. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . mething like 1500 per cent, it is,to dip into the vernacular, going some.( )ne thing that can be said about the original founders of theclub is that they were certainly not superstitious, for the firstnnister of members showed just thirteen. That was in 1901 ; to-day there are two hundred, all that the by-laws as they now standwill allow the club to take in. It was considerably more than nine years ago that cross coun-try riding came into vogue in and about Plainfield. There were(in
. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . mething like 1500 per cent, it is,to dip into the vernacular, going some.( )ne thing that can be said about the original founders of theclub is that they were certainly not superstitious, for the firstnnister of members showed just thirteen. That was in 1901 ; to-day there are two hundred, all that the by-laws as they now standwill allow the club to take in. It was considerably more than nine years ago that cross coun-try riding came into vogue in and about Plainfield. There were(inly a few who manifested the inclination to go in for this royal,s]icirt. but the s])irit of the chase gradually grew. It was encouraged by such noted riders as Mr. C. E. .S. Ilellows andDr. M. O. N. Knott, and it was due especially to their efforts andenthusiasm that the original thirteen charter members finally gottogether and formed the Watchung Hunt Club. .Among thatthirteen were, in addition to the gentlemen named, Messrs. H. R. .A. Shebbeare. .S. H. Cruikshank, Louis Treadwell,. Clubl)ousc of UatcliunQ It^unt iTIub Charles A. Freeman and Charles H. Marshall and Miss Cruik-shank, now Mrs. Reeve Stockton, and Miss Gertrude Noe. The grounds of the Watchung Hunt Club on Plainfield ave-nue, about fifteen minutes from the North Avenue Station of the-New Jersey Central, are the finest possessed by any similar or-ganization in the State. They are located on the Maltby estateand comprise some ninety acres. Within the inclosure are a half-mile running track, a mile steeplechase course and accommodationsfor thirty horses, while the pack of forty-two hounds is among thefastest and truest in the East. It is the especial pride of Air. Waring, the master of hounds. The original Alaltby homestead has been transformed into thebreakfast and grill room of the club, the cuisine of which has be-come famous in club circles. This quaint, old-fashioned house isa bit
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