New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-04
HUNTSMEN ON SNOWSHOES.
MEMBERS OF THE MEADOW BROOK COL
ONY TAKE TO WINTER SPORTS.
coAsTINo AND sLE1GHrNo MADE TIL" WEEK
AN ENJOYABLE DEVASTATING LOOKED
TO.

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AN ENJOYABLE DEVASTATING LOOKED
FORWARD TO.
The recent blizzard. coming as II did with such
unexpected suddenness. put an abrupt end 10 tha'
,nygorating and exciting sport. cross country hu'
Ing and left stranded at the different Isolated coun
try seats on the Hampstead Plains. the Wheatley
Hills and at Hampstead and East Meadow BROOK
a largo colony OF welknown New-York society
people who being unable to reach Manhattan oy
rail or even drive short distance from the"
country seats. were compelled to seek socia d.
version within short distance from their country
homes AS soon MS the telephone connections were
again completed between the different homes the
festivities began, and have been kept 'a-whirling
through the entire week.
At Hampstead and East Meadow Brook inc orli's
OF snow the highest. and both the members
OF the hunting colony and their servants devoted
Monday and Tuesday to cutting passageways along
the different highways In order to reach eaca
others homes. The women OF the hunt club also
took part in the breaking OF the roads by ridins
their hunters back and forth through the snow
In many places along the highways the drifts were
deep that the women were compelled to use
snowshoes.
Those OF the club members who were NOT lortu-
nate enough to possess the much coveted snowshoes
on Sunday sent rush orders 70 Manhattan by
telephone for them BY Tuesday All the colony OF
huntsmen were thoroughly equipped. and during the
remainder Of the week some interesting races look
place. The women attired In becoming tooog-
gaming costumes. and, being unncumbered by long
skirts. made good time skimmins over tho snow.
Tho men used golf suits for snowshoeinS. AS II
was impossible to drive through the snow III tIio
early part of the week. the members OF me coioIy
we're comnelled TO go TO Hampstead for the mails
and also TO attend TO numerous other "a thc vi
they passed along IN, different streets % VIC -,
lage on their snowshocs they were a source OK
establishment and amusement to the natMes. VEL n,
I swan II them amt the greatest things ever
saw" was the expression OF dozens or farmers VINO
stood in the village and watched the women
,o eLi,nn,ino lightly over the snow while some
other pedestrians were houndcring ws's'-oeep /"
tho drifts. a.. u,oo.,ov
Hills on which are so many handsome country
seats probably seer some OF the most ih hd.
miles long ana good start from me TOP OF me
hills will send the enthusiastic coaster SPINNING
dow the Hill at clip that for time fairly taxes
on Wednesday. when the highways were IN fairy
good condition for sleghlng, the former sport was
dropped and sleshins was all the sport cu hmSh hs
took part were Mr. and Mrs Oliver p Belmont.
Mr. and Mrs James = MT and Mrs.
Dillon Ripley, Mr.. and Mrs Oliver w Brd Mss MISS
Brook Hounds: MIR. and Mrs. J. + smith-Haddeni
Mr. and Mrs. Hartman. Harry Pag To SasnuSe'
1h sve Miss MT ana Mrs C. Albert stevens Mr. and
MS STANLEY MoE Trs MT a More Mns william G
Whitney and family. Mr.. and Mrs Thomas h,to cna
cock jr and large party OF IrIen SSrSy smith
their country seat Mr. and mrs and S' Mrs. ' car
o ~, r. socum. IT, l.. Herbert. Raymond Herbert;
Mr.. and Mrs James S. Allen and NUMBER OF
'' AS soon as the large ponds are cleared or snow
ice hockey and several races VIII ne sid e.
The a ar rast MEADOW Brook will be the scene Of
many OF these festivities