New-York tribune., 1907-08-04

QUIET IN BERkSHIRES.
Many Noac at Ne,cport The Horse
Shoe GiCen TD.

Ienox. Mass, Aug. (SpeciaD-At a meeting OF
the executive committee OF the Lenox Horse Sh3v
Association. held early this week it was decided
not to hold the annual horse show IiighIawn
Farm this year. The reason announced Is that
owners of fine horses did not give sufficient en-
couragement TO warrant the association in pro-
ceeding with its plans
An attempt is be made to show several classes
OF horses in connection with tie annual race meet
OF tho Berkshire Hunt. which is he held at the
Lee Pleasure Park on September H. The plan as
suggested. Is to give up Il full day to the pro-
sTamrne. with the show featur, in the morn
of the two organizations Is be held in a few
days 70 talk over the proposition Such a plan
would go far toward dispelng the unioubted dis
appointment and Ie8re. felt At I'll" abandonment OF
the horse show. 1t is not understood thar the .x-
hibt is permanently abandoned and there IS a gem
erai nope that 1t VIII be revived another year.
The eight golfers who have during the last ten
years won the Icnox Cup at the annual tourna-
mentS of the LenoX Golf club will meet on August
30 in an end"avor to secure the trophy pcruaueu euty
The cup. which is valued at go. must i've won
three times In order become the property Of any
! player. and only two men have won IL twice
Samuel FrothinRham. OF Lenox ana r NJ SHcr-
man of | jica Owing TO lack Of interest ON the
part OF well known players the annual tournament
Of the club has been given up: but as the pcrma-
nent ownership Of the cup remains undetermined
the play-oH for August 30 has been arranged
Socially 1t has been quiet in Ienox this week
due largely to the fact that many of the cot
taSers ana their guests have gone Bar Harbor
or Newport Tor the warm weeks. There is much
activity among the young people who remain in
town. and moonlight pcnics. tennis contests boat
ing parties on Lake Mahkeenac and other out-of-
door pastimes freely indulged In. The weather
has been glorious during the week. and fun ad-
vantage is taken of ii. Among the leaders in the
younger society set who are enjoying these af-
fairs Miss Elsie Bacon, Miss Gcorrctte Fol
som, Miss Rosamcnd pXcy. Miss Constance Fol
som. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Frothngnaul Mr. and
Mrs. Newbold Morris. David T. Dana. Chester
Griswod Burden. the Misses Charlotte and Cor
nela Barnes, Richard G. Grecnlcdf jr. and Her
bert Il. Shaw.
one of the popular habits Of the cottage set is
to drive or motor up TO Hotel Aspinwuu and have
luncheon or dinner on the broad West porch from
which a view over the valley To the is OBJ
tained. Attorney General and Mrs. J. Bonaparte
who are at the hotel. entertained dinner on the
porch on Monday evening. having their guests
c. G. Kidder. Of Orange. =. J. The same even
ing dinner was given there by Mr.. and Mrs
Adrfance r. HerZog of New York for Mrs Her
zos's sister. Miss Ethel Brooks. of New York
The party included Captain Douglas Mae Kay
u. S. A. Mrs. John T Barker, Miss Emily Cru
gan and John Hall MacKay. Mrs. George Baty
Blake, Mr.. and Mrs Samuel rockingham and
David T. Dana among those who have recent
ly entertained at dinner In the open air dining
the Aspinwall
Among the early week dinners were those given
at Spring Lawn by Mr.. and Mrs Clarence H
Mackay. and at Allen Winden by Charles Ianier
The guests at the former included Mr. and Mrs
William D. Sloane. Mr.. and Mrs. Graud Foster
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos De Heredia and Miss Adele
Kneeland. At Mr.. Lanier's dinner were Miss
Katherine Bullard Miss Beatrice Crosby. Reginald
and Charles Laner and Marshal Kernochan.
George Humphrey OF New York, has been the
guest this week of Captain and Mrs John s.
Barnes at Cold Brooke.
Mrs Richard Starr Dana, with her guest Mrs
II. Clay Chamberlain Of Richmond. Va. left here
this week for an outing at Watkins Bend. Seneca
Lake. n. Y.
! Mrs Philip Sheridan. widow of the general has
been the guest this week of Mrs. John s. Spoor OF
Chicago at Blythswood.