Evening star., 1933-09-24
Maj. Dunn Hot Springs
Home Scene of Hunt Race


HOT SPRINGS, Va, September a.
After only two years Of existence. that
flourishing young hunt, the Bath
gals Is master, is bloSSoming out next
month with hunt race meet. october
27 Is the date, and the river farm of
Maj. William Mckee Dunn is the set
ting. Maj Dunn's Washington home is
at 1706 Eighteenth street.
OF the four races. three will be on
the f1at-a half-mile for half-breds
owned in Bath County and two for
thoroughbredS, three-quarter mile and
mile The fourth race will be q
steeplechase Of two and a half miles
over brush, for the Homestead Cup.
A very interesting equine family has
been added to the colony at the Home
stead Breeding Farm at Hot Springs.
The matriarch of the tribe Is mare,
81 years old, with a very interesting
background of achievement. In 1921
and 1922 she was one of the contestants
in the Governors endurance test, being
ridden the first year by Harvey F.
Sprouse and the second by her owner,
j. Howard Leman of Boston. Mr..
Sprouse, the superintendent Of the
farm, will have charge of the mare and
will train her offspring. a registered
stallion, years old, trained to the
saddle; a half-bred chestnut mare, S
years old: a half-bred chestnut gelding,
years old, and half-bred 3-year-old
bay mare.
Mrs. William Maf1t and Mrs. Charles
Mcclure Clark, both of st. Louis, were
joint hoStesses at the September meet
ing of the Warm Springs Valley Garden
Club, held Tuesday afternoon at the
Patch, Mrs. Maffitt's home. near Warm
Springs. After the meeting the men,
bers of the club and number of other
guests, among them Mrs. Henry Elliot
and Miss Georgia Elliot of st. Louis
and Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Weir OF
Woodland Cottage, proceeded in sta
ton wagons to an old log cabin about
a mile above the Patch, where Mrs.
Maffitt and her brother. Mr.. N. S.
fashioned barbecue.
A series of kettle shoots" will be
held on successive Saturdays, September
80, October Z and October IA, with tro-
phies donated by Mr.. Charles Mcclure
Clark of ST. Louis. When there is no
formal shoot going on. the field at the
Homestead is particularly popular with
beginners, as it provides the privacy all
novices crave. Many Of the children
of the colony are frequently to be found
practicing there, and several OF them
show promise of developing into excel
lent shots.
Many entries are being received for
the annual Fall tennis tournament. to
be held on the Casino courts the week
of October 2 Among those who have
already Signified their intention of play
ing. are Mr.. William Jackson Clothier.
national champion in 1906, and Mrs.
Clothier, who are bringing party Of
six down from Philadelphia for the
tournament; Mr.. Thomas Mangan, vice
president Of the Midatlantic Lawn
Tennis Association, and Mrs. Mangan;
Miss Eliza Coke of Asheville, N. c., and
Miss Grace Rowe and Miss Elizabeth
Nichols. of Cincinnati.
A pair attracting much attention on
the tennis courts were Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley Keith Robinson, and the in
terest was heightened when 1t became
known that Mrs Robinson was. up to
a week or so ago, Miss Margaret Car
specken, who won the West Virginia
State open championship last July.
After the 1st of October. Mr.. Robin
son, who is lieutenant in the Air
Corps. U. S. A., and his bride daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Louis Car
specken of Morgantown, w. Va, will
be at home at Chanute Field, RAN
toul, H.
Recent arrivals at the Homestead in
clude Mr.. and Mrs. William R. Castle
Of Washington and Boston, who have
returned after a Summer spent in
Hawaii. and are at the Homestead for
the last half of September. Miss Elinor
Ryan Of Washington. arrived with her
brother, Mr. Joseph j. Ryan; Miss Mel
lie Gray of New York. and Mr.. Walter
c. B. Morse of Washington. Miss Ryan
spends much of her time in Europe,
and her brother is student at Prince
ton.
Mrs. R. S. Reynolds Hit returned to
her home on New Hampshire avenue
after spending three months with the
Washington colony at the Homestead.
Mrs. Calderon Carlisle. who makes
the Homestead her Summer home, also
returned to Washington.