New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
Boating. Mountain Climbing.
IL Picnics and Riding Employ
the Visitors Time.

Lake Placid. n. Y, July rs-This weeks arrivals
in the Adirondacks probably exceed those Of any
other corresponding week Of July, for in the at
g tempt to get away from the deadly heat of the
cities the people have waited upon such details
as the matter Of getting accommodations and
making reservations in advance They have simply
= packed their trunks. purchased their tickets and
come and the train service over both the Delaware
d Hudson and the New York Central lines has
had the first really severe test of the season.
For the most part those the Adirondacks have
been amusing themselves with boating parties,
mountain parties, picnics in the cool reaches OF
the woods and the like, while those fortunate
enough have their automobiles here have been
enjoying rides points of interest about the coun-
tryside.
The golf enthusiasts hand. and already
plans for the annual tournaments are being talked
of There is also much interest in tennis and other
sports and the schedule for the interhotel baseball
matches viii be arranged soon Fishing still con-
tanues good and Saranao mn. where he is spend
ing the season, Governor Hughes has been able to
land several good strings OF trout
The members of the different yacht clubs are
making ARRANGEMENTS races, and the outlook is
for very active season
A number OF the campers about the lakes have
This week arrived in Lake Placid Mrs. Benjamin
Ward has opened Camp BeechwaTd and Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph N Shaw are at their camp Arthur n
McSeough has Joined Mrs McGeough at Camp
Gordon and Mrs Redfeld Proctor wife Of the late
nelo has opened his camp on the West lake
THE STEVENS HOUSE
Lake Placid. n. Y July 1.-THE return OF many
OF the golf players Of former seasons TO the stevens
House stimulated interest In that sport here this
week and the links have been alive with players
There has been much good playing, but the best
was that Of c. F. Baidrick. Of New York. who es-
tabrshed record Of thirty-one strokes for nine
holes over the recently extended course The rec
ORD for the ole course thrty-two strokes
There has been a merry round Of coaching ana
mountain climbing during the week one JoIy
brake party that given by Arthur heneoy' OF
New York who is here with his mother ana sister
Mr. Kennedy had as his guests trip TO High
Falls Miss Alice McElroy, Miss Marie Kennedy
Miss May Oakley. Miss Lillian Kennedy. Miss E r
Kenedy John McElroy, Allan Hardie and Raymono
Stevens
Marty making the ascent of Mount Whitney
few davs ago included Miss Phyllis Verify, Miss
Anna Cozzens. Miss Helen IshaIn, Miss Alice Dixie.
Ralph Wall John McGraw, Clarence Dixie. Robert
Isha1n William Greenough William Haleck and
Allan Hardie, of New York Aboard her fathers
-slaunch Wilray Miss Alice McElroy entertained on
= Lake Placid day this week a party including
the Misses Kennedy, Miss Lillian Kennedy, Miss
Nav Oakley. Arthur Kenedy, Master Edmund Ken
edy NJ NJ Burgin, D Lyon, John McElroy, Dr. J.
H McAIorrow and J. P. Doyle. Of New York
luncheon in the Stevens House grilroom followed
the trip
george A. Stevens. proprietor of the hotel. and
,ile trip to Plattsburg Hotel Champlain, where
they were the guests of eKDeputy Collector of Gus
E.4orns Walter c. witherbee and Mrs. Witherbee on
their houseboat Lake Champlain.
~ Preparations being made at the hotel for the
annual convention Of the Commercial Travellers
- Mutual Accident Association. which takes place
here Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday OF next
week. Members of the association 10 the number
Of about two hundred with their wives,
pecteG.
John TIardie CT the Crescent Athletic Club of
Brooklyn who is of the latest Of the golf play
ers of former seasons arrive, has Joined his
mother Mrs. James Hardie, at her cottage, Windy
knowe, on Signal Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick s. Wait of New York.
have as their guests at Myths Lodge, on the lake
shore Charles Ram Kennedy. Of London, the
author of The Servant in the House." Mrs. Ken
nedy and Miss Gladys Wynne-
Among the arrivals Of the week D. c. Con-
rel, Of New York, who has spent many seasons at
this hotel He is accompanied by his sister, Miss
Agnes Connen. also Of New York. Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Magnus. also Of New York, were among
the patrons of former years return this week.
One party Of recent arrivals includes Mr.. and Mrs
c. P Miller Miss Margaret F. Miller and the Misses
Grace and Alice Temple. Miss Fraser and her sis
ter Miss Elizabeth N Fraser. who have spent sew
eral seasons the Stevens House. returned this
week. Other recent New York arrivals include ]. H.
Van Buskrk. Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Bannister. Mr..
and Mrs /. N Wood. MI and Mrs Joseph Purcell,
6 Y Johnson Mr.. Mrs Edward Carroll jr,
H NJ Gates. NJ f Nichols. Mr.. and Mrs. Willis
Wendell. Mr.. and Mrs J. J. Cook and Mr.. and Mrs
W F. Hardy
THE RUISSEAUM0NT.
Lake Placid, N Y July 11.-During the warm
DAYS Of the last week boating has been the |
chief pastimes Of the guests at the Ruisseaumont
and up and down the length OF both the East and
West lakes the guide boats and canoes were to be
found
A large number Of the guests have also found |
pleasure in motor boating. A party OF New York |
ers who have spent much time the lake in |
the speedy craft at the hotel includes Mr.. and |
F Mrs Evan H ID A Rexford |