New-York tribune., 1902-08-31
WHITEMOUNTAINS CROWDS
FIRST OF AUGUST CROWDS AT END
OF THE MoNTH-INTEREST IN
GoLFING EVERYWHERE.

oxercrozded with the late August ana carry sep
fenher patronage. The first of August crowds seem
81 have arrived with the end OF the month. owing
10 the prevalence Of better weather. perhaps. and
should the coming month prove a pleasant one a
record breaking fall may be anticipated.
The present season has seen greater investment
OF capital in landscape Improvement and building
construction in the section than ever before
Public and private interests have alike received a
general awakening. roads have been built estates
improved. and many acres of property have
changed hands for The better. Farms have been
purchased by those who will spend thousands of
dollars in their Improvement, and extensive forest
lands have been secured by companies with the
special idea of preservation.
The Waumbek. jefferson. is not excepted in
the unprecedented rush of visitors to the mountains
At this season. and has been unable to care for
the many applicants. Sporting interests have
claimed the attention of the greater number of
guests tournaments in golf. tennis and trap shoot
ing having in progress. and in part completed
The annual August golf tournament for men
PLAYED this week. with entry list of forty par
Elephants qualifying in divisions of eight for the
first, second and consolation cups. offered by the
Waumbek management. and the remaining -talso
rams having a little tournament of their
The golf club arranged for a foursome between
prominent professionals to-day. which attracted
large gallery of onlookers. Horace Rawlins. cham
pion OF So and Harry Rawlins played Gilbert
Nichols and Willie Anderson. the present cham
pion, in a close contest which recorded the lowest
foursome scores made the links The cups
offered by Isaac F. Richey of Trenton president of
the Golf Club. for mixed foursome competition,
were won by Lawrence c. Daley. of New-York.
and Miss Sweet, OF Newburg, n. Y. with handi-
cap of stroke in the womens golf tourna-
inent last week Mrs. George Collingwood, the
crack woman golfer of DGtchess County.
winner over Miss Cobb for the first cup, and Miss
Sweet easily secured the second cup. Mrs. Colling-
wood enjoys the distinction of having made the
eighteen holes in 9S and under satisfactory condi-
tions- Driving from the mems tees, accompanied
by her husband. Josiah Bartlett, of Dutehess Coun-
tv and Dr. z. O Mitchell. of the Powelton COLI
Club in a four ball match. she defeated her hus-
band down, Bartlett and Mitchell, 8 down, and
the best ball Of the three, down Mrs Charles
c. Adsit Of Chicago. offered appropriate prizes in
a putting contest at the eighteenth green on
Wednesday afternoon. about fifty entries subscrh-
ing large number Of spectators watched the
play from the clubhouse. which proved close and
exciting involving playof of ties. and E Pres
cott Rowe. Of Boston, was the winner Of the uaphy
while Miss Stearns. Of Utica, won the women
prize.
The waun,bek tennis tournament for prize cups
presented by the hotel management, which has
been in progress for the last two weeks, is now
COMPLETED and judging from the large numper
competing and the brilliant play it has been the
most important tournament held in the mountains
for number of years In the mems singles
c. Whitney Carpenter. OF New-York, who was
looked for a possible winner, was defeated
by Robert H. Allen, of Newly ork, who In turn
was defeated in the finals by Frederick c. Inman.
of Neg-York the winner in last years tourna-
ment here. Miss Tucker, of Providence, defeated
Miss Inman Of New-York. in the final match of
the wonen's singles Miss Sweet, of Newburg, and
Carpenter defeated Miss Retta Chadwick, of New
i,1,rg and Allen in the mixed doubles; and Carpen-
ter and John H. Poole, Of New-York, were easy
winners in the mems doubles, this being handi-
cap event with the winners playing scratch
Continual practice at the clay bird traps has
brought out a number Of fine guns, with an aver
age of about IS OF % targets. Among the best
shots are C. Llcian PIumer, Of Jefferson; Dr. E.
o Mitchell and A t Compton. Jr.. OF New-fork;
Colonel George I. Appleton, of Englewood. and
C. V Murphy A J. Murphy and DR. C. L. Lindley.
OF Lakewood. -
A progressive hearts party in the Bohemian
rooms at the Waumbek, promoted by Mrs. Henry
] Judson Mrs James S. Williams and Mrs James
A Punderford Of New-York, was brilliant and
ENJOYABLE function of Wednesday evening a large
number of the young people attending. Exquisite
taste directed the selection Of four prizes for
women and as many for men. and the serving
OF refreshments at the conclusion Of play COM
r,Jeted a delightful evening CT social pleasure
New-York arrivals of the week include W. E. F.
Moore MI and Mrs. r w. Blauvelt. F. d. Blau-
welt Miss Blauvelt, Mr. and Mrs. w H Falion,
the Misses Fallon, ]. A. Punderford, John P.
Haines Miss Annie Flint, Mrs J. w McLain.
c. Il McI-ain, John II Innan, Mr.. and Mrs w
T SeYerence, the Misses Hoffman and Thornwell
Mutually.
At the Mount Washington and Mount Pleasant
hotels the sayety Of the season is now reaching
its height An elaborate dinner recently given
in the private banquet hall at the Mount Washing
ton by MI and Mrs W. G. Elliott, of Wilmington,
N c. to a few of their friends, Major and Mrs ].
Il DooIey, Of Richmond, MIR. and Mrs. George T.
Jenkins of Baltimore and Mr. and Mrs. ]. W.
Couyngha1n, OF WiIkesbarre, Penn. enjoying their
hospitality
Sport at the Mount Washington and the Mount
Pleasant has centred on golf this week, the tour
:1ameut for handsome cups presented by Joseph
Stickney, OF NeB-York having been in progress.
Low scores have also been returned in the play
for the cup, and the season handicap cup.
r. r worTan Of New-York, captain of the Bret
ton Woods Golf Team, has offered prize cups in a
mixed foursome handicap competition to be sched-
brought 20 close after some OF the sTnartest ten
MS seen in this section Of the mountains for
years Miss Clyde Woodward, of New-York. was
the winner in the womens singles, and the pos
SCISSOR OF the beautiful prize cup offered; Henry
sgollenha1ler OF the Kings County Tennis Club,
easily defeated other contestants in the mems
singles: MoIIenhauer and Everett L. Hilliard won
the Mount Washington cups, and Mollenhauer and
Janders the Mount Pleasant cups in the mems
doubIes and Miss NJ. Corbin, Of New-Britain, and
< Y Wood ward, OF New-York, secured the trophies
oesred In the mixed doubles. Breton Woods golf
ers defeated the Wentworth Hall team last week
nv the close score Of TO l. Mrs. Mallett-Prevost
~ New-York, has recently rolled 135 on the Mount
Pleasant bowling alleys, establishing q ne" RECORD
for women these alleys
rsaoen+ New-York arrivals follows: Henry
z MachIing Peter Beniche, Mrs. J. B. Koons. Miss
TerrelI Mrs. NJ E. Dexter, Miss Dexter, Mrs u
= C.reeorv Mr. and Mrs ". l. Ginnell. Shreve
l.s,n.T awis FIornblower, George S. Hornblower
& M.1latt. Provost, A W. Mclaughlin Mr. and
Mrs Frederick @. Ely, Mr.. and Mrs. John c.
-rbouapson Mr. and Mrs. +. s. Blinn. James NJ
Emnons Mr.. and Mrs. Allen townsend, Miss
Townsend Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Greene, Mr.. and
Mrs Charles B. Peto, DR.. and Mrs. Carl Beck
Mss Ellen peck Miss Edith Beck. Ludwig Linden
Tnevr and DIR. and Mrs William B. Coley.