The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-19

head off down in Jersey, at Eatontown,
where Mr.. Collier has an estate. Mr.
| Collier still laughs about his little ex-
perience with the stag.
Theodore Havemeyer's Fine Hunt
ers.
Theodore Havemeyer is another well
known and expert horseman and
huntsman. Mrs. Havemeyer is also
a devotee, and Is a good hand at rid
ing to the hounds. Her husband has
owned some OF the best hunters ever
brought to America, notably Satan
and Spendthrift. Mr.. Havemeyer
Joined the Meadow Brook about four
years ago, and moved to the Hemp
stead Plains, occupying the house that
u. ID. Morgan enlarged 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 mem
bers. Indeed, the Meadow Brook Club
caused these men to build palatial
houses on Long Island, for they want
ed to be near the seat of their favor
lite sport.
August Belmont owns two hunters.
He has been out several times this
year, but he does not follow the rounds
as much as formerly. He has two
sons who run after the hounds on pom
les and promise to develop into keen
muntsmen. August, Jr., recently be-
came 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 a millionaire several times over and
a bachelor
Robert l.. Gerry, Oldest son of FL
bridge T. Gerry, hunts frequently over
the Hampstead Plains and at Newport.
w. Bourke Cochran never hunts, but
he drives after and gives several break
fasts season to the club at his home
In Port Washington, Long Island.
Among the more enthusiastic and
constant millionaire huntsmen are e.
Willard Roby Samuel Wirfitts, STAN
ley Mortimer, Y. Clinch Smith, ]. d.
L. Lanier, o. w. Bird, James L.
Kernochan, Sidney Dillon Ripley, H.
Van r. Kennedy and Robert Collier,
son of p. r. Collier.
The vanderbiIts Becoming HUNTS
men.
The Vanderbilts are Just beginning
to take up hunting. Reginald and AZ
fred, who are quite well known In
coaching circles and as polo players,
are the family representatives. Miss
hatnerlne NellSon, Reg1naid'S fancee,
is a fine horsewoman and often rides
to the hounds.
1t Is said that the Goulds will soon
go in for hunting. This pretty well
circulated rumor is based on the state
ment that George J.. Gould is planning
to build on the Hampstead Plains. And
it's long been a proverb that when
millionaire builds on the Plains he
does so largely for the purpose of
hunting over the dreary wastes and up
in the picturesque Wheatley Hills. the
highest land on the island.
Among Philadelphia's huntsmen, Col.
Edward de v. Morrell, who married
Miss Drexel is the best known. He
has stable OF splendid hunters and
always attends every meet of the Rad
nor Hunt. Once every year the Rad
nor Hunt gives a breakfast to the far
mers over whose land it hunts. and
then 1t Is that Col. Morrell is photo
graphed with his arms affectionatelv
intertwined with those of his farmer
guests. This man of millions is a great
favorite with the country folk. Col.
Morrell often hunts at Newport.
Robert Kelso Cassatt, son of A. i.
Cassatt, is also a noted PhiladelphIa
huntsman. Miss Elsie Cassatt, a
daughter, and Mrs. Henry A1temus and
her sister, Miss Dobson, are the Quak
er City's leading horsewonen and their
meet records are celebrated.
Charles Appleson.