Evening star., 1925-06-14
Yale-Harvard Boat Races
Drawing Card for Society
New York and Other Cities Eagerly Awaiting Next
Annual Event Which is Scheduled
for Friday.
for riiday.

NEW YORK, N. Y, June 13.-So-
ciety from this city and from other
social centers will journey to New
London, Conn, toward the end Of next
week for the annual Yale-Harvard
boat races. This sporting event,
which takes place Friday, is one of
the strongest drawing cards of the
whole year for members Of the fash
tonable world. l has a picturesque
ness and color attached to it that no
other sporting event-foot ball, base
ball, tennis, or polo-can afford, for
the presence of the yachts in the
harbor, and on the river Thames, the
observation trains, gay with flags of
the two colleges, and the dinners and
dances at the Hotel Griswold the
night before and the night of the
races, make a scene hard to rival.
BY Thursday the yachts will begin
to arrive in the harbor, and there will
be much entertaining on board them
for the two days.
The harbor off Eastern Point will
be dotted with craft of every descrip-
ton from the motor boat to the pala-
tial ocen-goins yacht, the cat boat to
the full-rigged yacht, capable Of max
ing any kind of a cruise.
Harry Payne Whitney's Yacht.
"The Whileaway," Harry Payne
Whitney's yacht, which is usually
placed at the disposal of the Yale
crew. will not have its genial owner
on board this year. He is still con-
fined to his country place at Old
Westbury, Long Island, where he has
been since he was thrown from his
horse several weeks ago. 1t will be
the first Yale-Harvard boat race Mr.
Whitney has missed in years. His
son and daughter-in-law. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney.
probably will act as host and hostess
on board this year.
Another yacht which never fails to
take a notable gathering to the races
is the Corsair, owned by J. Pierpont
Morgan. Mr.. Morgan is a strong Har-
ward rooter.
After the races Friday night and
Saturday morning, the parties will
break up and scatter to the various
Summer resorts-Newport. Bar Har-
Dor. Narragansett Pier, Southhamp-
ton. L. l., and the mountains. Others
will go abroad to remain all Summer.
Interest in Smart Horse Show.
Society is demonstrating an increas-
ing interest in smart Summer horse
shows this year. Following closely
after the Tuxedo event was the
thirty-second annual Westchester
County horse show, which opened last
Thursday and closed tonight This is
one of thei most important events on
the outdoor calender of the West
chester section, which is noted for sea-
Sonal activity.
The entries for the affair far ex-
ceeded any of the previous affairs, the
ma jority of the exhibitors being resi-
dents of Westchester and Fairfield
Counties. The ring was established
a., n H<o f,,J TO- L.
chester Biltmore Club. while the club
house itself was the scene of many
brilliant entertainments, including din
nerS, teas and dances. There was also
an official dinner at which many men,
bers of the Horse Show Association
appeared.
The entries consisted of saddle
horses, hunters and jumpers, saddle
ponies and polo ponies. They were
driven for the most part by owners.
The riding exhibition caused a sensa-
ton, especially in the hunter and
jumper classes. Among the well
known entries were:
Mrs. Richard J. Goodman, Hartford,
Conn; Miss Joan r. Michler, Green
wich, Conn.,; Miss Sally Lanier. Green
wich, Conn.,; Miss Elizabeth NJ. Doug
las and others.
Committee Personnel.
Proceedings from the Westchester
show have for years gone to charita-
bic causes. The committee that took
charge of this part Of the affair con-
sisted Of:
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, honorary
chairman; Mrs. II. E. Manville, as
sistant chairman; Miss Mary E.
Steers, assistant chairman; Mrs. Hugh
j. Chisholm, Mrs. Everett L. Craw-
ford, Mrs. John I. Downey. Mrs.
Gordon Grand, Mrs. Edward F. Hut |
ton, Mrs. Charles D. Lanier. Mrs.
George D. F. Leith, Mrs Robert Law,
Jr, Mrs. John McEntee Bowman, Mrs. |
Arthur Moore, Mrs. Ogden Reid. Mrs. |
William A. Read. Mrs. Percy M. |
Rockefeller, Mrs. j. Rich Steers and
Mrs. Frederick c. Tanner.
Shifting the scene to the sunny
shores Of Long Island, there is still
another big event in the making.
This is evidenced by the announcement
that the Huntington Bay horse show
Will be held on the grounds of the
Huntington Bay Club on June 10 and
20. Thoroughbreds of Nationwide re-
nown will be. entered for the inspec-
On of society critics, and the famous
yacht clubs in the vicinity will add
their quotas to gay and varied pro-
grams of social events. Practically
all the owners of noted animals Of
ting North and South are to compete
foP the ribbons and awards.
The members of the executive COM
nasrtee include George 3. Cortelyou,
John f. Birmingham, NJ. Allen War
ran, Clarence B. Vernan, Frederick
u. Mckay, Herman D. Roosen, Stan
isy p. Jadwin, William J. Lathrop,
Willard NJ. Baylis, Elliot NJ. Eldridge,
George p Adamson, Charles Pray,
A. II. Diebold, Marshall Field, William
Kennedy, jr., and c. E. Newton, jr.
Among the we'll known horse show