The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-05
GRAF TON HOUNDS |!
MAKE GREAT RUN
Cut OFT, a Lively Pace for a
Tisld Of Twenty
eight.
RIDING WITH BROKEN BONES
Smith Keeps the Saddle With In
iured Foot and Higgcnson
With Fractured Ribs. d

Especial From stan CONSEQUENTLY
t,pPERv1LLE. VA, November 4.-Thc
fourth day of the Grafton- Middlesex
honncs, trials proved a great success for
,be Grafton hounds. There was sport
a.plenty of a high order, and as Dr..
A,cEachran. one OF the judges, said at
ma cnd of the run hounds never ran
AZ fast since the world began"
After trailing for exactly an hour n
fox was Jumped. and for an hour and
Il half hounds cut out such lively pace
for those who followed that out of a
field OF twcnty-elgbt only nine were able
to 1.-Two with them, and out of these
nine several were fortunate rather than
valiant. Only one lady followed the
westmoreland Davis deserves the highest
praise for the excellent manner in which
she rode. Others who were In from start
to finish were Mr.. WestmorelAnd DaY.s,
MIR. A. Henry Higgtnson OF Boston, mas
ter OF Middlese1; Mr. Roster Dulaney. MI.
J. J. Garham, OF New York. and Messrs
Charles A1cEnchran, of Montreal: Fred,
Oakie, OF New York. and II. l.. Movius.
OF Buffalo, the Judges. Ham, one OF the
whips OF the Grafton pack mounted on a
4 pony. By riding through byways and
lanes, managed to be zip with the MOUNDS
at the last.
A Broken Foot.
The master Mr. Harry W. Smith, rid
ing with a broken foot. was only few
minutes behind, and his performances
throughout the day over rough country
and across every jump by the flying
field, showed a game sporting spirit.
that was greatly appreciated. Nr. Smith
had gone down hard twice on YESTERDAY.
and on arriving at Oakley last night
began TO suffer from a swollen foot. a;
doctor was summoned. who found 1t ne
cessary 10 cut Mr.. Smiths right boot
from his leg, go swollen had the foot ! e.
come.
II was discovered that 81 bone has been
broken, and Mr. Smiths physician dt-
$rected that he should go to bed for q
week or ten days. This he declined TO
do, saying that nc would hunt 1t killed
linn and so to-day the master OF Graz
ion hunt with his broken foot done In
bandages and cased In a rubber boot.
The serious accidents SO far besides MT.
Smiths broken foot and Mr.. Henry Hig-
sinson's two broken ribs and bruised
knee, which does not prevent him. how
ever from riding boldly to hounds, are
Or. william Lord Smiths broken collar
bone. and Mrs. Roster Dulaneys sprain-
cd wrist.
Seven Falls.
There were seven falls recorded IN the
hunt to-day. Mr.. Duffy fell over the
first fight OF railr which were negotiated
by the fold. Ham. the colored whip.
sailing across country on Mr.. Smith
very clever pony, jumped a three foot
stone wall only to find, when in mid air,
that there was a FIVE foot drop on the
other side. and he and pony rolled heels
over head in n road below. Neither were
Injured. Mr.. Smith. Mr. McEachran. Mr..
Waller and Mr.. Dulaney. all CAME to
grief in scramblng up tho high bank Of
n creek. and Mrs, Tom Pierce of Bos-
ton one of the best riders to hounds In
America. soiled her hunting coat when
her grey hunter. apps' q put his front
foot in n hidden drain. Every one Is de-
lighted with the days hunt and Mr.. A.
Henry Higginson, one OF the few at the
death, and master Of rival pack. had
only pleasant things to say regarding
the ex cellent work done by the Grafton
hounds.
The meet this morning was at Middle
burg at. 6:15 o'clock, which meant that
those in Upperville neighborhood were
Z.
lalf-past four. Stars were shining
brightly as the faithful few journeyed
towards Middlehurg, and the sun had not
arisen when hounds and horsemen had
left the village behind them and were
on their way to cover. Mr.. Harry w.
Smith. despite his unfortunate accident,
hunted his bounds. but Mr.. Malbon
I. Richardson, of BoEton. FIRST wii.p
Of the hunt, took hounds to meet and on
to cover.
The Strenuous Life.
The strenuous. life of rising at half
past three or four o'clock In the morn
ing. riding six or eight miles 10 meet,
hunting until midday and riding slowly
fifteen or twenty miles home is grad
ially causing tho field to grow smaller,
and to-day only twenty-eight hunters
greeted the master.
Amongst those who rode in to-day's
hunt were: Mrs. Tom Pierce OF Boston;
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