The sun., 1905-08-13
Hunting With a Camera in Newport
Form Of Sport Not Without It's Dangers Which Some Photosa
phers Find Excitement at Fashions Summer Home.

but Mr.. Vanderbilt not only kept himself
persistently In tho background until he was
called upon to raoe, but gave orders to the
policemen to keep camera artists OF the
track. There was no chance at him until
the machines were linsd up at the starting
tape
Then, Just before tho signal was given,
. photographer stepped into the oval and
leveled his machine at Mr.. Vanderbilt,
A policeman was at bis heels.
you'll have to get OF the track, he said,
somewhat spologetioally.
IAN right. just ~ soon a. have taken
this picture came tho reply.
Tho officer made . pantouime Of using
foroe 10 remove tho photographer; the latter
appreciated tho situation and took bis
picture In his own time, apd when he had IL
allowed himself to be hustled with much
show Of onddoumess back to the place
assigned 10 him.
When Reginald Vanderbilt was married
two years ago last spring his life was made
miserable by tho hordes Of photographers
anxious for pictures Of anything having tho
remotest connection With the wedding.
About q week before the wedding pho
tographer was driving along Broadway.
Down the street came Mr.. Vanderbilt and
Q coaohman In smart little runabout drawn
BY lively cob. OF course the chance was
too good to be lost by the photographer,
who trained his lens on the pair while they
were several rods away.
Both men put their hands in front Of their
faces. Mr.. Vanderbilt was driving, whip
in hand, and az he came abreast Of the
photographer's rig. which was as now s pulled
the broad thoroughfare and, although
good two rods distant, made a vicious
slash with his whip In the direction Of the
photographer. The whip being Of average
length, no harm resulted. but the next
Of the horsewhipping Reginald Vanderbilt
had given to q Photographer.
Police restrictions were oramping when
MI. Vanderbilt was married. Photog-
raphers were Kept on the far e eide Of tho
oinity to get anything worth while, es-
pecially In view Of the fact that the cottage
Mrs. Kemp had hired for her daughters
wedding was some distance back from the
sidewalk.
One Boston man arrived early on the
scene and Skinned up q stone gatepost
some twelve feet high on the estate facing
the Kemp cottage. From this eminence
he commanded, although at long distance,
the doors OF the residence.
A fat policeman presently spied him and
ordered him down. To the command the
photographer paid no attention; In fact II
he did hear 1t he gave no sign.
The policeman repeated the order half .
dozen times raped on the post and gazed
hopelessly UP at the maleiactor. For him
the top OF that gateposj was as inaccessible
"a Toxic for Russian army.
Finally the photographer had taken all
the pictures he wanted Thereupon he
looked down and caught the eye of the
mfnion Of the law:
sCome of Of there said the officer,
soh. did you mean me,' asked the artist,
pleasantly. why, certainly. Ill be right
And down no clambered, with so Innocent
an air that the officer could not resist Q
Taking pictures at Newport Is exciting
work. It has been compared by some Of
the mon who engage in 1t to hunting Wild
game.
A man may bag his prey without npplsl
or he may encounter q savage and 10.
fraotory subject, when he will have 70
defend his camera first and his perSon
in the second place, and II he happens to
meet one Of society's athletes he will not
como of unscathed.
That is why some daring souls In the
business Of showing the public how the
very wealthy look In various attitudes
would rather have Newport assignment
than q two weeks vacation.