The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27
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Very Large and Enthusiastic
Field Followed the Hounds
5S OH Yesterday.
. STIFF JUMPS NEGOTIATED I:'' J
Only One Misl,ap, and That OF
q thrilling Nature-Tlosc
at the Reception.

Dean Run hounds met large anu
II enthusiastic field on yesterday afternoon
! ut Leonard Heights. a fair lot of those
who went on wheels put in an appear
9nnce and during the afternoon saw q
good share Of the sport Mr. Beattie neih
absent. Mr.. Alien Potts acted NJ. +. H.
81 with Mr.. Thomas N. Carter ana
{ Mr. George Cole Scott as honorary WHIPS
all in pink
After a brief wait for the benefit Of
those who changed from hack to hunter,
hounds were carried down the Leonard
Heights side road and cast In covert
Z adjoining Chantilly. whore they quickly
( found and led the field a merry pace
across Chantily estate. over four near
timber Jumps to q check on the Broad
+ Street road. Tho field kept well up and no
misfortunes were recorded. Hounds were
then carried forward to the field adj
Joining the old club house, found and ran
tr,e and fast through Mr.. Parrish's farm,
L across the old pine field to the Pink
y House" through Johnsons woods to the
estate OF the II. f. H.. where 1a'f
flIsht OF rails we're encountered and
cared for without accident. out over q
hedge into the station field and on ia
Acca.
MR.. SCOTS FALL.
Here Mr.. Fred Scott came to grief:
sn,ne one having crowded his horse at the
Jump Mr.. Scott was UP and away IN en-
instant, and bears no scars, other than
those OF mud. a slight check In Acca
gave the field chance to get UP. and
70 the last fence In Acca was negotiated
b. five and six together. although THIS
obstacle proved more formidable than any
tacourtared during the afternoon. Hounds
STRAINED across keily's fence, over the
hedges and into the club house enclosure.
"a BY way OF play to a gallery OF per-
hz,ss hundred who were upon the ciub
house porch, the entire field rode over
the six jumps in front of the enclosure
Those who followed hounds were: Mr..
Allen Potts, NJ. T. FL, on Glenwin; Mr..
Thomas n. Carter first whip. on Sauce
dunk; Mr.. Cole Scott, second whip. on
Fritz: Mrs. Frank ". Christian. on vir-
sinia c.; Miss Gertrude Shelton. on Blue
Bolton: Miss Claudia Palmer. OH Golden
Jim; Miss Mary Buford, on Pembroke:
Mr.. Frank Christian, r., on Ajax; Mr.
Andrew H. Christian. on Modoc; Mr.. Ar
cher Christian. on Elsket; Mr.. Fred W.
Scott, on Blue Ridge; Mr.. w. Otto
Noting. on Klsmet; Mr.. Ormond Young.
on Rad Hussar; MFR. Sidney Buford, On
Mirador: Mr.. B. H. Ellington, on Belle
OF Chatsworth: Mr. w. DeG. Hobson, ON
Lord Brunswick Mr.. Erskine Buford. on
Kinda; Mr.. j. r. ]. Anderson, Oh Hide
garde Mr. w c.. Saunders. on Barbara
Baron; Mr.. L. q. AIcCabe. on Cary
Street; MI. Corydon Hobson, on Irish
Lass: MIR. Jonathan Bryan, on Dame
sPartlett; Mr.. Blanchard Forbes on BIZ
hcmian Joe; Mr.. Leigh r. Page. on The
King: Mr.. T.. Il. Guptill, on Cliquot. and
others
GREAT SOCIAL FUNCTION.
The Saturday afternoon reception at
the Hunt Club has become one OF the
great social functions Of Richmond. The
big log fires reminds one of by-gone days,
when Virginia was the home OF fox hunt.
Ing in America. Old prints ndorn the
walls, and an air of wholesome sport ana
good fellowship pervades the place.
THE ladies receiving on yesterday were:
Mrs. Calvin Whitley, Mrs. George Ben
Johnston, Miss White and Miss Ruth Heb
bard, the latter a very charming do
butant of this season. Among those pres
ent were Governor and Mrs Willard, Mr..
and Mrs Grundy, Miss HcDonrd, MISS
RlankeEship Miss Hamilton, OF Peters
burg; Miss BruAcl,, Miss Scott. Mrs. Ar
thus Glasgow. MI: and Mrs. st. G. Bryan.
MIR. and Mrs. c. C. Plnckncy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Calvin Whitley, Miss Van Wyck.
Miss Montague Mr.. and Mrs. 3. Cameron.
Mr. and Mrs. George Cunningham, Mr..
and Mrs. Graham j. Hobson, Mrs. a. S.
Buford, Miss Donnan. Hiss Lindsay, Mrs.
Alex Cameron. Miss Cameron, Mrs. Bat
tie, Mr.. Frank Z, Noting. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas n. Carter. MI. and Mrs. La
Bonita. Mr.. p. H. Mayo. Mr.. Heath Dab
ney, of the University Of Virginia; Mr..
Carl II. Noting. Mr.. George w, Scott,
of New York; Mr.. ST. George Bryan. ana
nlhers .-E-.-