Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-28

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The members Of the American Atm
,etic Club enjoyed their regular Thanks
eivipg-day hare and hound.chase yes
terday. At an early hour in the morn
INK Pettit's Hotel, in Jamaica, tne
starting point was filled with we ~
developed young men. IL was Mte' ~
o'clock, however, before all the hares
and hounds arrived. The young men
Al once dopued their shirts, tights, aua
rnnnipr.shoes. and at l0l the start was
made. The harcs were Messrs. bolden'
Muir. and Gerow. When the word was
given. they started up Jamaica avenue
sta rspid pace. At each stride tney
dropped small pieces Of fancy-coiorea
t;ssne.paper. and when the hounds
started, six minutes later, the hares hau
: lead of fully q mile. The hounds
were Messrs. Watkins, Robinson,
R.;cbers. Hobson. Boedecker. Open
h,imer. Hitchman, Martin, Young,
yelling, Briggs, Jaime, Bueher'
Simpson, Knoblock, Brady, May,
Giet, and Paynter. all Of the American
Clab: and Sullivan and Fox, of the
Dauntless Rowing Club. Mort
Bishop acted as master, and Richman
and Pretzfelder were the whips.
The course was up Jamaica avenue
for about q quarter Of a mile, thence
into the woods over the Clover hilis'
and through fields and briar patches
until Flushing was reached. After TINS
the feet footed athletes took the WOODS
again and managed TO strike Jamaica
avenue. A long run brought them
back to the hotel. On the journey
the boys passed a number OF hun
ters and dogs, and they aston
isbed the good farmers OF Jamaica
and Flushing by the daring manner
in which they cleared hedges and fences.
when the perspiring youths reached the
hotel they were spattered with mud
and their clothes were tattered ana
torn, but judging from their sparkling
eyes and pleasant countenances they
thoroughly enjoyed the sport. The
bares arrived at the hotel at l2:l2 ana
beat the hounds by just three minutes:
To wind up the day, both hares ana
hounds sat down together to a bounti-
ful COLLATION. and related incidents OF the
run amid the popping of champagne
cOrks.
The New-Yofk Hare and Hounds.
the Oldest barrier club in America, held
its holiday cross-country paper chase
at Mount Vernon. At ll:25 A. NJ.
James A. Oudin started the hsreS-
Waldo Morgan and II. ii. Treadwell-
of with their supply Of bits of paper
TO distribute along the route to give the
hounds the " scent" They took d.
rection toward Pelham and gave the
pack of hounds long stern chase. The
hounds were II. II. Smythe, L. W. Ga
yey. II. J. Behrens, Jr., W. Z. Her
ring, and W. Da Camara. They were ac-
companied by W. j. Hutchinson, master
of the hunt Walter S. Vosbnrg and
J.C. Mettam, whippers-in. The day
being so cold and raw, there were a
good many members Of the club pre-
sent who did not join in the run. The
chase was over the most picturesque
portions of Westchester county, but
those engaged in the sport did not stop
very long to view the landscape, but at
tended strictly to business, which they
had to do in order to avoid freez-
ing. The hares finished at |
o'clock P. NJ, and twenty-five min
utes later the hounds appeared in the
following order, badly out of breath :
Hutchinson, Vosburg, Mettam, Gavey,
and Smythe. After the runners had
donned their citizens clothing, the an
nual dinner was partaken of at Roe's
Hotel. The handsome menu cards were
designed by Mr.. Mettam and represent
ed the members of the club in " Mika'
do" characters. Mr.. Treadwell ap'
peared as Pooh Bah Mr.. Wise, the
Mikado Mr.. Oudin, ko-ko; Mr.
Daley, Yum-Yum and Mr.. Smith as
Patti-Sing.
The Polytechnic-Institute Hare and
Hounds Club had their usual run, the
course being across the fields from the
Prospect-Park Clubhouse to For
Hamilton, thence to Grayesend anc
back to the Parade-Ground by way o
Flatbush-a distance of l0i miles. Thu
hares were L. L. Crabb and G. W. Cul
yer, and they outran the hounds, finish
ing 80 minutes ahead of the leader
This included seven minutes allow
ance. In the race home c. F. Brand
Of Harvard, was the first hound in, b!
three yards from c. Crabb, of the Poly
technics, Beebe coming in good third
The other nine hounds struggled in a
intervals. The leaders time was on
hour, thirty-three minutes, and fifteel
seconds.