New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-01
Southampton Sees
Beach Guards Win
Battle With Shark
ooter Comes Ashore
and Is Killed With Oars:
Seegers Entertain With
''1railing Organ Melody


SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 3l.-A large
blue-nose shark, discovered 200 yards
off the beach, caused a commotion
among the bathers here this morning.
The big fish, which was the second of
its kind to appear this season, and
within period of one week, became
entangled in a fishing net and made a
big disturbance.
When the life savers. Fred Lundholm.
Bob Arveidson and Fridolf Kolm.
reached the spot in lifeboat they
found the fish almost exhausted, but as
Trey put out an oar to engage it's
mouth, the captive broke the blade with
its teeth The men finally subdued it
with blows from the remaining oars.
and then brought Soutnampton's --latest
arrival to shore, where it was view by
the summer colony.
Bathers Ignore Shark
Many residents were present at the
beach and in spite of the shark lying
upon the sands they enjoyed the bath
ing in the sea, which was unusually
calm.
Among those at the beach were James
w. Gerard, Dallas Bache Pratt, Mr.. and
Mrs. James l.. Breese, Mrs. 2. "A. VAL
entine, Mr.. and Mrs William f. Cham
bers, Mr.. and Mrs. William NJ Fleitman
jr, Frank Horne, George Dixon jr,
Harry Sproul, Warren Curtis, Mrs
James Parrish Lee, Mrs John Wolfe,
Antoine J. NJ. Lefevre, Miss Charlotte
Potter, Perry Pease, Edward Van
Ingen, Miss Helen Pease, Miss Jean
Potter. Lytteton Fox, Charles G.. Shaw
and Mrs. Stuart Davis
The tennis committee of the Meadow
Club, composed of Lyttleton Fox, chair
man. and James Parrish Lee, Louis du
Pont Irving, Walter L. Niles and W. w.
Hoppin, announces that Mile. Suzanne
Lcnglcn, who is to play at the club on
Labor Day. will take part in both
singles and doubles matches. The first
match Will start at o'clock, and the
admission to the public will be $3.50,
with a reduction of 81 for members
and summer subscribers of the club
The gate receipts will be turned over
to the fund for devastated France
Mrs. James L. Barclay gave a lunch
con yesterday at Breakers Ahead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dana gave q
luncheon at the Shinnecock Hills Golf
Club Mr.. and Mrs. John Berwind also
entertained at luncheon at the club.
Mr.. and Mrs W Albert Pease jr.,
Mrs. Patty Pease and Perry Pease,
who have been here all of August, re-
turned to-day to Beth Page, their
summer home in Hampstead
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Dix, who have
been visiting Mrs. Dix's parents, MI.
and Mrs. Howard Townsend, at Hope
land, returned to-day to Mount Kisco.
Seege1s Play at Fair Lawn
Colonel and Mrs. Robert Means
Thompson invited friends to Fair Lawn
this afternoon to hear Constance and
Charles Seeger play their trailing
music Mr.. and Mrs. Seeger have been
motoring across the country from the
Pacific Coast, carrying a trailer, in
which they are now living at Shinne-
cock Hills. They also carry small
organ, on which Mr.. Seeger a brother
Of the poet Alan Seegar, plays accom-
paniments for his wife's violin music
Miss Florence Johnson and Henry f.
Coe jr. have been declared by belated
returns to be the winners OF the prizes
offered in the mixed foursome tomb
stone tournament. played at the Shin
necock Hills Golf Club last Sunday
afternoon.
Dinners viii be given at the SHINE
cock Hills Golf Club Friday night by
Mr.. and Mrs. Ten Brock Terhune, Mr..
and Mrs. William Fleitman jr. and
Miss Ruth Mo1lar