New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
LAKEWOOD'S WINTER GAYE7Y
GOOD SKATING GREATLY ENJOYED-A
RUMMAGE SALE-LECTURE ON
RIRDS-ARRIVAI,S

Lakewood. y. J.. Jan. L (SpeeiaD.-While the
usual sports and club attractions have maintained
their interest all the week. other amusements have
lacked attention by reason of the most perfect and
long continued season Of skating which Lakewood
frequenters have ever known The ice has been
smooth and hard day after day. and up the lake
for more than mile skaters ice chairs, ice boats
and hockey contests have engaged the attention
and interest of hundreds. and houires have at
tracted other hundreds in the evenings.
This season tandcms and brakes. spike teams and
four-in-h hands. which have always been seen here
and which have given n smart appearance to the
village life giving way more and more to
speedy horses. which driven through the
streets by trainers and handlers on their way To
points where their speed may he tested. There is
strong feeling In favor Of a track or speedway
where speed meetings may be held under fair con-
dtions It is argued that such a speedway would
attract To the place many owners of fine horses.
who would prefer to winter the animals in the
climate which is enjoyed at Lakewood rather than
send them more distant points. and il is also
urged that there is public interest in all speed
events which ovcrshadows all other amusements
and that such a track would spring into immediate
and continuous popularity. While there is no
taIlized opposition and, in fact. counter view
expressed, there is a feeling that if the project
properly handled and speedway added to the
attractions of the place unaccompanied by pool
selling and gambling, there could be no question of
its success. but that If attempt to found here
racetrack without restriction, and which admitted
srable, serious mistake would be made.
a rummage sale, which this week drew crowded
houses by day and evening. was in the store Of
Mrs. O'Leary in Main-st., and had the voluntary
services of persons to act saleswomen and sales
men. The sale in aid of the Lakewood Public
Library and it's promoters ransacked the town
gathering in large quantities of miscellaneous
stock. from birdseed soapstone stoves, the sale
of which occasioned much jollity. Those who pro-
posed the innovation deserve much credit for the
Of tTT,1n and oh
vested in it, and it is hoped that the ;inanaial re-
turns the library treasury will he correspondingy
large and gratifying
+. J. Richardson. of New-York who is spending
the here. entertained an afternoon party
at his rooms, the Clifton. on Saturday. with the
following in attendance: The Rev. DIR. J. N. Blan-
chard and Miss Blanchard, the Rev. d. L.
Schwartz Mr.. and Mrs Arthur B. Clafiin. Miss
Anderson. Miss Renee Coudert Miss Clarisse Cou-
dert. Miss Roberts DR.. and Mrs Charles L. Lind
ley and Miss Margaret MacCulle.
The orchestra at the Laurel House, whose daily
concerts are much enjoyed gave Wagner pro-
gramme on Wednesday. which was listened TO by
many persons
Mrs. William Il. Leeds entertained house party
of young people at the Golf Club of Lakewood
some days ago luncheon being served to taoie
of eleven guests. including the following: Inc
Misses Leeds Margaret Hamilton. Lillian E Fraser
Elizabeth Ellsworth and Lillian Baldwin. Alan
I.indley Hugh Pierce. Freeman A Smith G. Cook
Kimball and Roger Benton. Mrs. Leeds chaperoned
the party
Warren Hardenburgh has formed a class on
nature studies with bird life as its particular SUD
ect and gave his first talk birds at his MAIN
| st studio on Wednesday afternoon. His subject
was Birds That Winter in This Region, ana
Bird Migration" There a large attendnce
and much interest
At the Country Club last Saturday the handicap
list was the largest of the season nineteen carus
being returned while a party OF hve wing shotS
enjoyed five bird sweepstakes at live birds In the
afternoon the Golf Club OF Lakewood on the
/ Sa me aft forty
the course and a ball handicap was the event OF
particular interest. -, ~,
While there has been nothing special in the line
of entertainment this week the concerts gwen ,
each afternoon from 430 to $3.50 at the l!aurei-n-
| the Pines and including the service OF o CLOCK
tea. have been popular The orcheStra Is lI
praise for it's work under the direction or MT.
Jenness. and the programmes emoody the most