Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-09

The untimely death Of the young Earl OF
Guilford, the latest loss 10 the hunting
held, has called forth much genuine sor-
row. II SEEKS only the other day lnat'
waen fox hunting was not IN 700
fOurishing slate in Kent, be TOOK the
maRtership Of the East Kent Douhu9,
and did much TO p0pulal re the Sport
in qua. sers wherein il mad formerly
been regarded With certain amount oil
indifference, not to use too strong term
Ills advent TO the Catustock country IN
1882 was Da.ied with satisfaction ny Dor
SC shire sFartsmen, and be soon showed
himself worthy successor 70 MI OOa-
Tiugtou and Lord POlCmore, while ms
purchase. at "a nigh cure. Of celebrated
pack or west country i0XnOunds, showed
that be was determined 10 leave undone
nothing that would contribute to sport.
But death. who kings and tars dls
patches" as we'll as all intermediate
grades, overlook Lord GuiltOrd on Satur-
day last, when be succumbed TO injuries
received on the day before, owing 10 his
horse falling with him in the course or
run.
Not long previously Stad0rdshire men
were shocked at hearing Of the death Of
Capt. Yylden, Il. A., good sportsman
and bold hOrseman, who sustained fatal
injuries at "A very little fence. only sep&-
rated by an interval Of three or four days
came the death Of DR.. Hartley, who was
killed while hunting with Lord Middle
toms hounds, owing 10 his horse CHANGING
fence; while before The first month ~
the regular hunting season mad rur It's
course the common occurrence of a bat
being blown OF WAS the cause OF the
death Of Mr.. W. Grundy, OF Nottingham.
Still keeping to the present year, but go
INK back to last season. Capt iOWnshend,
Of Cheshire, "a gentleman who had passed
/ through all the dangers Of the Crimean
war. was killed By "A fall over wire;
gloom was cast over the Llangibby and
Chepstow Hunt by the instantaneous
death OF Mr.. Lister at very insignificant
fence; and northern sportsman had to
lament the death Of Mr. Dunn, we'll
known farmer of Chadon. Sunderland.
OF non-fatal accidents there has been
! plentiful crop during the year, and all
! hunting men are sorry when professionals
/ are the victims. Hickman, late hunts
/ man TO the surrey etaghOunds, viii GER
4 tainly never carry the horn again; his
/ successor likewise was seized with Ill
ness. and. we believe, died; while IL is
/ only the other day that William Jockey,
/ late OF the worcestershire, but now with
/ SIR Watkin W. Wynn's hounds, lost his
teeth 10y his horse throwing up his head
after jumping q fence. Other accidents
to hunt servants might be Chr0ncled,
| and the tOerable frequency with
which they have lately been
recorded should show professionals
the extreme value OF the Hunt Servants
Benefit Society, and should serve as re-
minder TO hunting men to contribute a
guinea to its funds, if only to do good
work 10 those who risk their lives and
limbs in showing sport for people who
come out. 1t is somewhat curious that
the bulk OF the accidents recentiyeb'~@ nj
cled ~ print have happened Ovel tIlhoei;
or else over little places that pfly couIu
jump. Col. Murray was badly ny Ia -- tIy-
ing to lump "A gate while huFihs WIN
the Isle of Wight hounds; Mr. anu 5 ialal
injuries were received in lumehB posi-
ard rail; while timber, we b,feve' was
al the bottom Of Lord Guil1rus IAN
Capt. Tylden's accident vas az
place little better thanA gap anu
he would have eOmeEoH Larnie
( had his horse not kickqdfhlm ana orokeh
his jaw. Except wh-fa morse chances
them, ordinary bedpSs anu ultches a4e not
nnswerable tor a. cry large proportion of
misbnps. wbil/water IS almost innocu-
ous nartIv ,erhaps because so many Of
tba field AVID it. 1T is nevertheless Gu
,.ious mat although so many out OF every
I loon yvbc ide at water fall, failure to
rot safelv6Yer brooks rarely leads to Sc
1 rious ac fdents.
Thon n the listof fatal and serious hunt
inc cJdents during 1888 is longer than
usnal I've cannot but regard it as short
,,,,..E we take into account the number Of
Z. e,'e who hunt, and the number Of days
they 60 out.