The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-29
TEDDY, JR., JOINS
THE PRESIDENT
Accompanied to Pine
KnOllby Surgeon-Gen
eral Rixey.
DRIVE FROM DEPOT
in POURING RAIN
Telephone to Plain Dealing Still
Suffers From Affects Of Sleet
and No Communication
Can Be Had BY the
President With
His Men.
Especial 10 Tho r.imes-Dispatch.)


CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, December
as--Thc presidential party at "Plno
Knoll" was further augmented this after
noon by the arrival Of Theodore, Jr., who
vas accompanied by SUPERINTENDENT
Presley NJ. Rixcy. The two came down
from the capital on the Washington and
Florida limited, which reaches North
Garden at 2:43, half hour behind
schedule.
Tho newcomers brought with them two
crates Of dogs. The large crate con-
tanned three splendid looking beagle
hounds. and the other two beautiful white
settlers, which were greatly admired by a
number OF fox hunters, who we're at the
station awaiting a train for Charlottes-
Vile
After n brief stop at North Garden
DR. Rixey and the Presidents namcsakc,
with gun in hand. stepped into the same
s two-scntcd drag which conveyed the
President, Mrs Roosevelt and Miss Ethel
to "Pine knoll'' yesterday, and in jiny
had turned into the 'Alberene road closely
followed by tho spring wagon containing
the dogs.
Soon after their departure a drizzling
rain began to fall and by 5 o'cleck had
resolved itself into a downpour which
must have drenched the travellers before
they reached their destination
Communication Cut Off.
stenographer Latta and James sloan,
the Presidents secret service guard. who
not heard single word from the Presi-
dent since they parted with him at North
Garden at O'clock h sgs,erdayt a ;daa
divorce himself entirely from work OF
any sort, ard. when he badc Mr.. l,ntta
good bye Yesterday, he did not anticipate
needing his service untiA the start was
made on the return trip to the White
House Sunday.
There is hardly any doubt but that the
President and his sons enjoyed good
hunt this morning, for one of the colored
drivers who went with the party to
pine o XIII yessertlay says thai Pnek
kennels were awaiting the arrival OF the
party
Entirely Informal.
When asked II any one was on hand
to welcome the President YESTERDAY after
bon b hs nee peE and coored
women.
The telephone line to Plain Dealing Is
Sill suffering from the!.-cffccts of the
10 secure any Information whatever from
that source lave been to no avail.
newspaper correspondent, who spent the
Ga..t North Garden In the hope ofget-
ding some little scrap of'news from the
President met with complete disappont-
rnent. as no messenger came from Pine
Knoll" The two negro drivers who
took out the newcomers this afternoon
were delayed by the storm and had not
returned up to O'Clock tonight. The
phone from North Garden to Plain Deal
Ing is also out of working order.
A Fox Hunt.
Had the President been at North Car
den at noon to-day, he no doubt would
have participated In an old Virginia fox
hunt. and would have enjoyed the sport
kcenly. A red fox WAS liberated near
the station. and for over an hour gave
the two dozen followers of the hounds
a merry chase along the base OF Pot Rock
Mountain, in full view Of the depot.
About two miles from the station rey-
nard was freed. hut was knocked down
and started again. Completely tagged
out, he was run down by William Dur
retts Boxes" on top of o. nile OF cinders.
where he had hesitnted % get view
of his pursuers. Four packs of hounds
were in the chase.
While going through, field near the
finish one of Mr. Sutherlands best hounds
was killed by n vicious bull.