Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-16
HUNTING THE FOX HUNTERS.
A Cavalcade of SpOrtsmen Attended by
q Posse Of Officerx.

A Cavalcade of SpOrtsmen Attended by
a Posse Of Officers.
SCENES AT THE START AT THE ARLINGTON HOTEL
AGENT KEYS SORRY MOUNT-PoLICE OFFICER
SLACK WILLING TO JUMP HIS HORSE wTfH ANY
OF THsM-THE PARTIES COMPRISING THE .HUNT'-
Fox's LIFE AND MANY SORE LIMBS PROBABLY
SAVED BY THE ACTION OF THE s. P. C. A.
party of gentlemen met this morning in front
OF the Arlington hotel and rode out to Gen. Beales
| farm, about three miles from the city, where ar
rangements have been made for fox hunt. The
fox, which is a gray one, has been on exhibition
| for some days in window of dining-room on F
| street The hour for the rendezvous was fixed at
| IL o'clock. Public interest in the event was eX-
cited to some extent by the action OF the Society
% ,oi tne r oi C,uelty 10 ANIMALS IN pup
signature OF the president of the society, Judge
Macarthur, notifying all parties who should en-
gage in the fox hunt that they would be prosecuted
under the provisions Of the law Tor the prevention
| OF cruelty to animals
ALEXANDRIA sPoRTsMEN.
The FIRST members of the party that appeared at
| the Arlington were Messrs. d. s. Windsor W. T.
| Finley, Dr. SnOwden and w. E. Janney, all from
! Alexandria, who had been invited to take part in
| the hunt They were dressed in their ordinary
business suits, but wore either long boots leather
le2g1ngS. Their horses were fine looking animals
| and were evidently well bred The keen cold air
| OF the morning kept them. dancing on the pave
ment In their impatience to be moving, and their
riders found it to be more comfortable TO stand on
| the sidewalk and watch colored boys hold their
steeds by the bit.
| were the next arrivals. The former wore pair of
yellow gloves, with gauntlets, put otherwise was
attlred In his usual street costume: Major Armes
| remarked. in a rather discontinued tone to a STAR
| reporter: "The publication in the newspapers OF
what the society proposed to do has kept good
go to the farm by themselves. That win be espe-
cially the case with the ladies'"
"Oh, yes, we will have fox hunt, he continued,
l In anil ffN a nn1f n
will be any interference, and then, besides will
| be outside OF the District"
AGENT KEY APPEARS
A suppressed murmur ran through the little
group OF spectators that had gathered about the
horses, when looking up Vermont avenue. Police
Officer Slack, accompanied by Agent Key, OF the 8.
p. c. A., was seen gently ambling down, on horse
back AT once the interest was directed towards
awaited with nearly breathless suspense. They
rode calmly up TO the group: and then stopped.
M vn on aTe Gp ~ 10 hey y1 ana S S aofupt
~ am not talking now,' was the guarded reply.
81 can't Say what will do" He then directed Mr.
B!unt's attention to Judge MacArthur's published
| notice
Mr.: Blunt glanced over the copy OF the paper
which Mr.. Key handed TO him as II he hao seen 1t
for the first time. and then handing it back, said,
| In an irritated tone:
,"If Judge Macarthur can stand that sort of a
He then rode over to Officer Slack and asked him
| In low tone II he had any warrants Receiving
negative answer. he said to the group of hearers:
"It's all right. boys. They haven't any warrants,
and they can't arrest us"
IL having been decided that the hunt should pro-
ceed, some OF the spectators began to chan Mr..
|. Key about his mount, which was rather bOny
animal with decided shambling gate
"Wel!, SAID Agent Key, IN vindication of his own
taste 10 horse flesh. this Is the second horse have
had this morning. 1t does not come within $50 per
cent OF being good horse, but it's the best could
do. know what good horse is. could get along
through the woods faster on my tricycle. than on
Some one intimated to Officer Slack that he could
not keep up with the rest, which aroused his lndig
nation, as he especially prideS himself his horse
! flesh. He then and there declared that he could
jump five foot Six fence, and intimated that II
others could do as well he would like to see them,
| that was all.
Mr. KEYS PLANS.
| While this was going on Agent Key said to q
| STAR reporter:
IL propose to see what these people are going to
do. II they hunt ana kill that fox will arrest
every one. Those are my instructions and intend
| to carry them out, and 1t won't make any differ
ence who the people are. have other Officers and
they will go with me as far as the District line.
When cross the District line will remove my
badge. There are laws against cruelty to animals
in Maryland, but whether the authorities viii pros
ecute or not remains to be seen."
| The little group OF horsemen received few more
additions, but 1t was stated that the majority Of
| OF meeting Shortly before IL O'Clock
| THE PROCESSION STARTED.
IL comprised the four gentlemen from Alexandria
Mr.. s. A. Robertson and Major Armes, Police Officer
| Slack on his prancing steed with Agent Key amb-
ling along at his side brought up the rear and thus
the cavalcade passA up the street and out into the
country At the 14thstreet circle they were Joined
by Miss Bayard, who was finely mounted, and q
young lady, who was attended by groom. The
other mem6ers OF the party who win participate In
| the hunt are said to be Henry G. Dulaney, g. R
Tompkins. r Z. Goldsborough. William Enstis,
| Heiskell, Dr.. Darling and e. C. Blunt
Mrs Secretary Chandler is said to have interested
herself In this matter, as member OF the SP.C.A,
and she has used her influence to prevent the ladies
| from taking part in the sport.
The arrangements are TO give the fox q start OF
an hour before letting the dogs on the trail Some
| ono said, who professed to know:
"lt's gray fox, and viii run very crooked
/ ! DISCOURAGED By THE PRESENCE OF OFFICERS
| Word received later from Agent Key was to the
eject that there were only twelve fox hunters out,
ana most OF these returned on account OF the pres
ence OF the ofdcers and the agent OF the society.
! WHAT GIN. SHRRMAN SAYs-Gen. Sherman IL
credited with saying that he had not used Senator
VanceB name In connection with the Je6. Davis
| matter; that Mr.. Vance was In no way connected
/ with the case. When he gets ready, he says, he
/ VIII make Qfat0m0Dt through tho War deu0Ft-