New-York tribune., 1902-07-27
IN ADIRONDACK FORESTS.
INTEREST IN BISHOP POTTER'S ENGAGE
MENT AT LAKE PLACID, WHERE
HE HAS A CAMP

Lake Placid. n Y, July 26 (SpeciaD.-Interest In
the coming wedding Of Bishop Potter and Mrs. Al
fred Corning Clark is perhaps nowhere more keen
than in the summer colony at Lake Placid, where
Bishop Potter owns one of the most attractive
camps in the Adirondacks
After the through the West Lake and down
past UndercliT, the little Lake Placid stream
swings around a wooded point and discloses a small
island covered with dense growth Of trees. This
is Hawk Island and the steamer puffs up TO
the rustic landing the top of pretty lodge is to
be seen through the trees. The island is att the
lower end of Lake Placid. and almost at the base
of Mount Whteface.
Mrs Davridge a sister of Bishop Potter, is occu-
pyng the camp this season. The Bishop is a mem
ber of the Lake Placid Shoreowners' Association
and has been active in the efforts to preserve
the natural beauty of this gem of the Adrondacks.
Last winter his camp broken into by thieves
and many things of value taken. The plunderers
were caught however, and in prison
There is plenty Of life and gayety at the hotels
now. People have been coming steadily Tor the
last week and all the houses are filling up rapidly.
Another week and there will not be a room 70
spare Then those who talked about the effects OF
a backward season will take TO the tall timber
AT the Stevens House. golf tournaments. tennis
trials baseball games and ping pong matches are
no longer exception. but the rule An interest
ing golf tournament was played few days ago.
susncious Of the oIdtime players, the unknowns Of
this season who went in demanded and secured big
handicaps The result was tRat t n e m that the
match was an Interesting one. and the final. be-
tween r. Miller and w. J. Keep. in which Miller
won up, was particularly exciting. Among those
finishing in the semi-inals were j. j. Walsh IT.
who broke a club and lost after some exceptlol-
ally good playing; r. Olney, II. ". Jessop' n
Miller II H. Blair w. J. Keep, Il X Astand ana
r w Phillips of New-Yo -
Since the arrival of Seymour G.. Dunn the scotch
,oIf exnert there have been many beginners on
the links Mr.. Dunn is here as Instructor In goit
second only to the golf play is the interest In the
baseball championship games between the COOKS
rom the Stevens House and the Ruisseaurnont
There are some hot games coming Last SATURDAY y
there was a game played, three innings OF "hch
were rmDired by Judge Wamsley, OF Bal ltmore.
who is at the hotel for season BUT three ihnihgs
rrare a II the Judge could stand Only seven innings
were PLAYED the score standing TO I at the hnlsh
in a driZzling rain. -, -, , NJ, C,-.
Miss Blanche Walsh. with Mr.. and Mrs Cremers'
Of New-York has gone To her camp on Lake flaclu
week but started once for the Maine woods
where he is putting in three weeks on huhthg
" Professor John c. Van Dyke. Of Rutgers College,
Is at the hotel. 80 ., . ~ ,y,, l., =.
The Rev. DR.. p. j. O'ConnelI' OF Ne"-AoIh' II III
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph s McKell are in the Law
cottage.
and Mrs r II. Hall. Miss Margaret S. Winslow
Miss Katherine Ludwig, Carl Hellctbold M, j.
Uickok William l.. Perkins, Mrs. {. r. Stirling,
pIeecker Stirling Mr. and Mrs. James Sweeney,
Miss Bacon. Miss Douglas, W: G Douglas. MrS;; M
stone George Scott Mrs. W. NJ Harlan. Gilbert
H Turner Gilbert c. Dodge. George Macdonald
p L. Cwatmey. Mrs. NJ f. Gwatmey, NJ r. wy
man Mrs A M Franklin, Miss Phyllis franklin
Miss A D. Campbell c. H Pfeifer, francis y;
BaIch, Judge and Mrs. J. II. Mccarthy. Mr.. and
Mrs. James NJ Valentine, Hugh f. Rogers, Mrs.
+, Clifford Mr. and Mrs. Walter b. Smith and MI
and Mrs. J. K. Ogden.