The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-06

Shf ilutS 10 nounuS, Sne drives SKATES
and hunts To such purpose that her
prowess has become u matter of rec
| ord
Mrs John Jacob Astor. who was Miss
Willing of Philadelphia. may easily be
given the honors as the best all round
sportswOman in American society She
is one of the best women rifle shots in
the country. and In pistol shooting she
! has scored succession OF targets that
make a unique record for woman, who
is usually credited with lack OF ability
| TO aim straight. Mrs. Astor is also q
fine billiard player and an expert bowl
er. The alleys built i'm her Fernclffe
home are said 10 be the finest i'm the
country.
She hunts every year in the Vermont
woods and brings down big game. Be
sides that. she can swim, row and man.
age yacht with nicely
Mrs. George Gould's fondness for
yachting is fully equal to. her husbands.
\ She has commanded the beautiful Alta
lanta through many seas and under
stands IL as well as it's captain. During
| the season she passed. at Cowes she
was called the Pretty American Com
modore" by the gallant yachtsmen who
| saw her on the deck each day in the
! linen boating dresses she affects Her
| boys she dressed i'm full MILDLY costume
and her girls in dainty yachting suits OF
white and blue
The Rockefeller girls, daughters OF
Millionaire John ID. Rockefeller. have
made bicycling their special sport. At
the Rockefeller country place at Tarry-
town there are not less than a dozen of
/ the silent steeds kept i'm readiness for
the use Of the family and guests. Miss
! Alta is graceful and speedy rider and
is absolutely fearless.
Both John and William Rockefeller
\ are enthusiastic wheelmen and spin
\ along the roads of Tarrytown and Ir-
vington in all sorts of weather. Mrs.
! John ID. Rockefeller is devoted TO skat-
| ing and ice sports and in her New York
house has an inclosed skating rink OF
/ artificial ice where she INDUCES in the
pastime with her daughters.
The bench show at the Waldorf-As-
| toria early this year presented fair wo-
| man in a comparatively new line OF
sport-that of dog fancier and owner of
rare breeds. Some of the finest exhibits
and prize winners at the show i'm the
| new French bulldog class were the en-
tries of Miss Virginia Fair, Mrs. Peter
| Cooper Hewitt, Mrs. II. VI. Gillig Mrs.
j. l.. Kernochan, Mrs. Blakely Hall and
Mrs ID. r. Pulsifer
Golf is undoubtedly the outdoor sport
which has the firmest hold upon the af-
| fections of the fashionable woman at
! present. Special. courses have been
laid out for her at nearly all the clubs,
and I'm this sport women stand on al
most equal terms of skill with the men
! players.
So marked has been the progress
made by American women i'm golf with
In the last few years that Hon. Robert
Cox of Edinburgh, a member OF the
British parliament and a golf enthus-
asst, has presented magnificent cup OF
silver and enamel. valued at over $500
10 the United States Golf association.
This cup is ladies perpetual trophy"
TO he played for by women alone
Mrs. Reginald De Koven is one OF the
leading American women golf players,
Mrs. Arthur Turnure is also an expert.
and on the Newport links Mrs Ogden
Mills and Miss Anna Sands have made
great records. Miss Sands, who Is a
sister OF the champion St Andrews
golfer. William II. Sands, is fine play
er. Mrs. Butler Duncan won the Goelet
cup offered for ladies' handicap match
at Newport season ago, and Mrs.
Mills has also been n winner i'm many
notable events.
There are many other society wom-
en- who excel on the links. Mrs. Ho-
bart c. Chatfeld Taylor. Mrs. T.. S. Ad-
ans, Miss Marion Shearson and Mrs
A. l. Tuttlc are among the best while
Mrs. w. Whigham, the Misses Anna
and Julia Day Mrs. Stuyvesant Le Roy
and Mrs. Wallace Kirk are excellent
players.
While tho game OF bowling has been
lost sight Of i'm the advance Of more re-
cent sports, IL has many devotees
among society women. Miss Helen
Gould is an ardent tenpin player and
has fine alleys at her Irvngton home. |
Mrs. Isaac Lawrence is champion
player and Mrs. Henry Iselin. Mrs.
Adrian Iselin. Mrs. Benedict and Mrs.
Bryce Jay are sfnong those who entay
the game. In New York Miss Gould
and other women OF the swell set bowl
at we'll known lyceum building.
Among the women who hunt, Mra
Adolf Ladenburg, the beautiful widow,
stands first. Her grace and fearlessness
in the saddle have made her the ido' ~
the fashionable Long Island
Mrs. ]. i. Kernochan Is also an
plished horsewoman.
MrA w. r. ID. Stokes g. aok.. .I..
20 be one OF the best Judges OF dIi.
stock In the country. She owns ma
blooded PAGERS and can drive with tn.
proficiency OF any or the leading masoN-
line whips. Mrs Harry Payne whit
ney, Mrs. Fred Gebhard aud Mrs Sew /
ard Webb are also interested in trotting 1
and running horses.
KATE MAsTERsoN.