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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
THE HISTORIC RERN-CROFT INN, 
HISTORIC SPOT. 
The quaint, old historic Ferncroft 
Inn is probably one of the greatest 
centres for automobilists that 1s to be 
found in this section. It is the favor- 
ite objective point for automobile par- 
ties from the North Shore, Boston 
and even more distant points. 
To all lovers of the antique and the 
historic, this old inn possesses a charm 
that draws to its doors alarge number 
of tourists every pleasant Sunday or 
holiday. 
Built, historians say, as far back as 
1679, the structure still preserves its 
original style, with its old colonial 
architecture and quaint furnishings. 
Both inside and out the house has an 
atmosphere of the olden time about 
it that is a constant delight to the 
tourist. 
In the office is a fine collection of 
old pewters, and an old walnut cab- 
inet, formerly belonging to John Ber- 
tram, the famous “king of Salem.” 
In the antique room to the right is 
a fine collection of souvenirs, both of 
events and places in England, and in 
this country in its early days. Several 
old and valuable paintings and steel 
engravings adorn the walls, notable 
among which are two old oil-paintings 
upon wood, each about 150 years old. 
The hall-way and the other rooms 
of the inn are in keeping with this, 
being built in the style of ‘ye olden 
days”’ and furnished in the manner of 
200 years ago. 
Altogether, it is a most charming 
and enticing spot for the tourist, and 
contains much of interest to all lovers 
of the historic, carrying one back to 
the old Puritan days of our forefath- 
ers. 
It was built and originally owned by 
John Nichols, and later passed into 
the hands of the Perry and Ingalls 
families. Still later it became the 
property of Waldo Harris of Holyoke. 
Henry K. Mansfield is now the host, 
and never has the old inn enjoyeda 
more successful year than this one 
under his management. To the his- 
toric associations is addeda hospitality 
that is unsurpassed at any place on 
the North Shore. 
Somehow a man’s neighbors never 
realize what a good man he was until 
they hear the minister tel] about it at 
his funeral. 
TIMOTHY SULLIVAN, 
High-class Coach and Saddle Horses 
FOR. SALE AND, TO LET; 
Summer and Winter Board for Horses 
Telephone Connection. 
Tappan Street, MANCHESTER, Mass. 
Horse Show A Success, 
The Open Air Horse Show of the 
Myopia Hunt Club at Hamilton, Labor 
day was one of the most successful yet 
run by the club, both from the number 
of horses entered and from the quality 
of the horses shown. 
Socially, too, the event was aheac 
of what it has been in former years. 
From all along the shore the smart 
folk drove to see the show, many en- 
tertaining friends with luncheon at the 
club house, and at the various cottages. 
The weather was excellent for the 
show, and the crowd was much larger 
than usual. A band discoursed music 
while the various classes were being 
run off. 
The hunters and saddle classes were 
the most attractive classes of the day. 
George Mandell’s Spook was in splen- 
‘did form and won out in the first class 
for qualified hunters, and later captured 
the Master’s Challenge cup. 
Miss Violet Pierce was one of the 
star exhibitors, winning a blue in the 
four-in-hands, a red in the class for 
best single horse, a red and a white in 
the class for best pair. 
Mrs. T. W. Pierce, with her hunters, 
was another star exhibitor. 
One of the prettiest classes of the 
morning was the children’s driving 
pony class. The blue ribbon in this 
went to little Miss Marie Elaine De- 
negre. 
Miss Helen Thomas took two rib- 
bons with her brown gelding, Premier, 
capturing a blue in the large hack 
class, and a white in the saddle horses. 
C. D. Sias, had some good horses at 
the show, as also did Larz Anderson. 
Mr. Anderson’s Flora drew a blue in 
the best single horse class, and later, 
with her running mate Dora, this pair 
drew a yellow in the class for best 
pairs. Firefly, Mr. Anderson’s black 
mare, took a yellow in the hack class. 
The Master’s Chalienge Cup class 
was the star event of the day. There 
were 22 entries Thejudges had diffi- 
culty in awarding the prize, but finally 
selected Mr. Mandell’s black gelding, 
Spook, and T. W. Pierce’s Bayadere, 
reserve. 
Great credit is due the committee 
for the manner in which the classes 
were called off, there being some class 
on all the time. 
SUMMARY. 
Class 16. Qualified hunters, up to over 
200 pounds: Spook, b.g., George S. Mandell, 
ist; Gloucester, b.g., F. H. Prince, 2d; War- 
paint, ch.g., George S. Mandell, 3d; Baya- 
dere, c.m., T. W. Pierce, 4th. 
Class 13. Polo ponies: Battledore, Allen 
Forbes, Ist; Lobster, bl.g., James H. Proctor, 
2d; The Chicken, ch.g., E. L. Dresdel, 3d; 
Foxy, br.g., C. H. Tweed, 4th. 
Class 2. Best single horse: Flora, ch.m., 
Larz Anderson, 1st; Lord Tantivy, ch.g., 
Miss Violet Pierce, 2d; No. 1, br.g., F. H. 
Prince, 8d. 
