The New York herald., 1877-10-18
With THE HOUNDS.
a Big Field at the First
Regular Nesting.
LADIES IN THE SADDLE.
A Rather Easy Run OF Short Duration
with Few Hign Fences.

Neither long chase nor . fast run rewarded tho
members OF tho Queens County Hounds on inc occa-
SION OF their Grst regular meeting yesterday s tho
effort was quite a The gaiiop was snort anu
thoro were somc falls but all returned home sacly,
rlowtrr q with tho excitement OF Tho chase and de-
lighted with the day's experience. Tho beld was
large and entered into the spirit OF tho spor' win
commcndable zeal Ladies In tho saddle iens 'her
charming presence perfect hunting picture as nm
,sbcd and attractive as one could England
and which would not suffer much by contrast Win
some transatlantic hunting scenes. The place OF
meeting was at the Garden City Hotel No fairer day
could have been vouchsafcd on which TO launch an
outdoor sport of this character For hard, long run
the temperarure would have been found little warm.
Under the circumstances II was Just the day-a CON-
fortabe delicious October day. Autumn-calm, clear.
SOBER ripe and mclow-was epitomized IN that one
day The progress of the season had lett its imprint
on the leaves mottpg those which lato wore green
md deepening the gold and russot OF ones that earlier
faded.
There were between twonty.ave and thirty ladies
and gentlemen in the saddle and moro than score Of
wagons ana carriages followed the roads. The
village youth was also represented on foot. II was
announced that tho dogs would bo turned oose at
ono O'clock and by that lime the piazza OF the hotoI
held highly Interested audience Some had como TO
Garden CITY the night before and had passed tho
pleasant moonlight evening happily with strollng
frst and music later During The forenoon several
OF tho guests visited tho stables TO SEQ the
hunters in their stalls Then they sauntcrcd 10 tho
railway station expected friends. Shortly
before the bounds up all was iuss and hustle at
tho stables with attendants saddng horses and pre-
pairing them for the Al the Same lime buzz OF
CHEEKY chat enlvened the passages OF the hotel and
undulated along the OF spectators seated on the
oupdsa WI mr. n
pairs and ttlo OF hall dozen together.
This as can readily imagined, created quito stir
along the prim sober drives and pathways OF Gar
den City, brusqueiy, but not by any means unpleas-
antly dissipating their ordinary silent stiffness and
making music tor the car that harmonized happily
with tho picture gradually unfolding to the eye
About one O'Clock the mounds were deserted ap-
preaching the hotel from the direction OF the kennel,
Mr.. +. Gray Grswold riding III tul fox hunting cos
tune Just in advance of tho pack, and Fitzpatrick,
the WHIP in The rear Just then the field commenced
to gather and it noticed nat tho other gentlemen
In scarlet coats boots and breeches were Mr. Robert
Center on his bay Mr Herman Oelrichs a black
norse Mr. Purdy riding Mr.. Center's big chestnut
horse and Mr. Zoorowski on his mare. From one
side OF the hotel rode four ladies' all nicely mounted,
and evidently clever cqacstrienncs, while from the
direction OF tho stables the following gentlemen
nearly an OF whom wore riding boots ard breeches
black melton coats aud tall Mr. Lloyd S. Bryce
on nResoute Mr. Pierre Lorrard, Jr., Preston; Mr..
EIlott Roosevelt q dark bay horse, Mr.. G. Dubois
Wagstan a big brown horse, Mr.. Frank Ellison on
bay Mr. Frost on a dark brown nag, groom Scamp,
snother a dull chestnut horse. and still another on
4 gray mare, MIR. McGuire on Wonscl aud tho writer
pn bay Some others Joined IN the wake OF the field
ps We cover, which was Just as soon as ihs
aogs had been uncoupled
Al nj fhe hon dg rriv ae fho
hotel lhcre was forward movement 10 get a good
look the dogs snc horses and the riders then there
little rush for carriages for II was seen that no
time would be wasted at the hotel Mr.. Griswold,
his arrival had turned OF from the road 10 the centre
ways leading TO the hotel. There he and the whip
stood alone lew minutes, while The dogs ran all
nbout them aud rolled themselves the
grcenswara. Among those assembled TO witness
this gathering OF the Leld was the followng:-Mr.
md Mrs. 7. MARITIME. Mss Aartine, Miss Johnstone.
Miss Adciaide Townsend, MISS Mary Alice Townsend,
Mr. and Mrs George Bed, Mr.. and Mrs. 81. Living
stone, Baron de Tnomsen, Mr.: Leonard jerome, Mr.
John Purdy, MISS Purdy, Mr. George DeForest
Grant, Mrs. Giet. Mr. aud Mrs. William Il. Sands,
hr. John T. Adam, Mr. and Mrs. ahineian-
der, Mrs. Lloyd stevens, Mr.. Richard Peters, Mr..
Townsend Harris Mr.. Norman i. Cross, Miss Leo,
Mr.. L. c. Lawrence Jr Mr.. John j. Van Nostrand,
Mr.. Gardner Van Nostrand and NJ Charles Arnold.
Besides these numerous residents OF the county
tended and followed to the end OF the chase in their
wagons Just while The last oil tho field were coming
up Grswold pulled out, followed by his dogs ana
closely pressed by rather animated procession OF
borscnien, ladies on horseback aud spectators IN
boys ran along beside, swelling The throng
after the hounds and not a little enhancing the
vivacity OF the scene. In this way We moved TO
cover II was pretty generally undcrstood that fox
had been liberated distance 10 the south OF the
kennel. ana a good run was generally anticipated
though many of those composing tho field had never
seen fox hunt all felt desire to assist in making
this one a and having turn with the hounds.
POPULAR NOTIONS.
The fact that a fox is brought on tho ground the
morning q aunt, Tor the express purpose OF being
bunting evidence that the iuh must be forced and
ort6c,a and this circumstance they nk robs IL OF
its romance. They ask sWhat's the OF hunting
that wayf Why don't they bunt Wild foAesY" While
II is natural enough that these Questions
the questoner that u matters nothing whether the ox
be nuuted has only just been liberated or has re-
mancd always his native covers, II when pursued he
only ae That impatience wiin anything less ap
complete success which has sent our business IN
with Whatever looks like unfinished imi.
lation Some people think we should
launched A. the outset IN perfect FORM st.il IT Is the
history o every athletic exercise that II has modest
beginning RHO shooting, which has recently been
engaged IN with some at Creedmoor, WIS at
rather low cob very few years ago and u IS not al
all iox hunting may be Just as
Iuliy prosecuted within an equally short distance OF
New York. IL is quite an artificial sport even IN us
some people TO learn that liy years ago, when
fox hunting was IN ITS glory, when single pack OF
English ioxnounds sold Tor .hc good round sum Of
Germany TO be hunted IN districts there. More re-
Gently American ioxcs have been aken TO III other
side be let loose tnero so that tho breed OF
may he bcttcrcd by mixture with the foreign blood.
1HE
But TO return TO yesterdays chase. After leaving
tho hotel We proceeded aoag tue miles
eastward. Then VIC turned along ano her road tho
south. After pursuing our course this direction
about half mile wc took the heds, moving again 10
the eastward Meantime the carriages also lett
the road and were moving parallel lines
over the plain. The bounds had not gone
more than low hundred yards altcr leaving tho
road before they commenced running, slowly FIRST
but soon iar rate of speed. IL vas sub
scauently learned that TINS portion Of the
drag which lead 10 the point at which the iox
had been set tree ibc top rails OF the cnces bad
been removed, and at the START the run was By
mean rapid aud the fences were low the
lust after tho would have been pronounced rather
slow by most iox hunicrs. The day Was 50 dry TITO
scent did not lie we'll Stili not moro than halt
the ncld followed straight The iadics had
been cautioned by their brothers ana cavaliers not 70
take the Jumps. hey obcyed al first. but subse-
quently contrived to cyade tho caution, and some OF
them showed themselves quito equal TO al least follow
wherever their cavaliers led.
Thore were n lew falls before the first half dozen