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Show Mr. Reginald Vanderbilt remained en the beauty of Its velvet lawns to the old English gardener wIiom m n ices bo had retained, and inquin d of him how it was possible) to obtain gram of po velvety a texture. "Well, rejlkd the honest gardener, "you ere, air, you must first have the s d, thin jou mu t water ar.J roll Jt ev ry day when it is not covered ly iee and mow, and after yotivo wi wati red and rolled It, say, for a thousand yearn, youll get a lawn such as this, Kir. But If Mr. Reginald Vanderbilt lawns at F.un.'y Point farm cannot hope to rival those of Cliveden, they are among tho Lest of the newer places at Newport, and will within A few yars rival any at the famous resort. Tho warm, rnt 1st c'iraato of on an surround d Newport Island is particularly good for turf and certain flowers. Hydrangeas flourish there a nowhere tlo on the Atlantic coast, and vegetables aro also easy to grow and flourish abundantly. The kitchen gardens at Bandy Point farm aro another feature, and there are also many acres devoted to wheat, barley anil 0uu.r grains. The older Newporters, ns well a those who havo only become IdentV fled with the resort during tho last ten years, take great Interest anil pride in Mr. Vnndcrbilts development of Bandy Point farm. It la show place, and visitors to Newport who have any friend or acquaintancD tiwro can always secure permission to inspect tho grounds at proper hours. Tho purchase and development ol Sandy Point farm by Mr. Reginald Vanderbilt, following his brothers purchaso and laying out of his nearby place. It is felt at Newport, lnsuro their Identification with the city for all time to come, and this has mado them popular with tho townspeopto and tho neighboring farmers. They have also greatly Improved all tho locality, built and laid out miles of new roads and havo transformed tho upper end of the Island from a remoto and dull farming community Into a flourishing suburb of Newport Itself. Sandy Point farm is destined to be one of the greatest of American country estates. New York Herald. might only couple of prominence that exhibit eient power to force tho water to tho at the leading horse shows of the top floors of the buildings and through light hundred thousand dollar Sandy country who drive and ride their own tho fire hydrants placed at Intervals Point farm, on the east road. In South entries. about the grounds. There Is also a Portsmouth township, R. I., the HerNot only riding and driving, but fully appointed fire apparatus. mitage, as it enjoys a seclusion truly polo, automobillng and tennis Tho electric lighting plant Is said to interest tdyllic, with the difference that it Is Mr. Vanderbilt, lie has a be the largest private ono in the counremarkably without the forbidding aspect and gen- fine of string polo ponle, selected try, and brilliantly lights all the builderal air cf Inhospitality of the estate for him in Texas. He aided in tho ings. both inside and out, and, when Cf a recluse. On the It is contrary, the grounds. laid out and equipped In a most lnvlt-la- management of the automobile races required, at Newport last season. Although he One of the most attractive features manner. has played on the polo field at New- of the place is the beautiful Italian The place is in no sense Isolated, garden, which lies to tho south cf the but just sufficiently far removed from port he is not a prominent poloist. All these horses are driven by Mr. main house, with a far reaching vUta excess of social and commercial acC. Vanderbilt, who accept of the Seaconnct river. This was tivity to afford the Vanderbilt family and Mrs. It. that privacy which would in the na- defeat with a good grace, strongly In only completed last spring, and with ture of things be denied them in a contrast to the peevishness frequently its white marble fountains and formal more populous spot. At the time title displayed by some disappointed ex- walks, bordered with clipped ioplar8 and yews, the visitor wandering Was acquired to the one hundred and hibitors. The stable itself is a model in ap- through its flowery mazes on some thirteen acres comprising the estate the property was in a primitively pointments and cleanliness. It has ac- soft spring or early summer day, when river and distant ocean shimmer state, and the work of con- commodations for fifty horses and the a In pearly mist, and the swallows struction. and reconstruction that con- many vehicles. Upstairs arc the fronted xhe new owner to make things apartments of the coachmen and fly, can easily imagine himself in some garden of sunny Italy or Westas they are was a task of no grooms, all comfortably furnished and ern England. smsli moment. Mr. Vanderbilt knew provided with many conveniences that wbt he wanted, and he had the plainly reflect the solicitude of Mr. The flowers and shrubbery are also means to accomplish his purpose. tin-e- r Vanderbilt. Amateur stcck breeding features of Sandy Point farm, and a his personal care and the influ- has been seriously entered into, and it force of gardeners has been busy ence of his great resources the land isnt amiss to predict that within a since January last In putting out new underwent a great change. The origi- comparatively short time Sandy Point flower beds and planting trees. The nal farmhouse the central three-stor- farm will be one of the recognized lawns, of course, receive very care'Rhodes Scholars" In England. and are remarkable for ful of farms the stock attention, American "Ithodea Those thirty-fivcountry. Near the structure was added to and scholars who arrived In England no! built until it became the nucleus of big stable is a circular track, where the building operations. From It radi- the horses are exercised and instructlong ago havo excited some curiosity. in ed of the "All show are young the eldest being little the ated outhouses, servants quarters, requirements 20 all aro scholars, and all aro over stables, carriage houses, conserva- ring. In Is the splendid kennels a small athletes, says a London paper. "They tories, poultry houses, kennels, etc. collection but choshow ever, of the pronounced Amerselect of all are, dogs, landscape architects developed his ican type. So pronounced is thelv Ideas for beautifying the surrounding en with an eye to their breeding and nasal twang that tho prospects of theiv property. Three miles of macadamized road were constructed in all dirising to the Oxford drawl aro poor. These difllculties have, however, no rections, and the work generally was terrors for the thirty-flvo- . They have so prosecuted vigorously that within a Ben views. other Price, a very short time this graduate of farm as spokesacted Princeton land was transformed Into the coununiversity, man. are What you going to do on try seat of a millionaire with a farmthe completion of your three years at ers tastes, for be it remembered that Oxford? was asked. Will you bocomo vegetables are cultivated and other Not likely, choEnglish citizens? phases of agriculture engaged in on We are not gofive. tho rused thirty the Vanderbilt farm. to desert the greatest country co ing A stroll about the estate unconearth, added Mr. Price, for tho smallsciously impresses the visitor with the est in extent. Cecil Rhodes was a completeness of everything. The comgreat man, but Gcorgo Washington prehension of a master mind besets was a greater. him on all sides. The smallest details have received the same attention as THE STEPPING STONES. the largest and the resulting organizato.What tales these stepping stones couNI tion is both harmonious and complete. f.v. V tell A feature cf the Sandy Point farm e Of happnings that befell; I often conjure up the scenes, Is the big stable, which shelters many general good qualities. Included In the And muse on manv noted show horses. collection are a Russian wolfhound A lady tripping lightly oer. NewAs if she crossed her parlor floor: Among them are Fad and Fancy, a which won second prize at the She meets, by chance, a youthful lord two show and French bulls, beautiful ladies pair of blacks, win- port dog Hiding his charger through the ford; A salutation, scarce one word. ners of the blue ribbon at the recent Domino and Marcus. Domino (black A gentle sigh, that hut one heard. in first the and prize white) captured Eoston, Philadelphia and Wilmington Changed Is the trend of their two liva For Fate decrees ere man contrives. horse shows, on which occasions they novice class at the Newport show, was a while Marcus, brindle, great were driven by Mr. Vanderbilt, and A village maiden, coy and prim. Her rustic swain of sturdy limb: who also captured honors in the run- awarded three firsts in Paris and one He steals a kiss, while she about class; Herald, winner cf the second in the open class. Blushes for fear the folks should so. POULTKy BJOSE And In the Warren there ahead A structure exclusively devoted to first prize at Boston, Philadelphia and She names the day when they will wA other horse shows as a ladys driving the storage and care of automobiles, While now their children pkjy Long hours by this same stony-wahorse; Dr. Selwonk, an aristocratic of which Mr. Vanderbilt has several their smoothness when Jt Is remem- What tales these stepping stone conSI chestnut, who monopolizes the laur- of the best foreign and American bered that lawns only acquire velvety tell e els wherever entered in the gig makes, stands near the stable and a smoothness and gloss after many Of happnings that befell. English Country Life. of and Class; Amazement and Astonishment, powerhouse pumping station, years of care and cultivation. The stone brick with ft good coach pair, which won two firsts trimmings, supply story of Mr. William Waldorf Astor Mites of Irrigating Canale. and a reserve to championship at Mad- the electricity and water for houses, and the gardener at Cliveden mtiy be Morgan country, Colorado, ban ison square; the winning pony Fnlls, stables and other buildings cn the retold in this connection. Irrigating canals 220 miles In tenets farm. The farm, indeed, has its inand many others. When Mr. Astor had secured his altogether, and with a capacity e Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt are the dependent water supply, with suffi- - princely English estate of Cliveden he 3,200,000,000 cubic feet of water. I 1th much propriety have named his g od to-da- y y e one-tim- e 'vi, v k.-'- old-tim- might-have-been- prize-winnin- s; g gsiss&isp. mid-strea- y. old-tim- |