The New York herald., 1877-10-04

make music enough to glad tho of who Ind
ever before heard tho rousing melody OF good sizcd
pack In full cry But then most OF the field
nhd no time to speculate on the musI-
cal part OF tho entertainment Tncy were
obliged TO keep tho alert, for occasionally a
horse would turn tail his fences and only tako
them whom some leader had touched n rail and thus
lcssened tho task OF clearing ,hem For tho Arst milo
or SO wo were not much divided among ourselves
Tho huntsman and whip wore right with the hounds,
and at least Ave or six Of behind-as
close cared 10 be-for there was every
indication OF a long ana pretty fast run. noticed
as We sped onward that the huntsman stuck
close to his pack. Tho dogs through tho rails and
thor master cleared them. He not mounted on
thoroughbred either, but on GOOD jumper OF no
notable breeding that wont at his task with a will
About tho second milo line hunters commenced
TO got strung out Tho master, or huntsman,
and whip held their places. but their fol-
lowers wcrc iewcr by far than vt tho start.
JACK HoRSER.
or the dead nothing but what is good has been for
many long years an accepted maxim, though IL has
been recently contondcd that of the dead nothing but
what Is true" would be justcr one. In either event
it be said Of poor dead little Jack Horncr that in
tho FIRST two miles OF Yesterdays hunt
he acted nobly He took tho fences largo
aud small and with fair estimate OF their
size just cleared them ALL About the close OF tho
econd milo, while we were going quite u warm
uniting pace, Mr. Griswold his "nag'' at q q We.
hrrcd fence II clearly taken but the horse icli
| o his knees at tho other side, and Mr. Griswold
slipped on striking his shoulder. A moment alter no
| wa up and on Indeed, he would not have fallen
at but for trivial accident BY oversight his
ma neglected to puta stop In front Of of the rings
OF tc maftngalo, and in taking the jump tho ring
tar
bronht the horse down and the rider with him. After
hr etswo,d camo Jack Horncr next the wrtor-ali
safely over. ovcrtaking Mr.. Blasson IN the
| Held ,cyond with tho huntsman and Whip
Just ahad noticed that his horse appeared a little
distrcsd. He cascd him then ana lett him TO send
oack 70 i'm the man riding Noble, who was some way
oil TO III right About this time the hunt was at It's
hciShI Zoorowsk, who had boon riding we'll
/ front, ha dropped back lttle and Mr. wag.
stan had found his mount hard to manage
ana was al little TO tho rear. Mr.. Pect was doing
| nicely on rsuader Mr.. Purdy having occasion 10
cheek MS prdy littlc mare had not tried hold his
/ position IN the front, and was consca uentiy
missed from ir ranks. The hounds had run fairly
thus far, by means TOO speedily
A good, steat hunter could have followed ,hcm
very easily. Pity soon they. ike tho gentlemen
following thcm,9ud number a few straggors Il
was all very veto cry "hoion and urge them on
still thoir compasvc greenncss and tho distance
covered commcnc' TO toll on them, and wo wore
forced to leave a I. behind. Meantime / had come
within hailing dance or Mobiles rider and sent
/ him back 10 Mr. Blossoms rcliec In a little
whlc estimate that we had covered
over four miles Of aund aud had taken at least a
score Of fences. soowc crossed a road, which gave
usa chance for two mps in quick succession, tbcn
dashed through cornld and wcrc presently In New
i Cassol Wood
/ THE Rsr CHECK.
| In this wood wo rclvcd our nrst check Tho
hounds seemed iot tho moment to lose
the scent; the humans whip was raised
as signal not to prostoo closely on him. and vo
reincd our painting stecds give the pack chance 10
take up tho lost aga There was some scurrv.
Ing and ioragng In thc Ud, through which, by tho
way, we could ride ncatthc undcrbrusn pc,ne low
enough not 10 Interfere nd tall trcos frequent
enough greatly 70 impede progress Presently tho
lenders of the pack, rtom and Regulator, gave
| tongue again. Then We idd Bouncer and Ssnguinc,
Gamcser and Nmrod AMI 10 rost Joining In The CRY
| aud pressing onward totaopcn Out we sped into
! the opcn skirtng Inc wldland rodc along briskly
altor tho pack. Alter artof about q milo 10 tho