The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-11
YESTERDAYS FOX CHASE.
A Quick, Short Run Over an
Easy Country.
THE FIELD KEEP UP WE'LL.
Damp, Chilly Weather No Detri-
ment to the Sport.

% oeecf1DeQ a. snort, sharp anu ~ eoan-
mencod in sprague's Wood at Plain Edge soon after
one O'Clock In the afternoon, and, continuing with
scarcely q check for little than forty minutes
ended with the death OF the fox In cabbage field
milo or so TO the southwark OF Hcks1lle. The field
Of horscmen very large, the day being such as
amateur fox hunters would probably call extremely
dgreeable 1t excellent hunting weather, never
theess The pace quite brisk too but rs the fences
were rather scarce after tho hrst mile or
two until just before the finish the greater
part OF the field well up at the death The hounds
started with drag which led up TO the point where
bag tox was shaken. The dogs rapidly and packed
well tho hunt progressed, the condition OF the
ground and state OF the weather being quite favor
able TO the chase II nota bad day for riding,
although chilling and cheeress In the forenoon and
moist enough later on to send the fox hunters homo
with wet jackets II rained only worry little If al all
while the run continued. though cool breeze was
blowing plans and the lowering clouds over
head threatened storm.
The only Indications OF tho approaching meet at
Garden City the forenoon were the presence OF
some top-booted gentlemen all ready 10 mount, the
ARRIVAL OF tew horses from neghboring stables and
anxious movements oil grooms aud stable attendants
waiting Tor or carrying the orders Of their cm-
poyers There were not many gathered for the pur-
pose Of following the roads. has been the Gus
ening state OF tho weather doubt prevented many
from setting out the OF In carriages
10 get q glimpse OF the first dash and have
laugh the stragyers they turned tail upon their
lences Tho novelty of tho sport on Long Island has
frequently Deen the occasion OF rather curious process
sions on the way TO the different places Of rendezvous
People have gathered In all sorts OF conveyances and
In every style OF garb the hounds to hear the
rounding horn ana gaze upon the pink coats OF the
lox hunters These gatherings arc most notable when
he meet Is At or one of the towns. Yesterday
here was q very slim foot and carnage attendance
re fixture being at point some miles away from any
village.
About noon the hunters drew out from Garden City
and turned eastward ia the direction OF the kennel
Arrived there they found Mr. Grswold, master Of the
hounds, and Fitzpatrick, the whpper-in, ready to
move. The hounds we're baying In their eagerness to
be released from captivity in the kennel yard where
they stood awaiting their masters command
SADDLE
The number of those in the saddle as We started
from the kennel was about dozen altogether Others
Joined the chase later until field OF about sixteen
horsemen had assembled Among these were Mr..
r. Gray 6rswold chestnut, Mr.. Robert Center
bn the smallest OF tho two hunters he Keeps at
Harden City, Mr. E. Zborowsk on his big mare, Mr..
August Belmont, Jr, out for the first time aud
looking horse; Mr.. LLOYD 5. Bryce Resolute, Mr. f.
Gerhard on his little chestnut horse. Mr.. Frost
on his dark brown horse and Mr. Town
send Percy on gray jockey rode Mr..
Frank Durand's Stumpmaster. Mr.. Clarence Levy on
his mare Nanine, and followed by Stormaway, on
which mis- groom was mounted contrived to get IN vat
the heel Of tho hunt" having missed tho meet BY the
loss Of train jog OF mile in q southeasteriy
direction from the kennel brought tho field to
Sprague's farm, where halt ensued until the hounds
turned loose Then with the pack just little in
advance, though controlled by his admoniions, Mr..
Griswold passed through barnyard, Jumping out
Into the field beyond followed by the horscmen in
single file.
HITTING THE SCENT
BY tho time the last horscman had negotiated"
this little jump the hounds had taken up the scent
few hundred yards OF and were just breaking away.
The first three four fences though not very high,
had rather awkw approaches tor green horses and
the result was that three four nags at first
refused The pack already commencing to run
pretty fast and the field with few exceptions, kept well
up to them. The chase al first led along the outskirts
awood which At this point Tree from undergrowths
and contains some ne tail old trees On the spreading
limbs of these several country boys perched them
selves SO as to command view OF the hunt, and as
the pack and horsemen dashed beneath their gaze
they shouted and haIloocd vocferously.
When dozen or more jumps had been taken the
pack headed tho open plain In north easterly
direction for considerable distance. This resulted
In quiet sport until tho hounds turned from the
plain into tho fenced fields, again giving the
Jumpers second opportunity to assert themselves
On went the hounds finging themselves fences
dashing with headlong impetuosty between the open
rails II they would hurl themselves to destruction
in their wild energy OF pursuit over grass fields
through lanes little way in soft slubbe lands and
fields the plough had softened the soil they had
led up TO this time, and now the melody OF tho
pack WINS very faint: they had little spare
breath to waste In music. The horses, too, were
very warm but much more easily kept In haad than
when at the start they frisked and pranced play
fully Presently the pack heaied westward. Leav-
ing the drag they had nit OF tho fox and were
now speeding after thor rghthl game. They gained
on him rapidly, spurred on by q burning scent, and
when they broke from scent 10 view his race was
short, the hounds rolling him over In full view oil
nearly the whole field, in cabbage patch, ABOUT q
mile south OF Hlcksvilie.
THE FINISH
There were four or five horsemen right with tho
pack at death besides Mr. Griswold and the whip
per in. Mr. Center and Mr.. Zborowski almost
side by side Mr. Center got brush, however, and
Mr. Zborowski carried of the mask. 4 pad was given
the Jockey on Stumpmaster VINO was not only nrst H.
according TO his notion of position, but who pressed
100 closely on the hounds more than during the
chase. He not only GOT this token however but he
also got pretty roundly abused for crowding tho
huntsman and endangering the limbs aud lives OF his
pets Stumpmaster is however, rather hard horse
10 hold and may be said DO the chief OF tho
xouble. Tho second pad gwen to a country
youth who In third at the finish. Not moro than
few lengths behind were Mr. Frost, Mr.. Bryce. Mr..
Gebhard Mr. Belmont and some Others. and at tho
time the foremost hound rolled the iox almost
the entire neld IN position whore they could SEQ
the finish. All dismounted at the nnish and walked
thor foaming horses TO and fro to keep them from
catching cold alter the run II was quick run, with
fewer jumps than have been crossed at any previous
hunt There were falls OF any consequence. and
horse, ridor ana hound returned benefited by the
chase though also tired by It, brief 1t was. On the
way the rain down sufficiently TO make the hunt
srs hurry homeward
the next hunt Is fixed for wcdpe stay next at ono