The New York herald., 1921-08-21
Oxford athlete
Climbs Whiteface
in 81 IL Minutes
New Record Set for Five Mile
Trip Up Mountain at
Lake Placid.

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
LAKE PLACID. N. Y, Aug. 2o.-A new
record for the ascent of Mount White
face has been set up by Bevil Rudd of
Oxford, captain of the combined Oxford
and Cambridge athletic team, who made
the five miles In sixty-two and one-half
minutes. His time was taken at the
base, and on arrival at the summit he
telephoned from the State forest fire
observation station to the camp of the
Rev. Charles r. Erdman, dean OF Prince
ton. where he and other English ath-
lctes have been guests of DIR. Erdman's
son. Carl Erdman of Princeton.
Mr. Rudd, who was in the Olympic
games, where he met Mr.. Erdman of
the United States team, remains a guest
at the Erdman camp, at the foot of
Mount Whiteface. The average climber
requires two and one-half hours to reach
the summit, 4.7s2 feet above sea level.
Prof. Arthur Goodhart. also Of Oxford
University. who came TO this country as
a delegate to the recent installation of
DR.. James r. Angel as president of
Yale. is the guest OF Prof. Edwin r. A.
Seligman of Columbia University at the
latter's Camp Askenonta, Lake Placid.
Prof. Selfgman Is also entertaining his
son and daughter-in-law, MIR. and Mrs.
Eustace Sellgman of New York.
Misses Lucy and Catherine Bulkley of
New York are OF the house party at the
camp OF the Rev. and Mrs. c. r. Erd-
man.
With Mr. and Mrs. A. L. d. Warner
of New York are his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. G. f. Warner. Other New York
arrivals include
Frank Rogers and family. Maurice
Brill and family, guests of Mr.. and Mrs
A. w. Pepper. and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Seymour as guests of Mrs. Hugh
Jarvis.
The song recital Monday evening in
the Wgwam at Whiteface Inn earned
$500 for the tuberculosis fund. The
soprano: Ross David. tenor. and Max
Barr, viollnist, with Mrs. Ross David
at the piano. Tonight the annual
costume party takes place at the Wig
wan. Following the unmasking there
will be competitive dancing. The judges
are Mrs. c. G. Griggs, Detroit; Mrs.
Robert McGusty. Mrs. II. J. Stitch.
James A. Sheridan and Or. J. A. Wade.
New York
Winners at bridge at whiteface Inn
Tuesday were Mrs. J. $. Harman. Plain
field. ". j., and James Mustard OF
Montclair. Consolation prize to Miss
Mae Moore OF Richmond, Va.
At the annual children's costume
party at Whiteface Inn Peter and
George Hoffman, sons OF Mr.. and Mrs.
William Hoffman Of East Orange. took
first prize, appearing as bride and
groom. other winners we're For tho
prettest costume, Sarah Clark. daugh-
ter or Mr.. and Mrs. II. T. Clarke Of
Dallas. Oriental dancer: funniest cos
tune. Hugh Platt. son of Capt. and
Mrs Hunter "A. Platt. Staten Island.
French chef; best designed costume,
Henrietta McGusty. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. ]. N McGusty. New York,
pink Columbine; most original costume.
c. Joselyn Wilson. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Wilson OF New York, Scotch High
lander.
Assisting Mrs. J. J. Sweeney OF New
York. in charge OF the party, were Mrs.
J. !. Stitch. New York; Miss Barbara
Andrews. Detroit; the Misses Moore.
Richmond. Va. and Mrs. II. T. Clarke,
Dallas. Tex.
New York arrivals at whiteface Inn
include M. w. Parker, Mrs. William
Gould. Mrs. Charles M. Scott. Lewis
Grimm. DR.. Joseph O'Dwyer, Mrs. A.
@. Learned. d w. Lehs, Walter
Schmidt, James Sheldon, William Par
ker. g. M. Grant, Robert O. Deyer. Mr..
and Mrs. ]. d. Hopkins. Miss Roberta
Hopkins, Miss Elizabeth Farrelly.
AT MaTQl tfraS carnival at the
Stevens House Monday night q large
sum was raised for the Lake Placid
School Children's Free Milk Fund Ad-
mission was on purchase Of gaily coll
ored paper hat.
There were songs by Jan Van Bonn
mel. Dutch barytone: Mile. Teti, So
prano of the San Carlo Opera Company,
and Or. ]. NJ. Penichet of Havana, BARI
tono. and butterfly dance by Miss
Katherine McCauley Of Jersey City.
Tho party was under the direction of
Warren Johnson of New York, assisted
by Mrs. II. H. Charles OF New York and
Miss Katherine Burt OF Oswego, COM
mittee on costumes: Miss Margeret
Bavier OF New York. dancing. and Miss
Katherine @. Flanders of Lake Placid.
cap sales.
Joseph r. Tumulty, former secretary
to President Wilson, Is at the Stevens
House with Mrs. Tumulty to Join their
son. Joseph r. Tumulty, Jr.. who re-
Gently arrived at tho hotel as a MEM
Der of the party OF John j. Griffin,
Vice-Chancellor of the New Jersey Su-
preme Court. including Mrs. Griffin and