The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-16
Ar TERMATH Of
THE FOX HUNT.
Middlesex Kennels Return to
Massachusetts With Big
Retinue.
Mr.. i4IGGlNSoN A SPORTSMAN
Not At All Cast Down At the
Defeat Of His English
Pack.

Especial from Staff CORRESPONDENCE
UPERv1LL11, VA. Nov. 15.--There Is
evident here the great calm that always
follows strenuous event, for those who
have stopped over for fox hunting until
after Thanksgiving Day nre enjoying u
day of rest.' go
Horses and hounds were not taken
out, and there will probably be no hunt
ing until Saturday.
This morning the Middlesex Hunt
party left for Massachusetts with thirty
five horses, fifty hounds, and great
retnue Of hunt anu personal servants.
There were in the party Mr. A. Henry
1IiggsnTon mastet' OF Middlescx Mr..
and Mrs. Grafton st. l.. Abbott, Mrs.
Tom Pe.rcc, Mr.. Julian Chainberiaine,
Mr., Leonard Ahl Mrs. Robert Perkins.
Miss Edna Bird, Mr.. Charles Bird, Dr..
Charles N1clcachran, of Montreal. and
Mr. Italian l.. Movins, Of Buffalo.
Mr.. Higginson was in no way de-
pressed by the decision of the Judges
giving the fox hound match to Grafton
American hounds over his English p:ack.
1t was learned that some thirty-f ne
land owners around Middleburg on yes
terday sent Mr.. 1Iigginson Il written re-
quest TO take over that hunting section
and to establish his pack there. 1t Is
not known what acton Mr.. lllgginson
will take in the matter but it Is thought
that he is not aevrse to wintering the
NIiddesex hounds In Piedmont Valley.
During the trials the Middlc%ex Hunt
purchased fifteen hunters from the farm
ers over whose lands they rode, and
these have been shipped North with the
rest Of the string.
Grafton Headquarters.
AT Oakley" tho Grafton hcadGnnr-
@ters,S Mr.. Henry w. Smith, Mr. James a..
Roosevelt, Mr.. Paul Whiting and MI.
MalbonS Richardson. all of Nassachuset $,
and Mr.. and MIS- Westmoreland Davis,
of Nrorven Park, will continue the close
OF the season.
At "Webournc" Mr.. r. Hunter Du-.
flnny, Miss Terry Dulany and Misses
Ethel and Neville Lennon will remain
until after Thanksgiving for the hunting.
Mr.. and Mrs, James X. Maddox have
returned to Warrenton, where they will
give on Friday n hunt lunch to the mem
bers of the Wnr.enton Drag I4annds.
Mr.. Prince has shipp his hunters to
New York, and Mrs. Henderson and Mr..
Edward Gay Butler, Of Clarke county,
have departed homcward.
On yesterday afternoon as an end to
the hard riding Of the match. Mr.. Lewis
sLcath challenged Mn Arthur Charles
Marshall to q jumping contest, the con-
iditions OF which We're that the man who
fell first lost the money. and the jumping
to continue until one came a crorper.
After lurking over all the high walls
in the ncighborhood Of Mlddleburg and
clearing all manner Of neck-brealing OBJ
staclcs, Mr. Leath came 10 grief over
stone wall ana the stake went to Mr.
Marshall
Satisfactory Award.
The award of the match to the Ameri
can hounds has given universal satisfac
ton here. where the feeling was neutral.
both Grafton and MiddleseN Hunts be-
longing to Massachusetts.
DR.. Charles McEachran, of Montreal,
one of the Judges. known as "Blain Man,
has been the life OF the meet for MS
stories and songs are as clever us the
two Canadian hunters that clrried him
always to the frort after hounds.
Last night Mr. Hlgginson's horses were
attached by the Cameron Run Hunt Club
for a claim of $500. sworn out by Mr..
CORTLAND II. Smith and the Messrs.
Portncr Mr.. IIigginson declared that he
did not owe the hunt a cent. but gave
bond so that his horses could leave for
Boston.
Mr.. CORTLAND H. Smith also brought
suit against Mrs. Tom Peirse to enforce
payment for u horse he had sold her
and which she returned, claiming him 10
be unsound. The Mlddlesex crowd say
they have had moro suits brought
against them during their two weeks
stny in Virginia than in all the rest Of
their lives.