New-York tribune., 1902-08-31
IN ADIRONDACK FOREST
ROW END OF SUMNER is. EN-
,NcYED BY VISITORS.
sfANY MORE THAN USUAL STAY LATE
INTEREST IN OUTDOOR SPORTS
THE LAKE PLACID REGION.

THE LAKE PLACID REGION.
Lake Placid. n. Y, Aug. 80 (SpeciaD.-A subject
eppermost in the conversation among the guests
st the Stevens House is the prospective sale Of the
hotel property a syndicate representing great
railroad interests IN this part Of the country Al
though the Delaware and Hudson Railroad Com
pany and the New-fork Central nave both' Dy
common report been credited with the prospective
purchase, all parties interested in the movement
decline at this time to disclose the names OF the
party parties really behind it
The same interests that have now acquired an
option on the property have been after it for some
time The present option is good for sixty days,
and II expected that within that time the exam
lining titles and other preliminary work will have
been accomplished and the sale completed. The
price to be paid although not positively announced
Is placed q $3.50 oot.
oldurne patrons OF the hotel pleased TO learn
that even should IT change hands, George A
Stevens. its present manager, and possibly his
brother John A. Stevens. will continue TO be
identified with the management Both are popular
among the guests many of whom feel that no one
knows quite well how TO minister to their wants
as -'the Stevens boys
The hotel is one Of the oldest in the Adirondacks
having been started in small way twenty-five
years ago From small beginnings the present
owners have improved and increased its service,
iuntiI now ranks among the two or three leading
lhoteIs of the Adrondacks
Although the hotel. annex and cottages, now
accommodate about five hundred guests. the main
ssnproved when the expected transfer takes place.
This has been & great week in golhng circles
here and the course has been covered with play
ers and spectators for the last few days, for the
tannual golf tournament has been It is open to
lan comers, and many Of the larger hotels in the
Ianountans have been represented in the play this
week.
) RerinnjnK on Thursday, the tournament con-
einued through yesterday and to-day The entries,
which closed at 9 o'clock the night Of Wednes-
day included practically all of the best players In
dhe mountains.
The crack players in the Stevens House team
George A Stevens Harold Naylor, w. ]. McCon-
1iile and David Fleming, did their usual good
sHvork.
/ The trophies offered were beautiful silver cups.
suitably engraved representing cash value OF
over s2oa.
IN the play the first sixteen qualified for the
charnpionship cup The first eight out played Tor a
iconsoaton cup There was also cup LOT .iie oese
score IN the qualifying round and among the other
,,,,ns offered was one fer the eighteen hole hand-
cap match played to-day
A return match with the Ampersand golf team
WAS played on the Ampersand links on Tuesday
IT was one the most interesting matches OF the
season being full Of close. exciting play through
put The Stevens House team finally won 9y . up
zbe score standing: Stevens House, l3; AInper-
sand, 10. ,,,
game when it defeated the Placid Club team in
the rubber by score OF 15 to l. the otner Gay.
Although not represented by crew. the Stevens
a ~10-0
Placid regatta events last week In fact one OF 'he
oIiest parties of the was the regatta party
given by Judge Mccarthy, Of New-fork- he cnaf-
s.red the Old Joe, the lumber barge of the Lake
Placid Transportation Company, for the last DAY
,> the races and invited all the houses guests 10
go with him The invitation was accepted oy
large number, and the party was a Jolly one Ooi
sne hack they were caught in a doWnpour OF ram
The pleasure OF the trip was marreo pS an 'i.
sn which Judge Mccarthy sustained a slight but
-,.;rer1 injury AS the Old Joe ran into her COCK
she struck with such force that he was thrown
10 the deck injuring one knee that hao given iiii
trouble before
The houses fishermen not saying word
-xtnce = few days ago, when a young lad from the
..tllage caught a whitefsh off the Stevens House
wharf weighing five and a half pounC% c. string
tied q lath- -,
The coming Of the fine weather has brought win
q. tbe camping fever Of the little folks have
.von contracted # The other night Hubert ano
.19axrnond Stevens sons Of George A stevens ano
d twelve and eight years, respectively. were
not fo be found when bedtime came around Some
80 had seen them going TO the boat landing with
2 little express wagon load OF provisions A ooat
-ras missing. Search was at once instituted aho
the runaways were found hidden away Ia an I'M I'M
,oytsed camp on the shore Of the lake. Ihey were
,u,,v tucked away. apparently unmind1ul OF Inc
,A.ckness of the night , - 4.
the ann anIus Persons with children are returning
20 the cities get them in school ana ' b ioZ,
at iIe Ibeeautiful September weather in the Adiron-
dacks and by hunters out for big game as SOON
as the law is off -, x, ,--yorl, and
,sinifg are Mr. and Mrs 6 Tha1cher MISS MISS
Minnie e,is 4 nj a CrandaIi, Fletcher Du Bois, W.
s wilgns n Hubbard gns Fl SiIo D. ! Hus6afS snifS
f- "; and mrs Mrs Charles s Frost J. Norman Car
lhr- atlo ue-1le-t L, Carpenter. Mr. and Mrs, j. h
penter. heI an5 Mrs o F. Bancroft Miss NJ A.
ffarandaIi Alexander L Mason the Misses Mason
Ms Tbouas Devin. B. S. Van Rensselaer, Thomas
ME- 1uaashn-ev Miss Josephine Waite. Miss Eliza
beth Loughlin Miss Minnie NJ L Meade sSa MISS s. E E.
den. Mrs J. B. SooIabs Miss Thrill ILL., Nj and 9' Mrs
= F1anagsn 1zarrit S. Cannon. Miss Agnes Can
non. Miss Eerbert Mrs John "; NJ Th9mpson MIS- Mss
F E. Bellows Mr.. and Mrs p H :. shields h:;,1Sa Miss
srtes ir5ilman Mrs. Isaac Champenos, Mrs. Orman
X Wright. the Rev. B. NJ Began, Miss j. l. jar;
zfs Mr and Mrs. John McCroden and MI and
Mrs. O. F. Bancloft