The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-04
(Copyright, ls94.)

Hunters over Hill and Dale.
Copyright, 1se4.)
Washington, Feb. 3-That portion of
Washington's gay world known as "the
best people" whose chief business in life
is the pursuit Of pleasure, is, this season,
large ly pursuing it afield, Society's pet
fad is cross country riding, and above
all else 1.-THE hunts the thing.n The
favored of fortune have won the same
kind consideration at the hands Of Old
Proba bilities. The weather up to date
has been ideal for understanding, and
the meets of the Chevy Chase Hunt
Club have been the most enjoyable of
social events.
Washington has made several attempts
to establish Country Club, but they
have all proved short-lived until the
Chevy Chase Hunt Club sprang into
existence. 1t, like Topsy, was never
born-''it growed.n Two years ago its
present secretary and treasurer, Harry
Earle, as he Is known to "the set" took
up hunting as pastime. He was joined
by q number of enthusiastic sportsmen,
the number rapidly increased, and in a
short time the merry company developed
into A'The Chevy Chase Club" duly in
corporated. its certificate bearing date
March "a, 1894. The object of the club
as stated in the bond is AN association
formed for literary purposes, mutual inn
provement, and the promotion of social
intercourse, by the support and en-
couragement OF all outdoor sports and
amusements.n AT present it numbers
nearly a hundred mem bers-the limit is
a hundred and fifty lit has a club house
at Chevy Chase prides itself on possess
ing some of the finest mounts in the coun-
try, and its pack of hounds is one of which
no club need be ashamed.
Chevy Chase, the home of the club, is
one Of Washington's most delightful
suburbs IL is about six miles from the
White House, and on days when there is
meet of the hunt club the avenues lead
ing to it present gay scene. All the
people one knows-or would like 10, being
socially inclined-either drive or ride out
to watch the sport or take an active part
In 1T. The first meets Of the season were
drag hunts, but the anise-bsg soon gave
way 70 the more exciting fox, which, in
turn, Is giving place to the lordly stag,
Not that the banks of the Potomac
abound In such magnificent game. The
most enthusiastic sportmap could not
lind one Of the species within miles, were
he to hunt from gray dawn to dewv eve,
but that is not what the club wants
Their desire is to chase the stag, feat
much more easily accomplished. For
that purpose they have imported two
genuine Irish stays, well trained for the
sport, and between meets the animals
are comfortably housed in the stables at
Chevy Chase Thus far the diversion
has offered no features To which the
most humane individual could possibly
object. The stays evidently like
it. Given anything like fair
start, well-fed, hunting-bred stag can
keep dozen packs of hounds at safe
distance. The run across country, the
stih jumps, the music in the air, are all
rich fun for him, and when he has had
enough OF 1t, he has the good sense to
make for the stable, where, with grace
1ni toss Of his antlers, he salutes such of
the hunters aud the hounds as have man
aged TO keep within sight. IL there is
anyone hurt II is not the stag.