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

The local club has not had entire posses
sion of the field. With the advent of the
holiday season the Monmouth Hunt Club,
of New York, established itself a near
neighbor. The Counselman house, the
old headquarters of the Chevy Chase
Club, with its large stables and kennels,
has been leased by the Monmouth club,
and the finest hunters of its stud and
eighteen couples Of imported hounds are
quartered there for the winter The
horses are among the most noted hunters
OF the country, most of them being old
habitues of the New York h.rse show.
Old Punch and the Dutchman are famous
jumpers. Countess, imported by Fred
Gerhard, is magnificent hunter. Lord
Langford, Good Boy and Longfellow, all
imported Irish hunters, have imported
regulations as well.
The Chevy Chase men think, however,
that they have a stud that will bear COM
parison, and present Worcester and
Shandygaff, bred in Virginia, who have
each a.record of So feet. Mavourneen,
an imported Irish mare, the pride of the
stud; Moccasin, an exceptionally fast
hunter, and Longstride, a broad jumper,
for whom record of thirty-six feet is
claimed. They have fifteen couples of
imported hounds,
The two clubs are in perfect harmony,
and together they keep the sporting blood
of the community up to fever heat. There
is always a big field of riders and the
honors are pretty evenly divided between
the horsemen of Washington and the New
Workers. Among the Chevy Chase men
Francis G.. Newlands, the president of the
club, Harry Earle, the father of the or
ganization, so TO speak; Harvey Page,
Clarence Moore, Montgomery Blair, JUS
tin Butterteld, Baron Won Kettler most
OFTEN follow the hounds, although there
are many other expert cross country
riders The list of members includes the
| names OF the most prominent club and so
cietY men of the capital. New York sends
worthy competitors. Mr., Potter, the
master of the hounds of the Westohes-
| ter Hunt, often follows the Monmouth
pack Dick Wallach, formerly a WASH
ingtonian, comes over from New York,
his present home, to try his luck. Fox
hall Keene, Tom Hitchcock, Frank and
Gray Griswald, Fred Gebhardt and other
| well-known sportsmen from New York
are frequently seen at the meets.
The novel gymkahana races, with which
| the days sport is frequently rounded of,
afford no end of amusement to the admir-
| ing spectators. In the dressing race the
contestants strip of their coats and waist
coats, and with saddle on the ground at
the word go" saddle up and get into
their outer garments with all possible
| speed, for the winner must arrive at the
Sbetho CAobhSu IL MS rlRut ulluu. Inc egg
| and spoon race discounts a circus per-
fcrmance The winner mist ride from
start to finish with whole egg in a
wooden spoon. There Is no limit to the
number of eggs he may break, but the
winning egg must have travelled the en-
tire course. The riders in cigar and
umbrella race must smoke a mild Ha-
vana while carrying a raised umbrella.
This race is a fine thing for the umbrella
trade, as it is very rare
thing for even the winner to arrive
at the post with his umbrella in a perfect
condition. Then there are hurdle races
and quarter mile dashes, and there will
soon be polo games. The ponies are now
being trained Golf is also a popular fad
with the Chevy Chase club. Henry May,
the chairman of the outdoor sports COM
mittee, was well-known player at New
port last summer Mr.. Alan Johnston, of
the British legation, Is an exceptionally
fine player and there are Others of the
club that require no instruction. The
course has been laid where there is an
abundance Of good, springy turf, and the
noyices have had the benefit of instruc-
ton byCampbell, who coached the play
ersat Newport Manchester and Beverly
Farms last summer.
The clubhouse is picturesque old man
sion, generally known as the Rogers
house. IL was the original homestead of