The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-08
BATTLE FLEET OF
 UNITED STATES WEARS NEWPORT
Biggest Boom in Business Since Watering Place
 Became Popular
BY FRANK MURPHY lIfnlAa.sl Rnnaa AAnM GtnnnnanAnalAn


 Newport, R. May s-Pros- pority rode toward this interna. tionally.f famous watering place to. day on the decks of the United States battle feet.
 Approach of tho Armada for tho first time in several years is the big item in an alroady-apparon'
 boom which the oldest citizen say
 will be the biggest since the turn of the goth century.
 Co.featuring a summon of success. sivo spectacles will bo renewal of that ancient yachting classic tho America's cup races. To round out tho most active season within recent memory there will be tho Astor, Kings and Newport cup races, tho cruise of the New York Yacht club fleet, the Newport Casi. no Tennis tournament, dog and flower sh vs, and socials too many to enumsrate.
 One important figure in the ox- traordinary vacation. program mentioned 10000, 900 with New port nonchalance when asked to appraise the loom in cold cash. He estimated that the 60,000 men and 10000 officers of the fleet, to bc anchored off here much of tho time from June to September, will spend nearly $b00,000 a week. The enlarg- ed summer colony will leave mer- chants q tremendous sum, and | ire spending ia looked for from the thousa nds who como to view tho emn war and the international anuhtlnss aAFsn nnafiftAn Conservative estimates said tho city's normal 30,000 population would be swelled by 100000, on land and sea, at peak times. Ad- vance reservations are trickling in to hotels ,appartmcnt and forging houses. and the army and navy YMCA.
 The 100000 society folk expected at the height of the season would double the ordinary turnout
 Among them will be John Jacot Astor, General and Mrs Corneliui
 Vanderbilt, Arthur Curtis James Mrs Harry Payne Whitney, Count
 ess Laszlo Szcchcnyi. $Mr and MT. | William IT.. Vanderbilt. Mrs Edward V. Hartford, Princess Miguel d Braganza, and Lord and Lady Ca
 moys. "Evereybody who Is any.
 body will be here for the races,' | one resident remarked.
 Arrival of the vanguard Of ths fleet will be the first will be thu first highiight, and next will come the first of a series of trials amont the three prospective Americai cup defcnders-Roston's Yankc' and Weetamoe and New York; Rainbow--on June 16. The JohI Jacob Astor cup race is slated foi August 16, with the race for th' King of England cup scheduled fol the following day. The three Amer ica's cup hopefuis and the British challenger, Endeavor, are tenta ! lively matched to vie for the New port cup on August 28.
 President Roosevelt has accepted \ the invitation of Governor Green C witness at least one of the Ameri ca's cup races in mid-September He probably will ride aboard Win cent Astor's Nourmahal, one Q
 scores of craft, large and small
 that will line the traditional cul course.
 Mortimer A. Sullivan. Newport
 perennial mayor, is the director general of elaborate preparation for the season. and working q collaboration with him are a va
 riety Of committees, some headed
 by society leaders. Appropriation by state, city. merchants and tn public are taking care Of the pre- liminary arrangements--but ever.
 dollar expended will return many fold.