The sun., 1878-11-03
RErN4RD'S ESCAPE.
Ecsierday's Chase or the Queens County Hunt
Ended at the Edge OF swamp.

A bright November sun shonc over the
stubble fields about Garden City yesterday rs
the members Of the Queens County Hunt mus
tered for the first fox hunt Of tho month. There
were eighteen gentlemen riders present. in
cuding such well known fox hunters IA Harry
Oolrichs. Pierre Lorillard. Jr I. Zalorowski.
W. Murray Livingston. Robert Ccltcr and
others. Among the ladies were Mrs. W. Mui-
ray Livingston Miss Payson and Miss Lorillard.
Most Of the gentlemen wore the regulation red
coat. and white brrcches with high top boots.
nni tho ladies appeared in neat riding habits Of
black or dark brown unrclicycd 10y ornament.
At quarter to ? O'Clock the c5,valcadc. followed
10y scattering string Of carriages and fnrm
wagons. moved on tn" grass plot in front of the
Garden city Hotel For couple ~ miles they
kept IN westerly direction. bringing up In
k"llum avenue at point several hundred
yards north Of the windmill. Here the hounds
took w the sccni. giving tongue in a way
tnnt rrde tue horses prnnee uud curVrt about
o." ruud. Tho huntSm"n rode nj the fence in
luG lu Nr clearing % one after another without
m>hap. For mi, to the westward the riders
Kept up "A rutilirG pace, ST. pping Tor 40 hedge.
,i'h or obstruction ni any kind Tho ladies'
nsE"i somewhat IN ne rear, but whipped NJ
thrir streds now an 4 then.
AZ franklin square the hounds wei nj ~ 60 tho
nnrthWurl. the hunters following them and
lrn,lis HE slow carriages nnd wagonS 10 mako
tho h'~t oi ih'lr why across country. Coming
through the folds OuthCir there was some
tIrupiug. I'm which Mos g. Sanford and Ocl-
rlchs specially di-' 'iugu shed themselves. Back
o. thr hbcl the hounds Jagged the scent seem
ing 90 have lost i's freshness. This IL ac-
counted for by 'hc fat that John Gillicorn. who
WE chnrged with locking after tho drag.
took ou. 70 tame inN and failed 10 drag i
about rup"rly. Tho operation OF dragging ."
consists in lrHdii. the uuiniul over the course
ly a string few hours before tho hunt Some
iimr7 au "i ,-"d hnE Is dragged around in
Nhcn ia, part, rolc across the lawn in front
oi il. hNtnl 40 "a Hl"k. u wis ANNOUNCE u that
O. r"al fos WG. iu II ~ 81 them THIS um", and
/ That better port might he cN prcnI. TIE dogs
started 30 iu lu'lcry. ana chUut~men suurrfd
a'trr. SHy'rll i'u 'Ds were taken in iln' style
ewrii i." rt"r~ siaiuni} rrmsin; out into q
/ long lnn. lurNt 'ng promised q HIl'udid
n'terno.u' b huni. buy ,.gdd.nly the loa was an;
/ bounced to Ns" !, ~t." Tho hunters di~nouhted
| ana piuidod through liarnum's SWAMP in
/ search OF lim. the hound, nos"d about through
/ TIE uud iu-h and miro, and those IN the car
rag out~.d waite, patiently, j, suit. no fox.
tNrrlhub !u"h'i dlfap'nt"i. especially the
/ laii's, who had ridden Euinuuy f"r tho cN-
/ I"'tfd pads and brush. There was mo- help
| 'or I, hoN,N r. ANA hlnH the party logged 20
/ the kruurI where some time was spent In cx-
umiuiug tlIr tWu tame foxes shut NJ In pen.
NoWel r Us iIYl o-,l 90 tIk" ono oi them ont
| amt rll" nitcg him. hut tho proposal was not
Coming lack on the train tho question was
moot,l Whrtl"4 There had n"rl any fox ~ all in
! the ehuse. Ihr Master of tho Hounds j. quite
| positive ihut - iox was lost yrsirrduy some
/ where In Buruum', Nwump. On ~" other
/ hand. .ovrrul iucul,"rs of the " Hunt ur' q
/ from beginning 10 cnd. llrmlStead gentle
] man wuu watched John Guucuru leading the
/ tame fox around iy string during tho curly
lHrf Df f.'i. day. d. orriHiu that tho drag was
/ not continued ieyond Garden CIV Hotel. a fac,
/ lhat w,u.d -.'m to favor tho Master of the
/ Hounds theory. mat th'r" Wn- y loN "a III,
! laughed good naiui.il over urr di-appoiut-
! Iucut, and llNIlU fcG H. ttrE 4uck ueAt tmc.'