New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-21
FOLLOWING THE HOUNDS AGAIN..
4 LIVELY CHASE ACROSS COUNTRY At
LAKEWOOD.

Lakewood Feb 20--After another long '"''"',
from their accustomed sport the me'ipe''
the Ocean County Hounds turned o"' ''''
afternoon in full force for ono OF those cA''''e
cbaeos across country with which all VlT''orS ~
Lakewood are familiar There was enough snap
f., tho air to make both hounds and hunters respond
gaucly to the OCCASION and the twelye-miie run
abounded In exciting incidents and brilliant "o'h az
the hurdles from start to finish the SKY WIS go
and cloudy there was an oss nee Of wind. ana the
clements above favorable to the chaSe my
going was a trinc heavy from the recent thaw, put
not enough TO Interfere with the programme i"e
lawn of the Lakewood Hotel the chosen spot
for the meet and hther the holiday crowd, on 1907
and in carriages focked by the hundred. me
crowd dense that the riders with dihcul'y
found exit from the courtyard. and the red coats
against the background Of pines made an extremely
picturesque Scene.
As soon as the stragglers were gathered in, the
pack took the main street of the village and passed
along the eastern shores OF lakes Carasaljo and Ma
META TO River-ave, whore the scent was caught
with avidity In a jiny the hounds settled oown 10
their work. setting lively clip, and taking their
followers through the West End Of Lakewood over
several nasty bits of hunting country. which tested
the mcttlc of both horses and riders From this
point the route lay through the farms of Captain \.
NJ. Bradshaw and j. p. White to the well-tmbered
country i'm the vicinity OF Whesvile, where the
spectators treated TO clever jumping over
a goodly number Of stiff post and rail fences. The
Holman Homestead at Holmanvle furnished three
or four ugly water jumps. which more than one
plucky hunter refused and field whose surface
covered with cornstalks proved very trouble
some. But all difficulties were finally overcome
and the field had a clear swing to point on the
Manchester Road, where the kill occurred. after
dashng twelve-mile trip In little under the hour
Charles f. Hart received spill through Rich
mond slipping and falling. but escaped without In
i,IrV sion fl,tyf fha
of several familiar figures at the of last win
ter. Mrs. +. Robbins Walker. who missed a
run last season, and who was always in at the
death, appeared for the first time this winter on
her fleet little hunter Echo. Clarence Blair Mitch
ell rode for the first time this year at Lakewood on
his clever fenccr Willobrook The three Fisk boys
plucky little riders who gained their experience in
the hunting field last winter with the Lakewood
coterie Of cross-counry riders also out for the
rode Pansy Blossom and Harvey was mounted on
Lady Eta All three again proved themselves com
ing riders
lanes conyyarse. on his grand hunter Atlantic,
Could and led the field from start to finish Those
Hounds. Charles F. and p, a: Hart were well 10
the fore on Richmond and Tycoon, and the vet
eran campagner, W. D. Grand, rode a brilliant
dld some clever work on Ranger. General W. NJ
Dr. g. A. L. Waiiin again rode Duchess. L. wills
Martin rode Scatteraway A II. Symonds was out
on Lightfoot D. Herbert Lloyd. on Polly; MI Sitz-
Ter, on Tipperary. and Dick Donnelly Queen Bee.
were also among the riders; Huntsman J. J. Dwyer
rode Lord Lyon: Willie Dryer, the first whip,
Countess: Cunningham the secord whip, Lady
l.ndley, and Colford, the third whip, Spot. G. G.
Bennett. who is a frequent follower of the Lake;
wood pack. handled Vercingetorix very neatly, and
Kensington, the Horse Show champion. put
through his PAGES by his groom. The field was one
Of the largest that the Ocean County Hounds have
yet had behind them
a host of carriages followed the chase by the
neghboring highways Among the spectators We're
Mrs. ). w. Baldwin, Miss Baldwin Mr.. and Mrs.
Jonathan Bukeley, Mrs j. H. Todd. Mr.. and Mrs.
f. F. Hickox. Wilson Hickox. Alfred Malcomsor,
Miss Macomson, D. Malcomson, Miss G. Collins.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. McCreery. Harold McCreery,
Miss whitney James A. Whitney Mr. and Mrs.
James Miller Miss Margaret Lloyd. Miss Marjorie
Towe. Miss Nette Hughes Mrs John w Dwight,
Miss Ruth Childs. Miss f. o. Wheeler. Robert Pot
ter, Mrs. J. Borden Hartman Mrs r. o. Hill. Mrs.
William Scott. Mrs. j. Scammon. Miss Grace Lyon.
Charles A Gregory> ieorge Jarvis Coe. Charles J.:
FISK. Miss Rachael Coe. Miss Lila Bradbury and
Miss Bessie Leeds.
should the footing continue on Monday. A
live fox Will be cut loose in the afternoon, and
should furnish consderah BILE sport.