The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-25
FTyE nouns IN THE SADDLE
Fit,pntricL's Fan Jerry Roche Dragged
Over the Ground.

Five hours in the saddle, n thirty-mile
ride. and chase after two foxes. one OF which
was killed IL the record OF the Queens county
hunt for yesterday. So RAPIDLY is the hunt in
crcasing in popularity that. in spite OF the
threatening rain and the bleak northeast wind
that swept furlously across the Hampstead
plains, there was field Of thirty-two horsemcn
at the start and several more joined before the
days sport was concluded. Fivo horses were
taken down from tho city in the box on tho
special train, and there wero many new faces
seen at the meet.
The meet was lathe kennel at East Meadow
Brook. and the sr'rt ut Plain Edgo. about a
mile and II half southeast from there.
After the start. the first direction taken was
woetward over brick fence. which wns easily
taken by the first ten or twelve riders. The rest
made repeated charges at it. like troop OF cav
airy At cGch charge one horse would get over
ana dash Off after tho fast disappearing Lead
era. Finally one crashed into the fence. throw
down n panel. and liberated the rest.
After II m lie run in this direction the fox sud-
denly doubled. ana the whole hunt citmr bn'k g..
running southeast toward some heavy iimhcr.
In this many camr To grief. firratrick. tho
whip. got u tremendous crouper. and hls scar
let cont was split up the back g. the collar; hc
got two moro hefor IN" run WIS lnish,d.
Jcrc. Roche broke both rains of hr hrl lie nt
once. His horse sprung TO one silr. dashed
against tree th"n a,an-t another. and Jerr.
was thrown tu the ground and dragged ten or
fifteen irct. He soon recovered himself. and
VIA OIL IA II nOthing hHd happened. Mr.. Frost
also got heavy fdll. and lost much tlme in
cat hing biz horse.
Running enstrrly. and bearing TO tho north.
most pf the time nnon- tn trees. the hunt RS
suddenly found that the dogs. who hHd been
running mutt. had disappeared. llnlf un hour
WIS spent IN fluitl"ss scar'h for them Two
wrr, found. and with these to help them. the
howilder'd hlrsrmrn nnnliy came To nm OPEN
INK. Hnd heard n faint ullY-ho In the dis'un,".
Riding in thut dire iion. they found thnt tho
dogs had killed the fox half an hour before On
William SpraguH's lurm. near Jvrn-1lrnl. VIII
lnm Sprague got the brush, and Mr.; Grbhnrd
and a llrmpstond butcher hoy the pnds
Both m"n and hOr~ " were 50 thoroughly pN-
citri and engcr for her chnsc when a cuun-
try boy said that n fox had been robhng farmer
im0usly decided to try and hnd him. although
the afternoon was already far spent. The spir-
tied horses quickly travo rscd the ilv0 miles and
"n The Allen farm. w. 'wN'n Mneolu and ii 'is-
vile. the hounds were again uneash"d. In u
few minutes they wcr" OF in ull cry nnd thr
first fence was so high that only M's~rs. Gri--
wold. Bryce lo he. Xhrowskv. lurdy. AMI Flt2-
patrick cleared T. Looking back they thou gut
th"y were To- have the whole chUsr To thrm-
selves. ns thcv saw the oihrra In confused
mns- trying IN VAIN io persuade their hors' e to
Suideniya loul cry from the rear s,nitrrei
The rrowi. nnI Mr. Poet. on IorillNrds Preston.
dashed through thor midst and cleared the
f"urr. hut carried IN two of the top rails The
whole OIL | quickly in~sri the breach thus
mnie unl stagied niirr The bold riders in thr
front. and the hnun =. VIII, were ln iull cry
after rabbit. HN the time they hnd h" u
whipped oil from this scent, il WIS too dark for
further op 'rgtluus. ANA tn tired hunt r. Wnnl-
ior th' hunt dinner that awaited them at the
GArutl1 fty Hotel