New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-20
TUXEDO YIELDS
TO SKIING LURE
Swiss Instructor Chap
erons Colonists in Sport
on Ramapo Hills.
By Telegraph 10 Tho Tribune.

Tuxedo Park. y. Y, Dec. 19.-Enest
Desbaillett, skiing Instructor. of
Switzerland, chaperoned many skiing
parties to-day, and 3 large number of
colonists Joined in the sport over the
Ramapo Hills, where the snow was
about three feet deep.
The toboggan club is getting the
Lookout Mountain slide in shape. and
by next Sunday it will be in perfect
condition. Among those seen on the
Ramapo Hills to-day on skis were Mr..
and Mrs. John VI. Rutherfurd, j. Ed
ward Davis, Miss Eleanor Mortimer,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Z. Cowdin,
Miss Adelaide Cannon. Miss Harriet
Alexander, Harry Lansing McVickar,
Preston Davie, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Alstafr, Mr.. and Mrs. Forsyth Wickes,
Frederic F. De Rham. L. B. LEM and
J. NJ. Beam.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gilman Low.
jr., and family arrived at the club to-
day and entertained at luncheon. Rob
ert ID. Wrenn also entertained a large
party at luncheon.
Among other late arrivals were Mr..
and Mrs. Harold d. Weekes. the Misses
Byrne, Miss Terrence, Miss Harriet
Alexander, Miss McCook, Ii. Gallatin
Pell, Mr.. and Mrs. e. Maurice Heck
scher and o. J. Brand.
Mrs. John j. McCook has arrived at
the Post cottage for the winter. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry ID. Whitefeld have
opened their house here for the win
ter. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tilford ar
rived to-day for the week end. Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Tuckermsn spent Sun
day at their Tuxedo cottage.
The Tuxedo Tennis and Racquet
Club has arranged an extensive pro-
gramme for the winter season in
squash court tennis and rscquets. The
second class tennis handicap tourna-
ment was finished to-day, and resulted
in a victory for Lucius Wilmerding
He defeated II. G. Pell, two straight
sets, 6-3, Ga. A large crowd
Of society folk here for the weekend
witnessed the match.
The finals in the first class racquet
handicap matches will be played next
Sunday. The final round was reached
to-day, leaving William Post and ).
G.. Mortimer to contest for the nnal
honors. A surprise was sprung when
William Post defeated G.. NJ. Heckscher
in the opening round of the Tuxedo
Club racquet championship. Mr.
Heckscher made little Of Post, think
ing he Lad things easy, but Mr.. Post,
who is at his best, practising daily on
the courts here, won after flve-game
set by superb service by score OF
Is. % 9, 6-15. 6-15, $40.
C.. c. Pell defeated George ST. George
three straights. Another surprise in
the first class tennis handicap matches
was witnessed when S. G.. Mortimer
plus 10. defeated p. Lorillard, jr.. minus
half IS, by a score OF GO. 6-3.
Among other entries in this event were
William Post, c. s. Lee, C.. S. Cutting
Lloyd Warren, F. 7. Frelinghuysen, ~
W. Tilton, John Munroe, George st
George, Robert w. Goelet and Maurice
Roche. The finals will be played dur
ing the holiday week.
In the squash handicap matches to-
day II. Pendleton Rogers defeated
Clermont l.. Barnwell two games TO one.
On December 30 play will start for
the Tuxedo challenge bowl open tennis
tournament, and will continue until
January 2.
The gold racquet championship
matches in racquets will open on
Thursday, February 10. and continue
over Lincoln's Birthday, when the
finals will be played. In addition there
will he an open tennis double cham
pionship match on Washington's Birth
day. Entries for all tournaments will
be received by Robert Moore. A series
Of special professional matches Mt
racouets and tennis will be arranged TO
he played in January and February
The racquet and tennis committee are
r. D. Wrenn, S. G. Mortimer, c. G. Pell
p. Lorillard, jr., and Richmond Talbot