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...Kennedy hacked on the dirt roads around Glen Ora, on paths cleared of snow on the farm, and on Monday...
...Hunt Country is undergoing a profound change that began one snowy weekend in February, when a Marine helicopter dropped out of the skies and deposited the President of the U.S. at Glen Ora, the 400-acre 19th century estate that he has rented as an off-duty retreat. For the most part, the local gentry have responded graciously to the newest invasion ("My God," said Mrs. Kingman Douglass, the former Adele Astaire, "shouldn't we be proud?''). And yet, with motorcades of the Sunday curious beginning to appear on winter's traces, with newsmen swarming around...
...hunting members of the three local hunts were a little disturbed, in a permissive sort of way, when they found that Mrs. Kennedy had chosen Glen Ora. This was a natural reaction, since all of this group had chosen their region for their fox hunting and for their own privacy. The area reeks with Phippses, Ise-lins, Du Fonts, Mellons and Warburgs and others of well-known wealth (those of not-so-well-known wealth, but trying hard to be known, have also chosen the area around Middleburg). They were afraid that hill-topping (following hounds...
...Beautifully Turned Out." It is becoming obvious that both Kennedys intend using Glen Ora a lot more than the public or press expected. Mrs. Kennedy was here for nine days running, with only one short trip to Washington, when she brought young John out to the country...
...week's end the Kennedys deserted Washington and flew out by helicopter for their first visit to Glen Ora, their rented estate in Middleburg. Va. The press was told that there would be no news, no tours of the house, precious few beds in the nearby Red Fox Tavern for stubborn reporters. There were no weekend visitors. One morning Jackie went riding on her bay gelding, Bit of Irish, over bridle paths that had been specially cleared of snow. For the Kennedys, Glen Ora visits will be one more front in the fight for privacy and informality...