The New York herald., 1921-07-03
Water Sports at
BuzzardS Bay
Yachting, Motor Boat and
Swimming Contests to Be
Held on Independence Day.

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
BUzzARDs BAY, Mass. July AT
Onset Bay Grove, at the head of Buz-
yards Bay, where the crowds flock on
Sundays and holidays. big features will
be made on Independence Day OF water
sports, yachting, motor boat and swim
ming contests. Prizes of Twenty-Five
loving cups and sixty-six gold. silver
and bronze medals are offered. The
fifteen foot Herreshoff one design boats
will race in the afternoon. following the
motor boats that are to start at 1
o'clock. with prospect that numerous
of the Beverly Yacht Club fifteen footers
will participate. Early entrants OF boats
include those Of one time Mayor Stewart
Mcleod of Brockton, Daniel Coakley of
Boston and Francis Washburn in this
race. In the motor boat races all so
far entered are more than twenty mile
speeders, including those of A. w. Waite
of Newton, Jimmy Garland of Bay
End Farm, Buzzards Bay. the young
man who refused the Inheritance of
$4,000, 900 from two directions, who In
dulges in water speed craft occasionally.
and Woodbury. Lewis of Boston. Other
features will be brass band music,
swimming contests for men and women,
running races boat carnival in the eve
ming and the dedication Of the new roof
off Bay View Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Thayer of Eliza
beth, N. j., are guests of friends In the
Bridgewaters. Mrs. Charles Bartling,
actress. from New York. has arrived at
her cottage in Onset Bay Grove. Mr..
Bartling. who is on the Pacific coast
with New York company. will join her
there later. Merrill l.. Greeley of New
Haven, Conn. is visiting his parents,
DR.. and Mrs. L. L. Greeley. at Whitman
Mr.. Merrill has been making an auto
mobile tour of the north shore of Massa-
chusetts. Mrs. Harry Tower and son.
Bertram, of Maplewood, N. j., have been
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Churchill
at West Bridgewater. j. Clinton Cow
ard, from Brooklyn. brother of Niles
Coward Of that city, has arrived at
North. Easton. Miss Mabel w. Doten of
Montclair N. j., is at Pleasant street.
Plymouth, for the summer.
Mrs. Mary Lane is seriously Ill at
Marion. Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdinand Lane
of New York are with her. Samuel
Rothermel of Brooklyn has been visit
Wareham. Charles p. Sawyer of New
York oity 10 with his sisters at Wareham
Narrows Village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stillwell Nevius and Miss
Jane Nevius Of New York motored from
New York for a two weeks stop at
Rochester.
Miss NJ u. Weiss of New York has
been the guest Of Mr. and Mrs. George
Priest at Pembroke. Miss Grace Ham,
lin OF Washington is at her old home. at
whitman, on Blake street. Clifford
Crooker of New York Is stopping with
friends at Holbrook.
Mrs. William ]. Reartion OF Abingdon
has gone to New York to remain for
awhile with her daughter, Sister Mary
Regina. thence going to Memphis to
visit another daughter. Sister Mary
Emma.
Miss Julia Kerr of Elisabeth, N. J.,
and Mrs. NJ. Maurice of East Norwalk.
Conn. are with house party OF friends
at the Walter b. Snow cottage at Me-
ganset Beach, Falmouth. The other
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Snow include
Miss Marion Knowlton. Mrs. Harold
Fitch of New York, Mrs. william
Duguid of Philadelphia. Mrs. Walter s.
Adens and Miss Frances Faunce.
Joseph c. Lincoln, the Cape Cod novel;
list; Mrs. Lincoln and son. Joseph s.
Lincoln. from New York. have been
stopping with Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Mulliken at onset Bay Grove on their
way TO their summer homo at Chat
ham.
Mrs. ]. Perry Seward OF New York is
occupying her cottage on the Shore
road, in Bourne, for a few wseks during
the earlier portion Of the season. and II
will be taken later by Seth l.. Martin
and family OF Brookllne.
Mrs. NJ. Gerhardt of New York Is al
the cottage Of Miss Fanny Handy al
Cataumet. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Ward of Jersey City also are at Catau-
met.