New-York tribune., 1896-08-30
NEWPORTS HORSE
INTEREST OF SOCIETY IN THE SUCCESS
FUL EXHIBITION
THE NOVELTY OF THE SUMNER sEAsoN-PuK-
CHASE OF THE BATIEY's BEACH PROP
ERTY BY COTTAGERs- DINNERS
DANCES AND LI-NCHEONS.

NeWpOrt. X. l., Aug. ~ tSpeclilj' NNN'"e 'N'''
or horse show week, It is not quite clear whic"
! form, could he the more properly applied to the
| seven DAYS now closing. In the early days OF '"e
| week the interest OF society In Newport as e'Se
I where was centred I'm the marriage ceremony "'
The Breakers and then in the latter part was
directed mainly to the horse show at freepouy
Park But now that yachting. save for the popular
small craft which seem likely to race on forever
and tennis and polo. and finally the Horse Sho"
! itself have each i'm turn come and gone the lash
! ionabIe world will find greater leisure TO devote
itself to its peculiar pleasures All 'hrous"
the summer and fail OF course. incidents OF Il
social sort follow one another in an endless round
but at this time. the season" attains the apex
OF It's glory the most brilliant entertainments take
place The tide Of gaycty has been for forthlsh'
at IFS full flood and the first week in September
will witness the commencement OF the ebD
The last week has been indeed busy one. Out
OF doors have been the new and popular Horse
SHOW filling three afternoons; the closing match"S
for both the tennis and the polo championships
the opening of the golf series and the almost daily
Yacht racing In the smaller classes. Within doors
| have been the whitney Vanderbilt wedding the
King StIlman and Hoffman balls. and dinners
mncheons receptions and pcnics so nearly In
Vulnerable to leave scarcely free moment 10
those who srove faithfully TO do justice to them
all
But although It is near the end OF August ana
! the most striking features Of the summer are
! almost all past. yet the Newport season IN its
most distinctive sense. is really at its height ana -
not likely for some weeks 10 show signs OF waning
| The city IS still filled with visitors. although the
big crowds Of Yachting and tennis weeks are gone.
Not single cottage has yet been vacated, even for
the customary autumn trip 10 LenoX; the hotels
and boarding houses are all full; the fashionable
and business streets are thronged day and even
| ing. Newport never I'm fact. before held at this
period i'm the year many strangers within her
/ limit I'm o. numbers. least, II has been
the biggest season she has ever known.
The wedding Of Miss Vanderbilt and Mr.. Whitney
vas an incident in which Newport and Newport So
ciey were naturally greatly interested OF course.
society would have been much better pleased could II
have been church. instead of home, wedding and
50 become a more brilliant. as well as more public
affair in which larger numbers OF the friends OF the
two families might have shared and still the inter-
est was little. if any degree. diminished because
the ceremony itself was less splendid than mad
been hoped would be the case
Newport had tins week the novelty Of the summer
The society outdoor horse show. The members of the
cottage colony who are specially interested in fine
horsehesh had the show in charge, and il proved 10
be Of the pleasing and successful attractions
Of the There is never any lack OF handsome
horses here in the summer and the people have long
been accustomed the display they make on the
avenue every pleasant afternoon during the season;
but this new affair gave opportunity for their exhib-
tlon together in place. and thus afforded better
facilities for comparison. Besides. it brought mem
bers Of society together in place also to see and
be seen Society IS looking for and warmly WEI
coming some new form of diversion. and this horse
show became one OF the distinctive features of the
season largely because It was in the sum-
mer life here. 1t j. perhaps to he wondered at that
some one has not before thought of such attrac-
tion as an addition the customary features Of New
ports season
The consumma ion this week OF the negotiations
for the purchase Of rhe Baleys Beach property by
syndicate of residents gratifying to those
mos, directly Interested For many years the cot
tagers who desire much possible to secure the
element of privacy and seclusion while bathing in
the open air have leased the exclusive rights at the
beach. which. because of its comparative distance
from city and its convenience Of access, is much
the mos: desirable place for their purpose anywhere
he had. Now that they have secured the title to
the property more extensive and substantial i'm
provemcnis than those already made half-dozen
years ago promised for the near future
Another large field of players at the weekly handi-
cap golf match again attested the great popularity Of
the sport this season well the large numbers
who followed the contestants over the links To
day the matches I'm the championship series begin.
and promise TO attract large share Of the interest
Of society daily during the play.
f. !. Phelps. formerly Minister from this country
10 England who lectured this week before the class
az ,he Naval War College on The Relations Of the
Navy 10 Diplomacy" had distinguished audience
in addition 10 the members OF the class large num-
ber Of Naval and Army officers stationed here and
many prominent summer residents We're present by
imitation. including number of society women.
EX-Srcretary of the Navy Whitney aud Admrals
Erben and Luce were Of the number. Mr. Phelps
has been guest daring the week OF Henry White,
formerly First Secretary Of Legation at London.
Major and Mrs Theodore *. Gibbs. Of New-York.
entertained the Town ana Country club their
home overlooking the bathing beach this week when
A nm 'sTn. .f ~ ..I Inc.
claude de Ia Roche Francis
James j Van Alien this week reelected presi-
dent of thc local Sanitary Protective AsSociation an
organization which includes most OF thu cottage resi-
dents.
Mrs John Sloane. Il. j. Preston Duncan Elliot.
Inom4s iitchGoek D.. and e Alber! Stevens. Of
among those occupying cottages connected with the
\ew GINS iio'el. and overlooking the beach ana
hrf SY, ha7 INA mad one OF these cottages Tor MONTH
rr Ar,,i,, i@. ,ier1r Sr ms %rek m , p,,
AZ Helne. Swit]crIhnI who has been here for Il few
~"TKs & mh, returned 10 ms post leaving Mrs Herbert
The , WISH Of Nh Cleveland to Newport this week
out previous warming and had taken her departure
practically before her coming was known beyond Il
very narrow circle Her close friend Of long standing
Mfs Francis f. Freeman. to visit whom Was the sol.
object Of h,r comng. is slowly convalescing after
hci recent illness. and able to see her visitor
only from hcr rolling chair on an upper floor Of the
house. to which she is 5i confined. Mrs. Cleveland.
, Hho was accompanied from Gray Cables by IN"
ISg for r, Pr'1I M M sTrry Trcr MI sb hnr5er was taken
brief calls in HE course OF the few she was IN
the city.
Nicc-C Commodore John \. DENIM. oi the Payonia
lacht cub. In his crack sloOp yacht Nespa WAS
IN the harbor his week He is making cruise
along the New England coast and has rs guests
Colonel &. u. Fish. OF the I'D Regiment. Of iirook
Iyn. Samuel Lockwood and W. a smith
Among tn" prominent arrivals ror the week are
Sir william Kose. Mrs Cadogan. John Ellersthorpe
Lord and Lady BraZc and Kenneth stewart OF
England. ex-Congressman William Everett of i}os-
ton. Count carl killmduScgg and Baron Ober-
kampf and daughter Of Paris General J. NJ Scho-
field and General Nelson 4. Miles. Bishop Dudley
Of Iowa, who preached at Trinity Church a week
ago. and wife. Bishop f. : Chatard. of Indian
apolis. Bishop Potter. Of New York. who joined
his family here upon his return from Europe eN-
Governor William Pit Kellogg. of LouSiana Lieu
tenant j. g Wilson. 1. : y. Dr. :. Weir Mitchell
Of Philadelphia. and ". g. HrOnn-ll and William
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