The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-30

Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish. The guests were
taken TO Colorado in q private train.
The party made its headquarters at Glen
wood Springs. It was rour miles north
! Of there. in June. 1895 that the dogs
! overlook black bear and her three cubs.
s'omcroy was in the van Of the
hunters. They found That the bear had
retreated down a deep ravine and to FOL
low they had 10 dismount
The bear was putting up = savage fight
to protect her cubs. She had already kill
ed several dogs and the others were
wary.
The men agreed to give Miss Pomeroy
| the first shot. which was her right. not
because she was a woman, but because
she reached the scene first.
At a distance Of about a hundred feet
from the bear she took deliberate aim
and the bullet sped through the heart
OF the big black bear, the largest that
had been killed in Colorado for a year,
OF course that made Miss PomeToy
much talked about young woman, and
the fact that she added a puma to her
XIII increased her reputation. She also
proved herself skiifnl with the fishing
rod. She is an expert ~ caster.
She made remarkable progress in horse
msnshiD. She had a good pose and COCO
hands things a rider must be born with
although they can be improved with prac-
tice. OF course. And she WAS fearless,
another essential.
Following the hounds has a powerful
fascination for those who are attracted
to the sport and Miss Pomeroy found
it more satisfactory and more delightful
than any other pastime she had taken
up. The jumps are the chief factor Of
the hunting in this country and they
appealed to Miss Pomeroy. She secured
good mounts and learned to judge horses
herself
To prove the excellence Of one Of her
hunters and also to demonstrate that
she had learned TO ride in about half
the time that it takes most persons. she
entered one Of the hunters Greylock. in
the Madison Square horse show She
rode the horse herself. Those who knew
Miss Pomeroy well expected her to cap
ture blue ribbons. and she did not dis
appoint them.
It was easier to win than it was to win
a
difHsult task to reach the proficiency re-
CURED in one who would be considered
in the class with Mrs. Ladenburg and Mrs
Kernochan. But the difficulty spurred on
her determination. She hunted constant
" in New Jersey, on Long Island. She
followed the Monmouth county hounds
and she rode the terrific pace with the
Meadow Brook hounds
She improved rapidly. and soon it came
to be the accepted thing that she would
be in at the death which is, Of course,
purely fgurative, for there is seldom
a death. Even when real foxes are hunt
ed in this country the animal usually
gets away
Furthermore. she proved that accidents
did not bother her. She has been thrown
many times. Once when she was fol-
lowing the drag hounds at Newport. the
horse went down on his knees. she slip
per her foot out OF the stirrup and landed
lightly on the ploushed ground. For
bride and saddle, but the animal fipally
broke away. He was caught. she remoun-
ID and sailed away after the flying riders
making a run which brought her in with
the two leaders at the finish
She is a marvel over the jumps. Nothing
IS too high for her or too hard for her.
She has a faculty of Inspiring her mount
10 take anything. and she clings to his
back in marvellous fashion. And her form
S all that could be desired-her hunt
Eg form. Of course. There was never
any question about the beauty of her
igure
Miss Pomeroy realized that if she were /
married il would be almost impossible /
'or her to a chieve the success on tho /
leld she so much desired. She is really /
domestic young woman and has high (
deals as TO the responsibilities OF wife 1
She doesn't believe anything can be ac-
when ones interest is divid- |
ID. Nearly an Of last summer she was
II the saddle in Rhode Island. and the .
resent hunting season brought the rec
ignition for which she had striven 50
trenuously and long.
Naturally IT VIII he wondered that her
iancee was willing to wait an this time.
{ should be explained that Phillip Clark
S a most enthusiastic horseman him
elf. His home is in St Louis. but for
cars he has passed the greater part Of
is time with New Yorks smart set He
q sreat chum Of Clarence II Nacrav.
hey were educated together in England.
Mr. Mscklay is as fond of following
be hounds as Miss Pomeroy. and he is
$50 an excellent polo PLAYER Therefore :
WAS natural that he should symDa-
.ize with her ambition