The New York herald., 1877-10-21
4 CLOUDY DAY AND A CLOSE SCENT.
Reynard Makes a Desperate
Struggle to Escape.
THE PACK RUN GRANDLY.
Eight Miles Of a Chase Across
the Country.

. livery Iox gave the Queens county hounds all the
needed conditions Tor long run NJ hot pace yester
day, and with spirit Indicating an honest love for
the manly SPORT these opportunities were avaed OF
credlably II the longest, the fastest and most
cincul had yet and the chase interspersed
with several tumbles but one was seriously hurt.
The run more like long s,eeplechase than
fox hunt Mr.. F. Gray Griswold Master OF
the Hounds kopt the brush, having ridden so
ms 10 DO beyond question the most deserving OF IT,
Mr.. George Ticshurst, Of Huntington, got one pad
the other went 70 the writer Four intending partici
pants left out oil the chase, however in conse-
quencs Of not arriving In the appointed place.
This somewhat lessened the number OF those In tho
field at the start and deprived these gentlemen Of
opportunity to show TO the front and stay there. IL
also taught them lesson TO be In time hereafter.
They somewhat compensated themselves, however,
after what proved blank day for them by having q
froc across country on the way homo.
THREATENING WEATHER,
For those unaccustomed to equestrian exercises In
wet weather, the morning one Of little promise.
The clouds were charged 1t feared heavy rain
fall would set in before the afternoon advanced
OF course this determined all the ladies, who may
nave had notions OF going out for gallop to stay at
home. II is to no feared It somewhat ac-
countabe Tor the absence Of some gentlemen who
have taken very kindly to the chase. If this be
So they may now learn that their apprehensions
were III grounded and them to miss an excel.
lent days hunting. little rough weather should
no barrier to any ono desrous to join the chase for
Of it. To DO sure, II one desired to show of
4 Gay he would have found at Garden City very
small number OF admiring spectators Unlike last
Wednesdays meet the parors and passages were al
most bare Of single tenant and the balconies with
out and green In front OF the hotel deserted No
where except about the stables could notice any
rOr tha roU1inu
activity was discovered.
TO THE MEET
The place at which the hounds to meet ycster-
day was New Cassel Wood and the hour at which
they were to be turned ooso O'Clock 2. NJ. sharp
The wood Is about four miles and hall from Garden
City, In northeastery direction So In order 20 take
our time on the way should have started from
Garden City . little aftor twelve. There were waits
and delays however, which kept most OF Us
back until half-pa twelve and some later This loss
of time was made up by brisk canter to the rendcz-
vous where the hounds were already in waiting and
eager for run. few wagons from the surrounding
neighborhood wero also the hcld their occupants
hoping to keep the run in view by judciousy skirng
along the roads.
A LARGE FIELD.
On arriving al New Cassel Wood It was noticed that
the field so far assembled was not largo. At the an
pointed hour there were present:-Mr. +. Gray Gris-
void on gray horse recently purchased in Canada
Fitzpatrick the whip. was mounted brown horse,
which no intended TO ride straight, and succeeded in
DOING though out for this purpose for tho first time
Mr. Center rode his big chestnut horse Mr. Scott rode
agray mare Mr.. Tcehurst had out big dark Ghost
nut horse named Wild Bill ana tho writer was
mounted on chestnut cob, also the property
OF Mr.. Ticehurst, the HERALD's hunter
not being IN good form for the day. Messrs
Zboroski, Frost, w. Z. Peet and p. Lorillard, Jr
who had set from the stables about twenty min
utes before ont O'clock still the road. They
were waited Tor some ten fifteen minutes but still
did not show Meantime the writer conversed with
one Of several OF the resident the place who had
assembled to the order to ascertain how
the people thereabouts regarded tho foxh unters
II guess" he SAID, "there amt any objection to
their hunting hereabouts; least their is amt heard
mono yet"
"Do the people like to sec the hounds outYn
II guess they do. Somc Of them comes good ways
10 see the hunts Taint the FIRST time seon foxes
chased those here plains, he continued sTwonty
five or thirty year ago named Weeks-Mr Will
lam Weeks--used to chase foxes here Foxes was
then plentiful enough here, and they was rcg'lar
pest TO the farmers, q catin' Of their chicEcus
and ~
just as the narrator OF this early history OF fox
hunting on Hampstead Plains had fairly settled down
10 his "reminiscences the hounds commenced 10
give tongue in tho wood into which they
had just been sent, Mr.. Grswold having
determined NOT 10 wait any longer for those who were
on the road thus the conversation eGded and very
soon the chase commenced As on the previous occa-
sion, orag led up to the point tho fox was
liberated, and the scent commenced in the wood.
The START
In addition to the field already mentioned there rodc
to the tdgo OF the wood before start two
or three country boys on horses owned neigh
borhood. lhcrc mad also ssem0led some additional
spectators on foot making Tor the day, quite fair
showing AS the dogs and fro in tho brush whc
al this point forms an excellent lust
the place from which 10 start u iox they uttered
sharp ycps at intervals aud darted the rig and
again TO tue lott. Horses grew restive anu riders
ANXIOUS this brief interval. Some galioped down
aroad running northward to the ives. OF The PLAN,
where the dogs FIRST went into cover Others galloped
around TO the other side, expecting Inc
start would be from the eastery SIDE Of
and whip straight through the wood. Directly the
dogs mado cast toward the ncrthwest whore they |
were st'il in cover Then they rushed away To the
north out into the open AMI like flash oil. |
With headloDg rush tho whole field started alter, but
II was very evident from The appearance OF things at
ginning would DO in sale at the inisu. The ground
was just damp enough to hold the scent we'll. and
hounds had started forward at rafting pace. They
ran hrst IN northeasterly direction. leading
some low fences, then they turned thor heads directly
eastward alter crossing tho Jericho road and pretty
close to the old West6ury Post ONCE. Mr. Griswold
on his gray kept right behind the dogs the whip
wci up beside him, Mr. Iicehurst and Mr. Scott ran
well behind and Mr. Centcr was pressing closely alter
his horse had refused his timber twice aud |
was not acting we'll
PiRsT DOWN.
The writer's horse rolled "A our.rail ienco into
aroad to the south OF Wessbury Post olce horse
rider getting baptism OF mud, but, fortunately, NO
hcfatcnos On remounting II discovered that the
dogs alter running along the road to the very
little way had leld east OF the road aud
were working away right rapidly toward tho |
north ast. the road at THIS point Il to the cast
ward Most Of the ~ tho "a 10 tuis point |
were from three 10 tb.r,; aA. passc vt high. Some
lew were httlo stiner. Agaiua fourraI fence |
hbout mile aud half In advance o the point At |
which the first fall occurred Mr. Centors horse threw
his rider Dir. Center put his horse at fence, fully
expecting he would ny over H. but instead dong
the horse snied very suddenly to the lef unseaIing
Mr. Center whose side came In contact with one OF
tho fence rails. The TALL rather rough one anu
though not resulting IN any INJURY IL cauoed
Mr. Center 10 give up the chase.
OK THE HILLTOPs.
The chase now led up tho vi q rather steep bilI
near Wncatly and stIl Mr.. Grswold stayed with his
pets, the whip with him, Mr. Tcehurst and Mr. scott
well up TO the pack. From elevated positions noar |