The sun., 1904-07-24
SEA AND HILLSIDE FUN
Tales From Summer Colonies
Far From Town,
new FADS THE VISITORS FIND.
Some Of the People Out Of the City
and What They Are Doing.

saratosa Getting Ready for Raciny-New
Casino Open 1t Narragansett-Bears
and Noises in tho Adirondacks and
Why Mrs. Britton's Colored Butler Left
in . Hurry-The Hubby" Train At
stroudsburg-Young MIR. Wetmore's
Experience as . waiter At Atlantic City
Long Island whales Out-Archery
At Ricnaeld springs-Doings At Lenox.
PAUL SMITHS, N. Y, July 22.-The shoot
Ing Of an owl has frightened the colored
manservsnt OF Mrs. Clarence britton, who
has Q camp at Osgood Lake, out Of the
woods. He was sure that the creature
that made noise like that must be q bear
and tho next morning he no longer answered
to roll call. He didn't even wait TO draw
his wages.
Black bears are abroad on the highways
of the North Woods. where the berry crop
is unusually bountiful. The delicate blue
berries and the tender red raspberries
elsten among the foliage in great pro-
fusion and scores of berry pickers are reap
ing the best harvest in years. The bears
are dUUTdClcu " iic bOIticihohlo Civ eAAo
open country by the fruit, which forms
their principal diet at this season.
Sylvester Newell saw black bear and cub
swim across q bay Of the lake the other
morning. Another woodsInan saw bear
occupying a rock near the river. Then
eral have been killed in Essex county, where
they are not protected by law. Bears
have not been seen In such numbers In sum-
mer time since the year Mrs, Chandler
herself had an experience with them on the
Upper Saranao Lake: She was travelling
in a guide boat on the lake, not far from
her camp and noticed something ahead In
the water. She thought it must be two
rocks and spoke to her guide about them.
He merely nodded. thinking that Mrs.
Chandler must be ts seeing t1ings' 1S n as there
Look out!" called Mrs Chandler. You'll
run over them"
The boat struck something, and the guide
turned to find bear and cub swimming
in the water under the bow Of the boat.
but the bear got away.
George E. Smith, better known as Pitts
burg Phil. has taken up golf at Lake Placid.
where he is spending the summer. He has
been in the mountains since June and says
he will make long visit. This is his first
vacation in long time and it is his first
experience at golf.
The professionals who are coaching him
say that @Pittsburg Phil" shows every
promise Of making ~, hrst class S ~ player; yer
temperament, uses reason, studies. and Is
willing and anxious. In his first match
the other day he defeated Peter Disch.
one Of his best friends.
There was an interesting match between
Americans on one side and Sootchmen
on the other on the golf course at Lake
Placid the other day Walter II. Rey-
nolds and George Bouse. American pro-
fessionals, defeated John Harrison and
George D. Keddie, Scotch professionals,
in thirty-six hole match by up.
Mr. and Mrs. David Warfeld are en-
ioying the delightful Adirondack weather
on Lower Saranac Lake. The other even
ing Dave approached his friend Mr..
Mooney, and pointing to winged crea-
quirnd:
lar among visitors to the Adirondacks?s
That's young kissing bug said Mr..
-Hurrah!' called out Dave. .Im wear
ing EN-"
The arrival OF Commodore Anson
Phelps Stokes at his camp on the upper
ST. Regis Lake was celebrated by the open
in OF the races of the st. Regis Yacht Club
Col. Jacob C. R. Peabody, the secretary OF
the club. has been in camp for some time
and had the buoys which mark the course
put out last week William Rauch, the
assistant secretary; Simeon j. Drake. the
treasurer. and Samuel V. Hoffman. the
measurer, are on hand. as are also DR..
Thomas r: French. Edmund Penfold.
ind asp1y Ii Ausgsbus tbs w. Dukee
The sailing yachts of the st. Regis Yacht
Club include the jib and mainsai boats,
larks. the unrestricted class, the Idem
class and catboats, and there are, in addi-
at the club. Races are held on Iednes-
day mornings and Saturday afternoons
and engage the attention Of several hun
dred visitors, who make the most OF the
occasion to entertain at yachting parties
and launch parties.
In a race on Monday Lewis s. Thomr.
sons Flying Fretz won from George n.
Townsend's new boat few feet from the
finish line. r. w. Stuart's Peek-a-boo
won the cup race on Wednesday. The boat
Chancellor James r. Day of Syracuse
University has purchased a famous inn in
North Elba. known as the North Elba
House. which began to entertain visitors
and tourists half century ago The
North Elhs House was resort before
Lake Placid was developed. Chancellor
Day will convert the quaint inn into a
summer residence.
New York visitors to Lake Placid had
rowing regatta on Monday. Miss Ethel
B. Gresham won closely contested race
from Miss Hawthorne. j. r. Farrelly was
first in the mems singles, Miss Lillian Car
penter and George Carpenter won the
mixed doubles and George Carpenter and
j. H. Hendrick won the mems doubles.
SARATOGA LIVENTNG Up.
RACE Meeting Plans and Some Present
Pastimes-Folks who'll he There.