The New York herald., 1877-10-28
How the Queens County Hounds
Went Yesterday.
RO AID VIEW s.
A Fast Run, Low Fences and Few Falls,
with Nobody Hurt.

style rho run, q pretty long ono, though little
complicated very satisfactory The pace was brisk.
but the fences . rule were not very high. With
these conditions, and remembering the additional
fact that the course led over ~ pretty piece
OF country as can be found the whole island one
may readily imagine with what zost and pleasure Ito
chase pursued. II was q drag hunt but this CIR
cumstance served by no means to diminish interest
in ts pursuit. Indeed the majority Of tho ned pressed
forward eagerly for prominent position as II
each expected to be rewarded by the capture Of
brush. Horses and riders seemed to lind pleasure
In their cxertions the temperature beng just OF tho
kind tempt TO activity. Fortunately there
were very few mishaps, and these were OF trivial
sort
1t was q comfortess cold sort Of morning and FORE
Hampstead Plains The long stretch OF a at
country, houseless and uncultivated, spreading out
eastward from MneoIa and Garden Cty, looked barren
and lonesome enough to Danish from tho lvelest fancy
every vesge OF those bright and cheerful pictures tho
most lively imagination could have conjured up
dull sky lowered overhead, and tho chilling air, like
foretaste approaching winter, came with
nipplng and eager intrusion, prolonged shrugs
heralding ts approach. People az Hemp
stead, Garden City, Mineola and thereabouts
were stirred to some activity a approached
Early lunches the order, at the hotel
In those places carriages stood In waiting to start for
the neighborhood Of New Casse p time to reach tho
appointed place by one O'Clock. The 1eld warned by
the Of the previous Saturday. contrived
be on the spot little ahead Of the hui and his
pack At one o'clock Mr.. \. Gray Griswold with his
pets advanced little open patch OF green just
Of the wood. There were already assembled the fol-
loving gentlemsn:- Mr.. P. LoriIard, Jr., on
Preston; Mr. W. .. Peet on Begsar Maid;
Mr.. Clarence Levy, on Belle, with his groom
OIL Stormaway; Mr.. Frod Gcbhard. on a
bocky little chestnut; Mr.. Townsend Perry on q
gray; Mr.. Frost on his roam, Mr.. r. Mortimer Jr.,
on dark bay horse; Mr. Ticehurst chestnut
and four or nve country boys weedy screws with
rusty saddles just after his arrival the ground
Mr. Griswold sent his dogs into the wood Ftzpat
rick, the Whip, not being quito recovered from hts
cent iali, did not cast up yesterday. His place
taken by Tom Stone, Mr. Centers man. About a
dozen wagons we're the ground. Just after the
dogs had entered the wood MI Morgan anu Miss Nor
gan advanced on horseback to join In the sport The
drag had been laid 10 the eastward and the run
At rst consequently somewhat in the direction OF
Hicksvie. 1t subsequently turned toward the north
While the horsemen pressed after the dogs, on
their way through the cover, the carriages and wag
ons In Of which the writor was having con-
cuded thus TO view the sport this OCCASION moved
toward the road running eastward. AS the cries
Of the scuryng pack sounded through the solitude OF
horsemen into Wow they made the Hrst dash into
the open. Which way would they runs Which
the best road to select to get vicwS These the
questions suggested the occupants OF the Carriages
while the horsemen were specializing the height
and Stiffness OF the fences they 10 encounter
Here ana there dog WAS seen meanwhile, plunging
through the cover, encouraged by tho Hunisman's
urging words to Gamestcr and Rausom and Regulator,
to Princess and Sporteen ana tho rest OF tho lot,
which were now steadily advancing toward tho outer
edge OF the wood on the east side.
THEY'RK OPT.
With loud cries and in u sweeping gallop the pack
running well together, we're presently charging
field In a bunch some fny yards beh nd him. As the
dogs emerged from tho wood the increased con-
sderably. Mr. Peet drew out from Tho ruck ana
directly after Mr.. Grswoid took the 1rsi fences
sderably ahead Of the othor horsenlen. The
whips horse-she same ono that got such
used all his fencos ut first, AZ II rendered tlmd
ty his late experiences He alterward cleared them,
confidence and do much better. His bad example ut
the start resulted IN pretty long line OF protests
rectIon Of Whip and spur In tho third or fourth
neli entered alter the start several Of the foremost
horses OF the lot following Mr.. Griswold aud Mr..
Poet turned tail fence quite iour feet nigh
but pressed on when rail- bad been removed.
ON THE ROAD.
The course ut this distance laid toward the north
east and II was evidont u would become prob
lem to US on The road how 10 keep the chase in view.
hiIly and pretty we'll wooded In parts and we CON-
mcnced to grow anxious. The commencement Of the
much we we're very oah 10 lose m While shss
rejecting them working speedily TO
Jercno POST Once and old Weslbury Post onice Al
first the dogs commenced to grow 'smail by degrees
ana beautifully ioss;'' tnen they totally disappeared.
Next the horses began 10 lessen thor proportions
until they had become almost small TO our yearn-
Ing VISION as the dogs were while before. Through
the bare trees we saw their fleeing forms got small
ana smaller as they sped In the chase;
we saw thcm bob-bobbIng fences and scud.
ding along the open till all at once the hills and
intervening trees shut out tho view, and white the
chase went ono way We wont another, with that IN
dcscribaDie sensation one experiences who, having
all his attention centred in one object, finds 1t sud-
denly disappear from his gaze, leaving HIM to open
his eyes on surroundings which in hts tmcnt
he has concluded find dstastcul. We grew
gloomy at the barrennesS OF the prospect spread be-
fore Us, ana with mingled feelings Of expectancy and
disappointment nastencd to the nearest road leading
north TO see the hunt once more II possible 1t was
bot until We had gone several miles, however, through
Hcksvile, around by Jericho and then Yves, that
eyes were gladdcDod by another glimpse OF tho
speeding field. Meantime The hounds had doubled,
but as we approached were again moving
northward Before striking down on their southerly
the dogs had run we'll the hoid had become
pretty well strung ouh Those VINO endeavored 10
follow straight were therefore running south alter the
dogs, while tho slower ones were going Dorthward
Soon the dogs turned eastward, ana this move
ment brought tho field pretty close together again.
About mile east OF jericho they crossed The turn
pike road ana ran up tho bull tho north sldc the
our carriages across the road, her horse
we'll in hand and taking her lcnces in good
jumping prettily and the young horse at her sido.
Mt Lcvey's groom was again unfortunate enough 70
get ttie fall yesterday, but previous day,
hc came of unhurt For about an eighth Of a milo
the cnase led up rather high hi beyond the OF
which the horsemen would disappear again, leaving
us 10 regret their hasiy departure Like some wei
come vision that too swiftly vanshes We had TO con-
tent ourselves with having seen them once again
little while,
Aud then % more.
In some other parts Of the county q much botter
view OF the chase could bo procured from the roads
than we obtained between the hills and groves that
mark the country horeabouts. Still tins was beau
iiiu place Tor a run, and the glnpses we caught Of
yesterdays chase were suggestive OF an intsrestp pg
hunt and one we'll worth iolown1 on the roads could
good view have been obtained repay one Tor the
venture.
rIxIsH.
A hurried run TO the northward by the first road
crossing the turnpike brought Us to hill a little TO
the east OF the one just crossed by hunters From
this point however, no view was obtainabie OF the
hcld ana, with some moro regrets. we turned our
Iaces towaru tho kennoi, near witch we arrived
shortly after three O'Clock in tho afternoon after
steady jog oil four or fvo mt,cs