The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15
l0IO PRACTISE AT LAKEWOOD.

LAKEWOOD, n. j., March l4.--While
Lakewood has ceased to struggle with the
snow and the youngsters are never tir-
ing In the sport that the blizzard has
brought, the presence OF brilliant plu-
nased song birds here this week has
brought a realization to sojourners that
spring with it's attendant diversions is
near at hand. and persons are becoming
1ust . little fretful about the way the
snow II staying.
Plans for the coming polo season next
Donth have been announced. The Span
ish mission house. which Harry Payne
Whitney has taken for the polo season.
will be opened on Monday. Already polo
ponies are beginning to arrive and an
other week will see the stables fully re-
cruited for the training campaign Last
season there were more than 200 ponies
here and they represented an investment
of more than 100000 The parade of
these game horses In their war acquire
ments. was In Itself q spectacle OF interest
Polo practise will begin on April !,
when all tie members of last years Amer
lean team and candidates for this years
four will have assembled in the training
camp. The squad this year, according TO
Information here, will number several OF
the younger American players represent
Ing variety OF form that the preliminary
contests have not heretofore revealed. The
fact that II Is the announced intention OF
the Americans to try out ponies of a
ranEier build than the heretofore accepted
type Of MIR. kipling's maltese cat IS in.
itself q feature that is attracting consld-
ornble attention.
Lakewood will make a great deal more
Of the polo season than heretofore. The
practise games probably will be played as
last year. on Tuesdays. Thursdays. Satur-
days and Sundays. But there will be con-
pil
special feature OF the polo season, Henry
Lloyd Herbert. chairman OF the American
Polo Association, has arranged TO show
the moving pictures of last years Inter-
national contests as a benefit for the VII
lage Improvement Association, Of which
Mrs Herbert Is a member. These pictures
will be shown at the Lakewood Theatre
on Saturday afternoon and evening,
March IS.
Announcement that the Lakewood Hotel
had been sold this week TO Nathan Jacobs
was received with interest here. Mr.
Jacobs has for several years conducted
the Lillian Court Ia Seventh street,
block from the Lakewood. Lake wood folk,
however, are not entirely convinced that
Mr.. Jacobs paid only $4,000 for the hotel.
~ reported, for the original venture was
s1sArly q million dollar investment. and
the Lakewood Is the largest hotel in the
resort. The Lakewood enjoyed period of
prosperity and then. FOR reasons that have
never been fully determined, Il fell into
decay and finally was closed,
The Lakewood Amateurs will produce
Miss Eleanor Ferriss new play Peter
king 1T the Laurel House. The cast
win include Miss Agnes Davis. Miss Lii
Han Baldwin, Miss Louise Downer, Miss
Helen Mason. Miss Madeline Horne, Prof
and Mrs. F. L. Wentworth. Mr. and Mrs
A. c. Harwood, Mrs Godfrey, Mrs. C. p
Mott. Mrs. Frederick A. Potts, DR.. o. II. C.
Kayser. J. B, Morris A. d. Davis, Mr..
Agne~. w. G. Schauffler, Jr., ana Mr.
Ferris The performance is set for
Lord and Lady Decies and Mr.. and
Mrs Anthony ]. Drexel, Jr,, spent the
week end at Georgian Court, Mrs, Gould's
niece Miss Hope Hamilton OF New York,
was also at Georgian Court for the week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Roissevan OF
New York are visitors at the Laurel-in
ehe-Pines
United States Senator W, Murray Crane
81 Massachusetts,. with his mother and
sister. Mrs. Zenas Crane and Miss Clara
Crane, are at the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
They have been Joined nv the Senator's
brother, Zenas Crane, and Mrs. Crane.
Eugene A. Phllbn Of New York IL
among the late arrivals at the Laurel
House
Mrs George Faes Baker gave a din
mar party at the Laurel-in- the Pines on
Saturday. Among her guests were NJ
and Mrs Henry T.. Herbert. A. J. Nc
Clure, Mrs. Chandler Mrs. Hoyt. Mr. and
Mrs G. L. Pack, Mr.. and Mrs F. A.
Potts Isaac Clother, Mrs Isaac Clothier,
Jr. Mr.. and Mrs. Grard Romaine Dr.
". g. Stratton. NJ. and Mrs 4. L. Whit
new. Mrs T.. ", Horne a'd NJ. Aenew.
A. J, Murphy entertained the mem
bers OF the Laurel House Gun Club at
a dinner ~ the Laurel House on Satur-
day. In the parry We're Il T. Wander
hoef, r. q. Farley J, l.. Bright, fred
erick McGourkey. Or G. q ", Kcvscr
Or w, O. Schauffler. \. j, Mcclure. r. A.
Potts. II. j. S'ocun. Jr. VI, S. Socum
and A. D. Davis
on Thursday Frederick VI McGouryey
entertained at dinner az the Laurel House
Mr.. and Mrs. y. e. Anderson. Mr. and
Mrs. II, q, Cortes. Mr.. and Mrs. c. ~
Llndley, Louis j. Farcy, Mr. aud Mrs
w. A. Jamison, Mss Martha Jamis,,n
and Oliver Drake Smith.
Other arrivals from New York this
week include
aurel-in-tne- Pines--Mrs, +. w AL
Ten. Miss Allen, Mrs, A, j. Cole. Mr. and
Mrs. Leonidas Dennis. Edward r. Towns
Mr.. and Mrs Charles B Towns. Mrs
Arthur Mace Miss Mace. Miss Marie q;
Young. Mr.. and Mrs l.. II. Morris, s O.
Cer@bsl', Mr. and Mrs Edwin w Orvis
Benjaain l.. Ret, Or, Hector Griswod,
cne Misses Griswoid, L. X, Bowden, y. NJ.
Won Serhuth, HRS. w II. Deiohanty, Miss
X. Mulgrew, VI. c. Dobson, Miss F. H.
Hsatherton, Miss A. Bennett j. II. Reese,
John c. Kerr ingalls, kimball. Miss Kim
ball. Philip Stevenson. Alexander v. Roe.
"a Henry Be. Oh, Mr.. and Mrs. d. l.