The New York herald., 1922-11-16
SOCIAL SIDELIGHTS
AT NATIONAL SHOW
Reginald G. Vanderbilt Host
to Notables at Hackney So
ciety Luncheon.

The present and thirty-seventh annual
Horse Show is more favored in social
sidelights than some OF It's many pre-
decessors and yesterday one of these adj
tuncts--the American Hackney Horse
Society--had its annual luncheon in still
another OF the social features OF the
exhibition, the tea room, while Courads
orchestra filled the air of the interim
between forenoon and afternoon sessions
with music. Reginald C. Vanderbilt,
the president Of the society, was the
host.
The guests included the following men
of fame IN horsemanship in its various
branches Samuel Willets. Franklin B.
Jourdan. George, Crouch, George c.
Haas, william du Pont, Jr., o. w. Leh-
mann OF Chicago William Ziegler, -Jr.,
Charles r. Hamilton of Philadelphia
John r. X Scott, Jackson X. Dering,
Chicago; J. Wesley Allison. Morrisburg,
Ont. John Gerlsen, Harry d. Holloway,
Philadelphia; r. Penn Smith. Phila-
delphia Charles n. Hancher. Wheeling.
W. Va: John L. Madden, Lexington,
KY: Edward y. Emerson. Boston; r.
r. N. Carpenter. Wilmington: J. A. z.
Ramsdell. Newburgh; o. L. Henkle. Chi
cago; Morton w. Smith. New York
Major Henry Leonard. Colorado Springs;
r. III, Butler. Troy. and Harry Worces-
ter Smith of North Grafton and Worces-
ter Mass.
To-day is to bring another Of the So
cial sidelights at the interim, with a
luncheon of a group OF substantial horse
fanciers who call themselves the Aenemic
Club. because they, like the average
horseman, have a sense Of humor. The
organization. made up of more than two
tons OF horsemanship.N also has the in
formal cognomen of the Fat Mems Club,
but that designation was protested be-
cause, while all qualify with the neces-
sary weight for membership of 240
pounds.s ounces, most Of them are not
given to excess of adipose tissue
So the "aenemics" will have luncheon
to-day under the presidency Of Alfred Il.
Mackay. 1t will not be lean feast and
neither will Conrad furnish pallid. thin
melodies to go with-the menu. Guy c.
Ward will be the chief guest for certain
reasons. Some. OF the others who will
qualify by weight for the session viii be
Il. Penn Smith, William Muldoon John
McEntee Bowman. James Cox. William
Fl. Moore and Reginald c. Vanderbilt.
Certain men on the waiting list and
in training for future membership will
be permitted TO watch the proceedingS
and listen to the music.
Gun Costly for Mr.. Gerkcn.
After yesterdays luncheon Of the
hackney society there was a meeting on
the front, stoop of mount Vernon" for
an exchange of "reminiscences pending
the opening OF the afternoon session.
Space does not permit q printing of all
tho amusing episodes cited in that con-
fab, but the premier story was told by
John Gerken. Twenty-Five years ago
Terra Bon, owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Ger
ken, won the championship trophy m
the saddle class. 1t was very substhn-
tial trophy. which required large safe
deposit box of its own. 1t was in 1898
that the trophy was deposited. 1t is still
in that safe deposit box and each year
there has been charged against Mr.
Gerken S25, or total of $3.50 for its
safe keeping. Furthermore, -Ir Gerken
has eight barrels Of trophies. forming a
metallic history of his side of twenty
five years OF horse showing stored in
his house.
Some of the best traditions of tho
National. Horse Show Association OF
America were to be found in the pres.
ence at yesterdays matinee of such
spectators as William T.. .Iselin. Henry
e. Coe. Miss Eleanora Sears, Lewis L.
Waring, Gen. Daniel Appleton. John A.
Hadden. Thomas Hitchcock and Herman
c. Huffer, Jr.
In this group Of yesterdays visitors
should also be included Miss Michele
S. Newbose. Herbert G. Camp of Mid
dletown. Mrs George Crouch, Charles
Ross Hamilton of Philadelphia, William
du Pont and William du Pont Jr., NJ.
F. II. OF the FoXcatchers Hunt Charles
w. Leonard. David NJ. Look. Mr.. and
Mrs John p. Crozier. Robert A. Gram
mis- and Samuel Keller Jacobs. while the
important United States Army contin-
gent included Nsjor-Gen. Willard A.
Hoibrook, Chief OF Cavalry vino was a
guest OF Pierre Lorillard, Jr.. and Major
G. s. Scott.
In tho tea room from 4 until 2 o'clock
the Misses Dorothy Stewart, Sally
Peters Cecile Siser Dolores Collillo and
Clara Green made the thirsty public
forget anything stronger than English
breakfast and thus more willing dol
lars went into the fund OF tho New York
Association for Improving the Condition
of the Poor.
Mrs. Enricc- Caruso was one OF the
matinee visitors. II did not take the
peripatetic public in the promenade long
to discover her with Miss Katherine
Force In box 90, and Il is safe to say
that M out of every ten regretted that