New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-21
PEOPLE and Social Incidents
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Championship polo under the auspices
OF the Polo Association, which Is second
only In interest and Importance to the
matches for the International Polo Chai-
lenge Cup begins this week on the
grounds of the Point Judith Polo CLUB,
at Narragansett, and Will attract thither
all those who care about the game.
With the transfer of polo activities TO
Rhode Island from the Rockaway Hunt
Club, where the tournament has been In
progress for the last fortnight, there has
been an exodus from the country houses
In the Meadow Brook district OF Long ISL
and, most Of the places there having Deen
closed until the opening OF the fall nea-
son. The matches will continue at Mar
ragansett for nearly a month, and among
their features will be the participation
In the play by the famous Argentina
wild Horse" team, which has been the
sensation OF the recent tournaments at
the birmingham and the Ranelagh Clubs
near London After that the polo interest
will centre at Newport.
How great Is the attention which the
players are devoting to the Impending
contests at Point Judith Is shown among
other things by the fact that number
OF well known people, who have htnerto
eschewed the pier have taken cottages
at Narragansett for the next four weeks
prominent among them being Mr.. ana
Mrs Charles Cary Rumsey, who nave
leased the Wimsey place.
Long Branch will also be centre OF at
traction during this coming week IN con-
nection with the nineteenth annual morse
show OF the Monmouth County Horse
Show Association which opens Wednes-
dav next. and will continue till Saturday
night. when II will be wound up by me
customary horse show ball at the Holly
wood
This show is the feature OF the jersey
cosst season. and IL made the occasion OF
much hospitality, all the hotels villas
and cottages being filled with guests for
the occasion.
There will be dinners and dances on
every night throughout the week. among
the notable ones being that when Is 70
take place on Friday at the Deal casino
Harry Content is the president OF the
show. James Trevelyan Hyde the woe
president. and among the members OF
The committee are Charles a. Baudoulhe,
W Goadby Loew, Walter P. Bliss ana
Frederick Bull
Yesterday the hfth OF the series OF an
nual bench shows OF the Monmouth
County Kennel Club took place, also az
gollywood Park, and, with a thousand
entries was a great success, the judges
Including Raymond Belmont Wiliiam
Armstrong and Miss Vera Catchpoie' OF
DulwIch England. who thus made her
first appearance I'm this country rs an cx-
pert on Pomeran!ans and fox terriers
While on the subject OF shows 1t may
be OF interest TO mention that the dlrec-
tors OF the Westchester County Horse
SHOW, Association have decided 70 mold
their exhibition on the fair grounds 81
White Plains from September IS 10 T.
This 10 quite as much Of q social affair
az an equine event, for II begins the sub
urban fall season. and constitutes, as n
rule. the first rendezvous where members
Of society assemble In order 70 exchange
news and to communicate 90 one another
experiences OF the summer here ana
abroad. and TO discuss plans for the COM
Ing winter.
All the country houses along the HUI
son and the Sound will be en- fete for the
occasion. 1t Is probably the last snow
that will be held on the fair grounds, for
the directors, who include Colonel william
Jaw. oliver Hartman and other well
known men. have organized the associa-
ton into a club, and have secured the
DAILY estate AT Mount Kisco for its head
quarters. 1t is on the extensive grounds
of this estate that future exhibitions are
likely 10 be- held
Sailing this week for Europe will he
MI and Mrs Harry Payne Whitney. who
will leave New York on Tuesday for their
shooting lodge in Yorkshire; also Vincent
Astor. who is about to undertake a motor
tour with his mother and sister on the
Continent. and Mr.. and Mrs. +. Francis
Hyde.
j. Pierpont Morgan is due here on
Thursday on board the Olympic. having
been preceded by his steam yacht Corsair
which got In last week. and which, await
ing his arrival, viii convey him to his
fishing lodge at Newport
Mrs. John T.. Alexandra Is also sched-
uled TO arrive here this week, and on
landing will go 10 East Tslip to stay With
Mr. and Mrs. Bayard c. Hoppln before
proceeding 70 Lenox for the summer. Mr..
and Mrs. Arson Phelps Stokes and Miss
To- N.,u