▁Pe ab ody ▁Museum ▁of ▁Natural ▁History ▁at ▁Y ale ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Pe ab ody ▁Education ▁Fund . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁he ▁was ▁nominated ▁as ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁University , ▁but ▁decl ined ▁to ▁have ▁his ▁name ▁considered . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁J ockey ▁Club , ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Hor se ▁Show ▁Association ▁of ▁America , ▁and ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁other ▁organizations ▁for ▁impro ving ▁the ▁bre eding ▁of ▁horses . ▁ ▁At ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁New port ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁Red wood ▁Library ▁and ▁Ath ena e um , ▁president ▁and ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁New port ▁Hospital , ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁New port ▁Reading ▁Room ▁and ▁the ▁New port ▁Cas ino . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁he ▁was ▁admitted ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Society ▁of ▁the ▁C inc inn ati . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Ed ith ▁Mal v ina ▁K et elt as ▁( 1 8 4 8 - 1 9 2 7 ) ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Her ▁father , ▁Eug ene ▁K et elt as , ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Y ale ▁College ▁Class ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 2 , ▁but ▁left ▁before ▁gradu ating ▁and ▁instead ▁graduated ▁from ▁Union ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 2 . ▁ ▁Her ▁grand father ,