The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1890-11-08

The Elkridge Club-Its Home and Some
of it's Members. Sunday american of I'd
inst. had an interesting account of the Elkridge
Fox-Huntlng Club, from which we copy the
following. THE Kennels are situated about
five miles from Baltimore, Just off Charles street
avenue, about mile from Govanstown and a
+ short walk from Woodbrook, ON the Maryland
Central Railroad. For natural beauty and con-
venience for the chase, 1.-THE Kennels has no
rival The place contains forty acres of beauti-
fully rolling land, surrounded by country in
the highest state of cultivation and of unsur-
passed beauty. The club house, handsome
frame three-story structure, is situated nearly
in the center of the place, facing west, with q
superb lawn on three sides, and a background
OF handsome chestnut woods. Directly in front
OF the club is a very handsome tennis count
The club house was built with veiw to beauty
and comfort. 1t is surrounded on three sides
by broad and handsome porch, which gives
ample room for rows of small tables which are
used by the ladies at the lunches The interi-
or is perfect for comfort To the right of the
main entrance is the members room-a large,
square room, handsomely furnished, with q
table in the center of the room, surrounded by
anumber of comfortable chairs. A large, open
fireplace faces the windows, in which, during
the cold weather, burns wood fire, which i'm
parts warmth and comfort to the room. To
the rear of the gentlemen's room is the card
room, which is also used as dining-room.
LEFT of the main entrance is the ladies' par
lor, gem of beauty. 1t is small, but luxurl-
ously furnished with light wicker furniture,
over which are hung number of India silk
cushions, filled with perfumes, which give the
room an Oriental air. Over the mantel hangs
an Oil painting of hunting scene, while scat
tered around on the walls are number of pretty
pictures of hounds and celebrated horses. This
parlor is the pride of the club and often receives
contributions from the fair sex, in the way of
ornaments. On the second floor are rooms
used by the members for different purposes.
"The main hall on the first floor is also very
handsome Between the two doors of the gen.
Above it hangs the mask of a fox, and on the
walls on the other side are pictures OF hunting
scenes.
Then follows description of stables, she'd
ing and other buildings and the article contln-
ues 1.-THE club always keeps number of
foxes on hand, as the supply in Baltimore
county is limited, and they wish to be success
full in securing a brush at each hunt. A fox
den has been built in the rear of the stables 1t
consists of small house, with an enclosure
latticed on top The house and wall of the
yard are all lined with sheet-iron, to keep the
emf there are six foxes confined in the den. One
old fellow named sTobe has been with the
club for six years. He is never used in the
hunt, but is kept for the drag. Several days
before the hunt takes place he is given lot of
old bags to sleep on, which are afterwards used
to drag across the country t. make scent: In
the lot there is silver fox. The club buys
the foxes from farmers who trap them, and pay
I from thee dollars and a-half to five dollars
apiecefo them.
'"Martin o. Brien has charge of the hounds,
and keeps them in good condition. He feeds
them twice day-at breakfast cornmeal mush,
and at dinner soup and muSh, and twice week
dog cake. The club now owns twenty-six
hounds, and perhaps the prettiest OF them is
.sSummerbeeh who is an old English sport.
In INN NOT
wish him to take prizes in America, and so cut
offthe end of his tail. He has pedigree nearly
as long as the Queens.
1.-THE club now has over two hundred men,
bers. Among the most prominent are George
AImstead, Alexander Brown, Frank Brown,
| Thomas Deford, Charles Denison, Charles R.
Ellicott, Charles D. Fisher, James Swami Prick,
Al. L. Gorter Robert Garrett John G. George,
d. Sterrett Cuttings, J. H. Ferguson, Jr., David
L. Bartlett, B. F. Deford, Douglas H. Gordon,
Gen. John Gill, John S. Cuttings, VIM. Gilmorr,
Frank B. Harvey. 7. 2; Hambleton, John E.
| Hurst John A. Hambleton, w. P. Harvey,
John E. Hurst, Jr., G. NJ. Hutton, George c.
Jenkins, Edward A. Jackson, Thomas yanney,
James W. Jenkins, Jr., Henry s: jenkins,
Michael Jenkins, Robert II: Jenkins, A. d.
Jones, Joseph Lee Johnson, T. Swami Latrobe.
F., c. Latrobe, Osnun Latrobe, Charles Old.
/ Lee E. lowering, Jr., DIR. VIM. Lee, w. 7.
lowering, E. G. Merry man, Howard Munnick-
huysen, S. Hoffman McLane, Louis McLane,
d. B. Merryman, James Nick. Merryman,
Richard NJ. McSherry. H. ]: Morris, ]. R.
Mordecai, Hollins McKim, w. c. McHenry,
Gilmor Meredith, w. De c. Poultney, H. A.
Parr. J. Peasants, R. H. Peasants, Jr., R. C.
Poultney, Ell. Penniman, w. s. Powell, John
NJ. Robson, A. H. Rutherford, DIR. A. P.
Smith, James Sloane, Jr., Edward Shoemaker,
Sherlock Swami, Jesse Tyson, Isaac Tyson, R..
A. Taylor, Dr. John Van Bibber, Harry Wal
tiers, w. S. g. Williams, N. Winslow Williams,
Ross Winans, W. H. Whitridge E.. Calvin
Williams, R. f. Warfeld, Joseph Whyte,
Thomas Whitridge, H. c. Winchester and Fl.
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