The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-21
LnNox. MAS. Sept. 20.


~ ESP1TE some poor weather
several large parties OF cot
- tagers went to Springfield this
week to attend the horse show Of the
Eastern States Exposition, where Miss
Isabelle Wanamalxer of Merton, Pa;
Miss Constance Vauclain of Roseman,
Pa; Mrs. Joseph s. Sylvester OF Han
over, and Miss Eleanor Sears of Bev-
eriy Farms were contestants for
awards In tho hunter and jumper
classes.
Miss vauclain, daughter OF Samuel
vauciajn, sent her entire collection Of
equine ceieDrities. These included The
Whip, a famous imported hackney
mare; Lady Dillon, Dragon Fly, The
Wasp, the famous saddle horse; The
Minstrel and her jumpers Arbite and
Bnnisthorpe. Mrs. r. Pryor Combs
sent her sensational winners, Revela-
ton. CONSERVATION, Animation, Repu-
tation. Distinction and Ambition, hav-
ing adopted a system of naming her
horses by words ending In "tion."
Miss Wanamaker has many friends
In the colony who have followed her
movements in tho horse show rings in
many places. Miss Sears, who is a
famous figure in several departments
Of the world Of sport. had a strong
entry, including the famous champion
saddle horse Radiant, and her well
known ponies Wildfire and Bouncer.
So interested were the cottagers in
the exposition that they sent a prize
winning collection of vegetables and
fruits, gathered from all Of the large
estates and arranged by Alfred H.
Wingett. Fred and Harry Heermanns,
A. J. Loveless and s. H. Carlquist.
Mrs. Raymond T. Baker, who went
e. Raquette Lake on Monday for sew
eral weeks at her lodge, which is her
legal residence, is building a group of
buildings at HOLLYWOOD after a design
OF English stables and houses. There
will be several coach barns and apart
Dicnts for stable help. The plan is an
adaptation from one made for large
estate in Great Britain. The contract
calls for $4,000 for the buildings.
Return From Western Trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cortlandt Bishop ar
rived here this week from three
months touring on the Pacific coast
They were at the Catalina Islands fol-
a time for tuna, some OF which were
mounted and sent to Lenox. Then
they travelled to the Imperial Desert
and by short trips went northward
taking q side trip to Lake Tahoe
thence going to Oregon and Washing
ten.
Miss Beatrice Bishop, their only
child, was with them for the first time
on this Western trip. Mr.. and Mrs
Bishop will go to Europe next year
where they will make an extensive
tour Since the war they have trav-
oiled in the West during the summer
months, having previously for fifteen
years passed the season abroad. Mr.
and Mrs. Bishop viii remain at the
Naples until after New Years.
Mrs. Albert r. Shattuck gave O
luncheon at White Lodge for the Prin.
cess Buoncompagni Of Rome, who wa,
az the Hotel Aspinwall with Miss
Gladys Hinckley Of Washington before
going to Lake George. Mr.. Shattuck
came to Lenox this week after two
months travel in England and France
Bird life in its preservation is a
topic Of interest to the Lenox Garder
Club. At Mondays meeting of the
council of the club in Mrs. Richard
c. Dixey's home Ralph Hoffman OF
st. Louis spoke on the birds of Berk.
shire. He has classified the species