New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-15
MERRY TIMES A-HORSE
Meadow Brook Gymkhana Events
Afford Many Laughs.
WOMEN DISPLAY SKILL
Apple Race and Egg and Spoon
Contest Among the Best
Things on Programme.

Wheatley Hills. Log Island. Oct Il (Spe-
ciaD.-The gymkhana events held this
afternoon by the members or the Meadow
Brook hunting cslony on the polo field Of
the J. :. Phipps estate drew large at
tendance. Almost every large country
place in Nassau County AZ which there has
been a house party during the last week
sent its full quota of guests 70 the field by
motor. and scores Of others came on hunt
ers and polo ponies A fine lot Of amateur
sports. in which women took a part, We're
successfully run off.
Ten events We're on the programme, and
the women who competed showed as much
skill with their spirited horses as the
sterner sex. Ten women competed in the
women's bending race. which was won by
Miss Celestine Hitchcock. on one OF the
thOroughbreds which won blue ribbons at
both the Auneola and Piping Rock horse
shows Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock. Mrs. w.
Butler Duncan. Miss Emily Randolph, Mrs
Harold g. Phipps and Miss Whitney I'm
ished close behind the winner.
Howard Phipps took the mems bending
race from a field Of nine riders which in
cuded Seward Carey, Warner Baltazzi,
J. s Phipps, Harold C.. Phipps, Thomas
Hitchcock George Milburn, Thomas Hop
pin and Elliot Cowdn.
The wOmens polo ball race called for
heats of four around circular course,
which was marked out on the polo field by
posts Mrs Thomas Hitchcock won the
event from her daughter. Miss Celestinc,
and Miss Randolph finished a close third.
John S. Phipps won the mems polo ball
mis- nprIrN4i before Mr.
Phipps finally won
The conditions Of the apple race called
for the contestant to race TO q bucket filed
with water, in which an apple was floating,
dismount, pick the apple out Of water with
his mouth without using hands and race
around a post and back. with the apple
still in competitors mouth. Fifteen en-
tered Howard Phipps and Miss Goodwin,
proving the best at ducking brought their
apples from the bottom Of the pail, amid
the laughter OF the onlookers.
Skilled horsemanship and steady riding
were necessary qualifications for the egg
and spoon race. as in addition TO carrying
the egg around the course il was necessary
20 take a small hurdle. Enough eggs We're
broken 20 make an omelet for a ships COM
pany before one rider finally managed 10
go the course this being Miss Emily Ran
dolph. Fourteen started. and each lost sew
eral eggs before the race was won.
Among those present We're Mr.. and MIS-
Thomas Hitchcock, jr, Miss Eustis. Mr.
and Mrs Raymond f. Almlrau, Mr.. and
Mrs. w Bourke Cochran. Mr. and Mrs.
James A. Burden, Mr. and Mrs Arthur
Scott Burden. Mr.. and Mrs John 5. Phipps,
Dir. and Mrs Harold Phipps. Howard
Phipps. Seward Carey. Mr.. and Mrs Ed
ward D. Morgan. Mr. and Mrs. 5. A. W.
Baltazzi Leonard Jacobs, W. Burllng
Cocks. Miss Emily Randolph, Mrs. Paul D.
Cravath. Miss Vera A. n. Cravath, Miss
Celestine Hitchcock, Mr.. and Mrs. W. But
Ter Duncan. Mcpherson Kennedy, Thomas
w. lie Boutillier. Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Rum
sey. Malcolm Stevenson. Elliot COwdn. MI
and Mrs. Henry NJ. Earle, Mr.. and Mrs II.
r. Godfrey. Mrs. Robert Bacon, Miss Ba-
con. Mr.. and Mrs. O. w. Bird, O. w. Bird,
ir.. Miss Claire Bird Alfonso de Navarro,
Mr. and Mrs w Albert Pease. Mr. and
Mrs. R. ~ Ellis. August Belmont and
Frank Hitchcock