New-York tribune., 1910-06-26
NEW YORK SOCIETY,".

NEW YORK SOCIETY,"
With the Harvard-Yale boat race on
Thursday next the New York suburban
season may be said to come to an end IL
II n contest which gives the signal for the
departure Of society from their country
places around New York and from Tuxedo.
Hampstead and the Hudson Valley for
seaside and mountain resorts Not untii
after this American counterpart or the OA-
ford and Cambridge annual boat race III
England, on the Thames. just above Lon
don do people open their villas at South-
ampton, Newport. Dark Harbor and Bar
Harbor and along the New Jersey coast
for the summer, and most OF those VINO
intend to spend the latter IN the Rhooe
Island, Massachusetts, ana Maine COASTS
will stop at New London o. tse way this
week, in order to take IL. the great inter
university contest for rowing supremacy
That is why New London Will be on
Thursday next the mecca of the fashiona-
BILE set. In this sense that all eyes will be
turned toward the River Thames, on which
II is situated. For even those who are un-
able to witness the race in person will be
looking with interest for its outcome, there
which have not one OF more of their mem
bers affiliated with one college or the other.
either as an undergraduate or as an
alurnnus. New London Is always very gay
on these occasions. and by Tuesday
afternoon yachts will begin to assemble
from all points OF the Sound, freighted
with gay parties, and on board which there
will be much entertaining on "Wednesday
night and on Thursday throughout the day
in connection with the race. On Friday
they will scatter, many of them In the d.
rection of Newport. Narragansett Pier
Beverly and the
popular Maine seaside summer resorts
There will be, however, a rival attrac-
tisn in the form Of the polo tournament at
Hampstead, that has been In progress Tor
the last week, and which Will De brought 10
close on Friday. No fewer than seventeen |
teams are taking part therein-that Is 10
say the largest number that has ever as
sembled for a polo tournament In this
The reason for this IS that the
team which is to represent America in the
impending matches with the Engish chai-
lengers for the International Polo Cup will
be selected from the men now taking part III
the tournament on the new field of the |
with Lord Rocksavage's team Will take
nIace at the end of August. The earl is
the eldest son and heir Of the Marquis
Naturally, the polo tourna-
ment is being made the occasion OF a good /
deal of hospitality in the Meadow Brook /
district. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Payne WHIT |
ney. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence H Mackay' |
Mr.. and Mrs August Belmont, MI. ana
Mrs. Payne Whitney, Mr.. and Mrs. Court
landt Dixon Barnes. and, indeed, nearly all /
those having country seats in the vicinity |
are entertaining large house parties
With regard to southampton, the gayeties !
of the season will be inaugurated there TINS |
week by an entertainment on the Horse |
Show Grounds on Saturday next, and also |
ON the following Monday for the benefit OF |
the Southampton Hospital and of the Three
Arts Club, of New York. 1t will take the
form of a species of military circus and /
Wild West show combined Sixty members
of SQUADRON A, Of the national guard, /
and a number of well known members or
the Long Island hunting and steeplechasins |
sets will take part in the show, which VIII
include feats of riding and OF roping oy |
Texas cowboys. There will also be a repre-
of pioneer times in the West,
comprising a trip across the prairles by a /
caravan of prairie wagons, attacks by |
Indians and the repulse of the latter by
TROOPERS. Mr. and Mrs. Goelet Giallatin. /
Mrs Francis Burial Hoffman. Harry P. |
Robbins. Alfred Schermerhorn and Samuel !
Parish are among those in charge of the /
affair. /
Comparatively few weddings of note are !
set for the month OF July. The first one OF |
interest to New York society will be that |
Of Miss Dorothy Randolph. daughter OF /
Philip S. P. Randolph. OF Philadelphia, to |
John H. Fell. son OF Mrs. Alexander Van |
Rensselaer,, on Monday week. July T. at |
Mr. and Mrs Randolph's country place at /
Point Judith. and there will be large |
gathering of the New York and Phila- |
delphia members and friends OF the Drexel |
family, Mrs. Van Rensselaer, being daugh- |
ter OF the late Anthony Drexel and a sis |
ter. therefore. Of Anthony J. Drexel and |
Of John r. DreXel-
After that will come the wedding OF /
Stuyyesant Fish. jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs /
Stuyvesant Fish. to Miss l. Mildred Dick |
Oh Thursday, July Il. at the Church of ST. |
Philip-in-the Highland. Garrison-on-the- |
Hudson. The ceremony will be followed by |
a reception at the Lodge, the country place |
Of the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs Evans |
R. Dick. At Garrison. Mrs. Alexander WILL |
Jams, OF Philadelphia. will be the brides |
only attendant.
On the following Saturday. July Is, the |
OF Gaspar Griswoid Bacon to |
Miss Priscilla Tcland will be solemnized at \
Aubrey. the country place of the brides |
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Dale Toland. |
at White Marsh. Penn. The bridegroom Is /
a son OF the American Ambassador to I
France and OF Mrs. Robert Bacon, who, |
with Miss Bacon. arrived here from Paris |
on Thursday last to attend the ceremony /
Mrs. Edward Il. Thomas has leased Mrs. |
William y. Townsend's camp. The Rocks !
on the Upper ST. Regis. for the summer /
ana mas taken possession thereof II al
joins the camp of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick /
w. Vanderbilt
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