New-York tribune., 1902-10-31
THE EGRNESEE VALLEY HUNT
ORIGIN AID GROWTH OF SPORT OF FOX
HUNTING fN LIVINGSTON COUNTY
SEASON IN full SWING.

,;eneseo Y Y. oct g tSpeCal.-The blasts or
the huntsman's horn are echoing among the hills
snd dhIes ~ tho beautiful country around about
ths Livingston County village. and the regular fox
hunting srason Is I'm fun swing. Early i'm October a
feV preliminary runs. known as cub hunts. ush-
cred IN the sport The principal object of these
early cross country galops is 10 scatter the young
fokes through widely separated cover. Besides this.
the runs give tho hounds good training for the ard
,Io,ls clases of tho fan and improve the wind
OF the thoroughbreds.
Foxhunting in the Genesee Valley dates back %
1916 Since thea il has heen followed each year
uith an enthusiasm which rivals that displayed In
the hardest riding clubs in England. The Naos-
worth family has always maintained a pre-eml-
nence in the sport. English experts who have no
de-, over every field IN the United Kingdom have
declared that seldom have they had the fortune TO
cujoy better sport than that afforded by the COW
ers around Geneseo.
Tho first hunt club was organized in 1876 ny
Charles Carroll T'itzhugh and William Ausuh
Nadsworth under the name OF the Livingston
County Hunt MIR. wadsWorth was master OF the
bounds and Mr. Fitzhugh huntsman. This
primitive Organization owned no hounds n MS
but hunted as II could borrow them lhe ahli.a'S
we're boarded around among the farmers lot o
.,sek and on hunting days followed paper uail.
=, $50 she master OF hounds started the present
mach ana foxhunting began in earnest ne name
of the club changed To the Hehesee 49,
Hunt and soon after the paper chase was ao""
doned ror the aniseseed bag. which continued 10
be
,ro.p ,irne foxes had been at liberty among
IN. covers and SOD began TO breed. IRON 'h"'
sine ,he Wild foxes have been plennfui enough 10
AFFORD constant sport from the opening OF ''s
hunting season 20 its close. The farmers drou"I
abou, the valley haze entered into the sport
n.s,,il,. and carefully preserve the covers. and In
many cases join in the meets. The season opened
this year on October i3. with the meet Al tile o'u
NadsWorth Homestead. the headquarters TOT t"'
h,,nt.n,er during the season Meets held thrice
that a Is Impossible for the hounds TO ioho" INV
foses In October the Saturday meets IRE heiu "t
. O'Clock in the aft .rnoon. the MONDAY huh's al
6 o'clock in the morning. and the wednesday, mr. -
AZ noon During November and as far into De
cepsber a. the weather permits. the hunts VIII De-
Gin al noon The social side Of the meets are en-
rbasized BY a dinner every hunt night al some one
OF the country residences fixed upon IN the morn
iug. -,,.. =,
Major wadsworth's hounds wee originally Of
native strain but have been crossed win Loro
Iritzharding's Sir Bache Cunards and the bao-
ninton packs. and later. TO improve their music
which the major thought had been some"ha' I'M
paired by this liberal crossoreeoins' Win 'ne
strain bred by Lord Tredegar.
Three annual institutions have grown out OF tiie
foxbuntlng IN the Genesec valley These are the
horse show. the steepiechases and the Fourth OF
Irlv S,orts Ne,r-York horse lovers familiar
With the breeds Of hunters ,eae. hian m AZ enesec
see many familiar animals OF nlue nOOoh reco.. !.
n METROPOLIS.
an borssnen IN the valley and the Fourth OF july
rports are of the equestrian oroei. IN leSs a.e
rnsnfhn race vas won by Theodore ftooseNe,l
Who al thai time visiting Major Maos~orth'
NJ HooseVelt was tied with Dr. Lener. OF Gene
SEQ and IN Tho runon the future President Won
Nv A narrow margin. The steeplechase last year
Was won BY Craig WadswOrth on Black Jimmie
Mr VVadsporth Is now connected with the United
states Embassy 20 the Court OF St James
Tho two great social events OF the season arg
the 1ockeys ball IN the summer, ana the NUM- % y
fn the fail the latter being held at Belwood the
home OF the I.ttsuers. formerly owned by >. =
Ho~iand. ~ -. -.
fallen upon Major Wads~orth's shoulders but ne
has always had the advantage OF enthusiastic ano
capable assistance. His services have been recos-
uized nearly every year by his fellow huntsinen IN
making him president OF the hunt. .
The country hunted is OF great extent spreading
from Conesus Lake the east. westward across
the Genesee River. past Mount Morris 10 Avon.
I.rr1torv fpenty mile. in length and about ten
rniHe. Al width The country Is rolling ana seier-
aliv open. with hne covers. which when drawn
never ran OF raising q fox. Among the most noted
are the Big Bottom Woods. the Sugar Rush
whe~ler's Gully. Trtphammer WOODS. Nauoi
Kood. Chestnut nm. and the Seven Gulhes
hounds this ssa.on Major ". a. WsdsVorih: Car.
-nce Hall Mrs W. A. Nadsworth. Miss idaTiiei
Wad.worth. J. s WadsRorth. /. ID Bailey: Donna
Howell Eddie" Ball, George SerNfs, Daniel Nahlll
Z p s1r,is Louis Niman. John and Charles
Flynn. James Totten J. ". Wadsworth 9r- ana
Charles Toole OF Geneseo; sylvanus J MACY; -
p Levin of Avon: J. G. Averell, Norman ar
Voorhis and Samuel Wilder. OF Rochester MIS-
Ewing of St Louis. Trumbull Cary. Miss Mar
ssret Cary and Miss Julia cary OF hataNis
Seward Cary OF Buffalo: William Iittauer, o. w
HAYNES and Arthur Brisbane of New-fork.