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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1887

Page

6

Centennial Regatta at Dorchester Yacht Club Aims and Victory

The Dorchester Yacht Club held its 100th race as the Papoose, Burgess’s new keel boat with skipper Adams at the tiller, beat Shadow and Shona in a sunny Nahant race. The steamer City of Portsmouth carried members while the Papoose led a swift, windward craft fleet.

Dorchester Yacht Club Regatta Harrison Square Portsmouth Regatta Committee Nahant Globe Dr. Bryant Arethusa Dorchester Club Commodore Savage Tempest Meta Sylph Tioga Adrienne White Cloud Egenia Amna Edith Lasata J. B. Rhodes New England Yacht Racing Association Great Head Yacht Club Graves Winthrop Aglaia Magic Papoose Mabel Violet Adams Burgess

Papoose Wins Globe Cup In Fourth Class Keels

Prizes awarded in a yacht race segment. Papoose wins Globe cup with no first prize for heels. Aglaia takes second, $20. Centreboards and other classes follow with multiple winners and prize money. Judges listed include L. M. Clark and H. B. Callender among others.

Volante J. Minot Hall Kitty Tarbell & Adams Twelga H. L. Johnson Saracen W. P. Fowle Wanda G. W. Griffis Alice R. O. Harding Zetta F.S. Warren Nydia D. B. Moreland Annie G. H. Cousins Vanitas C. E. Stevens Otter Percy Chace Gleam Benson & Sadler Scotia, Doherty & Hig- Pins SR A Halcyon J. KR. Hooper R. G. Hunt Seabird L. Whitcomb Zoe W. A. McField Myth P. X. Pe Sprite H. M P.S. Sears J. B. Farrell Mabel F. L. Danne Nora, Boynton & Mce- Mame Storkeda Pearl J. F. Lee Tomcat C. H. Lockhart Viola E. C. Smith Edith B C. H. Bleythen Banshee H. P. Benson Papoose Aglaia Shadow Vision Breeze Lizzie F. Daly Atalanta Ytalante Posy L. M. Clark H. 8. Carruth Frank Gray H. B. Callender E. H. Tarbell W. B. McClellan Coolidge Barnard E. R. Tilton A. J

Cape Ann Yacht Club Race At Annisquam Maiden Cutter Wona Prominent

A Cape Ann Yacht Club race off Annisquam on a twelve mile course produced nine entries in one class. The maiden cutter Wona by Burgess and Higgins Gifford, owned by Charles E. and Fred Cunningham of Boston, drew much attention as the event’s highlight. Finish times show White Wings, Patrol, Climax, Lark, Madaono, Wona, Mavis, Aline, and Spark among the field amid lively sailing conditions.

Guouerstrr Cape Ann Yacht Club Annisquam Wona Burgess Higgins and Gifford Charles E Fred Cunningham Boston Petrel White Wings Perry and Doherty Patrol PANG Ccc Rsccsecreuses Climax Tucker Lark Bishop Murphy Madaono Wheeler Ccscc Seveer Cunningham Mavis Smothers Aline Brooks Poaa Ethos Spark, Gaffney South Dennis Cape Cod Yacht Club East Dennis Madge of Orleans Iris Lynx Sprciau.j West Lynn Yacht Club Point of Pines Lark, Sprowl & Oliver Blanch Martin Nies Nordeck,Brown& Walsh Mattie, Stowe & Rich Yankee Sawyer & Rich Alice L. P. Lynch Hornet F. Stoddard Inez Goodbridge Bros Crescent Charles Alley Bluebell Florence C. Alley

Newbury Street Club House Opens After Move From Boylston

The St Botolph Club formally opened its new clubhouse at No 2 Newbury Street yesterday after relocating from Boylston Street. About 150 to 200 members attended a daylong house warming, touring luxuriously furnished rooms including a reception area, art gallery, dining room, library, reading rooms, smoking and card rooms, billiards, music room, and sleeping apartments. Chiefly overseen by S A Casey, the club lists General Francis A Walker as president with Mellen Chamberlain and General ees A Osborne as vice presidents, H H Sprague as treasurer, and Alexander P Browne as secretary.

St. Botolph St. Botolph Club Boylston Street Newbury Street S. A. Casey Francis A. Walker Mellen Chamberlain Ees A. Osborne H. H. Sprague Alexander P. Browne

Ottawa Consul Explains Flag Loan Ban At O'Brien Rally

Thomas W Hotchkiss Ottawa consul explains to the Springfield Republican why he refused to loan U S government flags for the O Brien demonstration He stresses the flags are a consular servant of the United States not a spokesman for locals and warns that displaying them at a foreign civic event could damage international relations and offend Canada

Thomas W. Hotchkiss Ottawa Sprinfield Republican United States O’brien Hotchkiss

Costly Steam Yachting Craze and Ogontz Sweet Girl Graduates

A special letter to the Post surveys New York capitalists promoting Staten Island as a cheap suburban haven aided by Wiman’s rapid transit and opulent yacht ventures. It also details Ogontz school’s graduation, its prestige, facilities, and notable attendees, plus a portrait of Pere du Bois’s French book art collection and market sales.

Ogontz Pere du Bois New Yor Post Erastus Wiman Epoch Island Manhattan Westchester Wiman Staten Island John H. Stalin St. George Barnum Coney Island Atalanta W. H. Vanderbilt Iselins Gould George Hildegarde Prince of Wales Philadelphia Bound Brook Road Vassar Chestnut Street Jay Cooke Wanamakers OgSntz Boston John Fiske Moses Coit Tyler Mgr Henry Péne du Bois Brooklyn France Gilbert Amateur Theatrical Societies Mr. du Bois New York Aldine Elzevir Abbey New Wallack Schoeffel Star Theatre Park Theatre Mme. Bernhardt Mme Patti Coquelin United States Jane Hading Mme. Hading Paris Beinhardt Marcus Mayer England Chester Hernani Frida Abbey, Schoeffel An Grau Harry Miner Mrs. Potter Messrs. French Sanger French Samuel French & Son Upper Broadway Grand Opera Sinai G. E. Montgomery

Amusements listings on Hollis Street and venues

Afternoon and evening shows announced for the day include IDA Siddons Burlesque Company at HOWARD THEATRE with 2 PM and 8 PM slots, BIWOU THEATRE presenting "Dreams" at 2 and 8, Mieltar and MUSE at 2 PM, Promenade concerts at CHALL HALL in the evening, and the Brocolini Opera Company at GARDEN with 2:30 PM and 8 PM performances.

Hollis Street Ee Aeme Suk Muse Mieltar Boston Fate Vaglia New York Howard Theseu Ida Siddons

Sales By Auction Schedule And A Medford Marriage

Auction listings for today include Plants Samuel Hatch & Co at 10 am for real estate Atwood & Weld at 4 pm Land Brice and Evans & Son at 4 pm. Monday real estate sale by S R Knights & Co at 12 pm. Marriage notice: Walter A Lauler to Adria W Glover in Medford on June 16 by De Long.

Samuel Hatch & Co Atwood & Weld Albmert Gates, Jr Water St

Special Overseers Meeting at Harvard College

A special meeting of the Board of Overseers of Harvard College will be held at 50 State Street Boston on Monday June 20 at 11 o’clock a.m. to act on communications from the president and fellows and to transact other business. Alexander McKenzie Secretary Cambridge June 18 1887.

Boston & Lowell Railroad Corporation Boston Massachusetts Boston & Maine Railroad Cram C. & Mellen York Harbor Lawrence Manchester & Lawrence Railroad York Harbor & Beach Railroad Chauncey Judd Central Wharf and Wet Dock Corporation Central Wharf State Street

Books for Summer Idlers at the Booksellers

The listing shows novels priced at 50 cents in paper and 60 cents to 1.25 dollars in cloth. Titles include Harr a Heart by Marie Oliver Far From Home translated from Katherine Hamilton My Gifts by Lida A Churchill Within the Shadow by Dorothy Holroyd Dorothy Tudorx by Julian Warth Romance or A Letter by Lowell Choate Rusty Lincoln and Lusorr Ar Chipovna From the Russian of Mme Kokhanovsky Fut Stature of A Man by Julian Warth. At bookstores prices are 60 cents and 1.25 dollars.

Marie Oliver Katherine Hamilton Lida A. Churchill Dorothy Holroyd Dorothy Tudorx Julian Warth Lowell Choate Rusty Lincuprin Lusorr Archipovna Mme. Kokhanovsky

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