The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-25
REYNARD's GOOD RUN.
How = Chicken-Fed Fos Tried the Metue Of
the Queens County Hunters.

A British foxhunter would hardly have
recognized his favorite sport under the guise
which IL assumed at Minoola. Long Island.
Yesterday Instead Of tho traditional south
erly wind and cloudy sky the weather was
the mcllowcst OF Indian summer. warm, mild.
with rich autumn bazo over the landscape.
Instead OF merry parties OF mounted spocta-
tors following the hun,sman and taking part in
tho stnrt long strings Of carriages. carryalls
bugrics and Queens county farm wagons fol-
lowed slowly after tho huntsmen. and blocked
nm the country roads in the eagcrncss Of the
drivers 10 witnoss the chase. The regular mem-
bors of the Queens County Hunt were out In
full force. among them +. q. Griswold Pierre
Lorillard. Jr.. l.. s. Brico. u. Sborowski. Boil
mont Purdy. william II. Pect, Mr.. Frost Of
Brooklyn. and othors. Only lew OF the num-
bor including Griswod tho master Of the hunt.
and Fitzpatrick. the whippcr- IN. were in uni
form. There wore no lady riders Tn. fox
an unusually ,ne specimen grown IN Jetinsa,
weeks, in order to increase hs pQwcrs-was
turned loose in a brushwood 10! mile west Of
the station at half past IL o'clocN Hall an hours
start WAS given nin.
At u lutte after. o'clock the hounds struck
ne a From Sna S sSv dsmsS Of Of
mile or so, roligiously preserved by the specta-
tors, the red coated horsemon could be soen
plunging about in tho brushwVod. through
which the notified bodies Of the hounds wnrs
visible, dariing here and there st;.r tho
"sccnt" A west NJ Ireland man who shared a
seat with the, sun rcpo" r. Observed thut il
was powerful pity Pat these fox hadn't been
started IN tho ,pcn." Half an hour Of tedious
wia.,s' yia's' .,scd. during which about forty car
il"- accumulated around the lot,
At last distant yrp. followed by general
cry from the whole pack told that Rewards trail
was discovered. and dogs and hor-enrn dlsal,'
! Eye-y one drove after them. even "A couple Ol
old ladies in n carryall driven hy an ngeI
coahman and wh9 7eeined Ms mncn ,ta XII a.,
| cola street population kept alongside OF th'
cavalcadc and blocked W NJ way IN thel'
! haste 10 be in at the death. The village shoe
/ -lakcr, running along with his apron tucke'
IN was a prominent figure in IN" thronR. IN
schoo, house was deserted nnl -no9ls oi snihl ~,
! Lovs h,ir -iod on in mad haste t. help eaten IN
/ ass No.. stnid market gardeners. on thei
way home, wheclcd about and Joined In th'
'u' eu,,,,io ~ hroa, avenues leading ,westwar'
w-rc passed and thon \. nrnheerI herii'', ani
! "A rising ground. nonr "A - t,,rp,'F f.n,n If
cleared three feet and hail ""rlu i,, H. =, ~
! fine style. Each landed SO near u. ,aL 49,.
1t seemed miracle they did not pt>
nccks. ~,
| two of the best mounted huutsmvn gave w IN
despair and started back for Far Rock. iau h tt
tho ndignaton Of the west oi IRELAND man
! VINO offered t. swau places with "uh,r II thcm,
| At Hcrossroad a quarter of n mile ahead tai
fpur-harrcd fence closed the way. ,f.upairie
rode at IT undaunt.ily. He cleared IT. but lei
ON the other side. his horse going down Will
him. Mrs Fitzpatrick. who. with her son. q
| hoy Of q, who was riding in a carrugc iity i"c
distant. wns terribly shocked aud came ncai
faintins Fortunately, FlDtatrick's inJuri,
were confined to severe bruises along the righ
stunned condition and taken home ina carriag'
! by hi- wife.
EWdrn - of warm work now began Ia accu
| mulhte. Two ridcrless horses covered VIII
| foam. and generally played out. appeared com
INK down the road in charge oi a ho-ter
Behind them rode hun sinan on hohtallc,
| horse. and another on a dark brown. Both ha,
| lost the hunt in a wood to the LETT. and ddn'
care for any more fox. at present Occasiona
| yelps could bc heard, growing fainter in th'
distance. Tho hunt had evidently PASSED I,
the wooded district northward, and nothing re-
I mained hut To follow the Jericho turnpike. AM
get in if possible at the finish. Half milo eas
Of tho Creedmoor depot the huntsrs and dog
! were found. hut not the fox. Tho hunters look
| cd laded and di~piritrd. AMI tho dogs toiln'
along in moping hall hearted way, tn" IA,
now became apparent that thsce w-rks Of hi-i
/ feeding had made HeS nardtNo tleot for his lur
-urr-. and b" had altOg thor given Them ih'
slip Then the hunters wendc, their way hOm"
| ward.