New-York tribune., 1906-05-11
SOCIETY At THE RACES.
Motors and Traps Bring Many
Fashionable Parties.

/ Belmont Park the gathering place OF New
York society yesterday, and in spite of the some-
what unreasonable weather the clubhouse, lawn
and inclosure filed with members Of the
fashionable set. People were there, not alone from
town. but from all parts of Long Island, from the
Westchester and Hudson Valley district and from
New Jersey, and the scene, especially just after
the luncheon hour, in and around the old Manice
place, now the home Of the Turf Club was ex-
tremey animated and picturesque.
Most of those present made the trip 20 the park
by motor car, but there were a large number of
drags at the track, and. while some OF them had
been driven in from the country seats near the
park others had made the run out from the city.
Among the latter the Venture. which has been
placed on the road by its owner, Alfred G. Wander
bilt TO travel between the Holland House and the
track on every racing day. It had been chartered
Tor its trip yesterday by Monson Morris, whose
party included Mrs. Arthur Iselin. Miss Annie
Aountze' Herbert NJ Hartman. Austen Grey, Mr.
ana Mrs Stephen H. P. Pell, Thomas Slfdell and
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson B. Burr
Another coaching party was that OF Mr. and Mrs
W. NJ " Hoffman, who had with them Mrs
charles A. Chids and Miss Marion Stoddard vvbiIa
Z. Ledyard Blair and William c. Ciuliver like
wise took out friends to the park on their respec-
tive drags. Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund L. Baylies drove
out from town in a motor car with Mr. and Mrs
Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr and lunched at the Turf
Club. and others seen at the tables under the
awning were James Henry Smith, whose party
included Mr.. and Mrs. J. Norman de R. White
house and Miss Cornelia Bryce August Belmont
who had with him his and his daughter-u- law:
Miss Angelica and Miss Mabel Gerry who were
with Mrs. w. Goadby LOew. Mrs. William X Van
derbih. jr., and her sister. Mrs Hermann Oelrichs
Mrs. James P. Kernochan and Mrs Frederic Bull
Other seen In the inclosure were Mr.. and Mrs
W. Scott Cameron. Mr. and Mrs Harry Payne
Whitney, Miss Madeleine and Miss Natalie B.
knowlton, Mr. and Mrs Prescott Lawrence and
their debutante daughter. Mrs. F o. Beach, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Carroll Miss Cynthia Roche, with
her fiance. Arthur Scott Burden; Mr.. and Mrs E.
n Potter, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Burden, IT, Mr..
and Mrs William Payne Thompson Mrs. Charles
Hall. Miss Catherine n. Cameron. Mrs James w
Gerard, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Ambrose Clark Clarence
Mackay, without his wife, who is In deep mourning
for her father; Mrs. Joseph Widener Miss Marian
tIsh. Mrs. Eben Wright. Mr. and Mrs Richard
@ tlIIIhcr' MIS- 9 OI!Ver Iselin, who with Dr.
hip, MIS-. Glen collins Mi and Mrs. Robert Collier
VINO mad come over from their place AT Westhlrv:
Inc hon, hugo and Lady Evelyn Barring Prince
victor or J 1huIn-and-TaXis. NJ Orne-Wilsan the
4ion;; STUART Wortley, Bradish Johnson. Pierre
IISSoIlllaru tichard Peters. r. Livingston Beekman
Peter r Collier. Brayton Ives, Cornelius Fellowes
yeIl3Ie "A. Hare. Oliver De Lancey Coster, S. S.
1ioWland Alfonso de Navarro. Herman B. Duryea
faYne whitney, Royal Phelps Carroll Gordon F'eI,
rci. ls"oert b. Van Cortlandt and John G. Heck
The chilinoss of the weather caused the women,
20 appear IN dresses of velvet and of cloth rather
% a%ah N Ianrlcs of daintier character while sew
SIll OF tiiei, including Mrs James B. Eustis and
XT, w y, iIian r. Vanderbilt, jr. wore furs Mrs
'aiiueI Dill having on Jacket Of Russian sable