New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-30
LAKE PLACID
Golf Tournaments NoV Attract
ing Attention of Summer Guests.


Lake Placid. y. Y, July a-Considerabls
interest Is being exhibited in the series or
golf handicap and scratch tournaments
which will he played on the links Of the
Lake Placid club in August and Septer-
Der The first contest was PLAYED this
week. and was won by a. y. Albro. 81
New York. who secured the bronze medal.
There will be ten more bronze medal COM
petitions and three for silver metals. with
handicap and scratch contests about alter
mating. and also one gold medal scratch
competition. This VIII he begun on Mon
day. August a. with thirty-two entries with
half qualifying each day. the final vii thus
be played ON August rs, the game being
thirtv-six holes The golf enthusiasts are
devoting most Of thoir time % the links
these DAYS in preparation for these events.
The first OF the series ~ races FOR the
/ Lake Placid Yacht club challenge cup was
held last Saturday. 10 was a pretty race
I although the day could hardly be called
ideal for sailing There was fair breeze.
but II was fitful which accounts for tho
time required 20 make the course, which
starts at the clubhouse. extends around
/ Hawk Island, back through Shelter strait
/ TO the east lake and thence 70 the start
] ing point. seven n tfIN5 Tau DT'iA 'hN'AM'
bur only six started. and all crossed the
] line within one minute Of the starting gun.
which was shortly after p. m. Miss
/ Buttfeld outsailed her opponents and
! gained a lead Of nearly half an hour on the
nearest ones The finishing order and times
were as follows Miss Blanche Buttheld'
5O4l9. Alvin Norton. 5.222i; &. ". Nc
/ Cutcheon 5.23 03: Ralph Shaw. 5.Si5a' Eus-
tace seigman. 1856 and Hubert stevens.
/ 5:36:4S The second race OF the series VIII
be held this afternoon.
J Charles Sherman, Of Niagara Falls. rs-
Gently scaled Whiteface in hour and -
minutes. which is considered a remarkable
feat
Two Swiss who are making tour n the
/ United States made the ascent Of Mount
Marcy and returned the same day
/ C.. ". McCutcheon and family are at
their camp. AsulyNt
BENJAMIN Wolf and Frank Wolf, Or New
l.. York, have joined the Russeaumont col
7 ony. where they occupy separate cottages.
! j. Loewi. OF New York, who has been
! the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. Wasserman'
| has gone 10 his camp among the Thousand
/ Islands.
A. W Green. president 81 the National
Biscuit Company, spent several days here
as the guest Of friends, coming up from
! New York in a private car. lie started
Monday on a Western trip whic1 will
/ carry him as far as Kansas City.
Miss NJ. Halter and Miss r. Reynolds, ~
New York. have as guests al the Lake
Placid Inn Miss X O'Brien and Miss Mar
/ garet Phillips. OF the same city.
Robert Coleman visited Mrs Coleman for
a few days Mrs. Coleman mas apartments
al the inn for the summer.
The people Of the summer colony. In the
quest for rest and recreation, are not IN
mindful OF the helpless ones IN the city.
Many prominent New York women are
uniting with the charitabiy inclined OF the
village in the holding of a fair for the
benefit OF the School for Crippled Children
OF New York During the coming week
/ there will be a lawn party and sale, for the
success OF which the women are working
diligently. The object Is a most commend
able one. and it is apparent that there VIII
be hearty support Of the affair.
The evening hops az the Grand View are
ALWAYS well attended. The seductive
strains lure many into the ballroom. The
afternoon and sunday concerts are also a
| source Of much pleasure. on one OF the
evenings this week the guests were enter
/ tanned with feats OF legerdemain. Those
coming up from New York lately are II. G.
Allen and Mrs NJ. T. p. Allen, h. Charles
( Schulinger. Mrs. Andrew Wright. Miss
Jane A. Demarest. j. r. Halton, J. II. Nc
Alauus. D. Mckee the Misses Marie and
Anna Anderson and NJ. j. Grswold.
The North Woods Inn is the scene Of
many pleasant little social d0ings these
DAYS. Several dancing parties have been
held. and also progressive whist games.
/ Mrs h. J.. Burton, accompanied by
her daughter, Miss NJ +. l. Burton, has
taken apartments for an indefinite STAY.
: Others who came recently are r. \. chill
son. Mrs Anna T.. Shields. Mrs. Julia l..
! McTernan. Mrs +. Davis and Miss Henri
eta Pessel. all OF New York.