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Show WILL JOLLY THE FARMERS Cross Country Riders to Endeavor to Conciliate Angry Spirit. NEW YORK, Nov. 2. An unique scheme for educating Long Island farmers up to the beauties of cross country riding after the hounds is being be-ing made by the Meadow Brook Hunt club. The idea of the clubmen 19 to conciliate the angry spirit many agricultures agri-cultures have shown against the horse, men galloping across their fields. The names of all the farmers of the townships of North Hempstead and Oyster Bay have been obtained, and to each will be sent free subscriptions to a number of the popular magazines and papers. It s also intended to distribute among the schools of the two townships about 6000 volumes of school books and the latest encyclopaedias. At the close of the reason the club managers will give a monster dinner for all the farmers of the two townships. Efforts are also being made to have a series of races for the farni horsea. |