Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-03
A BRILLIANT MEET.


The meet will take place in the imperial
forest, and will be as brilliant as any of its
predecessors. Emperor William himself
has invited the members of the Potsdamer
Reiterverein to attend the "Hubertus-Ja Jagd Z"
or steepleehase; but unfortunately he will not
be present in person at the hunt, aS he will
be absent in Greece. His brother-in-law
Prince Frederick Leopold, of Prussia, son of
the RED Prince, Frederick Charles, the
greatest Of living German military heroes,
will be his representative as leader OF the
hunt. By II o'clock the courtyard of the
old hunting castle, the 'Jagdschloss," +" will
be crowded with a very gay assemblage.
Presently group OF men in the uniform of
castle gamekeepers ride out of the courtyard
and make for the pens in the forest where
the boars are kept for several days before the
hunt These attendants all wear pink, with
jockey caps, and their signal horns hung by
their sides. The crowd outside the walls
know now that the sport will soon begin.
Within all is preparation, mounting and
saddling and Tightening of girths amid the
liveliest chatter. The post of honor as
leader of the chase is taken BY the Prince,
while Immediately behind him stand the
entire party, ready for the signal. Herr
Palm, the Master of the Hounds, with his
bright pink suit, high top-boots and pair
of black eagles surmounting his jockey cap,
sits on a strong brown horse, his "wald-
horn," or forest bugle, slung across his arm
in readiness and its silver coils twined about
his neck. Around him are 25 coupies of
impatient HOUNDS, held in leash by his as
sistants, and straining for the gate. Thay are
mostly wnite-and-tan and show the marks
Of fine training and thorough han ding.
They are of the same breed as those used for
fox hunting in England.
THE HINT REcT1s
A quarter of an hour elapses. 1t seems
an age to the impatient cavalcaG,e, which
would fain be in motion. At last blast is
heard from the gamekeepers outside, an
nouncing that the boar has been loosed.
Fifteen minutes more pass, and then the
master of the hunt, Count Richard Dohna
Schlobitten, advancing to the Prince, ,salutes
him and says: "Your Royal Highness, it is
time for the hunt to begin" Prince Fred
erek Leopold raises his hand, Herr Palm
salutes, and then, lifting the waldhorn to
his lips, olowsa long and powerful note that
re-echoes shrilly throughout the castle. At
the first sound the gate is ope'led, the hounds
leap up, and, tugging at their leashes, pass
through and the hunters follow, amid the
cheers and vociferations of the crowd stand
ing outside.
The ladies' ride splen6idIy. Foremost
among them is the lovely Princess Char
lOtte, of axe-Meiningen, the sister of the
Emperor, who sits her thoroughbred with
8 firm. aud confident saddle like Diana
Of the chase-only the goddess didn't do
her hunting on horse back. 1t was the
Princess fsther-in-law. you may remember,
who became so famous through his model
thester. He is believed by many in Europe
to be the greatest stage manager in the
world. Near her is Fraulein Won Prili-
witz, and Immediately behind the latter
comes the Countess Hohenau. These two
attend every meet of the hounds.
Inc bunting park is right in the middle
Of the Grunewald woods. A little distsnct
from the castle is the wide and deep river
Hsvel, along whose banks thereis abundane
cover. Should tho, boar, however. take it
into his head to cross the river, he is prac-
cally ssfe from the huntersi for, long before