New-York tribune., 1884-10-13
OUTDOOR SPORTS,
THE COUNTRY oluws sTEEPLEouAsEs'
PROMISING nAofs A. BAnlow-oN-souNp oN sAi'N'

PROMISING HACfs AZ BAHlnN-oN-anNHh" "N 'N''" "
DAY
The Country Club Of Wcstchcsler 'olhly Y,
ganiled hast autumn promises 10 cqua " h"' @ n
, nther club of lL. pnrpo.e, hi, country " hls
wealth. energy and social position ana lh' tr IN
Kindred clubs that hnNg proved succc-,cs 9f in',
iidc II That such ORGANIZATIONS are popular N p'u,
by the sncccss Of tho RockawaJ and Meadow oo W.
meetings 81 Ola "o, ro Sp,'"T rclbom' on Tie sound,
half way between the village Of N',tc,',pf ~ lnG
New -Rpcnenc There are thirty four acres "' ,t ,"
beautifully wooded and laid ont with number o ll' @
courts. pigeon shooting grounds in" ~ ,iila
Icnt p,lo field The club holsc il Of the Italian VIVA
stylc built forty years ago aS p'lN"t' !t ,,i
It's broad halls spacious rooms, tasic ucc", u,d
broad vcranda 100 feet long oycrlooElng ~. ar
conpancd by mcnher- Of the Gnu, nav 49, 80, " and
times to the club grounds the ladies aInN ~ iim hc
the dining room II originally ln"ht'" y" 'i,l -. @
membership 10 $50; but this number "l bin
obtained before all the names PROPOSED 10, he
number to 300 and decided that that should f m.,
The members include the best people oi ''' "''1
hood and some 300 from New York city - .o,rts
throughout the summer there have been many ]n,i,r,, ]
nolo and nircon shonng matches Aseeplccha~e coirS
~ about three miles ha. been laid ont and SiceplechaS
meeting l. to take place next "a uhay ~ ~ J,Is a.,
consist of several turf banks two cornIah md water
In and out" Jump over post ana rMlS anu I " Nv a
lgr"nd stand which has been erected for dr., nf
pocc Viii be- farmers dash of mile In this there viii
roahv he eight starters The second race. polo pony
an viii have seven or more starters; it II daSh
of half % mile The third race u for thr ''u,l! hnr
cnn for hunters and Ighi weight stecplcchascrs NOR
omghrcds 10 pnrry fifteen pounds extra over thr ill
course Of three miles. Some of the best i"noWr & y" 10 a
honnds viii contest for the emblem The fourth race " u
pony stccpechasc for cup II IL over th s,I"
takcn by the hunters. and the ponies lhl. ~ W. W., M =
hands one inch or under such ponies hs WI" ~ ~ @ "
puck will try conclusions for the trophy inc h,,m a. a.,
Is heavyweight sccpechnsc tor h,'ip'rn. aI'oicc
Among The entries Dundee. H"pSon 'h", hr.
and Grey Bonnet. The fcnurc of nr ,s, uas
rocrq will he the sixth race handicap ste"pi''nas,
- 600 added by the club professional 1ork"vA w Wv y
seven hounds extra Such wcllknowh stc'pcunaS'
Rourlc Cockran, Charlcmaguc, Disturbance fo7'E'"
and Trombone namcd 10 7tart. ,u
MI ann too ~
Costcr Lorlaid spencer ir.. william kent ll,llc ~"
illnrd ir william = Ioyt. e. oliver lcHn plln'
Kane AcV1udcr Tiyor IT,. James W. ht'iulf' 'f. ~ ~
SETON r John T. Ellis. Edward Ilnoht II, frur"H '"
jackson. Francis 4. watson. AMI John 6 i1i'h'l; -,
IN the evening after the races, u bill WIZ ~ ',i
ihc club house The pnlronc'a"s are Nr' N"ii'n ,,'
Mira john Monroe. Mrs william T. H"ii VIZ. lI''
Inrillnrl ir. Mra. Inmca VI MntrrhuiI. w. h,iS a
,osicr. Mira Frederick ". Jackson Mira p'''"'" d"
knue and Mira. William Kent .,.t rhc
Tho rnrra will hr called proWpili ~ n'l"'N w
cnh can hr reached hy taking the llcNh'h ianHh'n "
Tho Harlem River and thrn the lAtlrm ldN'r I,'n ~
tbc Now IIn,rn Initnnd to linrtuw un he ~"n ' ~"
inc The Ncw Haven infnnd nt the l"ij 0''""-N' w
pni nud changing rrta ~ Sew R"'hrll'. ,..,...
The ,nttica aud wcighlA for the Pelham Si''P''"'@
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