New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-08
THE PRESIDENTS OUTING.
Mr. MKINLEY PASSES A QUIET DAY AT
HOTEL CHAMPLAIN.
HE PLAYS TENPINs WITH vICE-PREslDENl
HOBART AND LosEs-THE FIRST

HE PLAYS TENPINs WITH vICE-PREslDENr
HOBART AND LosEs-THE FIRST
STATE DINNER
[sY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
Hotel Champlain. n. Y, Aug. president
Mckinley remained in this neghborhood to-day
and enjoyed another day of almost complete
rest The day was a remarkably fine one, the
atmosphere being so clear that for the first
time Mount Mary and other distant peaks OF
the Adrondacks came into view. while Lake
Champlain was as blue the sky above 1t.
There was large amount OF business from
Washington to attend to, which accumulated
while the President was in Vermont yesterday
and he. therefore gave up his morning hour TO
its consideration in company with the clerks
from the White House When some or this
work was in progress the 21st Infantry marched
up on the hotel grounds from Plattsburg and
went through their usual morning parade IN
fine form The day was rather warm. and,
therefore the brass helmets had been exchanged
for white ones of pth, and the regiment had
also donned white trousers In this summer
garb it looked fully capable of a campaign in
a tropical country VicePresident Hobart and
General Russell A. Alger, the Secretary OF war,
witnessed the parade Of the regiment from the
veranda Of the Hotel Champlain. Mr.. Hobart,
however. surrendered the post Of honor as the
reviewing officer to the Secretary Of War. Cen
eral Alger looked over the soldiers with criti-
cal eye. and appeared much gratifed at their
excellent marching
There is always disposition upon the part
Of the President. the Vice-President and the Sec
rotary Of War to have some kind Of recreation
after the review. To-day, they wandered off TO
the bowling alley. which is in neat wooden
building south of the annex 1t is visible from
Mr. McKinley's windows. and through the quiet
hours Of the morning he must hear the big
wooden balls rolling there the men and
women guests of the hotel enjoy the game He
was therefore, easily persuaded by Vice-Presi-
dent Hobart to undertake contest with him at
tenpins Mr.. Hobart practised the game here
last summer, and to-day he vanqulshed the
President. scoring - points to the PRESIDENT 5
10. Wilbur F. Wakeman, appraiser or the port
of New York, acted as scorer. His record shows
that President Mckinley had two strikes" and
two spares" while the ce-President had
three strikes" and two spares" The Vice
Presidents strikes were consecutive and, there
fore his score was high as compared with the
Presidents. Elated by this victory, the Vice
President challenged the Secretary or war. Cen
eral Alger however, played strong game, and
although the President was again the VIC
tor. his score was considerably smaller. Mr.
Hobart scored 14s points, while General Alger
made 126 points
The noon train from New-fork brought mere
Whitelaw Reid and Mrs Reid, who had come
here in response TO an invitation from the Presl-
dent and his wife TO make them visit. MT
Reid early in the afternoon, in company with
Mrs Reid visited President Mckinley and MIS-
Mckinley in their rooms. and passed most OF
the afternoon in their company. Later IN the
afternoon President Mex inley ordered his cal,
riage and In company with Mrs Mckinley ana
Mr. and Mrs Reid as his guests enjoyed rue
in the beautiful country about the Hotel Cham-
plain. - L.,
This evening President Mckinley gave ms
first State dinner in the hotel. He had as MS
guests Vice President Hobart and Mrs Honarl l.
| General Russell A Ager the Secretary or w ar
and Mrs Alger Whiteaw Reid and Mrs feId'
and J. Addison Porter, secretary to the fresl-
dent and Mrs. Porter. 80,
Ex-senator Warner Miller arrived mere TINS
evening from New-York He said tibet his ms.
sion here was in behalf OF the great work OF
constructing an International canal across the
Peninsula OF Nicaragua. Dock Commissioner
O,Hrien of New-York, arrived here to-day
President Mckinley, II was announced torua!'
has decided 10 visit the Ausable Chasm on Iues-
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