The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-04-19
4; The HInglIshman's Fox ,Unt.

The Washington Capitol has racy
account nt hew che Jc;n. High Commits
sioniwere treated to fox hunt-a reM
fox and real (carriage) horses having
been provided for the occasion. The
weather was bad, unfortunately. AS q
punning friend of our Washington cor
respondent remarked, sit continued to
reynarG ,(rain hard) all day." But the
jovial fox 'nnters managed to keep US
wet within as without, and 30 STAYED off
the influenza and rheumatism. On
arriving at the residence of Mr.. Suit, six
miles from Washington, where the hunt
was to take place, the hunters punched
and lunched-the punches being ot, as
the weather was :;biarsted cold, you
know" Then the party mounted, the
fox was turned out the boy and started
with vim, and the hounds let loose.
The Patriot tells the tale of this lively
dido: Nii..s
...The fox. with great good taste. kept
running round the baronial castle, and
as ehe hunters kept after him, It WAS
nRrd to tell whether the hunters were
chasing the fox or the fox chasing tie
hunters. AS for the hounds, they unfor-
tunately took after some Southdown
mutton that they happened to see in
distant field, and they didn't get back
for week.
"TheP = hunt continued around the
house, and the fox would undoubtedly
have been caught, but for the singular
and eccentric conduct of the horses.
Whenever spurred to their noblest ef-
forts, they would stop and kiok, and
several English noblemen and oil the
members, Of the Joint High Commission
we're sent sprawling upon the grass. We
are panied to write that Earl de Crews
gallant steed and Gen. Schenck's car
riage horse fell down, and when the
nobleman was set upon end, it was found
that his aristocratic nose was severely
skinned. When ex-Attorney- General
Hoar was thrown, he lost some time
looking for his speotacles, but when
found, he continued the chase on foot.
Being somewhat bewildered, he turned
and ran in the opposite direction of the
hunt, and spoiled it oil by meeting the
fox instead of taking after him, rs lie
ought toshaye done,s like genuine fox
hunter.g AS it was, he nearly frightened
the fox to death, by making tho poor
gem bad been resorted to, instead OF fair
foxihunting, such as he had been accus-
tomed'to.
''As it.Was, the animal, headed off in
this .extraordinary way, took refuge in
the stnble!yard, and was about hiding
himself in o hen-coop, when the ex-At-
torneyi General caught it by the tail, and
holding on with great yigor, found him
sdif possessed OF the busby narrative, for
the fox was 50 weak and exhausted that
he let his,tail go. All the gallant hunt
ers rode up, any surrounding the ex-
Attorney General, blew their lin horns
while congratulating him upon securing
!the brush. +. t3HS = & IN
.After this, there was more lunch,
more hot toddy, and then. all mounted
and went off in search Of another fox.
There was no fog to be found, because
Suit had only bought one. Il He said that
.ilss he. had known that fool Yankee was
going TO put an end to the sport in that
way,@he would have had another fox, 80
as I'll, have o real, good, long hunt"
Our correspondent sends us this
Z. s"Our incident OF this excursion docs
not appear in any Of the published
accounts, though it is food for the Wash
ington goAsips,, It. appears that GER
tain elevated dame, not altogether dis
connected with the American half Of the
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