The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-17
QUEENS COUNTY HUNT.
THE MEET AT GARDEN c1rY-A KEEN RUN
WITH MANY JUMPS

THE MEET AT GARDEN cIrY-A KEEN RUN
WITH MANY JUMPS
The meet OF the Queens County Hunt yesterday
well attended. The rendezvous al the motel,
Garden CITY, where several farmers and q score Of
ladies IN carriages welcomed the nuutsmen very
heartily. preliminary canter OF two miles and
quarter was made TO The westward, when In u small
held the hounds were uncoupled. The day was hne.
The horses and hounds in excellent condition ana tho
huntsmsn ready ana eager for the The pack bore
away to the eastward, and before 200 yards
had been gone their earnest music left no
DOUBT In the minds OF the riders as TO a
good scent Away they went al clipping
pace through untenced fields Of brush wbcn after
being gone five minutes, the first obstacle vas en-
counisred. This a still rail fence, the leaders
taking it admirably but lew refused yet persever
ance at last succeeded, aud in good time all were
the other side The country now reached wus made
up Of fine farm land, and tho fields not bcin large,
frequent jumps were had, and Tho huutsmen early IN
the run DO an TO feel that they were IN Tor good
thing When q country side road had boon crossed,
which required two "lops' to accomplish, ten fields
we're gone over straight arrow, and iuiy us
many barriers taken without reducing anybody 20 The
infantry division, aud the keen sport sent the blood
ungng through the veins OF aii alike, huntsmen as
well lockers on, for the north turnpiKc leading TO
'crCno tue carrasc tolks W see most oi the
run. For awhile tho hounds wnirled TO the north
ward, alter twenty minutes had expired, the scent In
conseq uence growing cod but they soon roctined
their mistake, and then again flashing on the essery
line they mado up Tor lost time by going over The
ground very last. The turnpike was reached after
almost insurmountabc barrier had been met and
vauquished, when up the road IT ratshng eaIiop,
hounds and huntsmen shot like bullet the thud
OF the horses sounding on the hard earth like squad
OF cavalry. Two minutes along the turnpike saficed,
and the hounds twisting northeast, fields
were found and many jumps with them. BY this
sharp work, about one hail oil the riders were thrown
out and they had but little pleasure tho balance of tho
afternoon. Some jumps OF tho many thai were
made by the successful followers over the farm lands
close together, ana II required quick ego and
horse hat could jump big to DO the work ceany
without bringing It's rider to grief. The railroad
track crossed in the nortbeasterly course, aud
the village Of Westbury skir,ed by the buntsmen,
many OF the people mounting fences TO obtain bot
ter view Of tho "red coats"
mile beyond the railroad track the hounds
whrled to the eastward and ihcn hall milo further
hilly, but II contained fencss that only able
DO taken by four or two OF the huntsmeu crackiDg
aaop soon brought those near the pack again across
tho railroad track, when, with u merry spin down
lano ana into the Jericho turnpike, the scent led
the hounds out on Hampstead Plains. Here the fox,
big gray fellow, was raced 10 view, and the excite
ment was OF the keenest nature. The pace grew
faster and tho days sport then 10 eud. For
awhile Rcynard the direction OF the Kennel at
Meadow Brook, out cofniug TO the conclusion, doubt.
less that over IN that neghborhood was the poorest
place world In and sale refuge, he bounded of
south westerly directoD wnerc, Tor timc, he seemed
10 have q cnance to save his brush, but as II turned
out was OF 10 avail as at point on the plains one
mile and nall northeast oil Garden Cty his career
abruptly checked, aud his death occurred. But
hall OF the held were UP at tho hnsh
The run was one OF tno best OF the spring meets,
ana all logged homo with feeling OF thank funess
The meet next Wednesday viii be at Mineola fifteen
minutes TO i've +. N.