Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-21
AFFAIRS tNiGEORGETOWN
Good Gross Country Riders in the Neighbor-
hood.
Chevy Chase Hunt Cuba New
Church Ediace for West WASH
inEtOn Many Notes,

During these hot weeks, when hard cross
country riding is unreasonable and I'M
wholesome to both man and horse, the
Chevy Chase hunters are recreating with
polo. Over I'm the field on the opposite side
of the road to their club house, where are
pitched their hurdles and bars, the sport Is
daily practiced. Messrs. Harry Earle, Louis
Earle, Lindsay and Holloway are the most
enthusiastic players. Mounted on some of
the jewels of the stables. they take to it as
If their success in life depended upon the
outcome of the games.
Harry Earle and Holloway are acknowl-
edged to be the best players the club has.
It's toss up between them. Holloway
is the master of the hounds and trainer, a
man who almost prefers the society of
horses to men. He and his stable boys"
Jim" and Hogan" watch them with the
care and attention that only heir presump-
tive5 to royal thrones get.
The regular winter riding contests will
begin about the opening of November They
promise to be spirited and novel. Many
rev features will be introduced to make the
chases attractive to both riders and spec
tators. They will this year possess more
social features than ever before.
The Chevy Chase hounds are now at New
port, in charge of Mr.. Butterfeld, who fire.
quently hunts them.
Mr.. Holloway, the master of the hounds,
left yesterday for the Leesburg fair, with
four of the clubs high jumpers, viz, Top
Rail. Moccasin and Fannie W, who will be
entered in the hunting class and the high
jumping contest. Mr.. Halloway's son
sydney a twelve-year-old, siXty-five-pound
jockey, will ride Top Rail. This light weight
is expected to give Top Rail considerable
advantage over his antagonists Halloway
senior, Will ride Moccasin and Fannie w.
Mr.. John Hanake of 2Sl6 Dumbarton
fracture of the foot for the past three
weeks, Is now able to be out.
New Church.
at Tenleytown, which was stopped through
the depletion of the congrega tons treasury,
is to be recommended, as arrangements are
TOW being entered into through which the
needed money will be obtained. The church
will have a capacity of about 10 The en-
tire frame work is already up. The struc-
ture is located on the Brookville road about
100 yards from the Tenleytown thorough
fare. The corner stone laying took place
last summer with appropriate exercises.
Notes.
The funeral of octogenarian John Gala
ban. widely known i'm the county about
Georgetown, was held this morning. Tn.
services were officiated at by Rev. Fathe,
Barry of st. AEne's Catholic Church, Ten
leytown.
Officers Burroughs and Harrison two new
men on the police force. have been assignee
to Georgetown. OFFICER Morgan, who has
been reinstated, Will also do duty as of old
in Georgetown. He takes the place of OF.
icer kilfoyle who has been transferred t.
the sixth precinct.
Four new houses are undergoing con.
struction in Tenleytown. The residents
there say there is no boom in their suburb
but a healthy, steady growth is being en-
joyed.
Both the property and franchise of tn,
Potomac Electric Light Company will be
sold on the 18th. The sale will include boti
the Virginia and District possessions
Mr.. Charles Littlejohn. long a conspicuous
figure here, was arrested yesterday, charged
with promoting policy. Mr.. Littleiohn is
over sixty years of age
Messrs. A. III. Proctor and Charles Hume
have returned from Capon. Winchester
ana other resorts of Virginia and West Vir-
ginia. They drove to and from the noun.
tainS.