, 1877-10-14

.frfr }0rt |Forld, OH, II.
The secoud day with tho hounds Of the Queens
County pack great Improvement upon the run
Of last week, and the changes in the personnel of
the field Indicate that the sport will attract many
riders. The meet yesterday was at the kennels at
East Meadow Erook Farm, Jamaica Plains. The
little o-story farmhouse. an irregular wooden
structure is almost shut out of view OF the road by
the trees ami sllrnbbery in the front yard.
Turning into lanc Oh the east Of the honsc one
comes upun Il capacions ssabie-yard with Two
large barns upon the right and IL building set
upon stills, which looks as it it might
have been corn-crih once upon time. In the
first barn OH the right kept the horses and
hunting pnraphcrnalia. Here are four horses, 4
cob which is used in the depot wagon, the two
chestnut hunters ridden by Mr.. Griswold and the
whip. and thoroughbred horse named Darnlcv,
bought by Mr. Griswold from the Lor1lard stutl.
In the next building are the kennels. the dogs IN
roony box and the bitches in another. while in
separate compartments Of the comfortable - hos
pilal three fund mothers, possessing between
them some seventeen blind puppies.
In tie ncghborhood of the old n-crib ycster-
day s,Enns scent was pcrcePtlbe. which wls cx;
planned when the door was opened anu several
saucy- looking red foxes ssulking in one corner
we're revealed. In the cottage i ajm}y-decoratsd
,oo with , nMnhsr M ,, 1f bFaIhes n s;;cs eoash n;s
gloves, etc., il occupied BY Mr. Griswold, the
luntsn,an who lives here during the season
Over the ole wooden 1nanf:lpiece i hne
scrintion. .1Paintcd - by G. II! Tnzner; engraved
by Charles Hunt; published BY Ackerman y Co.,
81; Strand. 1s35'' The picture is full Of ife>-
three or four hunters taking fences in the fore
ground, the pack ahead with the fox in the d's-
tlncr and it has beneath 1t an odd old hunting
song, whose best merit is its age.
The sky was clear and blue YESTERDAY, and cool
west wind cane over the plain. score OF cur
riage- loads OF neiEhboEs md few friends drove
up 10 tue farm, and when the hounds were coupled
and led out there were present Mr. F. Gray Girls
weld. IIuntsnan and Master OF Hounds; Fitzpat-
rick. the whip, both in pink and on their chestnut
thorouehbred bay, eeIdins;, Mr.. zboIowski,
in pink, on 3 big dark bay; Mr. Hermnn
Oe1richs a powerful gray horse;, Ar,
Lloyd BEice, in black bat and coat and drab
lutte. str. Eliot Roosevelt on black hunter. Mr.
1;oach on Sultan, Mr.. Ticehurst on AT, ". E.
Peet's Persualcr, Nr. Center 3 groom rltlng new
horse of bis, anu son OF one OF the nelghpoTln9
FARMERS. who was the M nrst OF the yeomanry TO
across the plain for about j mile and half, with
the hounds at his horscs heels, the whip behind
keeping them together, and the rest OF tue parY
riding Slowly behind them, followed by the car
riaees. In 1leld back Of the barn Of Farmer
Sprayg the couples were taken off thc HOUNDS,
und. after running ueryons1y here and there for q
few minutes, glving low whines and wagglng their
tails like mad, they struck the scent OF the !oA
and gaye tongue in decp-monthed Chorus Wh.sn
nude the plain musical as they LED The way to te
northeast over the first fence they dew into tue
next field, With Mr. Griswold, the huntsnau,
at their heels, merri}y winding h1s morn a's anu
followed by Fitzpatrick and the deid anild chorus
Of talIy-hos At this fence 3ir. Roosevelts horse
did not rise enough and went down, his rider grl-
ting cropper, hut he WIS up asan ana altel tns
rest Immediately. Across this neg ne nuhtssn ,
fairly dew their bright coIors outlined asalTst the
autumnal brown Of the plain: Ar. Griswo'd Was
over the second fence first, then came tue WHIP, |
then persuadec refused with NF. .Ticehuzst WHO !!