The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-02
FOX HUNTING.

FINE MEET OF THE QUEENS COUNTY HUNT
AN NOTORIOUS DEATH FOR POOR EKY-
NARD.
A special meeting OF the Queens County Hunt came
of yesterday very enjoyable way at Garden City.
Tho being of the most delightful kind Tor the
season the attendance both Of regular Of
hunt and of amateurs was unusually large and the
sport excellent.
The forenoon train conveyed to Garden City party
OF about twenty ladies' and gentlemen who intended 10
participate in the days amusement The same train
which out the knights Of tho whip and spur,
gcther with their grooms, brides and saddles, carried
out also poor Reynard, the victim Of the day, who
carefully slowed away bag in charge Of the two
men who to "drag' with him a portion OF the
country. The hunt therefore, intended to be partly
''drag' and partly after the fox The usual
time for starting the is o'cock but yester.
day on account OF the hard frost the ground, It
was deemed advisable defer the hour, hoping that
the sun would sufficiently soften the turf to admit OF
taking out the horses without danger OF accident
Strictly speaking there should have been no hunt for
she frost was too deep in tho ground TO conduct It
all on the ground and the fox on hand II was
resolved foreRo the exciting pleasure Of
OFF COVER
By three O'Clock fifteen OF the regular members OF
the hunt aud twenty three other riders-the most OF
the latter being farmers belonging to the negnbor-
tho made. The impatient hounds were
unkcnneled and g'ad TO feel tho SOD beneath their
the 5 air. Along the road, near
the kennel, an extended limo OF carriages
70 the number Of between twenty and THIRTY, ,s wa:
the scene with interest. When everything was IN
readiness the hunsman's horn set the field IN motion
aud away they all went IN gallant style across the
fields q southeastcriy direction for about NILE
This continued till the outskirts OF Hampstead
we're reached. AS the field was quito numerous, and
hOrsom0n rOdO Tor Same part OF sh0
fences the riders strung out SO rs to cover long
strip OF ground Ia the drss TWO or three milos there
| we're no falls OF any account The PACK Kept
the fresh scent pretty we'll, though they wore some.
4 As
madc curve townrd the southeast, when beautiful
galfop Of nearly three miles bad across the plains
Here there were but few jumps OF any account and,
the hounds kceny kept tho scent, this portion Of
tho run was most Interesting Notwithstanding the
hardness OF the ground tho horses were sometimes
put to their mette, and 1t Is very fortunate
| that serious accidents did not mar tho days
enjoyment After crossing the plains at not speed tho
| hounds bore their course more toward the south
the side Of Uniondac. Tho run continued IN this
and then dash OF the pack Tor a short distance
the wrong SCENT By this time couple OF riders had
out OF their saddles through the fault OF their
horses refusing fences which they could easily have
cleared but for the fear which they cvnced OF capng
! on the frozen ground.
Hunters and hounds traversed Union Dale and on
the extremity OF that place made new start
| in a porthcrly direction, facing Barnum's avenue.
| Here the hounds became more confident OF being ON
tho right scent and ran swiftly, but without giving
much tongue toward the northeast At this point OF
tho chase another OF riders lost their seats with
out injury to themselves or much damage TO their
horses. The pack were now hot upon the warm
scent Of tho fox, which was at that moment
between two and three mites ahead OF them. The
field, as is always the did not ride togeiner tho
presence OF many oorly trained horses and lew 10.
different riders preventing their doing so. Some OF tho
countrymcn Jagged lar behind, although three Or
Sounds a nSp' tho whip The chase took
northeastcrly direction toward q spot dcsg-
natod as Island Of rrees The country , wa; socEa
more formidable and tho leaps involved greater risk
than at the sturt IL said however, that 10 obvatc
this difficulty the men In charge OF tho drag received
Instructions down rail or two when Il might
be necessary. This is nothing strange, when the
dangerous condition Of the ground Is considered and
also tho tact that some ladies in the saddle.
| THE DEATH.
As the hounds TOOK OCCASIONAL sweep 10 right or
lett their deviation from the straight line allowed
number Of the second class riders TO Get nearer tho
pack. Al place called EAST Mesdowerook, about
| halt milo from the kennel and not far from tho
starting point the tox was let loose III nno open
Held, the dogs being then at least hall mile from
poor poor 10" iox. who was utterly ignorant Of the
fact mat danger threatened hum or that b:
! whose sounds he hoard III the distance. instead OF
taking his heels lay down In the held where tho
American iox, who did not seem 10 possess any
denuite idea OF fear than either Israel Putnam or
Andrew Jackson. On came tue eager pack Tue nunt'-
man, whippcr- in and another horseman cleared tho
two last fences, yet the fox did not stir, and as
| tue pack bounded tor him the men 10 charge kept
| them back till the foremost riders disniounted
! and knocked him the head aud thus terminated
the Sport The brush awarded 10 tho drst Of tho
two ladies in at the death and tue pads became the
| trophies oil the Iour foremost nuntsmen. The run,
| which had been most enjoyable one, covered Alto
gcther distance o:about Ten miles. short mc be-
| fore he death a stout gentleman, who rode hnc
| chestnu coiored mare named Madsc IN Kentucky
horse aced tho fence, which she took, but DIS
located the Joint Ioreeg above the hooi and
por the muscles thus rendering hef utterly
useless Tor any purpose whatever shortly alter sun
| down the huntsmcn dismounled at Garden city. A
number of gentlemen ana ladies' renamed there Tor
tho uie hi and the others returned 10 New York on