New-York tribune., 1908-03-01
a BEAUTIFUL AHr FOUNTAIN.
tgjinfer Athletics of Smart T>ofner,.
Much Favored Although Outdoor
Games Are by No Means Sighted.

Schuyler Schiefelin, Percy Bramweli, Edward
Crosby De Lancey Cotter, Theodore r. Pell and
several other Pels, Philip Birckhead, G. de Witt
Williamson, McKim Ferriday, Alexander Had
den Oakley Rhinelander and many other men
find time for this fascinating game, and divide
off into little sets of four six, with such of
the girls as play WELL thus making the struggle
for supremacy as difficult and interesting as
possible. The Misses Ciarkson, kenlble, Steb-
bins. Hewett, Scott, Irving, Van Rensselaer,. De
Peyster Jay Dalton, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Liv-
ingston and Miss Clarisse Livingston only
a few of those that play well and win their
tournaments yearly, and when they tire Of this
amusement the bowling alleys are open for
test Of skill, and are as we'll patronized as the
courts After 4 o'clock the sets played in
real earnest. for at every meeting skill is re-
warded by some small trfe in silver, Dresden
china or curio well worth owning. The tea
table is presided over by some such social lead
er Mrs Muhlenberg Bailey, Mrs John Jacob
Astor Mrs William Rhinelander, Mrs. Frederic
de Peyster Mrs. Louis T. Hoyt, and presents
an animated picture when the players seek re-
freshment.
The Knickerbocker Bowling Club formerly
met here, but since that has disbanded. one
OF the smaller clubs formed by the lovers of
this game has received any definite name beyond
that of the day on which it meets. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ansel Phelps are both good at this exer-
else, as are Miss Silvia Green, Matthew Astor
Wilkes Walter Rutherford the Misses Hoe the
Misses Clarke, Miss Warner ClEho also fences
welD, Miss Montgomery. the Misses de Peyster,
Schiefein and Hard, Mrs. Henry Trevor and
the Misses Hartman and Iselin
The ma jority of these young men and women
belong to the roller skating club, which meets
on Wednesday evenings in the St. Nicholas
Rink. and also TO club for skating on genuine
weather permits.
SPORT IN THE COUNTRY.
To get the most good as well as the most
enjoyment from skating, toboganning, the old
fashioned straw ride and all the real out-of-
door. time honored sports the country has to be
visited, and 10 Tuxedo, Ardsley, Richmond
County and Essex the weekend sees eager
pleasure seekers vending their way. The first
named two colonies far more actively hos
pitable when a chosen few be hidden for
ice boating for toboganning. Well bundled
up, groups Of three four go from every
house clubwards, and from there off to the
chosen scene Of action. Richmond County has
some very fine large public lakes in the part
destined for park and near the Country Club
are a number of private lakes, to which all
members of the club may repair. The toboggan
slide here is not long fast those at
the other clubs mentioned, but it is easy of
access from town, and so is crowded at all times
with guests from the various house parties.
At Orange or Essex the women play racquets
squash enthusiastically to up, and at
Westchester Richmond County and Tuxedo
squash had also short vogue with the fair
SEX who eventually decided that the exertion
was too great for the fun. In it actually there
is about as much hard play in a badminton
singles. which is conceded generally to be the
hardest, fastest and most exhaustng game OF all
It is well that indoor versions of outdoor
games have been evolved, so that the body can
have the right kind Of health giving exertion,
for this reacts on the mind and stimulates the
faculties which have been tagged by the social
routine. These days of exercise too cut in
greatly upon the claims of bridge and take
many away to pastures just in time 10
save them from becoming too absorbed in the
lure OF cards and the luck of their turning
Almost with solemnity number Of young
r1atrons who fear they growing overplump
have formed a walking club, four miles daily
being the promised distance. At each house
they meet in turn for restricted luncheon and
to discuss loss of weight and account for any
shorter route taken than that decided Be
tween tea and noon the eighty blocks must be
paced, for exercise must be systematic. Il
must also be moderate. The craze for over
exercise is one that brings wealth to the doc |
tors and surgeons. and in the illness that in |