New-York tribune., 1905-04-16
LAKEWOOD EASTER RUSH
.4utomObilists Out in Force Good
Polo Playing.

: Lakewood. y. j. April IS CspeoiaD.-The
Easter rush 10 Lakewood has begun, and each
incoming train from New York and Philadelphia
pours cut the platform OF the station its
parior car loads OF visitors. The big Lakewood
Hotel, the Laurel House and the Laurel-ln-the-
Pines are already wen filed with patrons
A horse show. a golf tournament ana matinee
races On the new speedway. near the Lakewood
Hotel, are some OF the attractions that have
been planned for Lakewoods Easter visitors.
Ths horse show is TO be held on the Country
Clubs grounds. and the programme includes.
fn edition 20 the usual classes OF entries, polo
game and a series OF gymkhRnA races. The
eNhfhltiOn is 20 be held next Saturday The
polo game. which viii attract hundreds OF spec
tGscTs. ,TIil be played on the Georgian Court
polo aelds George J. Gould having generously
thrown open his grounds for the match. Two
teams os four. made up OF lakewood players
VIII cross mallets.
John .. Rockefeller spends some OF his spare
time these pleasant days IN planting trees. He
has bought nearly 1000 evergreen trees the
last fortnight, and he IS setting them out on
his golf links He Is planting most OF them on
the eastern line OF his property 90 serve a
windbheak The small farmers, who are Mr.
ROrkefeiier's neighbors. are supplying him with
topsoil and some OF them have been getting
q, the rate OF $500 en- acre for the soil Mr..
Rockefeller, as a consequence, is in high favor
With his neighbOrs.
Most OF the crack golfers OF the metropolitan
district viii gather here next Thursday for the
hree day tournament OF the Lakewood Country
club. This tournament marks the opening OF
the golfng season hereabouts.
Automobiles OF every description. from the
Zig French touring cars 10 the modest run
about. have thronged the roads 20 Lakewood
from New-York and Philadelphia this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Thomas brought down a
party in their 9O-horse power Mercedes, making
the journey from New-York in less than three
hours. Martin Lambert and Jules Storm left
he Holland House in New-YOrk at IL o'clock
Sunday morning and arrived at the Lakewood
Hotel in time for luncheon. W. J. Morgan
brought down three parties OF automObilists
from New-York this week 10 look over the site
y the proposed automobile speedway at Barne-
gat ten miles south Of Lakewood. The party
remained overnight at the Lakewood Hotel.
Leo GchIesinger Of New-YOrk. who had
planned 10 take part in the golf tournament this
week was called home on Sunday by tele-
phone message from the Savoy Hotel, which
informed him that his wife had broken her arm
az the result OF fall from her horse in Central
Park On the same afternoon Senator James
smith. 1r, and Peter Hauck. jr. Of Newark,
Who we're also staying at the Lakewood Hotel.
hurt IN a collision with automobile, near
PsTsaic. They drove with Mr.. Schlesinger to
Point Pleasant and took a train from there to
New-YOrk.
Mr. and Mrs Seward Cary. OF New-YOrk are
among the arrivals OF the week at the Lake.
wood Hotel Mr. Cary is a crack polo player,
ana has participated in some exciting scrim-
images on the Georgian Court polo fields
Judge Leo C. Dessar. OF New-HOrk. joined a
marty OF friends at the Lakewood Hotel over
sunday.
The prospect FOR The coming golf tournament
has furnished plenty Of conversation for patrons
Of The Laurel House this week. Among the wen
known golfers who are staying there are John
MoIler jr Paul Waterman. Philip Rhineiander'
r. s. Wheeler and Harry Suydam
Albert E. Gal!atin and Mr. and Mrs. Henry
De Wolf are among the New-YorNers who have
taken apartments al the Laurel House until
after Easter.
ar. and Mrs Henry r. Nesmith. OF Brooklyn
shO were here earlier in the season. have re-
turned 70 the Laurel House for Easter
Mr and Mrs George :. Gould have planned
10 spend Easter at FurlOush Lodge. their cour-
fry place IN the Catskills. The Gould boys
Kingdom and Jay. playing an excellent game
y polo this season. They played with their
father and Benjamin EicOl Ia match with the
Rockawny four one day this week, and during
four periods OF play the ROekaway team, which
included such veteran players r. +. Collier
and Rene Ia Montague was able 20 make only
one coal 20 eleven scored By their opponents.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles LafhHop Pack nave re-
turned 70 their cottage IN NaGison-sVe. from a
months visit Al Southern resorts
Dr. and AIRS J. =. Helmer. OF AeN-fork' are
T-th Pines for brief visit DE.