The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-07
SUMMER B0ARDERS' SPORTS.
JUDGEMENTS TINT WIfTIED THEIR
IDLE HOURS AWAY.
uoeing Match by w omen In Greene County
Attractive Archery nicsts-Mook Mar
rinucs aud Runaway Matches.


a uoeing Match by w omen In Greene County
Attractive Archery Contests-MOck Mar
riaucs and Runaway Matches
CATsKILL, Sept. 2o.-At low estimate
there have bren nearly five thousand loardcrs
this summer in the Greene county towns that
lie away back OF the Catskill Mountains. Inthc
little town of Cairo nearly 1900 persons ave
stopped at the big boarding houses and with
the farmers. In Windham there were almost
a. many. Almost every farm house, even those
that have but one spare room. took city board
ers." From fifteen TO thirty miles from any
railroad these boardcrs after they once were
settled seem to have thrown off the reserve and
ceremony Of city life and Of fashionable resorts.
and devoted themselves 10 amusements that
were at least unique. and which do not seem to
have become wearsome.
why. bless me. SIR" said old Uncle Single
ton, who has driven stage in that section for
years. :" never seen folks which seemed to en-
joy themselves as the boardcrs hereabouts has
this year. They're all jess like children. The
young ones warn't half so lively as the old peo-
pie. / dunno as | ever laughed so much in my
life as did at that air hocing match they had
I'm Jewctt"
Did the boarders have n hoelng match 2" the
reporter asked.
Wall. now. should jess say they did. and it
was the wimmcn folks. too"
The wOmcnF
That's what was saying. I dunno joss
how il started up. Fun. suppose. Some one
said that II come about 10y one Of the women
borders kinder. bantering one OF the farmers
how She could hoe n row of potatoes faster
than he could. Any how there was dozen Of
'em. should think. started out one morning TO
see which Of them could hoe a row Of potatoes
through the quickest. There was u fellow from
Boston. who was sparkling one Of the gals. that
WAS to be the Judge, and he ST ~ hay wagon;
ld Mc' S"s raw Of P po SGSs my Wmsso H ot
Then the women came out and everybody was
standing around looking at 'om. Most OF 'cm
had on straw hats, tied on. but one or two Wore
sun honngts. There was Il Fat woman from
Brooklyn had the first row. and that woman
never stopped from the time the word wHs
given to start But how she handled that hon
though; lor' bloss me- and Uncle Singleton
You couldn't see nothing in five minutes
after they began. they raised such a dust
But To- see them women. that never had hoe
away IT them hills. was caution. now. l tell
YOU. II settled down between the fat woman
and girl who had been hocing the second row
hehind her. Two Of the women gin out. Well,
the best of II was the fat one saw the otner WIS
gaining ON her, and she didn't hall hoe the last
came out ahead. But the other got Kinder mad.
and they two stood there shaking their hoes NJ
each other; AMI their sunhonnets went back ana
forth. until the little one threw down her noe
and began io cry; But we couldn't help laugh
ing. Il looked So funny
was TINS inc Only upf'lnE nlut'li
-, Us. i.asiways 80 Jar a. ! h1grI, mnuu,,
They said they couldn't be hired 10 10 II again
Tor any money
Oh sho' Nobody took notice az that. Tho
two winners see us nll a laughing. ana they
bust ont themselves then. 30 1t ended good
This ling match speedily became famous
throughout the county. II took place early in
Later ON another amusement became very
popular. especially among the gentlemen, VINO
became So excited in the sport that they would
urge the ladies even at unseemly hours to get
upamcon,ost. This was archery.
There We're lots of thcs" contests" said
an intelligent farmer. who had n number OF
b9arders at his farm near the Durham Forge.
But 10y far the most entertaining, amusement
appears to have been some Of the sociables.
These We're. in many instances. entirely un-
cercmonious. In Hansonvillr, early in August.
II WAS suggested ly some oi the ladies' tnut
ceremony be- So far dispensed with that the Ia
dies should change places with the gentlemen
and not in n hall way manner either. The sug-
E'stuh was received ~ an inspiration. Nh'n
thr quulrlllr Snts Were formed. in each set four
laulc7 III s"hlrnl, ~ ur.ss s,llS' selected ~
partners Tour gentlemen. who mad nu'h dini-
guiy IN dancing with Gus" IN women : dresses.
Tho hoarders enjoyed this lmmn n-cly il WAS
60 iunny. So popular did this variation Of the
qundrlllc become that 1t was quito - the thing,
until a local newspaper inilnutrd that some #
the ladies' locked better in scntlemen's dress
than they did in their own.
The hoarlers have not had 70 rely upon their
own cN.rtions for eNcitemcui. however. Greene
county has boon favored by several romantic
marriages during the season. During the hot
sp. ia August a young woman. who registered
q. VI ,s- tunli- 81 New York, engaged board at
Nnlham, Will hcrwns an aunt 4 few days after
her arrival "a young man took q room in another
part ~ the town. lie WAS quiet and mingled
rarely with others As hc WAS handsome and
mysterious. be- WAS greatly talked about But
the mystery was di-p"llod when he drove with
Miss Curtis tothe Epis opal church ono sunday
evening, and was married. ana then drove
away with his bride. Mother was soon again
ma It proved 20 be real cas- Of love winning
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