New-York tribune., 1919-08-17
Annual Horse Show
AT Sulphur Springs
Draws Great Crowd
Cotillon Friday Night Ends
Most Successful Society
Event at Southern Resort:
Women Riders Winners
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w. Va.
Aug. 16-Whte Sulphur Springs has
never known more successful August,
with both the Greenbrler and The
White packed to capacity and cottagers
harborlng many friends who have come
for the great social weeks of August.
The crowd has been so heavy that the
rest rooms in the bath establishment
have been converted into sleeping
quarters, and surrounding resorts have
cared for many motor parties unable
to receive accomm odations here. Co
tillons are being revived at the Old
White this season. and the horse show
cotillon Friday night was great sue
cess, over 800 people dancing in the
famous old ballroom and about that
many forming an interested gallery.
The horse show at The Meadows was
the chief attraction this last week, as
it always is, and receipts at the gate
showed the largest attendance in the
history of the show. Many motor par
ties came from Charleston. Hot
Springs, Old Sweet Springs and other
points across the mountains.
The Plaza cup offered for the horses
in the harness class, went to Mrs.
James B. Weir, of Charleston, whose
Golden Sceptre, shown in National
shows and at Madison Square
Garden, won several cups at this
shown Mrs. Thornton Lewis drove
for Mrs. Weir. Miss Marie J.
Leary, of Greenwich. Conn, rode
Zip, Dickson Brother entry.
in the jumping class, capturing the
James R. Thomas cup. On the second
day Miss Leary rode Greenbrier, the
oh hat hac
been ridden by woman in any of the
shows here, and captured the blue rib
bon in jumping class.
The most brilliant event of the two
days show was the riding of Miss Carol
P Smith on Cherokee, an Indian pony,
who was so spirited that it was almost
impossible to check him. On the third
jump Cherokee cleared five feet for
three foot jump and shook Miss Smith
SO she lost her stirrups. Before She
could regain them, Cherokee, with ears
pointed, broke for the fourth jump and
Miss Smith went over in perfect form.
The feat was rewarded with the Haw
ley Cup and amid loud cheers from
an admiring gallery.
Miss Haldeman Rides
Miss Isabel Haldeman, of Louisville,
who has ridden in the shows here for
several seasons. rode Mrs. Lawrence
Lewiss Palm Tree in jumping class,
coming in for the red ribbon, and Palm
Tree was awarded another ribbon in
the five gated saddle class when Miss
Kenilworth added blue ribbon to his
long list. Moonshine, Dickson
Brothers entry, captured the hearts
of the gallery when he cleared high
jumps over six feet.
Kate's Mountain Club was the scene
of two merry parties this week. Sun
day evening the Old Virginia dinner
was featured, and almost one hundred
people were present. Monday evening
by Colonel and Mrs. James r. Branch,
of Richmond, Va, and New York. Miss
Daviette Ficklen, of Washington, who
is the house guest of Colonel and Mrs.
Branch during August, went as Janice
Meredith. Miss Elizabeth Gwathmey
was a Belgian peasant, Miss Louis
Branch and her sister, Mrs. f. Addison
Renolds, were Pierrettes and received
with Mrs. Branch.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas r. Paine and
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Grant, Of At
lanta, gave a cotillon in the Old White
ballroom Wednesday evening for sew
eral hundred members of the colony.
Mrs. John Kerr Branch and her
daughter, Mrs. E. Addison Rennolds,
who have been at the Greenbrier, en-
tertained at bridge and tea party at
the Casino Thursday.
Mrs. McAlpin Entertains
Mrs. William Willet McAlpin, who
passed several weeks at White Sulphur
with her brother and sisterinlaw, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Harvey Close, of New
York, gave farewell tea at the Casino
Sunday. She started this week for her
camp, Wyndover, on Spitfire Lake, in
the Adirondacks. Mrs. William Sin
clair, of New York, gave a small tea
Monday at Elmhurst Farm Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander Brown, of Baltimore,
entertained at dinner in the Greenbrier
Monday evening.
This weeks arrivals at White Sui
phur Springs include many New York
parties who will remain through Au-
gust. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wright
Hartman and Miss Miriam Hartman
are passing several weeks at the Green
brier. Mr.. and Mrs. William Haynes
Truesdale, who have been at their sum
mer home, Indian Field, Greenwich, are
here for some time. Mrs. Benjamin
Harrison, widow of former President
Harrison, and her daughter, Miss Eliz-
abeth Harrison, of New York, have
taken cottage here for August Miss
Harrison was guest Of honor at
luncheon given at the Casino Monday
by Mrs. Lawrence Lewis.