New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-17
Sports Hold Sway
In Shawangunks
Summer Colonies
Tennis Tournaments and
Swimming Events Attract
Many Entries; Baseball
One ofPopular Diversions

LAKE MOHONK, N. Y, July 10
Athletics are affording more than usual
interest to the summer visitors at
Lake Mohonk because of their great
variety. This week was begun the
Ulster County Championship Tennis
Tournament, with much larger num-
Der of entries than was anticipated,
whose final outcome is being watched
with keen interest
Recent golf tournaments here have
been won by George w. Conklin and
N. D. w. Allen; mixed doubles in ten
mis- by Mrs. L. T. Hunt and H. Seaton
Frank; the bowling tournament by
Miss Lydia Hamilton and Henry Holt;
mems 25-yard dash in the swimming
tournament by Harvey Emery, and
ladies' 25-yard dash in the same tour
nament by Miss Marion Mcdonald.
Throughout the Shawangunk Noun
tain section Of Ulster County there is
an increasing desire for activity on
the part of vacationists who are
thronglng every resort. with tennis
predominating as the favorite sport.
Cragsmoor and it's interesting colony
OF artists and writer's is receiving new
visitors daily and has the promise of
longer season than usual. Among
the latest arrivals there is Mrs. van
Wyck, the painter of animals.
The Catskill-Shawangunk Mountain
region with its numerous high altitude
resorts, never was more popular or
more welcome for men and women
from all the large cities of the east
VINO are seeking relief from the OPP
presslve heat. Boat and train and
motor car are bringing thousands to
both mountain sections to whom the
/ mountains heretofore have been only a
name.
Stamford the Catskills finds plenty
/ OF interest in athletics. but has suffi
4 Gent time to devote to numerous musi-
cal and social functions which have be-
come a recognized feature of the sea-
son. Concerts at Churchill Hall, which
always have been of a high class, have
pen augmented by Sunday evening con-
certs, which will continue throughout
the season, Musical entertainme
and dances at Churchill Hall, the Rex
mere, the Westholm and New Grant
House have attracted many visitors
from large surrounding TERRITORY
! during the past week.
| Stamford continues to hold its en-
viable- record in baseball, its team hav-
ing been beaten only by Scranton. Pa.
IN ten-inning session, by score Of
to 8. IN golf, visitors are finding
more than ordinary interest in the
matches at the Stamford Golf and
Country Club, whose course is the fin
est IN the western Catskills, and on the
courses of the Rexmere Tennis
matches during the week have been
more numerous than ever before
Camping furnishes a favorlte means
OF enjoying the outdoor life for many
visitors in both the Catskill am Sha-
wangunk Mountain sections. In addi-
ton to the public ca,lp sites. estab-
lished by the New York State Conser-
walton Commission there are, numerous
private sites where parties have taken
up an abode of from ten days to three
weeks. There are also the boys camps
which have been established by schols
and philanthropic enterprises in MANY
places which attract many of the WISH
tors who are interested in the course
OF study and work followed in camp.
One OF the largest camps is situated on
Lake Delaware, near Delhi, the prom
erty OF the Elbridge T. Gerry estate
Delhi Makes Preparations
For Great Old Home Week
Delhi is making extensive prepara-
tlons Tor its Old home week, which be-
gins on Sunday, August 7. Colonel
Lafayette b. Gleason, one Of Delbi's
sons. has prepared postcard for the
occasion which shows rare old cut
OF Delhi as it appeared in 1S41. Dur
ing the week there will be an interest
ing ehibit of relics connected with the
history of the village and its famous
academy.
Motoring parties who visited the re-
gion for the Fourth of July holiday re-
turned here the following weekend
and again this week. Most Of them
will continue weekend trips through
the summer months. The Hudson
River Day Line. the Saugerties Line
and other steamboat lines have
brought unusually large crowds
through the hot spell. while the Ulster
& Delaware Railroad, traversing the
Catskills, and the New York, Ontario
d Western Railroad. pushing into the
heart Of the Shawangunk region, have
been using al ayailabie equipment to
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