Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-22
ECHOES FROM ALTON.
THIS AN IDEAL FALL FOR OUTDOOR
SPORTS.
TIE HORN OF TIE HUNTER
Is Heard in the Land-Fox-Cbasiu
and Horseback Riding-rhe buggy
sOnaI Notes.
(Correspondence OF the DispatchO

Correspondence OF the Dispatch)
ALTON, VA. October 2O-It is an ideal
fall for outdoor sports The air is as
clear as a bell, the sunshine as mellow
as old wine, and the mountains forming
a charming background Of russell, scarlet.
and gold.
Far and wide the horn Of the hunter is
heard I'm the land, for the hunting sea-
son is now in full swing, and spirited
runs with the hounds are daily occur
rences.
Up North. mcrrly goes the chase Of
the anise seed bag. and so English are
they wherever Dame Fashion has a
rent roll that no October resort can
now lay claim to the exclusive thing
without its pack Of hounds.
Hunting is the fashion which upper
crust Americans are trying to follow in
a country without foxes and without
preserves of game. This system Of fox
hunting must take no little real personal
work and not small amount OF nara
study to carry it through.
The fox is an anise seed bag or
they may have a dragman, who Initiates
the motions of a fox with saturated pads
fastened to the soles of his boots.
This kind of a FOX" would make one
of our sly. old mountain Reynards laugh
i'm his fleet hind feet when he breaks
cover" and scuds over Enniss for dear
life. At these great northern meets the
pleasure may be i'm the hunting break
fast. the day i'm the open air. the COM
pany. the pretty girls-that game wnlch
pursues the hunter. as Balzac says-and
iu other attractions rather than the IOA,
because there is no fox.
out here. our sport if less 'swell,' Is
moro genuine and to the manner born.
1t began In Virginia in the last century,
when riding 20 hounds was ma
tural inheritance from English fore
fathers. 1t is only i'm the last genera
ton. since our American bellies have
tasted the joys OF crOss-cOuntry riding
over Enelish meadows and lanes, that
they have entered into the Virginia girl 8
love OF sport. once in. the fad spreads
hourly At the Moadowbrook Hunt,
Ballston Springs, and the VIM
chester Club. women are seen in the
saddle at every meet, and dashing anead
with their customary enthusiasm
Among them the present decade or
fashionable women have been trained 70
-it "a horse from the time they could be
mounted with safety
What. riding the horses 10 water since
SIN. was tot OF years. and break
ing" the colts when a miss OF d. has
been 10 the average country virginia slfI
The riding academy has been 10 her
northern sister. Like the anlse seed. II
less genuine in kind they are yet me
ogu.suiaus and true sportswomen, ana
as proud of their ability % distinguish
"A thorouehbred or hound as they are OF
their Knowledge OF Ola pictures anu so'N
music. .,c
LOVE FOX ANlAl~Ni-''
The southern girl has trueF rove LOT
ahlil'.i1. "l'1 ','2 - o,,e,, Kennel Of
her fathers or n'f Di''",I ""7.. 49,
/ her The love oI h'lTea anu "''7 '''' -.
sports is not acQuirehi IL mas S'l"l'y
grown with her CROWN. Inc Hl"l'ii'' -
costumes. and speeches ol lneS' lhOi
fashionable aihleu- prH's are Hi' A..
surprising and surpfisips interest ~ ''e
less fortunate country lass. mere wa Il
da hlng Tuxedo Dana lh mere l"i ''1
IAN hunting 20 year OF TWO "e'' ~
up-t0-Qate 90 scarlet hdD. 10 """
ahead of our girls ODD masculine 9''.7. ~
one or two extreme cases she SUP '''u
by JoNe Tor -. leu, ~,
/ hunt was al IT'S hish'a'' n'' 'N' W.
| out-and-out sporl "o'ii,'" ''' - and
spring INTO a sdu"'5 WIZ III, ale.
| Qyickness OF ''""oy 'i 49, ..,,l,,In,, tb,
| trict and dismount "lthoHt .ON.i'" ' '''.
! curved hand Of her escort. LHuo"D.
| hunting. I'm the old English SENSE "a lo,
! lowing the hounds. easily oulranA9 "u
| other outdoor sports for women 40 wei
a. men. ..,,.
The mental exhiiaration that comes WI
run with the HOUNDS over . me - 49,
| try in glorious autumn Wea1her Is q ~
10 the soul Of healthy woman af s Get,
which tho insipid irVo'''i'S u
pale. III, ma, Id
The old cry that women si'o LII ~ ynas.