New-York tribune., 1876-07-15
LIFE AT Ne UPORE
oprrLARITY OF OUTDOOR SPORTS.


GREAT INTEREST IN PoLo-A FEATURE TO BIZ MADE
OF II FOR THE sEAsoN-ThE sfEEPLECAAsE-
YACHnNG-NEW ARRIVALS.
IFRoN Az OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE IRIBUSEl
NEWPORT, July 13.-Thc prospects for the
season are Frightening here and during the past few
DAYS there has been influx OF summer tourists when
has materially aided in filing up tue hotels ana board
iuchou,cs The weather has been 50 warm In the larger
ccs at It has driven the inhabitants either to Newport
or 70 some other waterine-pace. Here however ihe
heat has been intense, and has been more pefceiu,y
felt because there has been no rain during tEe
rast six weeks, save brief shower on Tuesday
afternoon.
The fashion aud pleasures Of the season are now wen
under way. and Monday afternoon "A practice polo
game was played by James Gordon Bennett, LORD Man
deyIile Frederic Fame ana 5. HoTland Robbins in tie
nrc.euce OF a large number OF prominent Spectators
among the number being MIS- Judge Field of Nashhg
tou apt ". Gore Jones OF the English Legation Nrs'
A. L. Brown, Madame lie POlloDe George Peabody Wet
mose Augustus L. Whiting, Miss Bennett Miss May the
Vscountess Vaudeville Lawrence p. KIP all OF New
York Hollis Hunuiwen. :. II. Whtwen Of Boston, and
Falr,ugn Rosers Of Philadelphia. Five games were
paycd and the visitors many OF whom had never seen
the game played before, were delighted with the sW
horsrmcn and their pretty mustang ponies latse
number OF games viii be played during the season. aaa
portion of the ground where The game Is paJ ~ h'
been reserved for horses aud carriages and temporary
be a popular amusement here and viii possibly inter-
terc with the sports OF the Narraganset Gun club oa
certain extent from the fact that tie ladies do not ENJOY
the latter as well they do the former, aud polo 10
be PLAYED three times each week, as Is proposed Il VIZ
take up as much OF tie spare time as the visitors arc
willing To give for outdoor amusemcnts. The poo 0'
has been secured Hrcc years for the sum OF 500 per
season. the club OF paying for the fences, sadns
&c Policemen will De on hand 10 preserve necessary
order Nothing officially heard in reference 20 lhs
str.plechases this season. II Is rmorcd however thA'
they Will be nauguIated early in september ana NH
take place near the third beach Last year
they were very successful and attfaeleu
fnIIy two.thirls OF the Summer residents. II was
ucir first appearance in Newport and 'Ds
rood peo,e OF the town. who always in the past mad "u
the utmost repugnAuce 20 horse racing III any Sh"N
were delighted when they saw the manner I'D "i'H 20
sports were conducted Newport tins season VIII ho''
nil The outside hclp sct, and steerlechaS"s'of
anything else that VIII tend TO The revenue ol 'ne P
Will be gladly welcomed. The yacht racing VIII or"7 'o-
siderable money into The place Thus Iar TINS seiSy1
bali dozen different yachts haNe nee 'ei' ,',s,rt
and sl!, Nil, br the case until cod Weatntl' 81 ~
briup f,yorite stopping place for those OWN io
ulU crafts. Many 81 tAc.t uNntis hdN' '"''7 ,"ier
and nearly every day they may DC seen t,,"L "a
ousiGc, but Rocky Point, Bris'Cl' slNtr slNtrnF iy are
other excursion resorts that dot N"rTas"us'' Day
their principal stopping places .. t,,.i,e Je.
Mrs. George II. Pendeton OF Cncinnau @ hlFsI, n5,qsr
cIcd not 10 yIs.t Newport this summer the Ni /,
euuc lathbOn OF Albany y. " which she 'AI~,t,S,
ocgapy, A;tS been rented 10 koOtr H. H'Hl 'I; I is
isU!.iyc., NcN-IOrk. ". -. Pane o. ih"w''F ''FT
Fg,gman Rogers and g. H. Smith ot tIe same cl, p
Adams and Col y. ". Beek"lu, oi NeN-loIe N Laws
rived al their respective Villas during The past i,g ~,
j. W. Harper of llarpe. * Brothers, Nth-lV lVln' is,
rented of Halls COItt,s On the c4u, ana "' %.
| arrived. Last .uuWvr hc occupied OnS % 40, 80
braud.g 20 IAc CHt Cottage AssCcH,op =. :. ,,inbj,
Low oi Brooklyn and Thomas H. kircy ol fha'''PJsr
have taken rooms al the Ocean House iui u, i'S r.
the season, aud i. X brown cl fiJUt.i. a., Cld
! II. B 50 of New York have secured roouls ~ H'''
House. -. ...,s AYE
Oeor-a r. Preston and family ot New-OrS cans I'm, n'
taken rooms gt HaLnrs on Alrtut,i, GEa h '.tbsc
savage and family of New-lorE 40 HoiSe>s ~ NIN.Yak
iue-sT Mrs. Whitney aud Miss hht''ot D' NW"rt
are the guests of j. +. HcInJchan, as1 oi N.
Among tAr latest guests al TIC OtA"d 10 s,eTar,
Fair, y. = ~imNE!us, Jr., William Foster, A. b Q.
D. II. Howard. John D. StOc-on, g. o. it i,.Hi ani
beaumont Charcs H. Bali, Mis-. bai, hr brA's ',yI.
vile, Bliss Mead, Mss G. AgrdnGtc, G. AM''I ysnus
from New York; A s. Hall, Mobilc J"hh ai' M t Nh
West Point; Henry Pretty, Edwin Pretty JON W Ratap.
liam > Macy, Philad, pBia L.. J.. chase ~ u;
NcwYolk: H. CrandalI and wlle Genns i3lls' "a aps
c. H. Harrison, Newark, ANA NJ. b. Buiiel OF Nl1s"'"
at the Aquiducck HOUSE. .;,s are aP
Several breakfast, dinner and polo parties SSnuisf
nouueed to come oil al early date. Tie us'T Tbe npe
of weddings will De forthcoming next mo.1. rived
English stcIul-y acht NOrSeman OI lINclloo '-"e'
here on utsdaN.