4 aes SWIMMING POOL tennis tournament at Mag- 
nolia last week was highly successful and had 78 
entries. In referring to the pool tournament last week 
we confounded it with the tournament usually held at the 
Oceanside hotel. The pool tournament was a family 
affair made up only of pool members and entries from 
Annisquam and the Essex County club. This is in dis- 
tinction from the Oceanside hotel tounament, which gives 
invitations bringing more or less “outside” talent to the 
courts. In the women’s singles Miss Frances Brainard 
won first place, with Miss Adelaide Brainard as runner- 
up. Mrs. Oakes Ames with Mrs. Spencer Borden, Jr., 
won the women’s doubles, defeating Miss E. Carl and 
Miss Josephine Stevens. First in the men’s singles went 
to A. W. Merriam and E. M. Hayden, Jr., was the run- 
ner-up in the men’s doubles. Oakes Ames and FE. M. 
Hayden, Jr., won over K. Seggerman with C. Wadsworth, 
3rd, in the finals. On Saturday there will be diving in 
competition for the challenge diving cup that is to be 
competed for three years before possession is given to 
the winner. Any member of the pool or any person who 
has been a subscribing member for thirty days is eligible 
for entries. James Burgess Greene will also give some of 
his water stunts, and there will be a relay swimming race 
between North Shore teams. This Friday afternoon 
there will be a water baseball game between the East 
Gloucester team and that of the pool . The pool team 
is fast and will give a good account of itself. 
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The annual water sports of the Manchester Yacht 
club will be held Saturday afternoon, Aug. 29th, off the 
club house at 2.30. Seven events are announced,—Walking 
the pole (fancy costumes must be worn), tub race for 
boys under sixteen, senior swimming race, junior swim- 
ming race, diving contest, once end canoe race and obstacle 
canoe race. Gordon Abbott, Alfred C. Needham and 
Norton Wigglesworth compose the committee on arrange- 
ments. Following the sports prizes will be distributed 
and tea will be served. 
Mrs. W. Scott Fitz is leaving Manchester very shortly 
for her customary visit to Jackson, N. H., for the early 
autumn. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Butler Ames of Lowell entertained at 
a luncheon last Sunday at the Myopia Hunt club in honor 
of Elmer Ford, Dr. and Mrs. H. N. Torrey, Mr. and 
Mrs. Schlottman, and Mrs. Speck of Detroit, who are 
cruising along the shore in their yacht, “Galatea.” Dr. 
and Mrs. Torrey returned to Detroit the past week. 
At the Kettle Cove Golf club, Magnolia, last Satur- 
day the cup that was put up by Mr. Chick, the treasurer, 
was won by A. G. Wood of Manchester with a net score 
of 67. Bogey at Kettle Cove is 72 so that the winning 
score was most creditable to Mr, Wood, 
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(THERE were some very beautiful displays at the an- 
ual flower show of the North Shore Horticultural 
society Wednesday and Thursday. The exhibition was 
held in a big tent spread on the estate of Mrs. R. G: 
Winthrop at West Manchester. Gardens from all along 
the shore, but more especially from Manchester, were 
represented in the general display that filled the tent. 
Mrs. George E. Cabot’s table of mixed flowers arranged 
for effect was awarded a silver medal. Miss Mary F. 
Bartlett had a table in this class that included a large 
basket of roses and won a certificate of merit. A beauti- 
ful table of mixed flowers was exhibited by Mrs. W. 
Scott Fitz, but was not in competition. Mrs. T. Jeffer- 
son Coolidge, Jr., received first prize for a single fuchsia 
plant and honorable mention for a display of cut flowers 
from her garden. A similar table won honorablle men- 
tion for Mrs. S. V. R. Crosby, whose dahlia exhibit was 
especially attractive. Mrs. H. L. Higginson, one of the 
principal prize winners, received a silver medal for a 
table of hardy perennials. She was also awarded first 
prize for a tub of agapanthus umbalatus and a silver cup 
for best display of vegetables. . Mrs. Lester Leland an- 
other important exhibitor, won first and second prizes 
for specimen ferns, first for the best pair of palms and a 
silver medal for a vase of buddlea. Mrs. James McMillan 
obtained a first class certificate for a large basket of 
gladioli and dahlias of rare variety. Mrs. Lathrop Brown 
had some particularly interesting exhibits in fruits, flow- 
ers and vegetables. A gold medal was given her for the 
best group of foliage and flowering plants, a second prize 
for the best collection of roses and a first for a magnifi- 
cent collection of melons, apples, grapes and pears. Mrs. 
Geo. von L. Meyer of Hamilton captured first prize on a 
table of sweet peas of 28 varieties, and first prize for a 
collection of annuals filling three society tables. | Mrs. 
H. S. Grew, 2d, received several prizes for an exhibit of 
asters and first prize for 12 varieties of annuals. Mrs. 
R. S. Bradley of Pride’s Crossing took the first 
award for the _ best collection of roses, second 
for collection of annuals and first for black 
Hamburg and muscat grapes. Mrs. William B. Walker 
had one of the most tempting tables of vegetables, as did 
also Mrs. Philip Dexter. In a collection shown by Mrs. 
Lester Leland were 12 onions that weighed 27 pounds. 
Mrs. A. F. Bemis of Beverly Farms took second prize 
for the best table of vegetables and a second for best 
collection of sweet peas. Mrs. A. I. Croll received hon- 
orable menion for a specimen of pineapple in fruit. There 
were also numerous exhibits by professional growers. The 
Manchester school gardens display was probably 100 per 
cent better than last year. A complete list of prize win- 
ners is printed on another page. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Hodges of the West Man- 
chester colony, are expected home from their flying trip 
to England, early in September, 
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