New-York tribune., 1908-08-30
Much Fine Sport Is Looked
for by the Cross
Country Riders.

1enox Mass Aug 29-The fall hunting season,
which opened to-day with a meeting of the hounds
n, Laurel Lake. will be one of the best that has
,eu arranged for The cross country riders in the
,gus New hunting ground. additional riders the
-, OF horses. breakfasts at country Villas
-,ere heretofore the hunt has not been enter
sined-all lend zest TO the meetings. which are
n be held semi-weekly. So keen has been the
aterest in the Lenox meetings of the hounds that
men who ride in Virginia. Maryland and in the
,5enesee Valley have become interested, and sew
e-al will be guests OF members Of the hunt David
T Dana is again master of hounds Mr.. Dana
has bought a mount for Mrs. Dana. who VIII again
be among the riders who follow the pack.
There WEI be a meeting of the hounds in Pitts
field. but breakfast will he served there. In
New Marlboro. where The hunt wifi go for
meeting Mr.. and Mrs. Hilcreth X. Bloodgood will
aive a breakfast The number Of meetings viii
not exceed twenty. and viii include one ride for
= fox in the Richmond Valley.
MI Dana has received assurances from gentle
men riders in Boston and New York that they will
enter their horses and ride in the hunt meet
ing Delaney h Jay has entered FoXhUnter and
c s Bird. jr. has entered Ferocious. who has
won every hurdle race in which he has entered in
the Berkshire Hunt races. Mr. Bird has also en-
tered Eophone and Hygeia Singleton Van Schaick
has entered The AIiser and The Adjutor. George
Chpchase's entries include Sir Gaze and ST Alary.
j. Z. Davis has entered Don Juan. NimroG and
Ago. George II. Dua1en has entered The Climber
A II.
Pecos Johnnie Frederick i. Won. Stade viii send
Sally Otto Tahn ana ContTactress. J. Watson
Webb viii ride San Narcas, Mutt Blanche and
Lexington Leader In the Berkshire Hunt Stee-
plechase for horses owned by members Of the
Berkshire Hunt Spencer 7. Shotter has entered
Eallyhooier and Shanbaymore; H. :. Sdway,
Muscateer: Malcolm D Sloane, Spark: Herbert Il.
Shaw. Carmen: Newhod Morris, Becky Steel, and
the BERKSHIRE Hunt. Jack Hilton.
At Hotel AspnRall on Sunday there was con
ference among Senator W. Murray Crane, Major
Charles F. Brooker Wade Ellis. Of Illinois: Attor
ney General Charles J Bonaparte and Chair
man Hitchcock of the Republican National Com
lnittee. followed hy dinner given by John
Hall Mckay for Charles :. Mellen. president Of
the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad.
and Mrs Mellen. Throughout the week there have
been a series Of grill parties. and dancing has been
popular Charles r. Robinson has been guest
of his grandmother. Mrs c. b. H. Robinson, at
the hotel Mir. and Mrs Samuel Castner. jr Nr
and Mrs. John Sennott, of Philadelphia; Nj and
Mrs Arthur X. Bonner. OF Oakvle, Long Island
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kountze. Nj. and Mrs t.
W I3ollinger. Mr.. and Mrs Orl.lcn G. Smith Nj
and Mrs Frank TrurnheIl. Mr and Mrs. James
N Peabody have arrived for several weeks.
Stockbridge is bOid the only large golf tourna-
rnent in the county next week. Entered for the
championship are Malcolm McBurney, Walter
Tuckerman, David T Dana, Samuel rockingham.
r X Regal and other Massachusetts golfers.
The Misses Amy NJ. and Edith NJ. Kohlsaat en-
rertained all the young folk Of Stockbridge who
had assisted in the conducting Of flower mission
this summer "Wednesday afternoon, when they
arranged straw ride and later received the chill
dren and served refreshments at the Kohlsaat cot
faEe
Besides the finals for the sprague trophy. which
was won h, J. Macarthur Vance, the annual county
championship was played Friday at the Pitts
field Country Club