Telegram-herald., 1889-12-18

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been lues-4. lll-tu minutes more rass1.
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FL n4It itatA oeh-oaltlen. advancing
81 rae pruce. salurrs hlm aao satss
IS oar ROYAL A-aaess Il rs ume faF tae
Iart t0 aegil Prince FREDERICK leo
loll raises his hand Herr Fa.m s4'-tes
ana then fns tas v4ljhoru o. hls
It's blows u long aud powerful note t4at
re-ech0-- sLr-ly throughout the castle.
Tie hunting park Is risl.t IN ghe mid
die ~ the Grunswald woods A htIle
distance from the castle Is the wide and
deep river Hayel, along whose banks
+ there i abundant cover Should tie
/ boar. however, take it into his head u
/ cross the river, he is practically safe
F from tile hunters. for, long before they
could cross in boats. hc woald have dis.
/ appeared iu the forest. Bat the hounds
/ are oh ou a keen scent. and as they pick
up the .laehrte' If the game they gave
cry that tells the hunters where 70 fol-
I low
Vow the whole field is in full chase,
i Hoflagermeister Graf Won Dohna lead.
ing CALAMITY on has powerful black
/ horse. Presently he turns and makes
room for the ladies, for the chase Is yet
Young. even though the joyous bark Of
the hounds can be heard al intervals. la
dicating that they are still on the track.
/ The prauciug of some of the horses rid
den by the ladies causes a delay.
The emperor is exceedingly partial 70
Prussian horses. and this fact haas set the
| fashion. where heretofore there were
| many English horses used in the hunt
/ l1g field. Our Prussion breed is slow
but more enduring than the English and
in every way better adapted for the
rough work OF boar chase.
The supreme moment Of the hunt is
when the boar lies bleeding and dead
and the princes aide-de-c4mp with his
hunting knife cuts from the nearest pine
tree bunch of needles which the prince
gavly distributes 20 those who happen 10
be present the moment the fang, "
or dagger stab in the lungs, "the
coup de grace" is given. None who
are not on the spot at the in
slant of victory may share the "bruch -
As each of the fortunate hunters places
his spray Of pine in his hat or coat the
bugles sound the "Hallalli. Hallalli,
Hallalir the signal of the death Of the
boar. This brings all the laggards 10
the spot. hot and breathless with riding
and their horses hecked with foam.
Then with his hunting knife Herr Palm
administers the "curee' 20 the dead boar,
cutting it open with a single dexterous
stroke. One of his assistants then takes
out the liver and intestines, which are
flung TO the pack of dogs and quickly
devoured.
After the chase all return to the Castle
Gruncwald. where dinner awaits them.
Merry and hungry. chatting gavly over
the successful sport, and without even
an attempt at toilet, the hunters sit
down, this time to a regal table. Unlike
the lunch in the forenoon, which was
eaten in the courtyard the dinner is a
stately and imposing affair. the sole pc
culiarity being the utter absence Of even
the semblance of preparation on the part
Of the diners. They sit down just as
they come in from the forest. their
hunting suits torn and bloody or soiled
bv tumbles from their horses or contact
with trees and bushes. Even the ladies
look slightly bedraggled, some having
their long habits and their hunting
gloves stained with the marks of the
chase; but all are pleased, and il is q
happy party indeed which. disregardinl
the conventionaIities, begins 70 do JUS
tice 20 the good cheer their imperial host
sets before them.
To the rider who grasped the boar be
, longs the honor Of toasting the emperor
after the solid dishes have been disposed
of. This ceremony, from time imme
mortal, has been done in a peculiar
brew called "St. Hubertus GruncwalC
punch.
There is one unique feature Of the an
nual hunting dinner. For many yean
it has been the custom TO invite as guests
not to the hunt, but to the feast that fol
lowed it. a dozen of the most prominen
journalists Of the capital. These spec
tacled professional gentlemen, who
would be sadly out of place in a hunting
fed. contribute in 10 small degree 9,
the entertainment Of the dinner, when
everybody present Is supposed 10 hell
along the merrment m Bohemian way
Il falls 10 the lot Of some journalist. dcs
iznated in advance by royalty itself. Z
preuare and read % the members Of th
Hubertus run . "agd Protokoll. 80 or yer
sifed narrative = the hunt. and this
with many other similar productions, /
kept as a memorial at the castle. For
number Of years this pleasant task wa
performed by the late Or Louis Schnei
Der. The newspaper men arc really m
only well dressed men At the dinner
They attend in fgll evening costume ar.
their elaborate toilets furnish a ~ranC
contrast t0the rough dirty suits frowz
hair and muddy skirts ~ The merry 81
lowers n the boar.
With the emptviny - Tho punch bow
- s71 when the Ias. shout over tie news
rauor mems verses has died away. th
hunters who reside a Berlin or Po-slar
teefr t9 +hi1k e home j IS quite dar
| outside tho castle. o1t these revsIer
| think nothing ~ au evening throur
| The s-rfer Guuewalj woods Ir psr
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