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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03
Joys OF WINTER
AT LAKE GEORGE
Other Adirondack Resorts, Too,
Harbor Happy Colonies in
Crisp, Cold DAYS.

What n JOY it is to step out briskly,
breathing deep with feeling of physi-
cal inauguration the cold, sun-saturated
airl The eye rosms fascinated over the
broad cNpanse Of mountain and valley,
relieved by the green black pine wood I
and the deep blue Of the sky over all
In the evening, after perhaps a sunset
which floods the sky with light and
color, the temperature will sink rap
idly, and a night Of Incompatible at
mospheric clearness sees the mercury
drop quickly toward zero. This is win
ter in the Adirondacks. where red
checked deyotees skate, slide, skee and
play hockey on the ice. Ice palaces
and cRrnivals may attract here and
there, but fresh air and health and
sport are for all.
For those who wish 20 enjoy winter
sports in the crisp, invigorating air of
our own Northern mountains, num-
Der Of hostelries keep open house.
Notable among these is the Fort Will
lam Henry Hotel, at Lake George. Here
Z varied assortment Of winter fun Is
available, including skiing, toboggan-
ing. snowshoeing, hockey, iceboating,
skating and sleighing. Other resorts
where the holiday makers have found
the winter Adirondacks even more at
tractiye than the summer are Saranac
Lake and Lake Placid The Lake Placid
Club boasts Of winter colony of from
fftv 10 seventy-fve zero lovers" All
forms Of winter sports are enjoyed
here, and in addition picturesque
Christmas. New Year, Twelfth Night and
Candlemas ceremonies and pageants,
reviving the old English and Seandi-
navian customs
Saranac is another Of the Adirondack
winter resorts which offer R revela-
ton 70 the winter vacationist, Here
will be held In January or early in Feb
ruary, 1915, the famous biennial mid
winter carnival, with its storming Of
the ice palace, fancy skating, hockey,
skeeing, toboggsning and other Smuse-
ments.
The large crowds that went TO Lake
George last winter testified 20 the in
creasing popularity o. winter sports.
II will be readily believed that this
magnificent mountain resort. 30 re
nowned for its beauty in sumner. IS
transformed in winter into verltable
fairylsnd.
The Fort William Henry Hotel AZ
the village OF Lake George - tSs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03
South declared one heart.

South declared one heart.
This make fully comes up to the
standard SIS set out i'm the teNtbooks
on bridge. There is present sufcie1il
strength in trumpa and outside cara
20 promise an advance score, though
the chances for game may not see"
bright. Had this hand been played l'.
bridge DAYS. before the introduction OF
ROYALS. the spGde strength would not
have altered the aspect OF the hand.
The mathematical process which sug
rested hearts as offering better
chance for success than passing would
not have been changed with royals a.
q factor IN the calculation.
North passed. TO bid royals would
have been 70 deny any strength at hrs
partners declaration. East declared
two diamonds. North made IT two
hearts after South refused to go fur
Their.
The opponents made three trump
tricks and the ace Of clubs on stereo-
tvped play. and all that rewarded South
for his efforts was twenty-four on the
score.
Bidding the hand properly az auc-
ton, South would pass. North would
declare one royal. East would offer a
defensive bid Of two diamonds as be-
fore. South would support his part
ner by declaring two royals, which
would be the final declaration.
East would open the king Of dia-
monds. and North, sizing up the situa-
ton in this position, could count SIX
losers in plain suits, three Of which
must be disposed of in order to insure
game. Two diamonds could be ruiied
and the clubs could be established.
making possible the discardlng Of one
small heart.
North, therefore, would ruff dummy
and the small club coming back would
be won BY East. Although East now
would lead trumps the balance Of 5ne
hand woulG present no difficulties. The
two high clubs would make separately,
North discarding a heart on dummy's
king, which would be led after sec
end diamond ruff.
Thus it is possible 70 obtain some
accurate and working knowledge Of the
distribution of cards for 'he benefit OF
play in the modern game Of auction
that is out of the question az the older
game. And it is here that one feature
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03
WHEN KITCHENER WAS A SPY

be greater than the cause for which
Kavanagh hourly risked his life, for IL
was nothing less than the relief OF
Lucknow, that great achievement which
has been the theme OF poem, painting
and song, and TO the success of which
young Kavanagh, the spy, was a great
contributor.
There is actually a spy buried in
Westminster Abbey and a monument
erected 20 mis- memory by the British
government. This is the famous Major
Andre, who was shot as a spy by
George Washington for being within
the American lines in disguise. The
fact is, he had been sent by his gen
eral, Sir Henry Clinton, to confer at
West Point, on the Hudson, with that
arbitrator, General Arnold. lie
obeyed orders and went, taking every
precaution of secrecy and disguise 10
escape the notice of the enemy. In
fact, he was within sight OF the Eng
lish lines on his return when ne was
taken, and after a long court martial
he was condemned and shot. But the
traitor, Arnold, by Andres self -saeri-
fee, escaped the punishment he had so
richly deserved.
The gallant and talented young sol
diers body was brought home to Eng
land and inferred in Westminster Abb
hey, where his monument the monu-
mcnt of a man shot as a spy-may still
be seen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03

in Richmond, and Philip Easton, a
Harvard student, who came down for
the Christmas holidays and will re
turn next week.
Late registrations at the Homestead
Hotel include Francis c. Dale, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. II. Webb, Harry II. Webb, jr.,
Thomas German, Mrs. +. s. Horton,
Arthur II. Cowle, Miss Hattie Van
Duzen, Mr.. and Mrs. Oswald F. Rowe,
Norman l.. Dixie, |. D. Cadmus and
Miss Jane Hodson, of New York;
Vance Lauderdale and Miss A. B. Camp
bell, OF Brooklyn; William d. Gran
ston, Of Jersey City. DR.. d. c. Faust,
Miss b. y. Livingston, j. Gimbel and
Charles King, of Philadelphia; Mrs.
J.tH. Thompson. of St. Louis; F. j.
Allen, of East Orange. y. j.; A. Y.
Purden, Of Madison, y. j.; William
Duncan, of Baltimore; Mrs. Norman
Williams, of Washington; Mrs. ID. y.
Mccall. Of Montreal, and Mr. and Mrs.
George D. Cavanagh, Of Troy, y. Y.
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MAYOR mitchell
AT ATLANTIC CITY
Holiday Week Finds Both Him
. self and His Wife Strollers
on Boardwalk.

Atlantic City, y. J., Jan. Mayor
John Purroy Mitchell of New York
City is familiar figure on the
Boardwalk Mayor Mitchell has fond
ness for the Wooden Way that eleva-
tion to high Office has not abated. and
frequently OF a week end he and Mrs.
Mitchell, accompanied By home city
friends. are beach front strollers. The
Christmas wee kend and the New Year
week end found the distinguished New
York executive on the broad Board
walk deck.
Ocean bathing on New Years Day!
II sounds more like Florida and the
25th degree of latitude than Atlantic
CITY and the 40th. But the All-the-
Time City has her intrepid mortals
who brave the icy waters even az this
chilly season.
Ronald A. Reilly, better known as
"Pat" Reilly, and member OF the
instruction staff az the Hygeia swim
ming pool. invariably takes a Christ
mas and New Years dip in the "briny.'
On Christmas Day he had half the
Boardwalk throng shvering for him
while he enjoyed his plunge. New
Years Day, at 1880 o'clock, he per-
formed the same feat, remaining in the
water something like two minutes.
Mrs. George II. Osborne, OF New York,
is a holiday season visitor by the sea.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel J. Keane are
we'll known New York visitors seen
daily on the Boardwalk. Mr.. and Mrs.
Keane have been entertaining quite ex-
tensively recently in honor of their
niece, Miss Dorothy keane.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. W. Kinnan, OF
New York, are occupying a suite al
the Marlborough Blenheim.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. II. Strang are Brook
Ign visitors enjoying the early days OF
the new year by the edge Of the sea.
Mrs. Carter McGlenn, of New York
City, gave a small tea party at her
Chelson home during the Beck. Mrs,
McGlenn, with her two daughters
opened her Atlantic City cottage for
the holidays, and will not return TO the
city until the middle of January.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. j. Nogel, Of New
York, have suite at fashionable
beach front hotel during the New Year
holidays
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03
A Common Weakness Among Auction
Players Is the Inability to Set Aside
Bidding Habits Learned in the
Days of Bridge.

the line. The overtime score was con-
fined TO honors and slams. The values
OF the honors were practically the same
as they are today a. auction. As onlE
100. instead OF ESQ. was credited 20 the
side winning the rubber. the lmpor-
lance of honors as a factor IN deter
mining a make at bridge was oileh
overweening.
The dealer was without means OF as
certaining what his partner held IL
he svailed himself of the privilege or
passiug. his partner was practically ID
The same position. Beyond warning
Of weakness indicated by the passing
or bridging Of the hand there was
nothing 10 show what make would nj
the dealers holding. compulsory IN
activity Of the opponents IN the de-
termination Of the make also IeIt the
declaring side in the dark ID respect
10 the division Of cards held adversely.
Hands with strong suit combinations
Of course. presented no great dlihculty.
Then. as to-day, the strength at once
suggested the declaration. Such hanos
can be eliminated in the consideration
Of relative values at bridge and auc-
ton.
The hands the long suit OF which rs
weak in honors or the hOnors not IN
sequence are the ones that call for
comment 20 show the radical differ
ences in the two games. These are the
hands that cause the failure Of so
many players at auction. They can
not set aside in ;he play Of auction
ideas 10 which they have been eccus-
toned al bridge.
Textbooks on bridge contain tables
setting forth IN detail hands covering
practically all the combinations OF
cards suitable for make. Many such
hands are based uUon trump suits con
tanning but one honor aside from the
ace. or possibly two minor honors other
than the king
How many such hands would answer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03

centre Of activity, where both day and
night merry parties form for tramp
ing on snowshoes over the hills, skat-
ing on the lake, skeeing, sleighing and
tobogganing The 1,50O-root slide at
night presents an effect beautiful and
thrilling as the coasters plunge down
between the brilliant rows Of colOred
electric lights.
The call Of the snow delights none
more than the skiing adopts. The home
of skiing is Norway, where II has for
centuries been means of communica-
tion between the snowbound inhsbi-
tants. 1t is sport which has taken
hold rapidly in this country, and it IL
not so difficult to learn as it looks.
The Delaware & Hudson Railroad
gives easy access to these delightful
resorts from Central New York and
New England. 1t is but two hours
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03
EXPERT AND TYR0
AUCTION BRIDGE CLINICS FOR EXPEK1


ner's second bid and AZ least hye
,rumps king high in his partners
hand. III -
South went game on the play-of. The
s,no roault would have obtained had
south opened with one royal, but the
cortointy Of the upbuilding by pro
gressive steps eliminating haphazard
'hois in the dark ndds mental zest
10 the game.
inc Information by a bridge bid with
ont tops may affect the result Of q
hand played By the opposite side j.
shown I'm the following instance, which
olro marks the distinction in the OPP
portunitics offered in the two games:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03

cores for the greater part Of two solid
hours.
The weather throughout December
caused the postponement of two events
and has resulted in Professional "Nll-
lie" Hoare o. the Arkansas Hot Springs
Golf and Country Club revising the
schedule. The new dates are as fol
lows:
January s-7-Annusl New Years
tournament.
January 2O-2i-Annual midwinter
tournament.
February 19-20-Annual Washing
tons Birthday tournament.
March 5-e-Annual spring tourna
ment. .,,
nament.
Major Sam s. Sharpe. Of Uxbridge
Ont. member Of Parliament OF the
Dominion of Canada, who, with ms
wife. is at the Arlington, and Eel
lows p. Gaines, Of Englewood. y. D.,
are late additions 20 the Country CLUB
golf colony. Mr. and Mrs. +. N. Kemp
and Miss Frances Kemp, of Chicago.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul P. Fitch, or
Youngstown. Ohio. guests at the Az
almost daily.
Nr. and Mrs. James Hobart Moore
reached the Arlington Thursday from
their winter home az Santa Barbara,
Cal. They plan making stay OF from
four 10 six weeks duration. Mr.
Moore. the diamond match king and
former owner of tire Rock Island Rail
way system, is a great lover Of golt
end is practising up so as to be a con-
testant in January's two tiXed events.
Colonel William L. kenly. of the
Sixth Field Artillery, has joined the
military colony at the Army an'
Navy
Al Never. of the Hotel Lyndemon, ?
guest at the Arlington for the last
month. leaves for Florida in mid-Janu
airy. From there ne intends making
California tour. returning to New lori
in early April.
Prominent among the weeks arriv
ais at the Arlington were: Mr. an'
Mrs. Charles McClintock, /. c. Gerry
Joel Jacobs, Westbrook l.. Johnson
G. kaufman and W. H. Mullen, OF
New York City; Mrs. l.. +. Retter, o
Atlantic City; Mrs. Eva l.. McNett, o
/ Hornell, y. Y; George +. Ransom. o
/ Weldon, \. c.: Mrs. Mabel +. La Ru'
, and ". II. Lamar. Assistant Attorney
I General. Post Office Department. OF tn
. United States, of Washington; Mis-
/ Eta NJ. England. of Norfolk, Va; Mis-
Helen V. Burt. of Charlestown, W. Va.
Miss Rose Miller, of Pawtucket, X. l.
and the Misses Clara w. Larkin ant
Annie F.. Larkin, of Ansonis, Conn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03

accordingly the soiourners will content
themselves with skating, goltng and IN
Goor entertainment. The Country Cup
viii be the scene OF many pretty lunch
cons tomorrow. when residents mere
entertain their house guests
The Laurel House provided an IN
usuaIIv CAV holiday week for It's guests
and season soiourners. An innovation
in dancing was inaugurated MohdS!
when the first dejeuner dansant was
held in the ballroom Of the hotel pc
tween the hours of j. and 2 IN the
afternoon. The guests enjoyed morse
hack ride and q skating party IN the
morning and returned for the dlnher
dance. Miss Martha Jamison gave p
I,vcbcor Marty for twenty four guests
g, honor Of Mrs Carberry Rltchle, MISS
Helen Davis and Miss Margaret Fort
Auction and hearts were played AFTER
Tho luncheon. Mrs. Henry Lloyd Herbert
Mrs. Edward c. Anderson and MISS
Lillian Baldwin being the suceessiul
plavcrs. Other guests included Mes
DANES Archibald Davis, d. J.. Schwartz,
Samuel SNdmore. Elmer L. Wentworth,
-hc Misses Eleanor Ferris. Julia Capeni
Hovev-Roof, Julie Iilford, CorneIla
Schwartz and others.
Tuesday evening a lucky contest
dance and on Wednesday afternoon 8
.+ta dansant formed the programme
Roth affairs attracted large number
of dancers Last evening the annual
New Years ball az the hotel was wei!
attended. 4 feature o. the evening
-as exhibition dancing by Miss bea-
+rice Wentworth and Mr. Guy 1. Muir
ray.
My. and Mrs. Randolph G. Pack, OF
Louisiana. are spending the week enc
here with Mr. Packs parents, Mr.. aho
RIrs Charles Lathrop Pack. New
Years Eve Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Pach
terdered them o dinner. A large mum
her Of friends attended the junction
Later the entire party attended the
Vow Years Eve ball At the Laurel-ln-
Mr. and Mrs. Standish Chard spent
New Years at the Country Ciuo o.
Lakewood. I'm the evening, togetnel
with Miss Louise ]. Reed, they altehoeO
tho Observation-Disclosures New ear
I've ball. and on the following day Were
guests az the New Year the oahsS"
al the Country Club.
The residences of the season So
iourners are scenes OF many Iaret
house parties. Mr.. and Mrs. George
could are entertaining a. Georgian
Cont Mr.. and Mrs. Edward {; Farlsh
~ New York. are spending the hollday'
bere with Mr. Parish's sister MS
parish. Of Private Way. WIN men
are Miss Elizabeth = Parlsh, 4lS =
Mary p. Parish, Harry Parish ana +
4 Parish. ir. The party IS stopping
~ Taurei-in-the-Pines. Miss Eliza
hstb Hs-rer. Of Brooklyn, is stopping
pS The Madison with Miss Norman
Mr, curtis Dali. of Plaindeld, are
chests Of Sir. and Mrs. Girard Romano
George McAneny. Of New York is a
nc Laurel House.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03

South made the usual bridge bid OF
one ROYAL. The proper auction declara-
ton is one spade unless the player
favors the spade conventions, which
provide declaration Of three covering
the case. In anticipation Of being
fourth hand to lead Of spades which
he could stop twice, West declared one
no trump, which declaration held.
On the play-off North led the king
Of shades to his partners declared suit,
and East and West made a small slam
on the hand.
Had South, however, bid spades,
West. unwilling 20 risk a no trump
without protection in two suits, one Of
which would probably be opened on the
play-off, would have declared clubs.
lasts response to the declaration would
have been no trump. The lead com
ing through West now instead Of up t
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03

him as I'M actual play would have estaO-
lished the opposing spade suit on the
first round. 49,,
With the ace Of clubs sure re-ent .I
in South's hand the entire suit "oulu
make giving North and South seven
tricks instead Of one. 49,. -
This hand is fair Illustration o. Of
results probable through bridge oid'
where defensive measures are required
n ia also clearly illustrative OF me
fault Of so many auction players VINO
fail 70 diferentiate in the bidding oil
the two games.
Late bids Of suits without TOP cards,
that properly belong 70 the .bygone
DAYS Of bridge and have no place IN
auction. will often result as disastirouls'-
" as original bids. An instance OF TINS
sort is shown in the following hands
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03

~TNCE the introduction 81 playing
cards by the Moorish GyPsie' SIX
~ centuries ago, hundreds Of differ
ent card games have been invented
Some have survived and maintained an
ever increasing popularity, but most o.
them had brief lives.
A monument 90 Besu Nash IS the
fact that he made whist fashionable IN
England. Whist begot bridge. Bridge
beCot auction, which is to-day the most
fashionable and popular card game OF
an time. It's prestige IS due largely 20
the fact that - is q game Of ski.
bringing into use a wide range OF
mental activity. from common arith-
metic 90 psychology and logic.
The lapse OF time from the old DAYS
OF bridge 90 the present Juror OF
auction has not brought shout the dis
tnction in bidding between the two
games that should have developed.
The make or declaration al bridge
was limited 20 an announcement by
the dealer or his partner. Whatever
one Of them named, no-trump or sult
was the MAKE a. which the deal was
niaveG. While the make was inal the
unit value OF the suit or Io-trump, as
the case might be, was not necessarily
determined. The opponents had the
privilege Of accepting the make at is
lowest value or doubling, and the deal
er's side in turn could redouble. still
leaving the value OF the make undo
termined, and this process could be
continued indefinitely under the laws
in force
As a result many abnormal and ride
ilous scores were recorded IN bridge
games. where the limit OF doubling was
uncurbed by private agreement BE
vond this one phase OF bridge the game
Was so limited that nothing relieved the
ronotonv in play. owing 20 the re-
s+ricted opportunity Of bidding.
The scoring Of tricks was underneath
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03
A GOOD IDEA.

A certain mill owner vas seus.
very exasperated with his men owe, -. =.
condition OF the cloth which they p.
duced. Out Of about every ten isn. 81
sent through 10 the warehouse ~ "a,
six Of them had holes in. In the nvr.
of stopping this. the proPrieio,, ~,
formed the men that for all the ns', !,
they made he would stop shliI nh
their wages. The next week Deas b.
came in with two holes IN II eio" "a,
gether. The proprietor, therefors, "a;
for the man who had dsne II, sne ~
"Now, Jones, | told you ,hs ,,,,a
every hole that you made IN tne .si
vou would be Ane one shilling, "
here is piece with two holes ~ ,,,...i
Jones picked up the cloth ana 'I rslss
At IL. then suddenly tore the TWO
into one. ,L.,s 10
said. -Tit-Bits.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03

Fassifern Farm. Among others CIV
ing luncneous there this week we're Mr.;
and Mrs. j. o. Hodges and MF. ana
Mrs. C.. c. Weber.
The serving Of tea and cakes IN
formally in the lobby Of the Home
stead Hotel without charge was start
ed there this week by the manage
ment as new feature i'm connection
with the late afternoon concerts, and
has been very popular. People sit
about the log fires while tea is served.
Some OF those entertaining at these
cas- have been Mr.. and Mrs William
G.. Denny, who mold the record as the
Oldest visitors, IN time spent here;
DIR. and Mrs. Guy +. Hinsdale,
lir. and Mrs. Parker Hamersley,
Charles F. Neaye, who returned here
for the holidays. after visiting friends
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03
LENOX AND THE
BERKSHIRE HILLS
The Cottagers Entertain Many
House Parties During
Holiday Week.

rerox Mass, Jan. With big din
,ers. dances and curling the LenoN co,
,soers and their house parties nave cel-
Mated the holiday week. The celeora-
5or az New Years surpassed every
former effort by the c0ttagers largely
t.ea,,se the Ienox Club, now opened IN
80, oyarters. gave added opportunities.
A. the clubhouse the opening pail tooA
Mace tonight with more IMAM one
hundred guests. Christmas greens were
hung throughout the Duildlng' tne
music room being elaDorateIy decor =
cd Fifty guests were entertSslnle .i a.
ci.b dinners on Thursday and Friday
nicbtg. each dinner being followed by
dance The clubhouse WAS the rem
Segvous for all the house parties and
vas the starting place for sielgnlhg
paTties, skating parties, curling ana
similar pastimes.
The curriers' held a bonspiel at Sam
mel Frothingham's Overlee pond. KINKS
rad been prepared, and two teams from
The Brookline Country Clup,, teams
from the Union and Racquet CLUBS o.
New York, and two LenoX teams pi,ayeo
,,smee Mr.. rockingham had built an
49, camn AZ the pond, where refresh
."nts we're served. Playing on the
ionoy teams were William b. Osgood
F; ySN Edward II. Delaheld. samuel
Nottingham. Frederick S. Delsfeld,
CiTsud Foster. David T. Dana, George
pstv Blake. Marshall r. kernoehan'
Joseph ". Burden, John Sloane, How
syd {. Dickinson, Malcolm d. Sloane
and Wistar Kendall.
Mr.. and Mrs. William X. Osgood
RID rave the annual New Years ball
:, Highland House on Thursday night
Wr and Mrs. Field entertained a large
house party for the week. The via
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03
NEW YEARS EVE
AT HOT SPRINGS

Hot Springs. Va, Jan. q The new
year started in with a spell Of fine
weather, almost springlike, which fol-
lowed the disappearance Of Christmas
SHOWS and enabled scores of rather
impatient golfers 20 return to the
links. The New Years Eve parties
in the grill were unusually gay night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03
BY GEORGE Killing

Of great interest was added to the
Another added feature Of interest IN
the modern game is in the elimination
Of guesswork IN arriving ct = Winning
declaration. This phase is illustrated
in the following hand recently played
al a local club: