The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-19

oHe Oh the JokerS recently admitted.
Like Mrs. Kernochan. Mrs. Laden.
burg, who is the widow of Adolph Lad.
! enburg, Is beautiful and young, al
| though she is not so tall. She has g..
| 100000 to do with Just as she pleases
and much of the income is spent ir
hunting not only on Long Island, but
, in Europe, at Newport, and at Aiken
N. G. Unlike Mrs. Kernochan, Mrs.
Ladenburg grew up in the saddle. As
a mere girl, she hunted with the Rock
away hounds. of which her brother
Eben Stevens, once was master.
Mrs. Ladenburg has two hunters
man." II hands high black. and her
favorite. THE Dutchman" is one OF
three Irish hunters brought to this
country by p. +. Collier at a cost of
several thousand dollars piece These
three hunters-the other two are "As-
celtic" and "Shamrock"-are said to be
the best Of their kind In America.
Mrs. Ladenburg Runs Away From n
Lord.
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 enclose the farms, but
Newport is Mrs. Ladenburg's favorite
hunting ground for this very reason.
1t was at Newport last year that she
scored a we'll. deserved and equally
amusing triumph.
Lord Charles Beresford was at New
port at the time. Knowing that he is
reckoned mighty huntsman in Eng
land, the Newport Club decided to
SHOW him a good time" After fur
nishing him with the best hunters, p.
F. Collier. master of the hunt. and
Mrs. Ladenburg took Lord Charles out.
The first day Mrs. Ladenburg ran
away from Lord Charles. She did the
same thing the second meet, despite
Lord Charles very evident and siren
uous efforts to keep UP with her. In
short, every time she and Lord Charles
went out hunting, Mrs. Ladenburg
ran away from the distinguished for
eigner.
While Mrs. Kernochan and Mrs.
Ladenburg are most heard of, Meadow
Brook can boast of other good horse
women. Miss Randolph, daughter of
William c.. Whitney's second wife, who
received mortal injury while hunting
at Aiken, is looked upon as an expert
in the saddle. Mrs. Cushing, sister of
e. Willard Roby: Mrs. H. Van r.
Kennedy, Miss May Bird and her sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. o. w. Bird Miss
Mortimer regularly take part in the
Meadow Brooks hunts. Mrs. Thomas
Hitchcock, Jr., hunts only in the early
morning, when the American pack is
out after foxes, and she rides astride
invariably.
p. r. Collier, Paragon of Huntsmen.
Meadow Brook and other clubs have
many an accomplished huntsman, but
it Is generally conceded that p. +. Col
lier Is the paragon of them all. He is
the oldest active huntsman by all
odds. Most men stop following the
hounds when they reach middle age,
but Mr.. Collier, at 20 odd years, at
tends the meet with as clock-like reg
ularity as he did in his younger days.
Whenever the bugle sounds the start
he is pretty sure to be on hand and
before the hunt is over he Is pretty
sure to run away from nearly all the
young bloods who endeavor to keep
UP with him.
Mr.. Golfers favorite hunters are
Ascetic 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 a good
deal at Lakewood and at Newport in
the summer. The Newport Club Is COM
posed mainly of Meadow Brook enem-
bers.
Several years ago Mr.. Collier bought
a stag and invited his friends to helm
him hunt II over Jersey country. At
first they had much sport with the
stag, but finally he became so tame
that he would run towards the horses
and hounds instead of away from
them. The stag is now eating ais