New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16
NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

Newport. Aug Is (speciaD.-Percy \ Rockarsus.
of New-York. is visiting James Stillnan at Oak
Lawn IN Narragausett-ave Mrs Vanderbilt and
Miss Gladys Vanderbilt returned this morning from
Ear Harbor. and at The Breakers. Registered
at the Casino to-day were Robert T. AIcCsustv
]. T. G. Walker. Henry G. Gray. William 7.
Eldridge r. P. Carroll and B. E Johnson.
DR.. James Dwight. Of Boston. is the guest q Mss
Florence Lyman. Mrs Pembroke Jones VIII give
large dinner party at the Orchard Monday
evening. Mrs. Fl. Mortimer Brooks entertained
forty guests at dinner tonight at The Banks. The
decorations were American Beauty roses
Mrs Hugh L Willoughby and Mss Nsnoughby
have gone to Maine.
Mrs. Burke Roche has returned from the horse
show at Bay Shore.
L n. Taller has returned from Saratoga, ard IS
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney J. Smith at the
HartshOrn cottage
Mrs. Vanderbilt entertained at dinner tonight az
The Breakers for Mr. and Mrs. Reginald c. Van
derbilt.
Mrs. Philip Lydig entertained at INNER at the
Willows. in CatheriRe-st- Twenty-Five guests were
present.
Mrs p F. Collier has cards out for a dinner On
Monday night the Coats villa for her guest Mrs.
Reginald De Koven
The semi-fnals in the ladies' singles lawn tennis
tournament the Casino this morning developed
interesting matches. each requiring three sets
In the first Mrs Barger Wallach. against Ms.
Reginald Brooks. odds of half Is and won tho
set. In the deciding set the play was closer. and
ten games were necessary TO determine the winner
In the second match Miss Anna Sands played
against Miss Mary Sands Miss Mary Sands and
Mrs WaIlach will meet in the finals on Monday.
The summary
Mrs Barger WaIlach beat Mrs. Reginald Brooks
60. 2-6 Ga. Miss Mary Sands beat Miss Anna
Sands. So O-6. SIS
After the playing in the ladies' tennis tournament
this afternoon. and while the crowd was waiting
for the carriages. Miss Cynthia Roche and Harry
Lehr in the Iatter's carriage. were preparing 20
turn around in a narrow space, preparatory 70
taking Miss Roche to her home. Elm Court, when
a Mercedes racing automobile came along at rapid
speed. 1t looked for minute as II the machine
would run into Mr. Lehr's carriage. The coachnlan
saw the danger. gave the horse a cut with the
whip and the animal went through the narrow
opening without a scratch. the automobile follow
ing. Miss Roche and Mr.. Lehr maintained tEeir
seIf-possession while the crowd applauded.
After a vacation OF more than a week the
of Monmouth County hounds were resumed this
afternoon The start was from Oakland farm, and
previous to the start Mrs Vanderbilt entertained
the hunting party at luncheon the piazZas Of
Oakland The hounds ma3s good run, going for
the most part over the Wrapping Road territory
from east to west, and after fOrty-two minutes
wound up at Honeyman HILL Alfred G. Wander
bilt on his new hunter, Delight which he recently
purchased from Mr. Collier. first in, closely
followed by Percy Wyndham. Tiny Tim Sidney
T. Colford Jr and Francis H Potter made good
start but Mr. COlfOrd the first check and II
POtters IN taking the first baked and kicked
and refused to take the wall. Mr.. Potter managed
we'll and retained his seat, but it was some min
utes before he regained control. and he unable
to rejoin the chase. the horse had cut himself
severely and unfit 20 continue the run
At the Westchester Polo Grounds this az
ternoon two teams. the Whites aud the Reds.
made up from members OF the club. had a good
practice game of polo At the close each side had
scored eight goals Those who played were Peter
d. Martin. Ogden Mills. jr-. William E Carter G.
P. Norman. W. P. Burden. Reginald Brooks, F. e
Havemeyer. W. II. Allen. Arthur Iselin Roeef
Collier, Bradish johnson and Lawrence Natev
bury. A feature Of the game the unusu4
sight of woman, Mrs Reginald Brooks. knocziat
a polo hall across the Held The polo PLAYERS eor
graduated her and offered her place on the team