Evening star., 1925-04-19

Island has been known for several
decades as the playground for New
York society folk, the more recent
development of vast estates in that
section has converted its appearance
to that of a rich shire in midEng-
land The building of homes by the
wealthy has followed the lines of the
manor houses of the ancient British
nobility. The grounds have been laid
out as replicas of the extensive parks
which surround so many of the anceS-
tral homes in the old country. There
are rolling fields and dense woodlands
with brambly underbruSh forming ad-
mirable covers for game, which are
carefully preserved under the v1gllant
eyes of scores of keepers.
Although approximately l2O miles
in length and at no point exceeding
20 miles in width Long Island offers
a diversity of amunSementS Tor the
smart set almost unequaled In the
country. Polo fields are noted the
world over for eXcellency, many OF
the international tennis games are
played upon the courts, and the links
in the Shinnecook area have afforded
recreation for hundreds of people. In
the Summer, southampton rivals
Newport and Bar Harbor as a
fashionable watering resort, while the
Fall hunts through the WeStbury
territory leave nothing to be desired.
More than 100 miles of winding trails
have been laid out in this district, so
that the followers of the hounds cross
the public highways but seldom as
the riders i'll pink pursue the fleet toX.
Lavish Outlay at Sands Point.
Probably the most lavish eXpendi-
lures in the desire to attain perfec-
tion have been made at Sands Point.
Here the late Julius Fleischmann
founded an estate in the immediate
vicinity of those owned by Mrs. o.
Fl. p. Belmont, c. w. Cloane and Carl
Fischer. After the recent death of
Mr.. F'leischmann while playing polo
at a Florida resort. these GROUNDS
were placed on the market and pGr'
chased by George T. Brokaw. 1t Is
predicted among the members OF the
smart set that a series or brllliant
entertainments is in order as soon
as the new owner has made certain
changes according to the plans ne
has in mind.
incidentally, Sands Point has his
tory and character all its own. Jut-
ting out into the ocean about
miles, it was selected many years ago
as the site for "A lighthouse. Those
were the days when the picturesque
sand dunes were dotted with the tiny
cottages of fisher folk. 1t was not
until the latter part of the last cen
tury that the extreme beauty OF the
spot and the possibility of its con-
version into stately estates was rec
ognized. Mrs. o. II. P. Belmont was
one of the pioneers in this work, and
TODAY her grounds form one OF the
leading show places of all Long
Island Sea sands have been fash
ioned into Roman gardens, and vel
vety turf covers the ground where
rank beach grass was once the sole
vegetation.
Private Polo Field Developed.
Mr. Fleishmann's property consist
ing of So acres, with "a colonial home
and outbuildings. He devoted much
time and money to building private
polo field and tennis courts, which
were almost constantly in play DUR
ing the many brilliant house parties
at which he was host during the
season.
Another great card on the Long
Island sports calendar is racing. So
ciety already is eagerly awaiting lne
opening of the thoroughbred period,
which will take place Saturday at
Belmont Park. The premier event
will be the first day of the United
Hunts Spring meeting. John NICE.
Bowman is president and II. "A. Buck
secretary of the organization. Ihe
gathering of notables will be large,
and there will be a number OF lunch-
con parties before the bugle brings
the horses to the post Tor the hrsl
dash.
There will be two days of excellent
racing at the United Hunts meet. On
the first day there will be seven well
contested events, while on the 1ol-
lowing Monday the post call Will De
at 2:3O o'clock pm, with six races 10
be decided. SO great crowd IS eX-
pected that special trains will be run
on the Long Island Railroad, poth
from the FlatbuSh Avenue station, IN
Brooklyn, and the Pennsylvania Ter
minal, in Manhattan. The offlcerS OF
the United Hunts are: John McEntee
Bowman. president: F. Ambrose Clark,
vice president: S. Bryce Wing, treas
urer, and H. A. Buck, secretary.
Smart Set Takes Notice.
Another event of considerable in
terest TO the smart set was the recent
obtaining of a marriage license by
Miss Abby Rockefeller, daughter or
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, 1r.
She is to be married to David Merrf-
wether Milton, son of the late David
NJ. Milton lawyer of this. city, on
May IA. The wedding is to take place
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Rookie
feller, 10 West F'ifty-fourth street. 1t
will be performed by Rev. DR.. Cor
nelius f. Woelfkin. pastor of the
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church. Plans
practically have been completed for
the social program which will attend
the ceremony.
To avoid undue publicity, the young
couple got the license at the Munich
pal Bureau here just at the close of
the day. SO quietly were the neces-
sary formalities conducted that but
few knew about them until several
days later. Miss Rockefeller gave her
age as u, her mothers maiden name
as Abby Aldrich and her birthplace
as this city. Mr.. Milton gave. his age
as 25, residence 125 East Fifty seventh
street and occupation as lawyer.
The marriage of Miss Rockefeller
and Mr.. Milton will be one of the true
love matches in the highest social cir
cles. They have known each other
since childhood. having been neigh
bors at Pocantico Hills, where the
famous estate of the Rockefellers is
located.
While speaking of the Rockefeller
family it may be mentioned that John
D, Rockefeller was one of the guests