Evening journal., 1895-05-10
SUNDAY GOLF ILLEGAL.
Members OF the Meadow Brook
Hunt Club Arrested.
BROKE LONG ISLANDS BLUE LAWS.

Last Sundays Game Was Participated In
by Number of Meu Prominent In So
cicty, Who May he Called Upon TO An
swer to Violating Sunday Laws.
NEW York, May 1o.-warrants have
been served on several members Of the
Meadow Brook Hunt club Of Hempstead,
\. u, charging them with breaking the
Sunday law They played golf on the
Meadow Brook golf links, opposite the
clubhouse last Sunday. and Joseph
smith. deputy sheriff OF Bellmore, saw
them do it. He swore out warrants before
Justice Seaman at Wnntagh, n. ", for the
arrest OF Sidney Dillon Ripley james Ker-
nochan and other memhers Of the club.
Smith overlook Mr. kernoohan as he
was driving home after the golf contest
and insisted that he dsmount from his
drag and take a seat In the deputy sherif's
farm wagon. The aristoorat and tho dep
uty sheriff drove seven miles across tho
Hampstead plains to the house Of Justice
Seaman Mr. Ripley was also taken to
the judicial residence, and after going
through the usual formalties both gen
tlemon pleaded not guilty TO everything,
and were released on their own reoogni-
zanccs
Othor warrants arc out and will be
served as fast AS the club members, most
OF whom do business IN New York, can be
caught at their Long Island residences.
AristocratIc Offenders.
The golf contest last Sunday was the
second OF tho season, and DIR. II. Holbrook
Curtis Of llS Madison avenue this city,
won tho silver cup. His score was los
for e holes kinsley Magoun was second
In tho contest and otbers who nre not
placed in the official score were August
Belmont Charles Albert Stevens Of Hobo
ken, n. J. X. Ronalds, Mr. do Carmen
dia, Sidney Dillon Ripley, James L. de
Lanior Charles r. Hone, Thomas Hitch
cock Jr., Frank Hitchcock. William Astor
Chanler, the African explorers Theodore
HAyemeyer, ~. r. Cushing t. Willard
Rohy, g E. Sands and Oliver w Bird
Deputy Sheriff Smiths acquaintance
among tho Four Hundred Is not extensive
and that is the reason why he swore ont
L only half dozen warrants instead of one
/ for each Of the players Under the blue
law spectators are also liable.
Among the guests Of the Meadow Brook
| club last Sunday were Mrs. <insley Ma
| goun, Mrs. Theodore Havemeyor Mr.. Il.
+. Magoun. Mr.. and Mrs. J. e. Smith
Hadden. Mr. Harry Page, Mrs. August
Belmont, Mrs. Charles r. Hone, Mrs.
James L. do Lanier, Mrs. Sidney Dillon
Ripley. Mrs James L. kernochan, Mrs.
Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., MIR. Max stevens,
Miss Mabel Roby, Miss May Bird, Mrs.
Oliver w. Bird, Mrs. Burke Roche, Mr.
II. L. Herbert, Miss Randolph Mr. and
Mrs Adolph Ladonburg, Mr. Winfred
Rutherford, Mr.. Rowley Courtney, Mr..
Stanley Mortimer and Mr.. Harry Payne
Whitney, the son Of ex-Secretary Whitney.
Club Members Indignant.
| OF course mombers OF the club arc high
ly Indignant at what thoy term tho out
rage perpotratod by Deputy sheriff Smith.
Thoy have rakod up Smiths RECORD, and
they say that he was formerly deputy
under Sheriff Norton OF Queens county
and was twice removed from Office. Jus-
tice Seaman. who granted the warrants,
has law Office at 20 Court street. Brook
lyn. He has not yet set a day for the hoar-
ing.
The only golf player who could be found
in the city last night was DR.. ii. Hoi.
brook Curtis, who won the prize in lasi
| Sundays contest When a reporter told
him that warrants had been served on
several club members, he laughed
"This is the richest joke l ever heard,
ho said "They cannot prevent us from
playing golf on our own grounds on sun
day or on any other day unless there is o
blue law which we have mover heard OF
You know that it IS orimo to go carrisg'
| riding on Sunday in Connecticut, but
have not heard that New York state hat
1 similnr laws y