New-York tribune., 1896-11-15
rmr TINE FOR HUNTING.
.,r, INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT wO-
MEN WHO FOLLOW THE HOUNDS.
rxprRr WOMEN RIDERS WHO NEVER HEsI
TATE TO TAKE sIX-RAIL FENCE IN Or
,rp TO DE TN AT THE DEATH

rxprp1 WOMEN RIDERS WHO NEVER HESI-
.rp TO TAKE A sIX-R-AIL FENCE IN Or
nrp TO DE TN AT THE DEATH"
,rr,ns season is at last In full swing.
INV collage and pink" coats came in to-
Au.u .,s fall and for weeks the country lanes
gem r,,xado. Hampstead. West Chester and
aoo. have been gay indeed with their pro-
oa o,os of society bellies and beaus. blue-ribboned
ceeS,ohbreds and fashionable traps
NV tn,1,c has become the popular sport in the
-, ,ts IN this country. just as II Is In England
y, perhaps just because II is so IN England
- .r and wide, wherever Dame Fashion has n
Anu tho horn Of the hunter Is heard on the
Ien', snirited runs with the hounds are al
ost daily occurrences
nus every fashionable woman owns her own
,hese days. and many wealthy matrons
nu" .1"s. ene studs can tell you the pedigree Of
~, NETS and know the money value Of half the
.,ops racers in the country.
AM =, the Oldest and most fashionable OF the
.ubs in the vicinity Of New-York is the
n.owhrook nu", Club. at Westbury. Long Island. 1t
..as about as difficult cross-country riding
'' ha found on this side Of the Atlantic. and.
-. :. not always the case In America. the hunt.
~ ,he ground Is frozen, Is for the live animal.
the wary ION j., 49,, .o,,n.-,,
- Nth the Meadowbrook hounds. and. In spite
.t fences, fNtCncS' an"
80 thev ride straight to the finish. where glory.
-.,resented by the coveted brush. awaits them.
- Adolf Ladenburg and Mrs James l. Ker-
-, are the two crack women riders at vest
80 They both perfectly broken hunters.
~ ,,,nk no more Of taking six-rail fence on an
o. Grade than the average rider would think OF a
s,st canter through the park.
,,rs Iadenburg the only woman who was
.n AZ the death" on that memorable occasion
~ the Young Duke Of Marlborough. In a tight
..,rk" coat and nervous smile. tried cross-country
.arg with the Meadowbrook Hunt Club.
Ms Ladenburg usually rides a massive black
.n,er called Longfellow. When Mrs. Ladenburg
80. married. some eleven years ago, at Lawrence,
Ione Island. the nuptal ceremony was followed
49, hunt breakfast. with all the men In pink
,oan and the drawing-room and table decorations.
ons and all. emblematic of her favorite sport
Mrs James L. Kernochan, who probably knows
cors about horsefesh than almost any other
roman in society. is born horsewoman. and is
oren In the saddle and eight hours day.
To ride from meet to finish. clearing every ditch
with easy skill. taking a fence that means crop
rer 10 even the average man rider. and then 10
caner gayly homeward with the brush dangling
from the pommel of her saddle. is Mrs. Ker-
nochan's plan OF action through cross-country
ride her fayorite hunter Is Retrioution. spien-
did steed, with sinister title.
The Meadowbrook Hunt Club dates from 1877.
The clubhouse and kennels are unpretentious. ana
the expense OF running the club is 500" a year.
hounds Mrs. Albert Stevens Miss Mabel Roby.
Mrs. Foxhall keene and Mrs. Charles F. Have
meyer. Besides being an expert cross-country
singles four-in- hand. She is often seen on the
golf links in fact is an all-round sportswoman.