36 NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
SOCIETY NOTES 
Eight star show events and three interesting 
gymkhana events are on the bill for the eighteenth an- 
nual Labor Day Horse-Show at the Myopia Hunt Club, 
Hamilton. Those in charge of the show have laid them- 
selves out to provide interesting events and to secure 
expert competition. They have succeeded splendidly 
in both and their reward will be an attendance of so- 
ciety from all along the Shore such as is seldom seen 
anywhere, even at Myopia. The show will be seld on the 
practice polo field and, between the several events, the 
Eighth Regiment Band will play. Entries close Monday 
with T. G. Frothingham, who may be addressed at the 
Myopia Club, South Hamilton, Mass. The entrance fee 
is $2 for gentlemen riders, except in the competition 
for the Master’s Cup. The committee reserves the right 
to decline any entry or to remove any animal from the 
show. Four ribbons are to be awarded in each class. 
The committee in charge of the show is composed of 
James W. Appleton, Chairman; Frederick J. Alley, El- 
lis L. Dresel, T. G. Frothingham and Quiney A. Shaw, 
2d. The classes are: 1. Jumpers for Junior Riders. 
To be shown over jumps about 3ft. 3in. For ponies and 
such small horses as the Committee consider suitable 
saddle horses for young people. Post entries accepted. 
Copper Cup to winner. 2. Saddle Horses for Junior 
Riders. This class will be divided, if the Judges so de- 
cide. 3. The Abbott Cup. For best Green Hunter, 
owned by a member of, or a subscriber to, the Myopia 
Hunt Club. Conformation 50 per cent. Performance 
50 per cent. Horses to be eligible must not 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 this show will not be 
considered ‘‘hunting’’ within the meaning of the above. 
4. Polo Ponies. This class will be divided into Light 
Weight and Heavy Weight classes, if the Judge so de- 
cides. 5. Qualified Hunters, up to carrying 175 lbs. 
Performance 75 per cent. Conformation 25 per cent. 
No horse entered in this class can be entered in Class 6. 
6. Qualified Hunters, up to carrying 200 lbs. Perfor- 
mance 75 per cent. Conformation 25 per cent. No horse 
entered in this class can be entered in Class 5. 7. Sad- 
dle Horses. This class will be divided into classes for 
Park Hacks and Road Hacks, if the Judges so decide. 
8. Masters’ Challenge Cup. For the best Hunter owned 
by a member of, or a subscriber to, the Myopia Hunt 
Club. The Judges will carefully consider Performance, 
Conformation, and Manners. Horses must be 15 hands 
or over, but otherwise their weight carrying qualities 
will not be considered. Post entries. In the Gymkanna 
events, post entries will be accepted and entrance is 
free. Copper cups to winners. Class 1. Going to 
Jerusalem or musical stalls. Contestants to parade to 
musi¢e at a pace satisfactory to the Judges. When music 
ceases each contestant seeks a stall. Those failing drop 
out of contest. 2. Relay obstacle race (Ladies). Teams 
of three. Each member to ride successively over course. 
No Jumping. Contestants not required to change 
mounts. 3. Relay obstacle race (Men). Teams of three 
and one pony each. 
The Pageant of Summer in Essex County. 
The splendor of August’s colorings has always been 
an inspiration to poet and artist. The following is a 
contribution from one of the Breeze’s readers of poetic 
faney : 
The purple Joe Pye weed riots in the swamp. 
The scarlet Cardinal, with the white Arrowhead, thread 
the streams. 
Golden Rod emblazons the hillsides and pastures. 
Tansy, with Loosestrife and Butter and Eggs, 
Make a streak of yellow by the roadside, 
While Hard Hack, Clethra and Yarrow follow along, one 
after another, 
Making banks of pink and white on either hand. 
CL i. .P: 
Pride’s Crossing, August 12, 1912. 
OYSTER BAY 
(With Apologies to Mr. Rudyard Kipling) 
how to 
On the Sagamore piazza lookin’ out across 
the sea 
That is where T. R. is sittin’ dreamin’ 
where he’d like to be; 
An’ the breezes in the pine trees an’ the 
chatterin’ wavelets say 
‘‘Better four years in the White House 
than fourscore at Oyster Bay.’’ 
On the road to Oyster Bay 
Somethin’s doin’ every day. 
Can’t you hear the wires buzzin’ on the 
road to Oyster Bay? 
On the road to Oyster Bay 
Shades 0’ Webster, Choate an’ Clay 
Hear the words roll out like thunder 
from T. R. across the bay. 
’Fore his eyes like movin’ pictures come 
the different things he’s seen 
An’ he realizes fully what a ‘‘Gift of 
God’’ he’s been. 
First an idolized Colonel, 
San Juan Hill 
Then the seven years o’ fatness 
as ‘‘The People’s Will.’’ 
Bloomin’ fake ‘‘The People’s Will’’ 
Tellin’ ’em to keep ’em still 
All about the Corporations an’ the 
Trusts he means to kill. 
struttin’ up 
posin’ 
An’ those happy summer evenings when 
he’d done his daily job 
Teachin’ his perspirin’ Cab’net 
drive an’ smash an’ lob. 
Or he’d chat with ‘‘dear Maria’’ tellin’ 
her the time o’ day 
Though that literary lady was 
thousand miles away. 
When the lady’s far away 
Best be careful what you say 
Letters written in the evenin’, sometimes 
cannot stand the day. 
three 
Then the conscientious hours puttin’ lit- 
tle Willie wise, 
Tellin’ him just when to open, also when 
to shut his eyes. 
And that bully long vacation, slaugh- 
terin’ vicious quadrupeds 
Endin’ with his tour o’ Europe givin’ 
points to the crowned heads. 
Oh those corking good crowned heads 
Put him in the royal beds, 
Asked him to their biggest funerals, 
wined him at their swellest spreads. 
Faded are these brilliant pictures, an’ 
he sees upon the screen 
All the Grand Old Party takin’ joy rides 
in his own machine. 
he’s learnin’ for the first time, 
things that every kiddie knows, 
That you can’t go on forever, treadin’ 
on the Public’s toes. 
Treadin’ on the Public’s toes 
An’ 
Ain’t a pretty trick for those 
Who think they’re forever sure to lead 
the Public by the nose. 
Once he held that same’ Old Party in 
the hollow o’ his hand 
Beat time for ’em with his Big Stick 
as the leader 0’ the band. 
Now he’s in the Outlook’s office, handin’ 
out his weekly dope 
‘“‘If you want to save the Country take 
T. R. the Great White Hope.’’ 
Take T. R. the Great White Hope! 
Give ‘‘my policies’’ full scope, 
For the National House Cleaning 
T. R. the only soap! 
use 
Give him a progressive Country where 
a chap can grab his gun 
An’ shoot up the Constitution 
have a bit o’ fun. 
just to 
' Where if playin’ cards it’s counted bully 
sport to dope the deck, 
Till you ‘‘beat ’em to a frazzle’’ or you 
‘“soak ’em in the neck.’’ 
On the road to Oyster Bay 
Hear the hurdygurdies play. 
There’ll be hot times in the old town 
when T. R. comes home to-day. 
On the road to Oyster Bay 
Old salts wag their heads an’ say 
It’s a long pull to the White House 
from the beach at Oyster Bay. 
