New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-06
+. GRAY GRISWOLD RESIGNS.
LEAVING TIE RoCKAwAY HUNTING CLUB.

COMPLAINS THAT THx AGREEMENT MADE BIZ ThE
GOVERNORS HAS nor BHEN KEPT.
There is trouble in the ROchlaway Hunting Club,
and it looks now as IL the country would not DO
hunted the coming season. The difficulties IN the
organization are best explained by the letter OF
resignation OF +. Gray Griswoid. master OF the
hounds. The document was transmitted 10 Prcsi-
dent Haight under late February %. and IL MS
follows:
New-York Feb. %. 1889.
David 7. aIcht esq., President Roekaway Hunting Club
Dear sr: hive thought II my duty to myself and 70
sport to resign from the Rocksway Buntog Cob
requested In November last that . Meeting OF the
governors what their Wishes were con-
corning the hunting Tor The year 1888 Such neeihs
called November H. Having been informed inst
Of club not In the most hourishing
condition offered hunt the country for ono year with
subscription fram the club OF $1,000 instead Of one half
tho In former ycsrs This proposition ~es &C
copied Without any qualifications whstsoever At spec
meeting OF the governors held February % not
only ouu1 qualifications had been aided 30
tho minutes OF the club. taken from
personal letter written by ne To n"n-
Der Of the board that several ~ the governors
wero the opinion certain share OF my horses and
hounds belonged club and further that one half OF
appropriated BY the eli shtuld go toward In
cressng clubs share In the same Considering that
when I agreed to hunt the country brought my own
horses and hounds aud rcctved one penny win
which pershabe and that when moved to Rockaway
there much q pitchfork in the stables
thought better for rrotco ION and Tor tho pro-
toction Of sport to resign from the club
There q few couple Of hounds In the kennes ~
Rocksway when moved there. and was allowed Twice
the purpose Of ning their places ~
they died All these hounds have since becone
unit for service wiling rcpi,ce the s'Tno mum
Der founf In the kennels In 1893 In return for this
ssk but what consider Il fair that the club give MO as
agreed sixth they promised TO allow me on
November 49, namely. my allowance for January ana
February year My part Of the agreement have
kept the hounds and horses being NJ begin the spring
Yours very truly.
r. GRAY GRISwoLD.
Master Queens County Hounds
An attempt was made last evening to see some
OF the persons directly interested. but none OF them
could be found.
The first Cede-hnrst amateur athletic meeting
will he held on Nav . under the arsn'ccs OF the
ROrI,awny Funtng Club on the Ccdarhurst track.
the entries for which will close on May B. The
contests will be rs follows:
One hnrdr-d yards. 40 yards half mile, ons milo.
1en ys'ds IL feet inches hurdles broad jump
and e2o yard. open to college graduates only The
graf feature Of ,h- me"u.p will he a 6-m'e cross
cornrv run the s'ccpehrsc cc"rse Tor gold c"
value $3.50 become the property ~ the club which
thu winning ~ represents, the fst second
and ,hri meh passing tn tap re- evirg COLI "cdAs
value s95. The pi1zos In the other contests VIII Do
handsome and valuable silver to the winners and
gold and silver ,nodals che sec' I'd and third men
competent c'mnltiee OF well known athletes VIII have
the msnagrn e the rreeing The ofcisl programme
win 10 published In about days.