The Washington critic., 1888-04-24
, A nRIsK RUN
Yesterdays Paper Chase by the Gross
Country Club.


Country Club.
The meet for the Cross Country Clubs
paper chase was fixed at Mt. Pleasant, on
the Fourteenth street road, and at little
after three O'Clock yesterday afternoon
every manner of fashionable conveyance
had arrived, and in such numbers as TO
almost blockade the road. The hunters
soon hove in sight and cantered over TO
the entrance of the Soldiers Home.
From here the hares, Mrs Middleton and
Captain Symons, with jaunty bags of
tissue paper for marking the trail slung
over their shoulders, were turned loose
and given fifteen-mnutes' start. Then,
at blast from Mr.. Gregor's horn, the
hounds, with Mr.. II. II. Goldsborough
setting the pace, broke away. The run
was short and pleasant, about three miles
through an exceedingly beautiful country,
the finish being at Secretary Whitney's
country home, Grassands.
The last three-quarters of mile was
Tagged off, the run being through open,
hilly country, over couple of fences, and
after entering Grasslands, over several
hurdles. The first one in was Mr.. Arthur
Goldsborpugh, closely followed by Mr.. II.
ii. Goldsborough, Lieutenant Lindholm
third, then Mrs. Bates, who was the first
lady in, and Miss Sprague. Mrs. Colonel
Whitman was really the second lady in,
because Miss Sprague, in her mad career,
forgot that the course lay between the
flags. Miss Sprogue's horse carried the
victor because she changed with Mr..
Goldsborough. The ride was entirely free
from serious accident. Miss Ayre's horse
turned somersault over fence, giving
her quite tumble, but she speedily re.
mounted and was in at the hnish DR..
Dunn's horse slipped going over small
hrtI htrt 1,o
DR.. Vow on Teddy carried with him a
suggestion of spring in his tunic of pale
olive silk, while the coral button on top
of his cap looked for tlfe world like a
huge strawberry ready TO bite.
Mrs. Whitney presented the prizes,
pretty crops with buck.horn handles
The first lady and gentleman in were the
only ones rewarded. AS soon as the
riders arrived at Grasslands they dis
mounted and were presented to Mrs
Whitney by Mr. Greger. After this, they
and the spectators toasted their eyes on
the scene, one of idyllic beauty, and their
appetitos with delicious refreshments
served from tables under the trees and on
the back porch.
The riders were Miss Evcrctte, Miss
Aver. Miss Howard, Miss Sampson, Mrs
Bates, Mrs. Whitman, Mrs. Clark, Miss
Sprague, Miss Hudson, Miss Tilton, Miss
Gilmore and Mis- Carroll, and Captain
Anderson and Lieutenants West and
Smith of Fort Meyer; Mr.. Greger, Profess
sor Emmons, the Messrs. Goldsborough,
A. and IL, Lcgree Lieutenant Lindhotm,
Richard Peters, Mr.. Carroll, Messrs. Alb
bott and Rice of the British Legation,
Mr.. Rider, and the eight-year-old son of
Mr.. Tucker, a grandson of General Lo-
gan; Mr.. Gus Brown, Mr.. Everett, Mr..
Murray, Mr., Dunn, Mr.. Hunt, Mr.. Whit
ing and Dr. Vow of the Chinese Lega-
ton; Mr.. Herbert, Captain kellogg, MIR
Wallacb, Mr.. Pohndorft, Miss Hudson,
Mrs. Tompkins, Miss Tallmadge, Colonel
Whitman, Miss Mawry
Among those who were present at the
meet, or drove out to the finish, we're:
Letter, Madame Bonaparte, Mr., and Mrs.
Warder, General and Miss Schenck, the
Swiss Minister, Mrs. A. c. Tyler, the
Misses Bayard Miss Nellie Biddle, Mr..
and Mrs. Franklin Steel, Mr. Edward Nc
Cauley, Colonel Blunt. U. S. A.; Mrs.
and Miss Dahlgren, DR.. and Mrs.
Goldsborough, Hon. and Mrs. George
and Mrs. Frank Loring, Mrs.
Hooker, Mrs. Dickson, Mrs. Senator
Mcpherson, the Misses Green of New
Jersey, the Haytain Minister and Mrs.
Preston, Mrs 0rdway, Mrs. Padelford,
Representative and Mrs. Glover, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Roosevelt Mrs. Palmer and
her guest, Mrs. DR.. Brown, Mrs J. p.
Jones and her guests, Mrs Stillman and
Miss Myrtle Jones, Hon. and Mrs. Henry
Edwardes, Miss Adele Grant, Mr.. and
Miss Bruen, Mrs. Mclean, Mrs. Bugher,
Mr.. Ferguson, Mr.. Burnett, Miss Viele,
Mrs Lyman Tiffany, Miss Tiffany, Ad-
miral and Mrs Queen, Miss Pruyn,
Miss Eyarts, Mrs. Andrews, the
Chilian Minister and Nine. Cana, General
Sheridan, Mrs Hooker, the Misses Hunt,
Mrs. and Miss Edie, Judge John Davis,
Mrs and Miss Dixie, Mr.. Spring Rice, Mr..
Cabot Lodge, Mr.. Truxton Beale Mrs.
and Miss Patten, Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Brown, Miss Rosalie Brown. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Davenport, Mr.. Cabot, Miss
Heath, Baron d'Itaiuba, Mr.. Rozier Du-
laney, Count Sala, Mrs. Bernay,
Mrs. Phillips, Mrs Arthur Addi-
son, Miss Tillie Emory, Governor
Carroll and daughter, Mrs Senator Jones,
Mrs. Senator Cockrell the Misses Cox and
the Misses Hunt.
Mrs. and Miss Cleveland and guest,
who were at Oak View, saw the hunters
enter Grasslands and they drove on ahead
of the party.