The New York herald., 1878-03-24
QUEENS COUNTY HUNT.

TIE MEET AT ISLAND TREES, NEAR HEMP
STEAD AN AFTERNOON OF ''cHEcKs."
The meet OF the Queens County Hunt yesterday at
Island Trees--a fair sized cover miles east Of
HempstcaJ--was agr reeabe The fed was the largest
this spring, two LADIES' being oil the NUMBER while
twelve carriages, filed with farmers ana their fam-
hes made picture at the rendezvous not cas-
ily forgotten.
The day was superb Tor 1ne run. When the
hounds were uncouped they dashed through tho
toward the southeast and the huntsmen gailop-
ping on the plains about u quarter oil mile, there
was a check, tho sceut becoming cold. Numerous
times subsequently the pack at fault yet the
suit OF the afternoon was satisfactory. The Grst
stacle encountered was low fenco dividing un-
ploughed land which the majority OF the riders at
the first trial got over without difficulty. Then
wheeling to the northeast three or four more
formidable barriers were successfully met, with tho
exception OF one rider, who measured his length on
the ground. Still another jump aud a twist TO the
eastward brought the field again he plans, when
up a country road tnere was rafting gallop over q
quarter OF mile The pack was here again at fault,
and, after running through cover and taxing worry
pretily hall dozen OBSTACLES the Farmingdae turn
pike was reached. Here The farmers, men, women
children, left their houses and hurried TO the road
Snrs sa,u ho"nds nsena sh ave-, we,
ward ana, agan losing the scent. they went
IRON field 10 field anu from road ~ road
without avail. At ono tlmo they bore westward,
then the north aftcrwurd south, anu huaIly
toupd their way back to the Farmingdaie turnpike.
Tnen the old llne was tried the second time, which
took the huntsm out on the plans toward oyster
Bay. Halt mile this direcIiOn WITH three four
fine leaps, the hounds shot to the eastward at fair
pace, when II was thought that the scent found
all rcjoicod theteat; but this hope OF short
duration, az another check occurred 10 ew minutes
AT FAULT.
The huntsmen were jogging around In a circle near
the Furmingdale road Tor more than hall an hour.
Whom IN northenstly direction they slowly passed
over the fields IN sight OF the carriage folks, who
much pleased At tue excellent view they had Of
the huntsmen aad hounds. Four or five jumps
made this direction which led them over the track
Of the Central Railroad aud then bearing to the north
the tracks OF the Long Island road were crossed.
This led tho field up country road,
Rnd when hreeQuarters OF a mile mad been logged
over the hounds dushcd into the bordering tho
laue, and. following them, good jump was mad. All
got over safely, with tho exception OF youth from
Hampstead, whose horse fell, but he escaped without
serious njury.f More checks now occurred, and the
pack returned, bearing to the southwest, but soon
visited 10 the westward, which line, after nnif
dozen fields had been crossed and threc
small covers met, brought them to The road
leading 10 Jerusalem Statio1. Up this road they
at u fair pace. When trying the ploughed lands
there repeated checks, which at last became
the master o hounds turned his hunters head toward
Hicksvilie, when the afternoons amusement was
practically ended. The appearance OF tho visitors
tho Broadway OF Hicksviile created genuine sensa
ton. Although the run was devoid of the excite
ment that occasionally marks the reunions It.
joyahc. Tho distance gone over was fully twelve
miles.