The New York herald., 1921-05-29
Throngs
Vacation Throng
CatSkiU Resorts
Open for Season
Colonists Begin to Gather in
the Picturesque Noun
tain Region.
spseiai Despatch 70 THn NEW Toax HEAALD-

special Despatch to The NEW ToRA HEGALD-
CATsKILL. n. y, May 2s.--Most New
Workers know OF the Catskiils In gen
eral way, but few realize that in this
vast natural park on the west side of
the Hudson there is more OF picturesque
interest than on any section Of equal
area ia the East.
With an average altitude OF more than
three thousand feet above sea level, there
are nearly two thousand square miles In
this section that cover more than one
hundred OF the best known resorts in
the Empire State.
Stamford. Haines Falls. Catskili. sau-
gerties. Cairo. Leeds. Green Lake. Wind
ham, Fleischmanns. Highmount, Palen-
vile, Pine HiIl and other villages are
household words in thousands of homes.
The Onteora Club Elka Park. Twi-
/ Hight, Sunset and Santa Cruz parks bring
pleasant recollections TO many vaca-
tionists, while others recall the bizarre
entertainments in the village Of Wood
stock, where the artists. who constitute
its summer residents. combine work with
recreation and make the village one Of
| tire liveliest in the State.
| West Saugerties BearsviIle. Mink
/ Hollow, Kiskatom, Triton. Greonvilie,
/ Hensonville, Lexington, Bushnellville,
| Big Hollow. Prattsville and dozens OF
other hamlets have been opened UP by
/ the Improvement of roads
! One may find almost any kind of en-
/ Nfrpnrppnf in tbia heeanEa the
range of hotels and boarding houses in
cludes places with a capacity of from
ten to twelve hundred vacationista.
/ The out Of door enthusiast or the
camper can be equally at home. because
along the brooks and streams one finds
\ hundreds of camping places where one
can live ones life as he prefers.
The fisherman. the tennis enthusiast
and the golfer find here almost ar the
door OF New York. because the Catslkills
/ lie only a hundred miles from the great
White Way, every attraction they desire,
and golf when played at an elevation OF
| nearly a half mile, as at Haines Falls.
where its splendid nine hole course is re-
garded as one OF the prettiest in the
world. or at Stamford where at an ele-
walton OF more than 1,700 feet there Is
one OF the finest eighteen hole golf
courses In the world. is one of the at
fractions of an ideal outing.
There are other courses. and the
| streams OF the mountains, stocked with
trout annually, add to the pleasure OF
vacationists. whilo the younger set find
in the moving picture theatres, the
dance halls and other places Of amuse-
ment ample diversion for their outings
Railroad and Steamboat Service.
The ease with which the Catskills
may be reached and the railroad and
| steamboat service at the command OF
tourists and vacationists has been a fac
tor In making the section the summer
home of more than 100000 persons.
To-day marked the real opening of the
busy season, and the Kingston, SAUCER
ties and Catskil gateways TO the noun
talns have seen an influx of visitors,
coming by boat, train or automobile for
their holiday. and at Cairo. Catskill
Haines Falls, Saugerties and Green
Lake, where r majority Of the vaca~
tionists are bound for, will be almost
as lively during the next two days as ~
August.
Two new steamers running from New
York city, the Robert A. Snyder and the
Dewitt Clinton of the Hudson River
= Day Line, augment the capacity OF the
transportation companies, and the re-
sumption Of the through Pullman car
Z service over Nit GiSANl anu 0tA1W1
!. Railroad 10 the heart of the mountains
will take care OF the increased business
that has been indicated in the arrivals
Of the week
While no new hotels have been opened
there have been more changes in the
management or houses than ever before
and the new proprietors are making
many improvements.
The New Grand Hotel. Hghmount ri
-
/ by the Ulster and Delaware Railroad
was purchased last spring by Frank
: Seiden Of Lakewood, N. j., who VIII
: make Il a centre OF interest among the
hotels Of the mountains.
! The Hotel Kaaterslsill. the largest OF
the hotels. will be managed again by
! Parent & Richards who have been sue
cessful there tn recent years and John
Van Wagonen, the manager OF the Cats
. kill Mountain House, where the ninety
, ninth season win be opened the latter
part of June, has been busy since early
, in the year. making improvements that
J make that house one Of the most mod
> ern in the Catskilis
J Another important change has taken
{ place at Green Lake, where George
J Gutrie, last year proprietor Of the Hi
Z Top Cottage, has purchased the Green
Lake House and the Green Lake Home
stead &hlGN Ne VIII manage peNsDHAA.S
: and where he has made y number OF
I improvements.
+. There have been many other changes
: at CatslSil as well as at Cairo and
( South Cairo. n few at Haines Falls and
Z at Fleischmanns. but they affect 1e
= smaller houses.
Members Of the cottage colony a.
I Haines Falls will find an important
, change In the management of Twilight
. Inn. where L. =. Schutt will be succeeded
by David Tuttle.
! bookings Greater Than Formerly.
! While the season at the larger hotels
: will not open until The latter part o.
June. q majority OF the smaller hoteli
nnd boarding houses are olen to-day
and at each OF these places the an
, uouncement is made that not only ar'
bookings greater than In other years
. but that the actual number Of early
!. yacationsts now In the mountains is IL
? excess or that Of other seasons.
Rates have been lowered to consider
able extent, and this Is having a ten
7 dency 20 bring a number Of new faces
! into the hotels and boarding houses.
: The CatslSlll- l-Shawangunk Mountain
Associa ton, tile Greene County Associa
Q tion. the Cairo Boosters Club. the Sau
rettias Chamber or Commerce and thu
= Stamford Board IL Trade. rs well q,
2 the Windram hotel mon, have issued at
2 t~.1fftsa literature This rparou that I,