Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-11

Ilc drag was i've IOH IN Dag
which was worked along the road par
of the way by MIR. Boycott and part o.
the way by Mr.. $. Ii. Hancock, both o
whom were mounted.
THE PARTICIPANTS.
Below is given list of those who sig
nifed their intention Of participating il
the chase. All, however, especially
strangers. who were stopping with city
people, did not ret up early enough Il
90 Mrs. John :. Wise, Mrs. Mitchell
Harrison. Miss juliet Carter, Miss Bessi,
Page, Mrs. DR.. Hugh NJ. Taylor,
airs. Theodore O'DolI, Miss Helen Mon.
tague, Miss Cora Lathrop, Mis-
Lou Atkins, Miss Elise Cook,
Miss Maud Blacker, Of Amelia
Captain John $. Wise, Richmond
Seaton q. Tlnsley, Richmond; II. r.
Taylor, William A. Dickinson, George
r. King, Richmond; II. G. Magruder,
Richmond, T. H. Darracott Henrico
G. II. Palmer, Norwood, Powhatan
q. b. Hobeon, Edwin Winston,
Hanover Colonel William II. Cody
buffalo Bill Griffin Hobson, Hen
rico; e. b. White, Richmond J.
NJ. Tracy, Connecticut; Henry A.
Wise, X. A. Carter, Iuchmond
Herman Schellhass, New York j. Z.
BauPhan, l.. T. Christian, Richmond
J. u. Matthews. Manchester J. r.
Pradley. Manchester p. II. Du-
puy, Richmond G. c. Tahafeuo,
George A. Haynes, Richmond
A. II. Phillips, Richmond John
Haw. Hanover j. Il. Goodloe,
Nelson Mark Durrett, j. NJ. White,
William Durrett, Il. &. Blount, j. w.
Voolfolk, William Thompson, Lorenzo
Daniels, Il. C. Selden, Goochland z.
II. Wealey, Goochland; r, II. Gaines.
Richmond; =. j.. Berkley. Ameha
Pascal DAVE, Petersburg II. c. Beat
tie, Richmond w. M. McBruner. Hen
rico Richard Allen, Henrieo William
Browning, Henrico William Franklin,
Henrico; james Oliver, Henrico ,
Robert NJ. Bcattio, llenrico; james
Patterson. Henrico; c. A. Rose,
Richmond J. A. Rennolds, Rich
mond =. J. Rcnnolds, Richmond
4. st. John Boycott, Amelia Joseph
Bryan, Henrico Major Il. NJ. Sully,
Petersburg A. W. Patterson and ". 1t.
Sands, Richmond Thomas h. Harda-
way. Amelia Leroy Il. Brown, Rich
mond; ID. l.. Brodnsx, Manchester
Il. Butler Malone, Petersburg ". L.
Wilcox and Major Otway 5. Allen,
Richmond Hail Dulauey, Il. II. Dulaney,
and II. II. Dulaney, Fauquier George I
Bndgforth. J. T. Baeley, Lunenburg
T.. -. Hotchkss, Richmond; W. l..
Iipscomb. Raleigh, n. G. b. Il. Sci
den, W. y. Dashiell. +. w. Grubbs, and
Barton II. Grundy, Richmond; B.
II. Beadles, Hugh ID. Wise Richmond
Mitchell Harrison, Philadelphia; Will
liam Talman, New York Colonel F. Il.
skinner Harry Malcolm, W. Stewart
Diff, nderfTer, Baltimore; A. Quinton
Wilmerding, New York; II. Il. Arm
strong, Nebraska; H. ID. Sawyer, Bir-
mingham, Conn. Phil. Haxall, Mere
dith Montague, John Chambhn, and
Triplott Haxall.
THE HOUNDS.
The pack was composed Of lO7 hounds,
made up of selections from ten packs IN
different counties of the State.
There were about l30 riders, including
the ladies and visitors
The course lay over a still country.
The hounds were started on the drag
and the fun began A more beautiful
sight could scarcely be imagined. the
brave men and beautiful women follow
ing closely in the tack OF the pack,
keeping time to the music OF the hounds.
FLYING JUMPS
Running in a westwardly direction
from the Exposition Grounds to the
right of the Broad street road, the hunt
encountered several stiff leaps over
bitches and timber. Many OF those IN
the chase being admirably mounted took
everything in their course with flying
leaps and kept we'll with the hounds.
Soon, however, the company commenced
tO trail.
FALLS.
The course Of the hunt, after passing
several yawning ditches, bore to the
southwark and crossed the Broad-Street
road, where they encountered sun
lump over a fence, with ditch on the
farther side and row of posts on the
bank Immediately above. Many OF the
horses required the "persnaders well
applied 10 force them over and through
this Jump, and several falls occurred
here. because the fence had not been
properly placed, in disobedience OF the
orders Of AIR. Archer, the master OF the
hounds.
CIRoUs-LIKE.
As the hunt swept across the field, q
ditch presented itself filed with brush.
Many Of the huntsnen took IL success