The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-15
ANtSESEED CUTS THE PACE.
FOR STATEN ISLANDS REDCol TS'
fo-MILE RUN

| tne uUEr Sive lOnEue ns McrrtIy ms W -
Fox Had Been on 'rap-No Choppers and
Hut Few unnr-up-. Although There
Were some StiT Jumps In I'll. LonU Chase
Mrs. Glasses cook book is reruted TO have
advised readers seeking Information as to the
best way to prepare hare for the table first
to catch the hare: and ono would naturally
| suppose In accordance with the same mode
OF procedure. Tint in fox hunting fox would
be essential. But 1t really isn't. and tho Rich.
mond County Hunt Club proved this yesterday.
As a matter OF fact, n fox would have been
very much In the way, had he been suooking
around ahead OF the dogs. for he would simply
have distracted their attention and deliyo
the game. They were chasing an aniscseed
bag. attached to n servant Of tho club aud this
combination had n clean four hours start OF
! them In fact, foxes are nuisance in Staten
Island fox hunts. any way. They are n played
! out animal. and unless they get long start OF
the dogs they are bound to be overtaken In
about three fields And when man gets into
a red coat and white corduroy breaches he
wants II run for his money.
At any rate. that Is the way the Staten Island
cross country riders feel about it. and they
had a run yesterday. with several jumps
which hung up half OF the field. delighted
! the SPECTATORS. and brought the riders back to
| the club house In high good humor. or course.
the first man in didn't got brush for his run.
| but he had the pleasure OF making kill
| ing pace" across q quarter OF mile OF
rolling meadow land in full sight OF many Ia
! dies who had driven to the finish In we'll APP
| pointed dog carts. tuckboards. md spiders:
and II that isn't enough to make q man sink
| his spurs deep and shout "Gelap" to his
| horso. then the hunt clubman don't know
| what is.
| Moreover. an nnisesecd bag. IL the man who
drags it knows his business can I've dragged
| in such way that tho hunt may rush along In
~ view at times of the doE cnr,S. ,%c., which
out OF u jump under these circumstances by
| the fear OF taking n crorpsr even il he didn't
ring bone and spawn. and iMund it difficult not
to close his eyes AMI grip hard at The saddle
as mis- horse rose at n, snGr, t fence Bnt:
hunt on the, road were repaid by some exhi-
they saw series Of Kaleidoscope pictures In
| colors which were brilliant.
| the corner of the Turnpike and Little Glove
road, which Is about quarter OF mile from
thH a %asn'F c thu SuI E. rHm
Nichols had sent a man out at noon with tho
| drag to lay out a twelve milo run. 1t was
knew where the dogs might lead . them. Hall
| L. NJ. the riders met at the club house in gay
%nlforns Mr. SiG@oIs , T. sn9
WHIP, and ,ratriek. 'n an e%ployee OF liz
club SECOND SECOND whip. wore long red trock
sn t ds w S%'on Aa he
StSos
@ a$o %soa Arsd nss Ma sEss
| riders, aud tioy had been across many a lelI
Wore red coats with gold buttons. but they
were eutaTay coats instead OF frocks Their
as Ey ns they %ns tad ana
been NJ F. II s or first whips Then there were
f. and I, as much
prospect as were the riders. Even IL q long
run with their noses to the ground and sug.
nothing more exciting than u piece of raw
meat. they were thoroughbred enough to do
much cracking Of long lnshos that tho whips
kept them punched and in order as they led
sonsU the Dee
There was Gxhila!ation in the air. autumn
tnts in The foliage and pretty girls The car
rate. when suddenly the pack, under the guild
o. Ths sondd
blast. and the hunt was of across a
front front We're til the dogs. we'll punched. and
in their own minds. hot on the scent The M.
and behind. in wild rush OF red conts and
eager horses. came the riders. with short stir
and e man s his
in to ss Of cfID e Road Or
the last redcoat disappeared over the hill \
mile away the dogs we've speaking up In fne
They were leading across ,Sssmore's farm
and the pace was fast; for dogs and horses
their seats for a long run. and the. carriages
were 10 Lowing the course rs nearly rs they
hs ROAD e to t6Tar c s
Black Horse ravino tho dogs led the hunters.
d was mot easy BY any bSa IS
watch his horse and prepare for stumble
which might toL mean er9ppsri there there. were
on ane 9a RfH'd1's second %a9 sh.ee anf
y ate" sncR 'a S
Snps 5 sh ana thus s9 sRs
Sders H the as Of so sd o. is 0
began to spread ont by this time, found q four;
fsns c w tbs s sth .ha of
along it until they found an:easier Jump. and
then started pel nell after the rest Of the
had struck the first check. and with q
blast o., his horn and the aid OF tho whip he
GreenHorns are tod that II check means that
the dogs have struck nasty bit Of country for
there Is n throw Off This second throw off was
in Tyso9s farm and from there tho course
WAS wal FENCED Win ono double across \ !
narrow lane where man must land his horse |
well and raise him again At once Down across
the Vanderbilt farms raced the dogs and the !
horses. Staten Island farmers along the race |
stopped work long enough to snin. but that
didn't annoy the rod coats. The dogs and |
riders raced through an orchard. and then |
mado a long semi. crcuiar sweep. avoiding !
Grant City. and finishing across an open Acid |
ut Butler's farms. Charley Hart had sent his |
Irish hunter. Tycoon. over u three. strand |
barbod wire fence. and Ou,erbridge had rase,t |
his horse over every lump without hitch. NJ. |
+. H.. Nichols was with them. and all three |
were in ut the finish The rest Of tho Held |
struggled along behind.
No one admitted to having taken n cropper. |
or course. u aman's horse refuses Jump. IT |
isn't the riders fault. Where tho aniss seed |
bag had stopped thero was meat for the dogs. |
They fel upon 1t and tore IL to pieces. Back |
on the road wero the same carriages which |
had been grouped aroundtho throw OF, rhey
had taken short cut to the finish. AS each
rider came in and Jumped from his horse to |
stretch his legs a blt he was congratulated. II
no came in close 10 tho finish, lie looked satis-
fled. II he was among tho late strangers. he
horse a