34 Red Room and Other Chat 



roads. This is sure to change, and is always likely 

 to spoil any New England village when least ex- 

 pected. 



We have run the gamut of Labor Day sports, be- 

 ginning with races on the flat and steeple-chases, also 

 "point to point" races, to amuse the farmers and 

 their families. The Princemere christening was a 

 very interesting race meeting, at which the turnouts 

 were unusually smart, and on the whole was a pic- 

 ture with a charm which the Shore has not since 

 reproduced. Then followed in other years a series of 

 Gymkhana Games. In 1896 the first Horse Show 

 was held on the polo ground. Through this show 

 the Club put themselves in touch with the farmers 

 and villagers, who were highly entertained and turned 

 out in force. There were about two hundred entries. 

 The judges were busy all day long, and an interested 

 crowd remained through the twilight until dark, 

 determined to see the last jump taken. Ladies accus- 

 tomed to riding straight to hounds competed for the 

 prizes, and two of the fair captured blue ribbons. 

 This was a matter of pride to all Myopians. 



Music on Sunday afternoons for the entertainment 

 of the ladies was kept up for many years, by the favor 

 of Master Seabury. An ambitious attempt to intro- 

 duce full band concerts on Sundays was frowned 

 down by the conservative element. Spirited dances 

 at the Annex for members have been given. Christ- 



