New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-03
NEW CLUB IN GALA CARR
Guests in Hosts Entertained a
Rumson C. c. Opening.
ATHLETES IN FULL FORCE
Polo. Lawn Tennis, Golf and
Baseball Represented on
Varied Programme.

| The New Jersey coast resorts ard or,
tsze colonies sent their best known rss..
dents to the opening Of the Rumson Cou-.
try Clubs house and grounds yessenesv
! There were polo match for cups prssensss
| nv Robert J. Collier between teams zas.
I'D of Meadow Brook and RockawaY pay.
! ers. lawn tennis. golf. baseball. yschttrs
and motor boating. AZ epitome ot the 0s,
door recreations to be fostered By the ns-
organization. which is on the Rurnson Rou
midway between seabrfght and Red Earn
overlooking the Shrewsbury River. II sa
be an aI-the-year-round club.
The greater part Of the festivities Of Ii,
| opening. however. was indoors There us
special luncheon, and at night a dnas
and dance were given. There was bar
I for the veranda music Of the day and q
string orchestra in the evening
/ In the forenoon the veterans Of the Sea
bright Golf Club played their last rogna
over the course. and by noon the bags =
clubs and contents Of the locker room hn
been transferred to the new golf hous
about mile off. Jacob H schiF Is nov
in possession by purchase Of the old curt
but the clubhouse IS to be moved to tn
grounds Of the Rumson Country Club.
The polo lineup was. Meadow Brook
No. 1. J. 5 Phipps: No 2. J. II Watts.
bury. Jr.: No. 5, H. P. Whitney, and bach
H. Phipps.
Rockaway-No. 1. l. vaterbury; 20 /
J. c. Cowdin: No ). R = Collier. and
bach. D. MIlburn.
In FIVE periods Meadow Brook ron y
So goals 70 H L. Herbert was refers
At noon all the women and men stood %
the lawn and the club colors we're r1n N
as the band played The Star spangt.i
Banner" The club flag is OF white VII
an emblem OF four sWasttkas IN blue ira
combination being adopted from tts
heraIdic ensign Of an ancient Japsnss
family, as an appropriate symbolism tr
the good fortune Of the principal interesr
now united in one orgaufzation-golf pol0
lawn tennis and water sports. Beneath ths
big flag were pennants with the enbls-
one Of a different color for each sport, thE
for golf being green.
President Adams made a little speed
before the colors were hoisted, taking a
his text that the Run1son Country C1r5
was to stand for good health and good
fellowship. As he closed a clubman prs
scented to him four-1eaved clover found
a few moments before on the golf courss
The clubhouse IS commodious and hand.
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sions-and constructed OF concrete, Wit
wooden outer beams There are doruS
windows, and the style which IL carrie
out in the interior furnishing IS dU5bs
modernized mission The entrance is toa
hallway open 10 the roof. with 4 winding
stairway that forms a balcony on sac.
floor. producing a very effective result
when the house is lighted up for dancing
Edward D. Adams Is president OF rs
Rrmson Country Club; Thomas y 1fcCsr
ter. vice-president; Bertram H Bordsn
treasurer. and Samuel Riker. jr.. secr-
tary- The other directors are F. AcheIs
Ira H Barrows. n. S. Borden. J Preatta
Kellogg, W B Potts. Felix NJ WarbUrs.J
A. Haskell and J. Horace Harding Th
standing committees are as follows
Golf Prentice Kellogg. H n Alz
ander. II Symington and H L Thorrer
PoIo-H S. Borden. H L. Herbert. "
Struthers Jones and Charles Sabin.
Lawn Tennis-SamueI Rtker, jr-. Geors
BIa sden. H L Crawford and A V. SIoU-
Yacht-W- B. Potts. Bayard DorntnicS
jr.. F. H. Douglass and E c. Ffelder
There are 227 acres in the property
Between the clubhouse and the Shrevs
bury River is the polo ground for matchss
1t is in fine turf, and is called HeFosr
Field. in honor of H. L. Herbert. char
man of the Polo Association Two pcf
pony shelters. with resting rooms for n
grooms, are to be built on opposite sn3
of the field Further inland there is
practice field for polo enctrCled By haF
mile track This and the nearby 90
fairway Will also be used 10 try out asr
Flames, and one member has q ronoplaE
ready for use. A permanent stable y
polo ponies is 10 be close TO the pTsGuo
field. The old golf house will be the cje
for the junior members. There Viii bel
professional nurse in charge 4 rzr-E
The ground for the Riddles IS beyond n
bert Field. and - laid out for tennis, .bsS
ball and putting golf.
A bridge leads over a harbor for moE
boats to the yacht clubhouse or lefty
tending into the river. There Is 20 be
artesion wells Beyond is a pond that y
be used for skating. as il Is shallow a.
freezes over early every winter
On the Seabright side OF the propergs
estuary is being deepened by dredging -
extended nearly to the RUmson Road
bend in the inlet Will lead 10 the clns
service garage and motor boat eQuipms
place; the laundry, bakeShOp and house
the ground managers and his help. = !.
land on either side OF the estuary. IS %
sold 70. members for villas. They nay :
duce the cost and worries of nCusskesp@
by having their meals at the club or 81
10 them, and their motor boats and sIT
mobiles will be taken care of a the Gus
plant Two garages close TO the ciuohoS
are for the temporary shelter Of su*
mobiles.
There are six turf lawn tennis coHiS
The golf course was opened informally. =
there Will be a cup competition tO-nlcTre
The course has been laid out BY J. Prsnn'
kellogg. not long since prominent or
Princeton golf team. who has had the
vice of several amateur and proSsSSoS
experts The professional is n W Ns4
ton. who began as caddy al LsksN~
under Willie Norton. and who has been
charge at the Seabright Golf Club
There are vast possibilities IN the 9
course II about $4,000 or $1,000 IS spent .
season on hazards The turf is thick
VIII soon by careful ateneOn be deal Fl