, and pleasant in
cident of the week was the picnic which
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Gillespie gave
to about fifty guests. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gillespie arrived Saturday, and are at
their home on Eastwood Island.
The height of the season in social
activities will arrive during the COM
ing fortnight, when there will be
several tournaments going at the same
Thousand Islands Polo tournament
on August Ia. This event always as
sembles numerous house parties in all
the villa colony homes. Word was re-
Gently received by the Polo Club that
six or seven polo players will arrive
from Montreal to play in the tourna-
ment. Included among these players will
be j. A.. Acer, F. NJ. Beardmore, H. B.
McDougall. General McCuaig, w. R.
Miller A. E. Oglivie, G. l.. OgiIvie and
J. c. Watson. The Montreal players
and those from other cities who will
arrive for the tournament will, in all
houseboat La Duchess, belonging to Mr..
and Mrs. A. Graham. Miles. La Duchess
will be anchored near the Thousand
Islands Country Club. in order to be
convenient to the polo fields located
beyond the Country Club on Wellesley
Island.
Toronto teams will be entered, but
their personnel has not been an
nounced. 1t is also expected that the
and William A. Hazard, of the Polo
Association. who are "the fathers of
polo" in this country, expect to be
present during the tournament.
Motor Boat Races Postponed
The Thousand Islands Yacht Club
motor boat Challenge cup races. at
first scheduled for August II, IL and
l5, have been postponed to August %,
20 and 27, owing to the delay in the
completion of three of the boats which
will be in the races. The Syndicate
boat, also new craft, belonging to
Commodore Ralph Subway, of Buffalo,
and his Arab II, and Miss Toronto II,
owned by James S. Erricson, of To-
ronto, will be ready for the races at
the postponed date. There also will be
displacement and V-bottom races.
The first golf tournament Of the
season starts the first Monday in
August, lasting through the week. The
personnel of the golf committee is
made up almost exclusively Of cham
pions of this sport. They are: J. La
ROGUE Anderson, chairman, who Is the
Islands Country Club; Frank l.. Brig
ham, George C. Boldt jr., A. Graham
Miles, Lee NJ. Rumsey, Mrs. w. Fellowes
Morgan, Mrs. J. Larocque Anderson,
Samuel Dalzell and Grant Allen Pea
cock. The last four named persons are
all golf champions and Mrs. Anderson
has held the woman's championship of
the Thousand islands Country Club for
the last six years.
Following close on the heels Of the
golf tournament will be the annual
tennis tournament, which will be
played on the Yacht Clubs courts, and
starts August 9, closing August IA. The
tennis committee is composed of expert
tennis players. including George E.
Mclean. chairman; W. Langdon Hay
den. Edward A. Pitcairn, George c.
Boldt, Jr., and j. Sidney Hammond.
is August u and the annual club
luncheon is August IS, while the
Ladies' Welcome Club will give their
tea on the afternoon Of August 20.
Many Sojourners Arrive
Mrs. Robert A. Osborne has as her
guests on the houseboat Arcadia,
Mrs. N. 2. Howell, of Newark, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick H. Tillinghast, and Mrs.
Marguerite Washington. Mr. Osborne,
who spent last week at the Thousand
Islands, has returned to his New York
home for time.
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Dewart, who
spent last week in New York attend
ing the yacht races, have returned and
are at their cottage, Bella Vista. Mr.
and Mrs. j. j. Watson jr., of Locust