The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-26
HUNT CLUB TAKES A CHOPPER
vpooKLyN,S NEW ORGANIZATION
NOT DISCOURAGED.

v..,,x.d the Hounds for the First Tine
,e,,,rday--Han the Pack Goes Hunt
,,s an It's Own Hook-Cats Suspected
4 Halted - Real Estate Mans Fias'
prool,vns new hunt club, the Kings
County Drag Hounds by name. the member
hin ~ which Is composed OF number OF
the leading spirits in the Riding and Driving
cqrb had It's first run behind the hounds
-,.,srday afternoon. It was supposed
- no fox hunt with an aniseed bag repre-
,srtipp the goal, but before the afternoon
90. over Il had resolved Itself into q dog
hunt with the quarry temporarily for
gotten. A few more unfortunate occur
rsnces added to the general discomfort and
last night when any one mentioned .hunt'
a, the Riding and Driving Club he was met
hun, club isn't discouraged and u going to
trv again every Wednesday and Saturday.
The Kings County Drag Hounds was
organized shortly after Easter. 1t had
It's origin in the paper chases 10 which menu
zero q tn. Ridihg and Driving Club par
ticipsted The paper chases were 80 popu-
lar that the hunt clubs proposition was
rct.,sd VI enthusiasm and about two
dozen men and women joined. Jack
Dykrnan and Miss leila Milhau were most
enthusiastic about the scheme. and among
the Others who came In we're sClarry'
Robbins. Mr.. and Mrs. G. Herbert Potter.
William Gilmore. Miss Emily Bedford,
Niss Matilda Whiting. Miss Louise Kenyon,
the Misses Zimmerman. Mrs. c. F. Hubbs,
Miss Edith Gaynor, Louis Milhau. Capt
Candee and his family. Miss Maxwell. Col
and Mrs Clifford Middleton and Miss Ethel
Moore
Jack Dykman was elected master Of
bounds The club hustled around and
got four hounds. which were said to be
the real thing, and a whipper-in who Is
said TO have held that job for the famous
Chevy Chase Hunt In Washington: While
behind the hounds the club had informal
chsses and it was the general impression
around the Riding and Driving Club that
the Meadowbrook and Westcbester hunts
might well look to their laurels.
Mr. Dykman figured that there was
plenty OF unoccupied real estate In the
borough Of Brooklyn that would make Q
good course. SO he spent several afternoons
In mapping IL out and secured the consent
of a real estate company down Flatlands
way so there wouldn't be any trouble about
Then the arst hunt was announced for
yesterday and little after 8 o'clock band
OF more than twenty started out with visions
OF following the scent over six or seven
miles of country, taking jumps and fences.
barked a. good hunt dogs should and the
anise seed seemed to be in good working
order.
The hunters rode out to a large vacant
piece Of ground on Utica avenue. near the
old Hunterfiy road, where the anise seed bag
ua 81 ~ ha rI ArSt
part Of the run carried the hunters through
sShantytown,' and for some reason or
other the scent didn't hold very well. The
dog followed II for q while. but lost II and
then came a mishap.
Two Of the dogs suddenly became dis.
gusted with fox hunting and made break
Tor freedom. What caused their infrac-
ton OF all the good and sacred rules Of
hunting remains yelled In mystery. but q
r,imor, which could not be verified, has II
that there are cats In "Shant ytown,' and
that the dogs began a real hunt on their
own hook.
At any rate. two Of the dogs started across
lots at breakneck speed, FOLLOWER by most
other riders formed circle around the two
remaining hounds and waited.
At length the hunters returned with one
dog. G. Herbert Potter got credit for
being in first at his fgurative death.
he oornered the hound in a corner OF
posed to be running yet.
In the meantime the man with the anise
seed bag had returned TO zee what the trouble
was. and when the party was reAAsembled
he started out In front again, The sur
vivors in the hound department followed
the scent all right for short distance
and then lost il again, 80 everything came
to stop while consultation Was held.
As result Of II wet trail was laid, and
then things went all right. The riders fol-
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streets and vacant lots until they had rid
den down In the country near Flatlands.
where every one should own his own home
there aren't many homes there yet. only
lot OF staked-out plots-and II was over
this territory that the real fun OF the hunt
vas supposed to begin.
Mr.. Dykman had found number OF
bitches that could I've jumped, as well as
nome fine fences for hunting purposes, and
permission to cross the country had been
But when that person. or his representative
on the promises saw the troop he changed
his mini and waved a red dag. Tho hunt
came to stop and he explained his OBJ
Iections. The hunters explained that they
had permission, but the manager was firm.
The hunters tried diplomacy; the manager
rema ined firm. The hunters tried other
methods 81 sunsion. but the manager per-
sisted In remaining. firm, % the hunters
had tn give IN their jumps and their fences
and take to neighboring vacant lots until
II Was time to come home.
The news Of their experience reached the
Riding and Driving Club before them. One
Of the riders who started on the chase was
a youth. When tho bunch took the real
estate cropper collectively. he made up
his mind that the game was too slow for
him, 70 he desert ed and told what had hap
pened when he got hack To Brooklyn. SO
every one from the grooms up wore broad,
good-natured smiles when the hunt strag-
sed In, and az the joke was out the hunters
entered into II and told their troubles to
everybody.
But they aren't deco ura ged They
think that the real estate obstacle can be
removed. The dogs are green. they say.
but they can be trained. and more will be
added TO the pack. The hunting enthusiasm
stood the shock well, and II Is more than
Drag Hounds will succee In turning the