The San Francisco call., 1897-01-02
AFT TER The HOUNDS
| At BURL |NGAME
The First Hunt Behind a
Pack of Dogs in
California.
FOR A RED FOX AMI
SEED WAS USED.
Steeplechase of Polo Ponies for
the Duke of Arbuzzi
Cup.
MANY GUESTS. OF THE CLUB
ENTERTAINED.
New Years Day Ole Round of
Pleasures From Morning Until
Midnight.
MANY GUESTS OF THE CLUB
ENTERTAINED.

BurIingame Club has just seen the best
day in its whole career. 1t was
the celebration of New Years yester-
day, with all the pleasure of social gather
ing, lunch, ball, supper and the outdoor
sports of steeplechasing, following the
hounds, driving and pigeon-shooting COM
bined in delightful hours between noon
and midnight.
There is a time-honored saying that
whatever you do on New Years day you
do every day in the year, and if there be-
anything in this Barlingame has its best
year SO far before it-a twelvemonth of
socis bility. manly sport, good cheer in its
quaint clubhouse and beautiful home life
in the villas nesting among the old oaks
in the hilly park.
Charter members of the club-if there be
such mem bers-said more than once yes
terday that the reception was far superior
TO anything of its kind ever before held
there. 1t Brought out mere people than
previous events, was more diversified, as
enough for a week was rolled into one day
and night, and every part of the pro-
gramme passed as merry as the music of
marriage bells. Besides the midwinter
day was warm. the air crisp and invigor-
ating and redolent of the sweetness of
green grasses and fragrant trees.
!. As for hosts and guests-they were all
one. Everybody knew every other body,
so it was all like reunion of old friends
or kinsfolk. OF course. there was style,
and great deal of it-in subdued way
following the fashion of country sport that
is we'll established in the older society OF
the South and the East.
The ladies appeared in quiet costumes,
some coming out in furs, as the morning
had a suggestion of frost; the gentlemen
were content with fashionable tweed suits,
only those who participated in the hunt
or in horse back-riding wearing appropri-
ate apparel. To a stranger the whole
party seemed bent on having an easy,
pleasuraDle day.
The picturesque clubhouse was trans
formed into festal spot with nice taste.
The broad verahda was decorated with
evergreens that completely hid the walls
and pillars and intermingled with trailing
plants and blooming shrubs and flowers.
Then there were ample masses of Christ
mas berries scattered through the foliage,
while overhead the ceiling was hidden
with great Oriental um brellas and Japan
ese lanterns that gave rich color to the
scene. Tables were here set out in ele-
CANT style for luncheon. The large
dining-room looked particularly pretty
with similar decorations, and cozy
through the associations of huge logs
cracking merry song in the open fire.
place. and tete-a-tete tables set out similar
TO those outside.
II <1 hIad OF
hours during the day and evening, and it
was very late when they bid a reluctant
farewell to the spot where they enjoyed
so much of the good things of life.
The first event of the day was contest
among mem bers of the club for the Bur-
lingame cup as a prize for the best shot at
live pigeons.
About minutes walk from the club
house the traps were set out, and though
the morning air was chill there was fair
attendance at the sport.
The shoot was held under Coun-
try Club rules, each contestant shoot
ing at twelve pigeons. 1t was a
good, hard struggle that kept the
shooters alert from start to finish, as the
birds were, as rule, fairly fast and came
from the traps apparently in good form,
and one needed TO be in trim for handling
dextrous gun.
Richard Carroll acted as referee, as
might be expected, and, of course, his de-
cisions were quite satisfactory to all con-
oerned. Among. the members there was
much friendly rivalry in this event and
indeed it aroused considerable interest.
Fred Webster arrived late, but went at
once TO the traps and killed his ten