Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-22


left Berkshire for tho beaches. their alb
sence has made no appreciabie differences
in affairs at I.enox. 1t seems as " two
came for every one that leaves and there
Is no dininution in the activity which
marks this resort The week has been
rather warmer than Is usually experienced
In Berkshire. but there are plenty of cooi
hooks. there 10 almost always a fine breeze
to be found on the elevations and no one
has suffered from the heat. A swift flying
automobile creates its own breeze. conse-
Quentiy the motor car is In high favor on
warm days. That this Is true not only of
the cottagers here but Of hundreds of 9TH
ers has been demonstrated this week as
never before So numerous have been the
cars arriving in town that one might al
most have been convinced that the Glidden
tourists had mistaken their route end were
Chasing each other through Berkshire. One
curious person counted the number of cars
entering Berkshire through one OF the
southern towns a few days ago and ms
tally ran up to forty-three ere the day was
done; and it wasn't such a good day Tor
automobiling. either.
But it should not be understood that the
horse has lost favor IN Berkshire. In all
of the stables of the cottagers there are
handsome horses. many OF the stables De-
ing large ones The elderly ladies' or the
families seem to prefer quiet ride behind
pair of steady cobs to the exciting whri
and rush of q motor car. Then there are
the saddle animals, always in high favor,
for what automobile give the exhii-
arating delight of a brisk galiap on the
back OF a thoroughbred? To watch the
procession OF handsome equipages which
pass through the main street every after
noon no one would realize or imagine that
the supremacy of the horse was in any way
menaced There are a great many fine
hunters in Lenox this season to be used IN
the coming meets of the Berkshire hunt,
and these affairs. which VIII begin early
in September, will be much more brilliant
than ever before. The annual races OF the
hunt will be held at the Lee Pleasure Park
early in September, and the classes VIII all
show more numerous entries OF fine cross
country hunters than has been the case at
any of the past meets. Following the races
will come the annual horse show at High
Lawn farm, and it will thus be seen that
September will be the month OF the horse
| IN LenOx.
| OF all the pastimes to which the young
xeople turn for amusement this season ten
mis- rules the day. One Is strongly remind
ed of the days some years ago when tennis
was supreme and when the annual tourna-
| ment was the feature Of the autumn season
Then the cracks from all over the country
met to compete for the handsome trophies
| and "smashes'' and ''iobs' burdened every
conversation The revival or tennis has
| been In progress here for the past two years
| but this season it is reaching high-water
N.
Lenox Club and on all OF the estates are
| from one to four. all fine as can De
made. 1t Is hardly exaggerating to say
that every court Is in use every pleasant
day; certainly this is true OF the club
| courts So great Is the demand here that
| the players have to play in relays in order
| that all may have a chance at the game
There are no professionals here, no cham
pfons, but there are a great many clever
/ players. and ofttimes the. large assemblage
| of spectators Is moved to enthusiasm py
| the fine work OF the contestants So great
| Is the interest in the game that there Is
much talk of bringing about a resumption
of the fall tournaments. If this is done
another very interesting feature Will be
| added to the autumn program Of events.
Berkshire has had three United states
senators here this week-a rather unusual
conference.-the three being Senator Crane
of this state. Senator Kean of New Jersey
and Senator Warren of Wyoming. The lat
ter arrived early In the week for Visit
with relatives at Dalton and Hinsdale and
went up to Mount Pleasant in Windsor
where Senator Crane and his bride are en-
joying their honeymoon The Massachu-
sets senator warmly greeted his western
colleague and entertained him at dinner.
| Senator Kean arrived in Lenox the midd, e
| of the week and Is with his mother at the
Lanai, the J. Egmont Schermerhorn Vlila'
| which she has recently taken for the re-
| maiEder of the season. He VIII call upon
| Senator Crane during his stay in Berkshire.
Senator Crane, by the way, is having an
entirely secluded and there are none to
| intrude. The members OF the Crane
families go up from Dalton in their
automobiles and there are occa sional quiet
entertainments for the senator and his
bride at some of the Crane homes. Crane
has developed fondness for trout fishing.
and until the law went on few days ago
has been an eager whipper of the mountain
brooks. The section is remote that few
fishermen penetrate it, and Mrs. Crane has
captured many fine strings to her own
great delight.
Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bona
parte and his wife arrived at Lenox We'd
nesday and are at the Hotel Aspinwall.
They were accompanied as far as Pittsfield
| by Mr.. H. c. Gauss, private secretary.
and by Postmaster Harris of Baltimore.
Miss Haydock Mrs. Bonaparte's compan-
ion came with them to Lenox. The party
came up the coast on the Dolphin. which
conveyed them up the Hudson river as far
as CatSkfll- From that point a launch took
them to Hudson. where a special train was
in waiting in charge of Assistant Passen-
ger Agent A. r. Brainard of the New York
Central railroad, and on this they came
on to Pittsfed Carriages met them there
and they enjoyed a fine drive to the Hotel
Aspinwall, reaching there in time for
lunch. The Secretary will remain through
the month and Mrs. Bonaparte will prolong
her stay until the list of October. They
have come for rest and will accept no in
vitation except 1t be for informal affairs
given by their immediate friends. They are
very iona OF uTiFiHBs prSIefEEIS II Soou
team of horses to an automobile, and Will
spend much of their time in this way.
Former Attorney General Griggs, whose
family is at the Hotel Aspinwall has been
salmon fishing in Canada this week. and
the express has brought them number of
ice-packed evidences of Mr.. Griggs' skill
as an angler The Misses Griggs partici-
pated In a clock golf tournament at the
Hotel Aspinwall Wednesday in which a
dozen or more Of the young people contest
ed for trophies offered by Mr.. John Mckay
Hall of New York Both played cieverly,
although neither secured one of the prizes.
Dr. H. w. Wiley of the bureau OF chem
istry at Washington addressed the Wednes-
day Morning Club OF Pittsfe,d this week
on Food In the Household He was in
troduced by the president of the club, Miss
Anna L. Dawes, daughter Of the late SEN
ator II. L. Dawes. Miss Dawes has been
president Of the organization since its
formation-more than twenty-five years
ago-and its membership includes the So
ciety women OF Pittsfield and vicinity.
Sir Mortimer Durand captained a team
of married men from the Jenox Cricket
Club in game with the single men of the
same organization few days ago. The
ambassador was In fine form and batted
for twenty runs-a score not equaled by
any man on either team. His teammates.
however, put up a rather poor game. and
the ba cheors won by a score of GO to o.