New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-27
CHAMPLAIN FIRST
FOR WATER SPORTS

Westport -on-Lake Champaign, \. \,
June 2G-Interest in water sports at
this popular resort has been greatly in
creased this week by the announcement
that the contemplated cruise of the
Albany Yacht Club is up the Hudson
and through the canal into Lake Cham
plain. Pending more definite informa-
zion as 70 the plans of the Albany club
nlans for the cruise of the Westport
Yacht Club are being held in allegiance
and it is probable that the two will
now be combined, the Westport club
acting as escort for the Albany organi-
Zation.
II is also planned to have the COM
mon rendezvous OF both clubs here at
Northwest Bay, where is ample room,
and it is probable that the event Will
be signalized by a week OF social ac-
tivity. The matter is in the hands OF
James Crazy, commodore OF the West
mort club. Among those enthusl-
astically working for the development
of the water sports at this resort IS
". T. Bradley, who has been here since
the outset OF the season, and who has
his powerful new yacht in commission.
+. r. Bacon, former president OF the
Baltimore Railroad, who is at Camp
Skenewood with his family for the sea-
son, IS also much interested in the
activities of the yacht club and has had
one of his big yachts sent on.
The fishermen making their head
quarters at Westport Inn and from the
neigh boring cottages are enthusiastic
over the fishing. which is excellent.
Big catches of pike and pickerel are
being made in the waters OF Lake
Champlain and trout, all OF good size,
are being taken in the nelghborlng
streams. II. w. Duguid and party OF
friends who came up from New YORK
and have been making their head
quarters at Westport Inn, have met
with exceptional success.
The golf players assembling at West
port Inn and the cottages have been
actively engaged upon the links in
preparation for the July and August
events, in which they will compete for
cups offered by II. K. Labouisse, II. T.
Smith, W. NJ Weir and others. Mr..
/ Labousse, donor of the Patureau Cup,
is expected soon at his summer place
here. In addition to being a lover Of
J golf he is also a good player Others
of the players of former seasons for
whom reservations are being made at
Westport Inn are J. S. Raymond, J. ?.
Blair, George ?. Shut and Walker
/ Beale. Morton Adkins, who is now at
Westport Inn with Mrs. Adkins and the
/ latter's mother, Mrs. Hubbard, is one
| of the low score men and is giving a
good accounting of himself in the pre-
1 liminary rounds of the links.
The young people are renewing their
| activities on the tennis courts at West
/ port Inn, where the regular tourna-
/ ments will take place the latter part
| Of July and August. Miss Polly Dam
/ rosch, who is one of the best OF the
women players in the younger set, is
coming back again this season TO spend
/ the summer with her parents, Mr. and
/ Mrs. Walter Damrosch, at Hall House
on the shore of Northwest Bay. Walker
/ Beale is one of the young men from
I New York among the winners OF last
seasons events who plans TO return for
/ this season.
To the end that there shall not be a
grasshopper invasion of Westport SUCH
/ as has PLAYED havoc near Malone and
/ in other parts OF northern New York,
| cottage and camp owners here are con-
/ stituting themselves grasshopper
/ vigilance committee and with the sup
/ port of the village authorities are pre-
/ pared 20 defend the natural beauty Of
I Westport from attack.
| Among those who have recently
/ Joined the cottage colony are Mr.. and
| Mrs. Samuel Crook, of New York, and
I Mr.. and Mrs. william r. GratZ. OF New
York. DR.. H. A. Spence, of New York,
will spend the summer at his place,
Under Hill, and II. VI. Barksdale and
/ family will occupy the Knoll cottage:
/ Mr.. and Mrs. James Lenox Banks and
1 James Lenox Banks, jr., of New York.
have reserved the Garden cottage at
( Westport Inn.
Port Kent, y. Y, June 26.-Additions
to the cottage colony here include Miss
A. G. Parkhurst, of Newark, n. j., who
| has recently arrived to occupy Pine
Grove bungalow, which she has leased
for the season. Dr.. and Mrs. p. j.
Ryan have leased the bungalow at
Trembleau Hall for the season.
There is no interruption o. arrivals