NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
MANCHESTER, MASS., 
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1910. 
SOCIETY NOTES 
The eyes of North Shore society are now turning 
toward the Myopia Hunt club, where the annual horse 
show is to be held on Labor Day. ‘‘Gymkana, Hack and 
Hunter Show’’ is the official name, and it will be held on 
the practise polo field, the first event being called for 
10:30 a. m. The 8th Regt. band will be in attendance. 
The entries close Tuesday, August 30, with George S. 
Mandell, Myopia Hunt club, South Hamilton, Mass. En- 
trance fee, $2.00 (except for Master’s Cup), gentlemen 
riders. The committee reserves the right to accept post 
entries, to decline any entry or to remove any animal 
from the show. Four prizes will be awarded in each 
class. The classes will be as follows: 1. Jumpers for 
Junior riders. 10:30 a. m. To be shown over rail jumps 
about 3ft. 3in. For ponies and such small horses as the 
Committee consider young people’s saddle horses. Post 
entries accepted. Copper cup to winner. 2. Saddle horses 
for junior riders. 10:50 a.m. 3. The Abbott cup. 11:15 
a. m. For best green hunter, owned by a member of or 
subseriber to the Myopia Hunt club; conformation 50 
per cent; performance 50 percent. Hunters to be eligible 
must have been hunted with any established pack, or won 
a first prize in any hunter or jumping competition at any 
show. Local meets this year previous to the show will 
not be considered ‘‘hunting’’ within the meaning of the 
above. 4. Saddle horses, 11:40 a.m. This class will be 
divided into park hacks and road hacks if the entries so 
warrant. 5. Jumping. 12:10 p. m. For best perform- 
ance over special jumps not to exceed 4ft. 6in., including 
a flight of sheep hurdles. Performance only to count. 
6. The Masters’ Challenge cup, 2:30 p.m. For the best 
hunter owned by a member of, or subscriber to, the 
Myopia Hunt club. Horses must be 15 hands or over, 
but otherwise their weight carrying abilities not to be 
considered. Post entries. Entrance free. Gymkana. 
3:15 p. m. Post Entries. Entrance free. The exact events 
and conditions will be announced later but they will in- 
elude musical stalls, a relay obstacle race, and a push 
ball match. Copper cups to winners. The committee in 
charge is composed of Gerard Bement, Walter D. Dene- 
gre, George S. Mandell, Dudley P. Rogers, William H. 
Seabury. 
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Mrs. L. Z. Leiter entertained a distinguished com- 
pany Tuesday evening at the cottage she is occupying at 
Beverly Cove, invited to meet the President and Mrs. 
Taft. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Leiter are away at present 
on a yachting cruise to Bar Harbor. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Walter D. Denegre left West Manches- 
ter early this week for Bar Harbor, where they have 
been attending the horse show. Mr. Denegre was one 
of the judges. 
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Miss Dorothy Hancock entertained a few friends in- 
formally at dinner at the Myopia Hunt club Wednes- 
day evening, after which the young people motored over 
to the Oceanside for the ball. There were covers for ten 
at the dinner, 
SOCIETY NOTES 
The ladies’ golf committee of the Essex County club— 
Mrs. Wallace Goodrich, Mrs. Spencer Borden, jr., and 
Miss Margaret Curtis—announce the following ladies’ 
gcolf competitions in addition to the handicap mixed 
foursome played Wednesday afternoon of this week,— 
Wednesday, August 31, at 9:30 a. m., handicap relay 
foursome, medal play. First player to play the first four 
holes, her partner to play the next five holes; first player 
to play the following five holes, her partner to play the 
last four holes. Each player of the foursome will inthis 
manner play nine holes. Entries to be made in pairs. 
Wednesday, September 7, at 9:30 a. m., handicap chal- 
lenge cup, eighteen holes, medal play. The winner chal- 
lenges last year’s winner, Miss Stevens, at handicap 
match play. The player winning the match three times 
- (not necessarily three successive times) shall hold: the 
cup perpetually. The cup is presented by Amory Eliot. 
Saturday, September 10, at 2:30 p. m., handicap mixed 
foursome, entries to be made in pairs. These events are 
open to members and invited guests and to members of 
the Myopia Hunt, Nahant, Salem oe and Montserrat 
elubs and their invited euests. 
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H. M. Sears is giving an informal dinner at his Pride’s 
Crossing residence this evening. Covers will be placed 
for twenty or more. 
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Mr. and Mrs.. Philip. MeMillan are expected on from 
Detroit Labor Day to spend most of September on the 
North Shore visiting Mr. MecMillan’s mother, Mrs. 
James McMillan, at Eaglehead, Manchester. Mrs. Wil- 
liam MeMillan and Miss Doris MeMillan, who have been 
at, HEaglehead several weeks, will return to Detroit the 
last of the coming week. 
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Mrs. Samuel Frothingham of New York has been on 
from Lenox this week for a short visit with Mr. and 
Mrs. Frank Bemis at Beverly Farms. 
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The ‘! Josephine,’’ the handsome steam yacht of Peter A. 
Widener and brothers of Philadelphia, has been oceupy- 
ing a berth near the Mayflower off West Beach, Beverly 
Farms, the last week. The Wideners have entertained 
Hi. C. Frick and family on board during the week. They 
in turn have been entertained by North Shore people 
during their visit here. 
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Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Seott and Ellis L. Dresel of the 
Beverly Cove colony enlarged the North Shore contin- 
gent at Newport over the last week-end. 
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Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Huff and Mrs. Huff’s sister, Mrs. 
Murray Cobb, who have been motoring from Greens- 
burg, Pa., for the last month or more, reached the North 
Shore this week and are to spend a few days here. They 
have been house-guests of Mrs. Charles A. Munn, Beach 
street, Manchester, and were with her at the Oceanside 
ball Wednesday night. Mr. Huff was called back to 
Washington Wednesday, ee 
