Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-31
4 HASTINGS DAY.
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL ENJOYS A
FINE FOX HUNT.
He Meets n Lot of Delaware County Poll
ticInns-AII Of Them for Hastings for
Governor. Mt Least for the
Time Being.


Governor. at Least for the
Time Being.
tsPxc1AL TELEGRAM TO THE prsPArcH.1
PHILADELPHIA, January 80. = Five
thousand throats issued forth cheers for
Adiutant General Daniel h. Hastings, until
each individual throat must have been
hoarse, as his handsome figure, mounted
on a magnificent black horse, started
off at the head of 400 huntsmen
in pursuit of pretty little fox that was let
loose in front Of the Black Horse Hotel, one
mile. from Elwyn, Delaware county,
TODAY, The Generals friends down in
Delaware county decided to get up
reception In his honor to Offset the one
given to Senator Delamater at West Chester
December 81, and to-day was the day deter
termined upon, and fox hunt was made
the feature of the day.
The result was an unqualified success
Delaware county has never had such big
hunt in its history. The General went over
to Media Wednesday night, in company
with Collector Thomas V. Cooper, Cap
tain W. b. Carson, Deputy Col
lector II. Clay Marshall, A. j.
Logan, of Pittsburg, and W. A. Malin, OF
Bellefonte. He was met at the Charter
House by reception committee and given
big reception, and although it was late when
he retired, he was up early this morning,
and when O'Clock, the hour of starting for
the Black Horse arrived, the General had
already grasped the hand of half thou
sand OF the sturdy yoemanry.
A few minutes after 8 o'clock the Gene
raj, accom- panied by a bodyguard of riders,
started for the scene of the days sport.
When he arrived there he saw the biggest
crowd of people Delaware county has had
within its borders for some time. Cheers
greeted General Hastings as he appeared in
front of his hotel, and gracefully re-
moving the hat he acknowledged them.
Everybody who came rode, and the teams
that brought them were of all ages, condi-
tions and styles, from bay cart to an elab-
crate barouche, with liveried footman and
handsome mountings. There were boys in
profusion, and, as usual, in every place and
everywhere.
Philadelphia politicians met their coun-
| try schemers and talked about the Govern
orship. Society people from the surround
ing handsome country residences rubbed
| elbows with the farm laborer, and
rode with him in the hunt Everybody
present had one principal object in view
| and that was to see General Hastings, and
shake him by the hand. They nearly al
accomplished their purpose, and although
the event was over early, the General:
right arm was handled oftener than evel
before.
At IL o'clock the fox was brought out and
liberated. The little fellow took in tht
situation at once, and without further add
made bee line for the Newtown road. ThI
chase was an exciting one, but Reynard wa
overtaken, after a half-hour's riding, and i
| WAS onlv little after noon when the daV'
sport was done. Mr.. Altemus took the fo1
to General Hastings, and said he proposet
stufing it and naming it after him. Th
General thanked him, and afterward re
turned 10 Media, and later in the Afternoon
came to this city.
In the great crowd present were man,
prominent politicians, who mingled witt
the crowd of yeomanry present, and nearl
everybody talked politics. 1t was Hast
ings day, and everybody was for him 10
Governor-for to-day, at least.