7.31.09: Horse competition, social events, shopping and country fun ...

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Horse competition, social events, shopping and country fun ...

Ribbons and Rewards at Fitch's Corner Horse Trials at The Millbrook farm of Fernanda Kellogg and Kirk Henckels.

The Millbrook farm of Fernanda Kellogg and Kirk Henckels was the site of the Fitch's Corner Horse Trials, a weekend of horse competition, social events, shopping and country fun. The core activity is the horse trials with over 200 horses competing for prizes from Tiffany & Co, Hermes, Hunter Boot, all sponsors of the event. Horse and rider are required to perform dressage, cross country and stadium show jumping.

In between watching the horses, spectators enjoyed Fitch's Market, with 36 shops including the sellers of Hermes. From France, Hermes brought their custom made saddles and Julian their expert fitter. Hunter Boot USA booth was a sell out as the grounds were muddy from the rain and the fashionable boots were the accessory of the day.

Jane Hottensen draws the winning ticket.

Farnham Collins accepts Fitch's corner award from Fernanda Kellogg and Kirk Henckels.

Hunter Boot USA booth was a sell out as the grounds were muddy from the rain and the fashionable boots were the accessory of the day.

Hermes brought their custom made saddles from France along with Julian, their expert fitter.

Saturday night was a "Tropical Evening at Fitch's Cornerville" with guests enjoying the cocktail of choice "Kirk's Ice Tea and Mount Gay rum" at the newly dedicated Rocky's Bar. Millbrook DJ Joe Cool kept the dance floor alive with farm's rooster crowing the last dance as dawn approached.

Sunday's Spectator Luncheon was sponsored by Brooks Brothers and Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate Hats were requested, if convenient, and guests enjoyed a luncheon created by celebrity guest chef, Bill Peet of Aretsky's Patroon, NYC.

Dick Verrilli.

You can never have too many chickens ...

In the crowd of 340 people were local residents including Bette Midler and her husband Martin von Haselberg, Frederick Fekkai and wife Shirin, Nancy and Bill Stahl, Hilary and John Block, Barbara and Donald Tober, Parker and Oakleigh Thorne, Fernanda Gilligan, Georgina Schaeffer and a large cohort of young beautifuls. An emotional moment was the presentation of the Fitch's Corner Award presented by Fernanda Kellogg to Farnham F. Collins who has been the Master of Foxhounds of the Millbrook Hunt for the past 30 years. The three current masters in formal attire astride their hunt horses paraded 22 hounds in front of the luncheon, a special tribute to honor Farnham.

The weekend benefits the Millbrook Rescue Squad.

Pam Taylor and Michel Jean

Farnham Collins and Fernanda Kellogg

Hilary Block and Karen Klopp

Birch Cooper and Christopher Spitzmiller

Anne and Farnham Collins with their granddaughters and Fernanda Kellogg

Oliver Brown, Di Petroff, Kevin Smith, and Georgina Schaeffer

Nancy Stahl and Gil Schafer

Aubrienne, Susan Krysiewicz, and Tom Bell

Pam Doyle

Norman Keppler, Diana Lyne, and Ken Aretsky

Fernanda Gilligan with Nick and Jackie Drexel

Suzy Abuza of Indo-Chic, and Edie Ellis

Chris Schumacher and Kate Schelter

Stephen Fillo and Jane Gould

Sandra Mena, Emma Lomangino, and Meghan Lomangino

Sheelagh Tellerday and Amoret Jorgensen (hats from Mad Hatter)

Libby Mavrolean, Cece Cord, Mark Bontecou, and Lelee Brandt

Clair Glover, Bill Doyle, Libby Mavrolean, and Patricia Jean

Felie Thorne

Jody Kuss, Jack Lynch, and Gil Schafer

Jessica Zaganczyk

Clairban Coffey, James Morrison, and Andi Muise

Ken Aretsky and Diana Lyne

Lindsay van Melle Kamp, Katie Kinsey, and Olivia van Melle Kamp

Shirin von Wulffen, Frederic Fekkai, Nina Griscom, and Leonel Piraino

Fernanda Kellogg and Kirk Henckels

Millie and John Brattan

Bette Midler and friends

Photographs by Mary Hilliard

This past Tuesday night the Cinema Society, with Brooks Brothers and Grey Goose, hosted a screening of “Adam,” which stars Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne. The film was written and directed by Max Mayer, and received raves this week from critics as well as Tuesday’s crowd.

Dancy and Byrne, along with co-stars Amy Irving and Frankie Faison, also atended the screening and party. Watching a movie with its stars in the screening room with you always gives it an extra jolt, especially when the picture’s really good. Afterwards the stars also attended the dinner which followed on the roof of the Gramercy Park Hotel.

Jessica Joffe, Serena Merriman, Sabine Heller, Hud Morgan, Nick Brown, and Alex Adler

Andrew Saffir welcomed a group that included Claire Danes, Gerard Butler, Olympia Dukakis, Eva Amurri, Zac Posen, JoAnna Garcia (“Privileged”, “Reba”), Boyd Gaines, Paul Haggis, Jon Tenney (“The Closer”), John Ventimiglia, Kim and Kate Ledger, Duncan Sheik, Josh Radnor (“How I Met Your Mother”), Bee Shaffer, Rachel Roy, Andre Leon Talley, Fern Mallis, Bella Thorne (ABC’s “In the Motherhood”), John Cameron Mitchell, CNN’s Alina Cho, Yigal Azrouel, Olivia Palermo, Kelly Bensimon, Daniel Benedict, John Demsey, Sante D’Orazio, Fabiola Beracasa, Charlotte Ronson, Bobby Kennedy III, Thom Filicia, Tony Okungbowa (“Ellen”), Zani Gugelmann, Jennifer Creel, Jessica Joffe, Mick Rock, Luke Parker-Bowles, Fox Searchlight President Steve Gilula, and producers Leslie Urdang, Dean Vanech, Daniel Revers, Miranda de Pencier, and Geoff Linville.