Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-18

ported him. and with him she has made her
reputation as a horsewoman.
MarlborouSh'S Feat

Marlborough at the time he got the better
of a coterie of Meadow Brooks practical
jokers. The incident is still laughed over
at the club breakfasts. When the little
duke was here for his wedding several of
the Meadow Brook huntsmen concluded,
from the dukes quiet and somewhat eHem-
mate ways. that he wasn't much of a
horseman. We'll have some fun with the
duke they said. So they invited him to
Meadow Brook and laid out course in the
Wheatley Hills. where the jumps arc stiff
est. Hell never take EN- they said glee-
fully. But the duke. mounted on The
Rebel" loaned him by his hostess, easily
led the ConspratorS all the way and eX
hibited nerve almost equal to Mrs Ker
nochans,' one of the jokers recently ad-
mitted.
Like Mrs Kernochan. Mrs. Ladenburg.
who is the widow of Adolph Ladenburg, is
beautiful and young. although she is
not so tall. She has s7,000OOO to do
with just she pleases. and much
of the income is spent in hunting not only
on Long Island. but in Europe, a New
port ana at Aiken, y. G. Unlike Mrs.
Kernochan. Mrs Ladenburg grew up in the
saddle. As mere girl, she hunted with
the Rockaway hounds of which her broth
er, Eben Stevens, once was master.
Runs Away From a Lord.
Mrs. Ladenburg has two hunters, My
Brown Boy and The Dutchman, a seven
teen-hands high black, and her favor tie.
The Dutchman is one of three Irish hunters
brought to this country by p F. Collier at
a cost of several thousand dollars apiece
These three hunters-the other two are AS
celtic and ShamroCk-are said to be the
best of their kind in America.
Mrs Ladenburg has performed her best
feats at Newport Hunting is very difficult
and dangerous around the famous resort,
owing TO the wide. stony walls that inclose
the farms, but Newport is Mrs Laden
burgs favOrite hunting ground for this very
reason. 1t was at Newport last year that
she scored a well-deseryed and equally
amusing triumph.
Lord Charles Bsresford was at Newport
at the time. knowing that he Is reck Oned
a mighty huntsman in England the New
port club decided to show him a good
time After furnishing him with the best
hunters. +. +. Collier, master of the hunt,
and Mrs. LadenburE took Lord Charles out
The first day Mrs. I.adenburg ran away
from Lord Charles She did the same thing
the second meet. despite Lord Charles VI Ey
evident and strenuous efforts to keep up
with her. In short. every time she and
Lord Charles went out hunting Mrs La
denburg ran away from the distinguished
foreigner.
While Mrs. Kcrnochan and Mrs Laden
burg are most heard of. Meadow Brook can
boast of other good horseWomen. Miss
Randolph. daughter Of William c. Whit
neys second wife. who received a mortal
injury while hunting at Aiken. is looked
upon as an expert in the saddle. Mrs
Gushing, sister of T.. Willard Roby: Mrs
H. Van r. Kennedy. Miss May Bird and
her sister-in-law, Mrs. O. w. Bird: Miss
Maud Livingston and Mrs. Stanley Morti-
mer regularly take part in the Meadow
Brooks hunts. Mrs, Thomas Hitchcock, jr
hunts only in the early morning. when the
American pack Is ont after foxes and she
rides astrde invariably.
Paragon of Huntsmen.
Meadow Brook and other clubs have
many an accomplished huntsman but It is
generally conceded that p. F. Collier is the
paragon of them all. He is the oldest active
huntsman by all odds. Most men stop fol-
lowing the hounds when they reach middle
age. but Mr. Collier. at seventy odd Years
attends the meets with as clock-like regu-
larltN as he did in his Younger days. When
ever the bugle sounds the start he is pretty
sure to be on hand. and be fore the hunt
is over he is pretty sure to run away from
nearly all the young bloods who endeavor
to keep with him.
Mr.. Golfers favorite hunters are "As-
cetic' and Shamrock" and he has one of
the finest hunting stables in America He
has his own pack of hounds with which he
frequently hunts at Southampton and in
New Jersey, near Long Branch, where he
has his kennels. He also hunts good deal
at Lakewood aud ut Newport In the sum-
Of Meadow Brook members
Several years ago Mr.. Collier bought a
stag and invited his friends to help him
hunt it over Jersey country. At first they
had much sport with the stag, but finally
he became so tame that he would run
toward the horses and hounds instead of
away from them. The stag is now eating
his head off down in New Jersey. at Eaton
town, where Mr.. Collier has an estate Mr.
Collier still laughs about his little expert
enCc with the stag
Havemeyer's Fine Hunters.
Theodore Havemeyer is another well
known and expert horseman and hunts
men. Mrs. Havemeyer is also a devotee
and is a good hand at riding to the hounds
Her husband has owned some of the best
hunters ever brought to America, notably
Satan and ''Spcndthrift" MIR. Havemeyer
Joined the Meadow Brook about four years
ago. and moved to the Hampstead Plains
occupying the house that L. D. Morgan en-
larged and lived in before he acquired his
magnificent show place In the Wheatley
Hills. which, like the Hampstead Plains
are settled almost exclusively by million
aires who are Meadow Brook members In
deed the Meadow Brook Club caused these
men to build palatial houses on Long ISL
and. for they wanted to be near the seat
of their faVOritc sport.
August Belmont owns two hunters. He
has been out several times this wear hut he
formerly. He has two sons who run after
the hounds on ponies and promise to de-
velop into keen huntsmen. August, tr re-
Gently became owner of his first hunter
Ralph Ellis. master of the Meadow Brook
Hunt, has a fine stable of eight hunters,
and when he isn't sailing one of his three
yachts he is hunting. He is millionaire
several times over and a bachelor
Robert l.. Gerry Oldest son of Eldridge T.
Gerry, hunts frequently over the Hemp
stead Plains and at Newport. w Bourke
Cochran never hunts. but he drives after
and gives several breakfasts season to the
club at his home in Port Washington Long
Island.
Among the most enthusiastic and con-
slant millionaire huntsmen are E. Willard
Roby. Samuel Wilitts. Stanley Mortimer.
j. Clinch Smith, j. ID. l.. Laner, O. w
Bird. James l. Kernochan. Sidney Dillon
Ripley. III. Van r. Kennedy and Robert
Collier, son of T. f. Collier.
Are Becoming Huntsmen.
The Vanderbilts are just beginning to
take up hunting. Reginald and Alfred.
who are quite well known in coaching
circles and as polo players. are the family
representatives. Miss Katherine Nelson.
Reginald's fianeee. is a fine horseweman
and often rides to the hounds
= Ii Is said that the Goulds will soon
go in for hunting This pretty well cir
culated rumor is based on the statement
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