The New York herald., 1879-08-12
First Meet Of the Queens
County Hunt Club.
A SPL E N DID RU N.
Reynard Captured After a Brilliant Chase
of Forty-Fwe Minutes.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

familiar to Newporters the scene of connections
Of another sort. Here the Narragansett Gun Club
has its pigeon shooting grounds and the banging OF
frequent fowling pieces keeps the atmosphere from
stagnation. To-day the first meet this island
Of the Queens County Hunt was the extra
ordinary occasion that made Buyers centre Of
interest. Two miles back from the sea. in the very
centre of the island the situation is as pleasant and
rural any in Rhode Island To go by road from
Newport the distance is three miles, dry
and dusty road. wholly unsuggestive or fox hunt
ing. To-day garing had scorched the fields
and puverized the dust to the last degree of fine
ness The earliest bird going to the meet heavy,
numbering barouohe whose occupants determined
to be ahead OF time, bowled along amid q cloud Of
its own raising and remained practically invisible
until it emerged like ship from fog ut the gate
way of the pigeon ground. For fifteen minutes il
was the solitary vehicle in the place. and an unob-
structed view of the country amply repaid Its enter
prise Rolling fields crossed by irregular stone
walls gave suggestion OF some parts of the English
hunting country, a resemblance which certain con-
trasts served rather to heighten than diminish.
A LEIcEsrERsHIRE SCENE REPRoDUcED.
A cornheld or two and an occasional high, rickety
fence of peculiarly American pattern told the true
ST. ory of the location. A little later, when the
stream of carriages and drags from Newport had
filled up the ground, and the huntsmen and whips
with the pack of hounds in close order. came upon
the scene il would almost have deceived native Of
Lecestershire into believing he stood upon his
mother SOIL moving windmill in the back
ground helped to heghten the deception. and had
the hour been noon instead Of five p NJ. and had
the blazing August sun been changed for leaden
clouds and drzzling rain the oldest dog of
country man in the English midland shires mighs
have been taken in. complete the likeness.
By halfpast five than sixty vehicles had assem-
bled. There four drags-namely. those Of
Messrs. Havemeyer, Hugo Fritsch. o. L. Whiting
and Perry Belmont. and the number and style of the
other equipages gave the idea that the polo ground
upon lively day had suddenly been transferred to
Buyers farm. Among the more distinguished per.
sons present wefe:-
PROMINENT PERSONS PRESENT.
Congressman Pound. OF Wisconsin, Congressman
and Mrs. Morton. of New York; Professor Gibbs. Of
Harvard: Professor Shields. Of Princeton; Mr.. and
Mrs. Pierre Lorillard. Mr.. Theodore A. Ha vemeycr
and family. Mr.. Perry Belmont Mr. and Mrs.
Kemeys. Mr.. & Mrs. Augustus L. Whiting. Mr. and
Mrs. David King. Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. Meredith
Rowland. Mr. and Mrs. s. Rowland. Mr.. Frederic
Sheldon Mr.. G. w. Thorn, Mr.. aud Mrs. James p.
KernocAan, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Fame. Mr. George
r. Fearing Mr.. and Mrs. August Belmont. Mr..
George Tiffany. General and Mrs. Robert B. Potter
Mr. c. Potter. Colonel and Mrs. N. NJ. Beckwith Mr..
Royal Phelps, Mrs. Daniel Torrance. Mr.. Irving
Grinnell Mr.. Hugo o. Fritsch. Mrs. Faran Stevens
Mr. Aahlon Sands. Mr.. A. T. Rice. Mr. James Galla-
tin Mr. j. G. Heckscher, Mrs. C. F. Chickering. MT.
william Redmond. Mr.. Goold Redmond. Mr. Do
Forest Grant. Mr.. Harry Oelrichs. Mrs. E. A. Post,
Mr.. T. Van Buren,. Mrs. C. H. Baldwin. Mrs. o.
Goelet, Mr. W. Kane. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Kane. Mrs.
L. s. Clymer. Miss s. L. Blatchford. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thornton, Mr.. John whipple. Mrs. Ely Cod
dard, Mr.. +. S. G.. dc Hauteville Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry s. Fearing. Mr.. W. H. Whtehouse.
Mrs II. Mott. Judge Munson and the Misses Potter
rance De Loosy. Goddard and Livingston. all from
New York; Mr.. Farman Rogers Mr. and MRS. Tn.
Kirtley. Mr.. and Mrs. Atherton Blight. Mr.. Green-
ough and Mr. G. +. Tyler. from Philadelphia Gov.
ernor and Mrs. Carroll. the Misses Carroll and Mr.
NJ Cushing Mr. and Mrs. I. F. Cushing Mr.. s. H.
whitwell. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gray and Mr.:
the swedish legation; Mr.. Bludhorn. Of the Aus:
tran Legation; Mr.; Colt. from Hartford; Mr. and
Mrs Edwin G. Cushman. of St. Louis; Lieutenans
STARTING ON THE DRAG CHASE
The traditional red coats were worn by several
members of the hunt. including Mr r; Mortimer.
Mr.. Frank Iselin and. of course. by Mr. Franz Girls
void. who ohciaed doubly as the master of the
first whipper-in. The field also included Mr. Fairman
Rogers, Mr.. L. W. Davis. Mr.. John whipple. Mr. $.
Mortimer. and several ladies' drag fox had been
worked easy earlier in the afternoon.
and shortly before six O'Clock the huntsman and his
pack, followed by several of the field. filed GUS
OFF the scent. He led them across a field. Just in
front of the meet giving the spectators fine view
of the hounds working across country, and OF the
huntsman and fed following across the fences.
Within five minutes they had gone out OF sight. the
pack working slowly on faint scent owing to the
dryness of the ground For the majority Of the
spectators this moving panorama OF motticd
hounds and red coats was the end of the spectacis
The few who knew the ropes. however. had got on
the ground before this. and we're driving away Tor
dear life in the direction of Glen Mitchell. threa
miles distant. Here live fox was to be liberated
and here the sport became earnest.
SLY REyNARD LOOSE.
few minutes wait after hard drive and tho
brying OF the hounds was heard. followed im-
medately afterward by glimpse of the red coats
OF the huntsmsn and his nearest followers as they
STYLE The fox had been released at this point juso
previously. and. as he had got away pretty vigor.
ousy, the next mile lively one. with Mr..
Griswold well ahead. mounted on hne grays
taking fences and stone walls AS they came in
splendid style. Mr.. Zobrowski was ut his heess
and the field close behind. They ratified away
the final mile, to the admiration and amaze
ment OF the country people VINO nad turned ou. s
quake could hardly have turned the Inhabitants OF
the farm houses out of doors more cfcctually Ono
enthusiastic farmer ran for quarter OF mile across
the field with croquet mallet in his hand. seeni-
ingly bent on getting crack at the game somehow.
Another rustic welded a shotgun and kept weather
eye open in hopes of getting in some fine work IL
the happened to come in his way. The prevailing
impression seemed to be that the gentlemen in red
be instantly killed. for the safety OF the neigh
borhood In facs. during the confusion OF the mo-
more bewdered spectators OF the genter sex that
it not the iox but the gontlemen in red coats
who had gone mad and that both fox and hounds
were their Legitimate game.
SPLENDID FINISH.
The hunt was beautifully finished in field over
looking the slope adjoining the waters of the ease
passage. The had been in view for several heldss
and was overtakcn by the hounds and killed In
while trying to get the stone wall for
further run The brush given to Miss Coats
daughter of Mr.. James Coats. a lady who had fol-
lowed the whole and who was In at the
DEATH after taking the fences OF tho hnat
mile in most gallant fashion, her mount
being Higgins, thoroughbred horse and capital
hunter. Miss whpple, though not in at the death.
went bravely during the early part OF the run ana
jumped her fences in fine style. Among the others
of the field who in at the death we're Mrs
Richard Peters. MIR. Harter. Mr.. Mortimer and Cap
tain Candy. The run from beginning to hnish nao
taken about three quarters of an hour. and the ds.
tance nearly six miles across country: Thc
sport entirely successful in every way and grese
credit is due to Niessrs Griswod aud Zobrowski.