The New York herald., 1922-06-04
COUNTRY HOTELS AND COTTAGES FILLING UP RAPIDLY
Thousand Islands
Long Program
of Sport Epents
Golf, Polo, Tennis TOurna-
ments and Motor Boat
Races Announced.

Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
season at the Thousand Islands opened
last week, when the hotels were filled
over Memorial Day. after which many
returned to their homes. But the tour
lists are steadily arriving and each night
finds hotel accommodations pretty well
taken. The Board of Trade has been
doing much of late to induce automo-
bilists to visit the Islands and their ef-
fort is proving profitable. Much work
has been done on the hotels and other
properties during the spring which will
add greatly to the comfort of summer
visitors.
C. Leveret Hayden OF New York. sec
retary of the Thousand Islands Yacht
Club. has arrived at his summer hume
and Is busily engaged with matters at
the club house, where the cafe and res
taurant have been opened. Saturday
July I, the first dance Of the season will
be given to continue on Wednesday and
Saturday evenings throughout The sum-
rner. There will be special music for
Sunday afternoon tea at o'clock. Sail
ing and motor boat races will be an
nounced later in the season. The Ladies
Welcome Club card parties will be held
every Wednesday evening from July 5.
From July 81 to August the annual
tennis tournament will be held. On
August 10 the annual meeting takes
place. On August 5 comes the tennis
ball. with presentation of prizes. August
IS the annual club luncheon is sched-
uled and August % the Ladies Welcome
Club tea.
From August 81 to 26 the Junior ten
mis- tournament takes place. August 25
is the date of the annual yacht club ball.
Motion pictures will be shown each Mon
day evening beginning July g.
The golf tournament will be held from
August to IL inclusive at the Thousand
Islands Country Club. The polo tourna-
ment will be held at the Thousand ISL
ands Polo Club field August IL to 26
inclusive. The polo club promises to be
very active and will have some of the
best matches ever played on the polo
The following clubs have signifed
their intention of sending one or more
teams: The Third United States Cavalry
from Fort Ethan Allen. the Montreal and
Toronto clubs of Canada and the Buff
falo Country Club of Buffalo. There Is
a chance that teams from Myopia Hunt
and Dedham Country and Polo clubs OF
present stablirg accommodations can be
made to take care of six teams.
The wisdom Of A. Graham Miles OF
New York city in making the annual
tourna nent an invitation one is becom-
ing moro apparent as the interest in polo
increases. The playing of the Thousand
Islands team at Toronto last season
helped polo a great deal in the Canadian
city and the sport has been greatly
enjoyed at the islands
Among those who have taken boxes
for the season are +. NJ. Bacon. George
G.. Boldt, Jr., Frederick Conde. John Dc
vine, James II. Dawes. William III.
Downey, p NJ. Everets, T. A. and It. H.
Gillespie, Mrs. Carrie Hasbrouck. George
S. Hasbrouck, w. Langdon Hayden,
Markell. A. Graham Miles. A. o. Miller,
Mrs. S. S. McClelland. Andrew Mclean,
j. Norris Oliphant, Mr.. Frederick G.
Penfield, E. b. Rubsamen. r. b.
Struassberger, J. B. Taylor and Peter
Young.
Many OF the islands residents are ar
riving at their summer homes and have
them opened for the summer. Among
those from New York city who have
alreaSY arrived are c. /. Hayden. Mrs.
Carrie 8. Hasbrouck. A. Graham Miles.
Mrs. g. S. McClelland, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ewing Rafferty,, c.. Douglas Miller and
T. III. Wheeler.
Motor boat racing is TO be very popu-
lar and 1t is expected that some of the
fastest boats In the world will compete
during the season. The regatta con-
-mittee of the Thousand Islands Yacht
Club have this in hand and will leave
nothing undone TO make 1t success.
The Thousand Island House and the
Crossmoon bath, under the management
of William II. Warburton, opened May
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