New-York tribune., 1906-08-19

Kingston N Y. Aug is (SpecaD-The fun
height OF the Carskin season has now been
reached and the glory OF midsummer is linger-
ing throughout the range. The weather coulo
not wen be more delightful than IT was TINS
week The daily showers have at last ceased
and the bright skies and invigorating air are
restoring and exhllarating visitors in marvel
ous degree. These are the golden days in the
mountains. when everybody realizes how good
Il is 20 be here where digestion waits on appe-
tife and restful sleep follows exercise. Ihe
r,vgienic advantages Of the mountain visit are
thus more apparent srom this out The air is
richer the scenery clearer and the summer
mantle of nature has fully, 1natured
Never before were so many people here TO en-
sov all these things. Everything is crowded
everywhere and there are no permanent Sn 1e
Tartures as yet. This is another Dig SatuLua .T e
FOR the boats and trains, and the nuse pnes %
trunks betoken long stays In fact, lle @ Gnu 9 a.
the season seems weeks away: many .1 q .@~r 1ds
heard TO express regret that his vacatoh e"u'
Hotel KaaterslziU is one OF the most populous
and brilliant resorts in the range; osN11u1s 1S.S;
-vee given up 10 field sports there. Frank WIN"
sams had charge of the programme Ane @ RioH
zss Of the big hotel formed haturaI @ $50 4i,e 49,.
-VvFere the assembled guests could witness the
numerous contests from comfortaple rochInS rS
chairs Fred Hazel got the prize for the greaseu gS
5,oIe s'stunt" with Hoppe" Thomas secoIu;
nse p,urJle race went TO Edward Ferguson ana
Robert Davis first at the nnlsn me III m
one-hundred-yard dash OPP T,ot1 Tancaster
took the hop, skip and jump prize hazel anu
wheeler won the tlree-legged race
rhe annual tennis tournament was closely
contested the mixed doubles bringing out some
hard fought matches. Miss Florence Splegel-
berg and Albert Blumensten were the winners
ss,a scores of the finals being il-S. S-t' 20
Cd Nessrs Losvenstein and Sommers got tne
c-Ir for mems doubles. while Mrs. Welssrnan anu
s.s.,,e S-ass sinpIes and Messrs Schen6e and
Flumensteil met for first honors In the men
singles On Monday teams Of both sexes crossed
bats on the ball field. all in feminine attire, re-
suItIny in some grotesque situations and tie
ct H. r1.,..,
Mr. and Mrs James Moses are guests OF their
eon-in-Iaw and daughter, Charles MERRILL OF
Maynard, Merrill & Co. .
Mrs Edward Livingston Hunt, OF Montgomery
Place E3arrytown, and DR.. and Mrs Eli Long
are among others there. Late arrivals lncIuue
visitors from New Orleans, Omaha, CINCINNATI
DAYTON. Washington, Wilmington. nochesteE'
Philadelphia. Plttsburg, NatcheZ, Montgomery
New York and Orange. NJ. Secondorf, Of the
Porto Rican Steamship Company, is there Win
The new Pullman coaches on the Ulster &
Delaware are fully appreciated by ali VISITORS
and there is a grand scramble for them at every
The new steamer Hendrick Hudson OF the
Day Line. is not yet ready for her maiden Trip
but she is rapidly approaching completoil' anu
viii doubtless be in service for the great home
ward rush in September. The traffic Of this line
IS far ahead of any previous season mus Iaf'
and the same IS true Of the Catskill Evening
line. the Mary Powell and the Central Hudson
boats.
20 have over three thousand visitors. and IL was
not known IL could accommodate so many.
Tannersville is also booming as never before,
and there is a healthy increase in real estate
values Of late in that populous part Of Greene
County. The new waterworks system and the
electric lights are evidence Of the public spirit
shown.
The new street signs IN Kingston are greatly
admired by New FORK visitors especially.
Ohsl I
Contine were guests at Winnesook Lodge last
Sunday.
Kaaterskill.
The Gumble family. Of New Orleans. IS pass
ing its eighteenth season at the Grand Hotel.
Miss Jessie Morse ana Mrs Ernst are giving
much pleasure there with their singing.
Dinner at the Grand is served at night with
orchestral accompaniment There is music also
down in the rathskeller later in the evening.
The much needed extension to the dining room
is promised for next season.
Arthur de Young is among the tennis experts
there.
MI. Trumpbour. the wit of Kaaterskil Noun
tain, is sAl conspicuous outdoor superintend-
ent there.
Charles Frohnlan was guest Of William GIL
lette. the actor, on a recent yachting trip up
the Hudson. and Miss Maude Adams was en-
tertained on the yacht Polly, as IT lay at anchor
of CatslIiu.
New visitors 10 Overlook Mountain are en-
raptured with the view afforded from that high
peak Stages meet the trains at West Hurley.
The sign of Standing Room Only" is still out
in Pine Hill, and nobody expects 20 find an
August room there now.
The country fair will begin at Margaretville
next week and crowds are expected.
L Treisner is at Grand Gorge with hfs wife
A phantom pillow party a novel diversion
ar the Grant House recently.
A water carnival Labor Day is contain
plated by the Catskill Yacht Club
The tennis winners at the recent Mountain
House tournament were Miss Belle Rosenhaupt
and George DUpn.
The Weingat Summer Institute at High
mount. has 120 boys and ten teachers There
nd
door sports at all other times