The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
hATHS COr1EyEr BADLY HURr.
Possibly Fatal Accident at the Meadow
brook Hunt-C. Albert stevens Also Iniu ed.


HEMPsTEAD. l.. l.. Nov. 1s--Rawllns l.. Cot
tenet and c. Albert Stevens. both we'll known
In New York clubs and society. we're badly
hurt to-day while riding after the hounds OF
the Meadowbrook Hunt Club. Mr.. Cot
tenets Injuries are so serious that he
may not recover from them He was
thrown from his mount. Red Baron. and the
horse rolled over. plnning him to the ground
Two OF his eliminates. Robert J.. Ste
rens and Col. J. Clinch Smith. dis
mounted and went to his assist
ance. Tho horse was lying s1uarely across
Cottenet's back and his head was wedged
under one OF his arms. With some difficulty
the horse was gotten up and the injured man
was picked MP unconscious. He remained
inscnsible up to late hour tonight He was
placed In an open spring wagon and driven to
his mothers country place near whcatly Hills.
DR.. Valentine Mott was called. and on cxam-
nation he found that Mr.. Cottenet had sus-
tanned serious injury to the back. although no
bones were broken. He also has conclusion OF
the brain. and II Is feared he received some in
ternal injury.
Mr.. Cottenet is q bachelor about 30 years
old. His mother. Mrs. Edward l.. Cottenet, is
we'll known In society. His younger brother
was killed several years ago while hunting
with the Meadowbrook hounds. his neck being
broken.
{. Albert Stevens. the other victim OF to-
days accidents. was thrown head foremost TO
the ground. He received several Commissions
on the head and his face is cut and scratched
Mrs. Stevens. who was following the hunters
In carriage. drove her husband to their
country home. where a surgeon dressed his
wounds.
large party was out too day The meet
was at syosset. The hounds led the way
through tho Terhune farm to East Norwich.
where they were checked From this
point they ran south and around to
Syossst crossroads. where the XIII oc-
Cured. There were three women In the
saddle. Mrs. Adolf Ladenburg. Mrs. James L.
Kornochan and Miss Phyllis LanRhorn OF vir-
gnIa. who Ia u guest OF the Kornochans.
Among the men were II. S. Page. Ralph n. FL
lis. Maxwell Stevenson. william c. and Ernest
Hayes. Robert l.. Stevens. VIM. Martin. Leon
Cameron. Edward Smith OF Ballston Spa and
Harry X T. Bull.
Rawlins Lowndes Cot,enet is a member OF
the Knickerbocker and Meadowbrook Hunt
clubs, His home is at a. East Forty. fourth
street Several years ago he and Vim. G. Tiffany
another young society man. finding il neces-
snry to earn living. started a flower shop on
Fifth avenue and called It the Rosary"
They superintended the decorations Of
the house in which Miss Consuelo Van
derbit was married TO the Duke OF MARI
borough. then went home and changed their
clothes and attended tho wedding. Mr. Cottcnet
being one Of tho ushers In the war with
Spain, Tiffany jo ned Roosevclts Rough Riders
and became u lieutenant. He fell III and was
brought from Santiago 10 Boston on a trans
port. Shortly after he came ashore he died in
hotel. since the death OF his partner, Mr.
His brother. Charles /. Cottenet, was Killed
while riding after the Meadowbrook hounds,
on Oct. -. 1892