New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-09

or. mayhap. an aniseed bag. depending some
what on the foreknOwledge of agents Of the So
eiety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
The Whippany River Club is one Of the newer
OF the country clubs at MorristOwn, NJ ]. II
was organized just a year ago by small num-
Der of men in the town who were devoted to
riding and who wanted a place where they
could meet at any time to indulge in the sport
Now, at the end of the first year. the success
OF the club has been demonstrated, and all
members impatientIy awaiting the spring
opening
In way there will be no formal opening.
this is an all-the-year-rOund club and the house
is always open. prepared for luncheons. dinners.
parties, dances entertainments at any time
But of course. there is not great deal going
on in the winter, owing to the fact that the
| social colony OF MorristoWn is distributed over
a large part of the globe in the first few months
of the year and does not get home until Easter
or Whereabouts. But now the people are all re-
| turning, and it will not be many weeks before
they will be at home again, and this club will
be the gathering place of fashion and sport.
Probably club in the country is more COM
fortably equipped in the way of grounds and
buildings than the Whippany River Club, and
| yet no great outlay has been necessary owing
| to the fact that the place was almost perfect
for club when it was leased for that purpose.
Eugene Higgins the yachtsman who is as we'll
/ known in Europe as in America. Years ago,
when Mr. Higgins first came into possession OF
| the place he had fancy for horses, and spent
| hundreds of thousands of dollars in fitting up
the grounds to suit his taste. He had polo
field built at great cost. 1t is underdrained, as
l level as a billiard table and sOdded with hard,
even turf that makes riding easy and delightful
On the east side of the field is a large grove,
and it is such that Surveys coaches. phaetons or
carts may be driven in and out In fact the
grove was set out on little side hill. that
those who did not wish to leave their carriages
could drive in there, be in the shade ana have
a choice spot from which to view the games.
Then Mr.. Higgins went to further expense.
Stables riding academy, carriage house, closed
courts for racquets and a shooting gallery
were built, and before he got through he had
| spent nearly $25OO00 After it COM
| pIeted there were a few games of POLO
| few hunts and few parties. Then Mr. higgins
I took to yachting, and from that time on has
| never made more than temporary stop in Nor
ristown. The property was kept up however,
and when the members began to look for q place
| for their club they found one already equipped,
and lost no time in getting q lease of the props
\ erty.
| Hunt meets are of weekly and sometimes o.
Semi-Weekly occurrence, and polo is played at
| least twice month on Saturday afternoons in
| the season. That is, the regular team of the
Whippany River Club plays at home twice
month and then plays away from home twice
a month. But on the other Saturdays there are
always games of polo, for there are several good
teams among the members, and imprOmptu
matches can be organized on short notice. Be
sides the polo and hunting, there are to be
special days this year when steepechases w.ll
from the farmer race to the running race for
| ponies.