New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-06
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Labor Day. tomorrow will usual sgnalize
! the fall of the curtain upon the summer season
and the advent of the autumn. 1t means the ex-
odus of society from the seaside and other summer
resorts The majority OF the people who nave oeen
away for the last two three months VIII return
to town But those of the fashionable set VINO nave
villas at Tuxedo or country places in the Hudson
Valley in the Westchester County district, on Long
Island and around MorristowD will settle down
there for the enjoyment Of what is rightly account
ed by them the most pleasant period or the year.
the suburban fall which Will last from no"
until Thanksgiving. 1t is season which Is spent
by the nlodish world with foot in town and
the other In the country Fast motors enable peo-
pie nowadays to blend rural with city life In par
ticularly agreeable manner, and whiiesrnakhs ti1H
headquarters at some country seat or SUBURBAN re-
sort, where they able to enjoy all the anVan-
tages of country house life. with It's many open ar
sports and pastimes, they can run into Town VIII
out difficulty or Inconvenience, for business ior
shopping or for luncheon dinner or The theatre
September is a month of suburban racing and OF
horse shows Indeed. the horse Will come IN Iot
plenty of attention during the course OF the next
few weeks Thus tomorrow the series OF sep
tember horse shows opens at Newport, where the
exhibition at the Casino marking the emo Oh 'i
summer season there Will afford the heiiiD
the New York colony opportunity 10 niaAs
fareveIIs IT Is the final gathering Of the summer
sss.a.s o. Newport and by the end Of the week
most q, them will have departed and thelr 'IhAs
will be closed until next spring
lust a week from tomorrow the annual open ar
horse show will begin at White Plains IN commune
ton with the Westchester County ar unue-
presidency of oliver Hartman assoclateu
rbor, Go q committee including John g. Beresiolo'
Colonel William JAY George Fordyce Lelth anu X
H. weatherbee Among the features OF INC 81
will be the driving of single horses 70 pnae'Hs 70
number of women belonging 10 the
County set There are also to be compeCtioio II
four-in-hand and tandem driving, for wnlch some
handsome silver cups have been offered as pllzes-
Every country seat in the district VIII De iiieu W."
guests throughout the week. and many HO
narties dinners and Iuncheons have already oeen
organized in connection with the show "hLcn WIN
constftuta the first rendezvous IN the ran Oh al
that element of New York society Whlch Hds 10
country homes In Westchester County ana a10Ne
the Hudson River Valley
Other horse shows Of the month are those OF
MineoIa Long Island, and Of Morrlsto"n, N d.
both of which open on September "a The MlneOls
horse show at which Alfred G. vanderbilt Is u
be one OF the judges, will, as usual De Hlau0 'N
occasion Of much hospitality by the MeaoO"
Brook set, and indeed. by all those VINO nav
places In that particular part OF Long Island sucn
az Mr. and Mrs Clarence III. Mackay. MI and
Mrs Henry Rogers winthrop Mr. and MIS- Ed
win d. Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs ALBERT ZaDf1sAle
Gray Mr.. and Mrs Herman b Duryea MI anu
Mrs Norman de r. Whtehouse, Mr. and Mrs
Ralph Pulitzer, Mr.. and Mrs R. Livingston Beck
man and Mr. and Mrs Harry Payne Whitney, who
are now entertaining a succession Of shooting
parties at Holwick Hail. the place which they
have leased from Lord Strathmore. In Yorkshire
England. Mr.. and Mrs H. Mex Twombiy, VINO
have been abroad throughout the greater part OF
the summer, will likewise have returned home oy
the last week Of the month, to give their Gus
tonary house party at Florham, N j.. in connec-
ton with the Morristown horse show, which Will
be made the occasion Of Just much festtvfty In
the district that Long Island
Ienox has still several weeks OF gayety before
its season closes. It Is autumn rather than a
summer resort. and many Of those who spend the
hot months by the seashors are accustomed TO
stay few weeks in September in the Berkshires
before going to their suburban country houses
returning TO town On Saturday next the Berk-
shire Hunt will have its annual races. for gentle
riders only, at the Lee Pleasure Park, with
couple Of steeplechase events. the meeting being
in charge of Frank K. Sturgs. David T. Dana,
Giraud Foster. Clinton q. Gilmore. Samuel Froth-
ingham and Joseph W. Burden
On the previous day there will be meet Of the
Berkshire hounds IN the morning Lakeside. the
country place OF Mr.. and Mrs Charles Astor
Brsted. who to entertain the members of the
hunt at hunt breakfast, and In the evening the
hunt will have its annual ball in Sedgwick Hail.
followed by supper at the Curtis Hotel. As al
ready mentioned IN THIS cOluInE, there Will be
horse show this year at Lenox. owing to the lack
of suitable premises High Lawn, which was for
merry always placed AT the disposal Of the Horse
Show Association for the purpose by its owner
William Douglas Sloane. is In course Of con-
version into country home for his daughter Mrs
W. B. Osgood Field.
The New York Yacht Club has held its final races
for this year. and far this the premier
yachting organization Of the New World Is con-
cerned the yachting season has come to a close
True, there will be regattas tomorrow at
Corinthian Yacht Club. at Oyster Bay. will keep
open probably until the end OF this month But
all the most important yachts going out OF
commission within the next days. while others
of the big steam yachts being prepared for a
trip across the ocean. SO to be in readiness TO
in the spring It has been dismal yachting sea-
son. and 1t cannot be denied that some OF the
principal yacht owners and most active members
Of the New York Yacht Club have merely put
their boats into commission this summer from a
sense of duty. II the has been preserved
praiseworthy efforts OF Commodore Cornelius Van
derbilt and of his associates. Grenville Kane and
Thomas II. Kerr. Under the circumstances II is
hoped that there Is truth in the report that
Cornelius Vanderbilt declines listen any idea
of his reelection for another term the presi-
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