Evening star., 1927-05-15
New York Smart Set Absor
In Plans for Outdoor Events
VIII Rally in Force for Opening Races at Belmont
Park-Many Attractive Pre-Summer
Programs Scheduled.

NEW YORK, May 14.-Members oi
society will be out in force next
Thursday for the opening Of the rae
ing season at Belmont Park. A num-
ber of events will mark this premiere
which will introduce the activities OF
the pre-Summer season. There Will
be a brilliant array OF horses at the
post when the bugle sounds. as the
most famous stables in the country
send their f1eetest animals to compete.
There are always great many
week end parties at the Long Island
estates to welcome the return OF rae
ing, and this year there is a fuller
calendar than ever before. A mum
ber of the Meadow Brook set, with
the polo contingent, will be among the
guests.
Another ultra smart affair will be
the horse show at Tuxedo Park, which
will open on June 4 and continue
through the next day. Shortly after
ward the polo matches are called at
Meadow Brook Country Club in West
barry, Long Island, on June IL. Some
of the worlds best players viii take
part in these contests. which VIII not
terminate until July 2.
The rowing regatta on the Thames
at New London, Conn, June "a, when
the Yale and Harvard crews compete.
will practically end the social activl-
ties until society gathers at the va
rious Summer resorts for the Fourth
of July affairs.
Ar interesting outdoor event Of the
Spring in which society folk OF this
section are much interested is the
Army horse show at Fort Hamilton
which IS to take place on May 70 ana
21, 1t will be given under the dlrec'
ton of Maj. Gen. James M. McRae,
commanding the End Corps Area,
L. S. Army. and will be dedicated to
the benefit of the Army Rellef
Society.
No track in the open-air horse
show world draws a more representa-.
tive gathering from Brooklyn and
Long island and all the branches of
the L. S. Army, National Guard and
Reserve Corps than the one on the
reservation at Fort hamilton.
Due to the efforts of Mrs. Edwin
Gates Babcock and a committee.
buffet luncheon will be served each
day. Those assisting Mrs. Babcock
are: Mrs. George A. Anderson, Mrs.
John Tupper Cole. Mrs. Edward Croft.
Mrs. John Ernest. jr.; Miss Alice
Campbell Good. Mrs. William NJ.
Greve, Miss Lisbeth Higgins, Mrs.
Richard =. Kettles, JT.i MIS-. nun
phrey ]. Kiely, Mrs. John Conant
Loud, Miss Katherine Magner. Mrs.
Marcus B. Stokes. Mrs. John Thomas.
jr., and Miss Caroline u. Weber.
There will be 40 classes this year.
four more than last season, with
more than $1,000 in prizes. In addi-
ton to the regular classes for saddle
horses, ponies, polo mounts. military
mounts, jumpers and hunters. there
are championships in each division
and the Cathedral Cup for the best
horse or pony in the show. any size.
any breed. The entry fees Of this go
to the fund for the sportsmen's bay
An the Cathedral of st. John the
Divine. John McEntee Bowman is
the donor. The other championships
are two for the champion saddle
horses, one for the champion polo
mounts and one for champion hunters
and jumpers.
Gouverneur NJ. Carnochan and w.
B Eaton. both members of the New
York Riding Club and well known as
polo players. will judge the polo
mounts. The Judge for the military
classes and the hunters and jumpers
will be Maj. Stephen G. Reynolds.
u. S. A., commanding officer of the