The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-20
BY WAY OF
ICY FIELDS;
Some Slippery Jumps Confronted
the Deep Run Hunt Club
Yesterday.
MANY FOLLOWED THE HOUNDS
Those Who Saw the Hunt From
5tlc Roadways and By-Paths.
The Receiving Party.
Ictif we cffnce the joys Of chase,
From the land and outroot the STUD,
{, God bye to tho Anglo-SuXon race,
tl Ia rnunll "a Tie woman blood. ~ t-


Good bye to tho Anglo-Saxon race.
Farewell to the woman blood
Adam Lindsay Gordon.
A frozen underfootinE with n. slight
lhaw on top made every ono sit still
and ready steady" when tho Deep Run
hounds were cast In tho field south or
Sunnysdc yesterday afternoon ut 3:3o,
after having met at the Reservoir. Some
Il slipnery jumping through this field made
every one "thankful. they were living, ana
trust to their luck" At the first jump,
"Jim.. Miss Claudia Palmer's sterling
hunter, made mistake which looked
ugly for a moment, but she picked MN
\ up clearly and was soon again Golng. IN :
fishing we'll up at the death AS HOUNDS
a worked the bottom and circled the NIL
q stiff post and rail by the old battery
doomed in view. 1t looked good" to every
4 body. and all were over with inches to
spare, It was ride boys, the pair OF
you; ride for your souls, as hounds at
racing clip crossed first the lands OF MI.
r. c. Williams. then through stiff plain,
and over a drop into kissing Lane to
check.
Thence they were carried on TO Fatter-
sons, finding In the field east OF that
place cutting out pace worth remem-
bering. As they streamed across the broom
straw field. one wondered why everybody
else wasn't hunting. and the music maze
every one Sunny jim" Back OF
ChantiIly hounds swung to the Broad
Street road. then turned sharply to the
left, taking the huntsmen into the church
field skirting wire fence. which made
everyone instincetvely recall the Whyte-
Melville verse:
..But give You my honor It makes me
irAgt5i--. parSpfre. /
TO think Of ms nelghbor turned over by
wire!"
Hounds next followed line through the
Beaiue estate, crossed the railroad ana
turned into Acca farm, taking the field
over part Of the old point to point"
steeplechase course Of last year. which
recalled fond recollections. jumping
into the club house property the field
finished with everybody glad they ha.i
gone
Those who followed were the master.
II. C. Beattie. on "Pathfinder"; the TWO
honorary whips, Allen Potts and Spencer
Carter on "Three Spot, and "Glenyln';
a. II. Christian. on "Modoc'': Archer
Christian, on "Elsket''; w. o. sydnor, on
"Sevcn Up: Frederic w. Scott. on a
tommy looking roam; Cole Scott. on
"Fritz"; +. w. Christian, Jr.. on Wiz
rlnia CT: Sydney Buford, on "Mirador';
blanchard Forbes. on "Whirlwind'; Alex
ander Randolph Holiday, on Dame
i.Partlett'; Orm ond Young. on Red
Huzzar"; Miss Claudia Palmer, on. Jim !;
Miss Shelton, on a clever gray hunter CT
Mr.. Egbert Lees; Miss sophy White, on
,.Gnme Cock; Miss Belle Willard. on
fallen Brecht": DR.. Joseph A. White. on
Irish Lass; 11rskine Binford, on Penn
broke; j. Il. Anderson, on Bohemian
Joe''; j. r. Anderson on "Hildegarde";
II. G. Bcatte 'Jr., on white SqualI'; st,
George Bryan, OH Sirius: Mr.. Otto
Noting. on "Heimdal'; Mr., TucKerman,
on North Anna; Holt Epps. on Indian
Joe" and others.
Among those who drove to the meet and
saw the hunt from roadways and by
maths we're Mr.. and Mrs. j. Stewart
Bryan. Mr. Cotesworth Pinckney and Mrs.
st. George Bryan, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Willard, Miss Frances Scott, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. Deane AIeanley Mr. and Mrs.
Barton Grundy, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Beattie and others.
Tho following ladies received at the
& club house: Mrs. S. D. Crcnshaw. Mrs.
Henry Baskerville. Miss Bessie Watkins,
Miss Helen Stevens and Miss Berta Well
ford. ~
Those present were: Mrs. Joseph VIII
lard. Mrs. John Stewart Bryan. Mrs.
Hugh Campbell. Mrs. Schuyler Hamilton,
Mrs. r. W. Scott. Mrs Thomas Boiling,
Mrs. Lancaster Williams. Mrs. George
Ben Johnston Hiss Mary Johnston. Mrs,
+. Deane Meanley, Mrs. Neave Dewitt
Adams, Mrs. La Bonita, Miss Scott, Miss
Hebbard. Miss Eft!e Branch, Miss Ada
Gray, Miss Emily Wherry, Miss sophy
White. Miss Claudia Palmer. Miss May
Lyons; Mr.. st. George Bryan, Mr. II. p,
Trav c1,ay y
]. p. Branch, Mr.. II. Z. Baskerville. MIR.
La Bonita, Mr.. Sidney Buford, Mr.. George
Scott Mr.. Hay, Of Washington; Mr.. Ian
caster Williams. Mr.. Archer Anderson
Mr.. r. \. Carter. Mr.. Ormond Young
Mr.. Otto Noting. Mr.. S. l., Carter, Mr..
J Randolph Holiday and others.