The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-03
Ladies Went Well.

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The ladies all went remarkably we'll.
Mrs Westmorelond Davis. on 70. K.;''
Mrs. Pierce, on Bruce" Mrs. Laden
burg, on one OF Mr.. Ahi's hunters; Miss
Dulaney,7 on the "Wellbourne Bachelor"
Mrs. Henderson, on THE Wizard and
Mrs. Grafton Abbott. on her clever bay
hunter made better performances than
most of the men.
At 8 O'clock hounds were discovered
near the Hogback Mountain with the
ever present Hatcher close in their COM
pany. Hatcher averred, according to the
testimony Of three negro men, four and
a alf-couple Of the Grafton hounds had
gotten UP red fox and pursued him SO
relentlessly that he took shelter under
rock pile.G Neither Dr.. McEachran,
Mr.. Novus or Mr. Afaddux, the judges.
saw any OF this run and whether or not
the alleged work of the pack will be
part OF record Will not be determined
until masters and judges have passed
upon the question Mr. H. ". Smith.
NJ F. r., Of Grafton, has filed state
ment asking that the judges allow the
work OF running the fox to earth to be
recorded.
Hounds were again thrown in on the
south side of Beaver Dam Creek and
trailed fox slowly as far Gs Montville,
although the scent was so poor that
there seemed to be no chance OF raising
the quariun At 1880 houndg were called
= or and the long walk for home was
begun.
Forty-Mile Run.
Horses covered at least forty miles to-
day, and although there was no hunting
worthy of tho day, stil thoS. who fol-
lowed hounds enjoyed riding across a
country than which there is no better
in America and over jumps of the sporti-
est character.
Tomorrow. the Middlesex hounds will
make another bid for victory the meet
being at Goose Creek bridge on the
estate Of Colonel Dulaney. Of Melbourne.
taking a keener delight in the Grafton
Middlesex match Tan any other person
in the Piedmont Valley Colonel Du-
laney, so determined that to-morrow's
meet shall prove successful, has stopped
all the earths on his enormous estate
and has cut and tagged all wire fences
for the whole eighty miles of the Goose
Creek Valley through which, the fox Will
probably run. In addition to doing this,
Colonel pulaney, In order Ito further
sport and extend the territory of the
match, notified the farmers of the valley
that he would be personally responsible
for any damage done to their farms dur
Ing the hound trials
English Huntsman,
Robert Colesworth. the English hunts
man, of Middlesex, rode to hounds to-
day behind Mr.. Smiths American pack.
Colesworth was not highly impressed
with the work OF the American product.
and after remaining out short while.
inntifiad Mr. HigEinSOn that he had
"more important business at home" and
departed for the Mlddlesex establishment
ut Middeburg
Tho field made up daily OF about thirty
eight riders, is about equally divided in
lis opinion OF merits OF the English and
American hounds, All the Mladleburg
contingent is for the English. while all
The Upperyille end Of the county is for
the American
Mrs Ladenburg, who has Just returned
from Ireland, where she has been hunt
ing with the Meath hounds. is a warm
adherent of the Middlesex pack, as are
MrG Abbott and Mrs PIERCE. OF Boston.