Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-23
LAKEWOOD SEASON.
Third Annual Horse Show is Great At
traction.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
LAKEWOOD. April 81. 1908.
Easter being so late in the season, the de-
lightful weather, three important outdoor
events and a society wedding. have all COM
bined to make the hotel managers wish
they could extend the capacity of their
houses for Holy week and Easter week. Not
for years have there been so many people
in Lakewood at this season and the indica-
tons are that it will be well into May be-
fore the exodus begins.
The third annual horse show of the Coun-
try Club of Lakewood, with the added nov
city of Gymkhana races, will be held tomor-
row. Henry Lloyd Herbert is the chairman
of the committee and William S. Bltz OF
New York is the manager Among the
prominent members of the committee are
George ]. Gould, p. F. Collier. Jasper Lynch,
James H Hyde, Frank J. Gould Edwin
Gould William A. Hamilton, Henry S.
Kearney and others of equal note to whom
the success of these annual shows is due
Mr.. p. F. Collier with the Monmouth
county hounds, will be the NJ F. H. in
drag hunt in the morning. starting from
the Laurel-in- the Pines and ending at the
Country Club where the horses taking part
in the hunt Will be shown in the jumping
events.
There will be fine exhibit of polo ponies.
hunters and carriage horses.
For the free-for-all event a New York
lady who is a guest at the Laurel-in-the-
Pines has given very fine silver cup, which
viii be accompanied by the usual blue rib
bon for the first prize. Other cups and
merchandise prizes have been contributed
for the other events. notably beautiful
silver cup donated by Mr.. y. j. Mcclure
of New York. who is guest at the Lau-
rel House.
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tournament at the Country Club will com
plete notable week of sports.
During Easter week there viii be many
bridge parties and small dinners at the
principal hotels and cottages. but the CEN
ter of interest is in the Oscorne-Tracey we'd
ding on Easter Tuesday at All Saints Me-
mortal Church.
Mr. and Mrs. George ]. Gould will spend
Catskills Furlough Lodge. and left here
yesterday for that place. Mrs. Charles d.
Kingdom Mrs. Gould's mother, sails on the
ST. Paul for Europe May g.
On the John D. Rockefeller estate large
force of laborers are planting evergreen
trees as a wind break on the golf links.
Mr. Rockefeller spends much of his time
in a personal supervision of the improve
ments he is making. Much of the land on
the estate is somewhat barren and the
small farmers of the neighborhood are sup
plying topsoil. for which Mr.. Rockefeller
pays so literally that he has become
great favorite.
Mr.. James ]. HILL president of the Great
Northern railway. who, with his family, Is
occupying the Freeman cottage on Lake
drive, is greatly pleased with Lakewood, the
more so as the climate has proved of great
benefit to Mrs. Hill.
Mr.. E. R. Thomas, owner of the New
York Morning Telegraph, and Mrs. Thomas
are at the Laurel-in-the-P Pines with their
ninety horse power Mercedes making the
seventy mile trip from New York in two
hours and a half.
Marshall Field of Chicago is a familiar
figure in the corridors al the Laurel-in
the-Pines. where he is visiting his son.
Marshall Field jr., over the Easter holt
days Mr.. Field has nearly recovered from
his recent accident and is apparently in ro-
bust health.
Mrs Benjamin H Bristow is a guest at
the Laurel-in- the-PineS.