New-York tribune., 1909-05-23
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Polo IS engaging large share of the attention
and interest OF the fashionable world just now.
This largely due to the enthusiasm excited by the
victories OF Harry Payne Whitney and his Meadow
Brook team in England during the last two weeks
1t is also attributable to the fact that the annual
series Of polo tournaments these shores has be
gun The first OF the season took place last week
at the westchester Country Club. Throughout this
week the scene OF activity will be transferred to
Van Cortlandt Park where the games Will be under
the auspices OF the Squadron Polo Club. The
championships Will be the eliminating contest OF
the season, snd will be played the Point Judith
Country Club at Narragansett Pier. These tour
nameuts have been arranged as usual by II L.
Herbert. chairman of the American Polo AssoCda-
ton. embracing thirty representative polo
clubs In the United States.
At Tuxedo the season Is now at its height. and
while gayety reigus throughout the week II IS from
Friday until Monday that there is most life and
animation at the park the villas and the clubhouse
being filed to overfowing with guests from town
Mrs. Charles b Alexander. with her daughters,
rived last week from abroad and has resumed her
hospitalites, which always contribute much TO
the briaucy OF the Tuxedo season The latter will
he brought to close. as far as the regular park
colony is concerned with the annual horss show
on Friday and Saturday, June 1s and 1s. the en-
tries closing June 10.
Among the features will be driving contests by
women through obstacles placed at various dis
tances and odd angles. the competition in this. as
IN everything else ar the Tuxedo horse show. being
restricted to members OF that colony and their
friends in the neighborhood Theodore FreIing-
huysen George Griswold. Pierre LorfIIard ir. and
" NJ Y. Hoffman have charge Of the show
officers Of the association. They have secured as
sole Judge for all classes and entries Francis NJ
Ware, of New York
After the shes Tuxedo's early summer season
viii come to Ald. The regular residents and
cottage owners VIII dispense to the various seaside
and mountain resorts and during the ensuing
months their places will be taken by number OF
people from the South. largely from Savannah.
Charleston. New Orleans and Mobile. who have
adopted the practice of spending the hottest months
Of the year at Tuxedo.
Among the weddings of the week is that Of Miss
Helena Van Kortlandt Clarksong daughter Of the
late Thomas Streatheld ClarEson, 20 Edward Crary
Cammann. 1t will take place Wednesday in the
Protestant Episcopal Church Tfvo. N Y aud
will be followed by wedding breakfast at Child
dipgstone, the country place of the bride, by.
As she is in mourning relatively few invitations
have been issued. Her brother. augustus ClaTkscn.
viii give her away. and she will have no brides
maids. Richard Kent George b Cammann and
and II Schuyler Cammann the best man or the
bridegroom who Is Z son OF Mr.. and Mrs Hermann
II Camnlann, and great-grandson Of Robert Fui-
ton. inventor of the steamboat
Other weddings in the near future are those Of
Miss Nathalie Elizabeth Chauncey to Seth Low
Pierrepont secretary of the Americas Embassy ct
Paris on wednesday week; Miss Alice Ripley 10
Alexander Ogden Jones. and Miss Anielie Ripley
Raphael ". Pumpelly on Tuesday fortnight On
the day after the marriage Of Miss carcltns Mn