New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-27
HORSES AND AUTOMOBILES.
TRAINING THE FORMER AT LEMON TO
MEET THE LATTER-EDUCAT-
ING PEOPLE ALSO.

Lenox, Mass, July 26 (SpeciaD.-The automobile
continues be the chief topic of conversation ana
discussion in Lenox. Courtlandt Field Bishop and
Alfred R. Shattuck are still daily training the
horses of the cottagers and lverymen, appearing
on the Lee road each morning and spending an hour
operating their machines among the horses Inc
result is that the automobiles are gaining puplc
favor The next step the automobiles claim must
be the education OF the people They find that the
greatest opponents of the automobile have never
been out in a machine and know nothing or It's
operation pleasures. Mr. Bishop has invited many
of the opponents to ride with him, and has mace
converts against the popular feeling here that the
automobile dangerous to pedestrians and pleasure
driving.
The announcement this week that the Lenox horse
show would be held September 19 mas set the
horsemen active in training horses Tor the annual
event The Lenox horse show is the eliminating
social event of the LenOx and brings TO-
gether all OF the house parties and guests d. lle
hotels for as A place of common meeting the morse
show is democratic. and townspeopie ana cOttase's
take equal pleasure in the one day S event
Mr. and Mrs George Westinghouse are to open
their handsome country place. Erskine PARK, on
August IL Mr. and Mrs. Westinghouse nave DeeH
abroad for several months and on their return mere
Mrs Westinghouse will give several large enter
tsinn,Ants large electric launch capable of seat
ing twenty persons has been placed on Laurel
Lake at the foot of the Westinghouse place "hlch
will be used by Mrs. Westinghouse in her enter
tainments The electric light plant at Erskine
with the special apparatus exhibited by MT west
inghouse at the Worlds Fair at Chicago, ana the
plant has recently been enlarged and improved The
plan of lighting Mr.. Westinghouse's summer place
and residence is so elaborate that the system uses
more light than all OF the rest Of the town Of
LenoX. , -,
for a fine large Colonial residence. TO be built by
local contractors once on the estate which he
recently purchased of George Turnure. Mr.. Schenck
will occupy his residence eight months in the year
The first of the paper chases was held here this
week This sport is conducted under the leadership
OF Arthur S Dxey. Francis Jaques and Joseph ".
Burden jr A large company OF young people ride,
and tea Is served the end of the runs. The first
o boat club held this afternoon at
the Lake Mahkeenac Boat Club house. There is
talk of a regatta in September on the club course.
The club has large fOtilla OF catboats in daily
Mrs Thatcher NJ. Adams of New-York was
badly hurt by fall in her residence this week ana
has postponed her annual visit TO Bar Harbor in
consequence.
Babcock OF New-York. gave a large dinner On
Wednesday evening
Mr.. and Mrs, Waldren Brown and Miss Brown are
at the Curtis Hotel for the season. Mrs Brown is
a sister OF Mrs. Henry a. Barclay, who has cot
tage here.
Robert W Paterson has named his country resi-
denCe Blantyre. Mr.. and Mrs. Paterson now
occupying their handsome country place which
formerly the General Dorr estate. Mr.. Pater-
son has completed building onr OF the handsomest