The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-25
A GOOD DAYS HUNTING.
Thirty-two Horsemen Galloping
Across Country.
FIVE HOURS HARD RIDING.
Some Clever Fencng-0nc Fox Killed, An
other Gels Away.

Only ono opinion was entertained oil yesterday
sport after the Queens county hounds by those vino
were fortunate enough to ride With them. II was
beyond excellent days sport, bringing out a
very large field and giving them ali the exercise they
wanted In the shape OF running and jumping There
two foxes TO be hunted the first bag fox, the
second Wild one, which has lately
been puudcrng the poultry yards in
The neigbornood OF Hicksville. The former was
killed. the latter got away In order to convey briefly
an idea oil the OF the days amusement 1t may
be said that the horsemen were in The saddle from
noon until about five O'Clock, doing that time up
ward OF thirty miles, including tho ride the meet
thence to cover, both chascs, and the return
Garden CITY. oat of held OF thirty-two horse
men not more than eight went straight
IN the Grst part OF tho first run, but tho
outsiders or second fight kept we'll up now
on the roads and again country, taking low
fences gaps when they found any Inc second
chase though of brief DURATION still more dii-
cult than the first 1t led three four meadows
md plouehcd field where the lences unusually
high Tho tax not sighted at all and the day
50 advanced when tho effort 10 hun; him begun
1t deemed best prosecute the search Tor BIN
under the difficulties OF approaching darkness high
wind and poor lying scent
The meet was at the kennel at East Meadow Brook
at one O'Clock r NJ. BY that time fully thirty horse
were in attendance, most of them quite well
mounted II not on what may without reservation be
called good hunters Some were horses that could
be hunted wth lair success anywhere others on AMI
mails that ouly need little practice TO get them TO
follow the hounds crcdtably, while few re
on rather queer looking nags with very prominent
.'pcDts," or rather joints The farmers were vol
represented, ana one OF them tMr. Sprague), over
whose farm tho hounds have hunted two three
he bruxb Ru mt n IN
hcpate FIRST the field. In addition TO Mr.. +. G
Grswold, Mr. L. Zborowski, Mr. X. Mortimer, Jr.
Dir. f. Gcbnurd, Mr. r Lorillard, Jr.; Mr..
Belmont Purdy, Mr. l. 5. Bryce, Colonel Jay,
Mr. Frost, Mr.. Horslcld. Mr. Tcohurst and 9TH
who nave been out with more or less regularity
There also mounted two gentlemen named King
from Gcor.il, one OF whom has ridden TO hounds IN
England aud who rides admirably; TWO gentlemen
IRON New York named Mr. Dousau ana Mr.. Stuart ;
diane jays groomtrode bay horse, Joe Cooney. the
irrepressiblc, rode Mr Frank Durand's Stumpmaster
friend Of Mr.. Lorillnrd rode Preston, and other
gentlemen whose native modesty impellcd them
request Their deeds OF daring horsemanship might not
be neraided
rHIRrY.rwo HoRsEMES OUT.
To be brief there we're all told thirtytwo horsemen
In tue Held as the door OF the kennel was thrown
aud the howins pack bounded forward at Their mas
ters heels
There some carriages too, about the kennel,
but very lew ladies' were present. the threatening
poet oil the weather having determined them in the
morning not TO venture out Fortunately, however
the da. proved rlcasantcr than any one would have
Jagged from tne mornings appearance. Nothing
worse IN tue way OF weather was experienced than
stin searching breeze.
From the eeancl the course to cover was toward
The southeast On tho edge Of little patch OF
the hounds were loose very soon they took
up the scent, apparently drag at tho start aud
not very RAPIDLY into adjoining field Instantly
Inc whole ue or lorsemeu gave ram To their horses
aud set oil on tie chase Eve
close together behind the hounds, then two three
strung out, the rest in ruck following Bounding
this second field was pretty high fence, which
taken safely by the nrst fight. The manner which
the second light in their eagerness follow straight
The rear
LIKE A CAVALRY CHARGE.
The whole lot rushed at IL Us II making cavalry
charge ana every refused then they wheeled and
returned 10 the charge and one, us II shot OF u
gun, forced over; the rest refused again, wheeled
asan IN good form aud Charged again, shooting
second this time, and continued
uulil The which got knocking down a
Tan mere and there made gaps Tor tho rest through
when all soou made their way. Meanwhile the
hounds had packed well and were running quite fast
Indeed, AT an unusually rapid rate. Aiier passing
another bit OF brush and or two fences OF medium
height, they broke out into tue open sped away
CALAMITY The plain. his the lag
CARDS to pull up. and they did closing gap
them ana the first flight of horsemen and they
availcd themselves Of It unul some more
mentioned cavalry charge, repeated, q big
grey horse and his rider, Mr. Dousan coming
Tor his share OF mild reproof Tor blocking the low
places to the discontinue Of all following. When
Tie run had covered about two miles the grey
succeeded in Throwing out many who had been well up
previously. But fortunately the roads were now
ntl,zed and dash by the second ai2nt OF first
la iull vcw-brougnt the foremost close up Just
as the pack rushed INTO wood. Through an old road
overhung by projecting branches the led the
heid following IN Indian lie. Out OF the woods the
hounds broke again into the open. They we're still
running well, ana their progress through tho wood
had served TO throw out altogether at point the
SECOND hight Of horsemen Among the foremost
linen were Ar GrswoId. Mr. zborowsk, Mr. Morti-
mcr Mr. Bryce, Mr. Purdy, Mr. Jny, Mr. Gerhard,
stumrnlastor and the writer. Alter semicircuar
sweep toward the southeast the hounds dashed into
a second wood entering which the WHIPS horse and
after Mr.. Frost had croppcr at about the same
place, aud before leaving the wood the writer
through broken birdie aud a consequent collision
with pine tree, had roll among tho dried leaves.
II was now i quarter be orc two O'Clock and ABOUT
i've minulcs later the hounds came to check In
dense cove: about threcquartcrs Of milo further
A LONG CHECK.
Tho check proved long one. Tho hounds lad passed
from the drug scent ana were tue foxs just before
entering the wood. For half an hour a more thew
plunged about the dense underbrusn, which was fun oil
rabbits whose presence under the OF tho hounds
inierieTrcd very materially with the finding OF the
tile wood Mr.. Gris~old sounded his horn and headed
toward road 10 the east OF tho wood lilo had
scarcely proceeded a quarter Of mile on the road
however, before the pack, doubtless attracted by tho
cry OF one OF tho hounds tnat had remained the
tLirs q the wood, broke away nutey ana instant
were wholly out oi sight, lost 10 tho cntire ncd,
hnutsman included. rush made after Them
with view 10 whip them back, supposng TOR
re moment they were after The iox, II was found
too late even to got a glimpse Of them in thick
across an angle OF which they were then doubt
running on the trail OF old kcynard
THE DEATH.
blind gallop up and down on the outskirts OF tho
wood onsucd Aiter "A skrmshIng run OF THIS sort OF
some twenty minutes duration three stray
png hounds were picked up, which, by being led hall
way around the wood, upon the scent
mud on tue trail just pursued by the
OF tho pack 10 where they had already
kcd the iox About ten norscmen were
In at this nnish,i the rest being a few hundred
yards benipd rue fox very large ono with a
splendid hcad aud brush. Tne latter trophy, which
sOlne are beginning 10 regard cup piece OF
plato To DO raced Tor, given to Mr. Sprague tar
NOR. Mr. Frederick Gebhard received one OF the pads
and tho other gwen To a country youth VINO has
ridden pretty steadily Of late after the mounds
THIS run over We took our way homewnrd, but orc
sport was Ia store for relorc the day closed When
we had proceeded about three niles worI passed
aIoug the field that effort would BIO innde to hunt
wild fox that had committed some dcpredations the
previous night at farmhouse on the Mine
Ola aud Hampstead turnpike, far from
1iicksvllle As we approached the spot IL
further learn that tho icx had been during tho
afternoon. A farm hand undertook to show whprc,