New-York tribune., 1890-08-31
A GREAT SEASON IN TIE ACKNOWLEDGES
MANY ENTERTAINMENTS OF VARIOUS SORTS
THE HOTELS FULL OF CT EsTS-THD
BASEBALL FEVER.

BASEBALL FEVER.
Pattsburg y. Y, Aug. 30 (SpecaD.-The Chateau
gay Railroad people tell the story Of a success
ful In the Adirondacks this year, tnat Inc
Of travel being the principal route by which visitors
enter this beautiful region. The NewYorker can run
from the metropolis TO this city without Grange OF
cars and then By the Chatcaugay road he pIunscs
almost at into the romantic scenery OF tho
Adlrondacks. The Tribunc's correspondent has lust
made tour Of the resorts reached by the Chatcaugay
road. Every hotel is full to Overlowing. Tho
stevens House at Lake Placid, has been compelled
to send guests 10 the ada cottages, aHd, In
few cases has been utterly unable to accommodate
the newcomers. The Mirror Lake House, the Saiahac
Lake House. the Ampersand and others are swarming
with lively crowds Of happy visitors.
At the Mirror Lake House, dancing boating. con-
ccrts In the evening both vocal ard instrumental,
have helped people 10 vile away the hours most sat
isfaccrily.
Last weeks report I'm The Tribune Of the game
between the Lake Placid baseball nine who are nearly
all college men, and the Loon Lake nine gave the
Loon Lakcrs the credit Of defeating the wdea"ake
nine at Lake Placid. The elderly and serious stranger
whose thoughts run wholly market prices ana
ways and mean. for accumulating TIE almighty dollar
would astonhed rt the fever OF excitement which
baseball inspires in young men and women a!ke at
Lake Placid II appears that the Loon Lake nine
refused % continue the game after the umpire llad
declared safe a man whom the thlrd-baseinan de
III cr,tely ntcrfcrcd with The umpire then declared
the game by Lake Placid . to o.
Tho stevens House has been the scene Of much
"a ETY. the last fortnight. Indeed. hardly evening
- passed without entertainment, either at one
Of the pretty cottages al the hotel The latter Win
lis new annex how holds about 100 guests. including
a large Number Of young people and every visitor
speaks in the highest terms Of Mr. Stcvcnss cndcavor'
10 give them jolly time at Placid \ race track has
bccn put in order for the season. The hotel has
also a new ball field which was used for the first
tirc Z; week ago, when the stevens House nine
defeated the Mirror Lake team by II 10 >.
AZ the closing OF the Ampersand tennis tournament,
Ncssrs j. = and T. ". Porter, from the stevens House.
were In the final round against Messr'. White and
Porter from the -. Regis Lakes
ON Sathrday last Mrs. Atchison and daughters Of
Detroit gave a tea to their friends at their cottage at
Lake PLACID. In the evening Miss Gertrude stock
well Invited large party 10 bowl at the flacld alleys
and aftcrward gave supper 10 them.
ON Monday Miss Armstrong, Miss Killip and the
Misses Leonard gave afternoon tea az tho DarIoTs
Of the Annex. The guests treated TO some banjo
PLAYING by G. :. Towlc and Mr. Trowbrdge. Of the
Yale aud Cornell clubs respectively.
Mrs. II. h. AuchlnclOss. Of Orange, V. J.. gave a
tennis party at her cottage Tuesday afternOOi.
A german Of fifteen couples given on Tuesday
evening at the Stevens House by Miss Carrie kniCker
booker, Of Troy. The dancing was led by Miss
Knichcrbockcr and Miss Farnam Of New Haven.
on Wednesday Miss Bessie Ashton. of Washington,
D. g. gave a euChre party 10 her friends IN the hotel
Those capturing prizes were Miss Carrie Gleason. first
Mr. Ecmch. first: Mr.. wtbeck. second J. Auchincloss
mems BOBBY