Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-05
HuNTSMAN AND HOUND.
A Pleasant Meet of the Pasadena
Valley Club.

VaHeY CluDs
One of the most enjoyable meets Of the
season was the one given this week at
the San Rafael ranch. Eight o'clock was
the time appointed for the assembling
and the rendezvous at the corner of
Orange Grove avenue and Colorado
street, Pasadena. Punctual to time some
eighteen ladies and gentlemen on horse
back appeared on the scene, and rode
away under the direction of Mr.. Bandini,
to the Arroyo Seco, which was crossed at
California street, and an ascent made on
| to the Campbell-J ohnston ranch. The
huntsman and hounds, however, remained
| in the river bed and following up the
Tunnel Range soon got on the track Of
an enormous coyote. The hills just here
are very precipitous, consequently, when
the dogs got away in full cry it was some
time before the field could come up with
them. Running up to the Eagle Rock
the scent became very faint, IN fact, the
dogs seemed TO lose it altogether. Event
ually it turned out that the coyote had
doubled back to his old camping ground,
but the blazing hot sun and rough country
were all against the dogs holding the
scent for any length of time, so it was
deemed advisable by the Master to give
up the chase. The hunted animal was
| said to have been one Of the largest of its
kind ever seen and those residents who are
SO unfortunate as to live within the pale of
his hunting ground, would do anything
to have him killed. In Garvanza, where
this champion chicken thief is only too
well known, one constantly hears stories
of his nocturnal visits; the diet he
chooses evidently suits him we'll, and his
particular bonnie b0uche is said to be
nice. young gobbler generallyi weighing
about fifteen pounds.
M. Bandini has promised to give him
another chase, and by making an early
start, about 5 A. NJ, at which hour all the
ladies of the hunt have promised to turn
out, it is thought there will be
better chance of following up the
scent and finally running down the
chicken thief before he has
thoroughly digested his evening meal.
1t is seldom that hunt on the San Ra-
fael Rancho ends without kill, and the
result of Saturdays chase was quite
disappointment to the many people pres
ent. Only fortnight ago Mr.. Bandini
killed two wildcats, one weighing thirty
seven pounds, and freed very large
lynx, which must have scaled fully sixty
pounds, all these within few hundred
yards of the road tunnel.
THE INNER MAN REJoICEs.
A most sum ptuous lunch was served
on Saturday at the San Rafael Winery,
which all present seemed to thoroughly
enjoy. Those Who were fortunate enough
to take part in the days hunt were loud
in their praise of the beauty and pictur-
esqueness of the ranch, the view from
what is known as Cemetery Hill sutpass-
ing anything of its kind for miles round.
Nowhere, too, are wild flowers to be
found in such profusion and variety
as on the Campbell-Johnston ranch.
Amongst those who enjoyed the days
sport were the following: Mr.. and Mrs.
Barnur:, Mr.. and Mrs. @. F. Holder,
Mrs. Holder, Mrs. Marshall B. Wotkyns,
Miss Wotkyns, Mrs. Nelson Swartwout,
Miss Swartwout, Miss Greenleaf, Miss
Carrie Hill, Miss Bradley, Miss Emily
Bradley, Mrs. Seymour Locke, Mrs.
Kimball, Miss Cole, Miss Mary Cole, Mr..
and Mrs. Arturo Bandini, Miss Hurlburt
and friend, Miss Shoemaker, Miss Pat
ton, Messrs. @. S., A. N. and NJ. Camp.
bell Johnston, A. w. H. Peyton, W. 4.
Browning, J. Arnold, r. H. Lindsay, o.
Stewart Taylor, DIR. Hall, DIR. Rade-
baugh, F. Goodhue, Giddings and others.