The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
WEEK OF HUNTING
IN old POWHATAN.
Fox-Hunters from Various Coun-
ties Enjoy Six Days Clio
rious Sport.
SEVERAL BRUSHES ARE TAKEN
Large and Enthusiastic Meet
Every Day and Some Spleen
did Chases, Too.

PoWHATAN, VA. September 2l.--
| Perhaps not in the memory of the old
est sportsman of this section has there
| been Il week of more real pleasure and
\ enjoyment than the one just ended.
/ Under the auspices OF the Powhatan
/ Foa-Hunters' Association, the most sue
| cessful meet in the history of the or
ganizetion was pulled off. The meet
brought together as ardent q party of
| sportsmen and as fine lot OF fox
! hounds rs can be found in any State
1 IN the Union. Foxes were plentiful,
and the weather conditions were just
fine. and served to draw sportsmen from
many parts Of the county and state.
(, The entire county seemed to join in
the glorious jubilee. Farmers, old and
young people, were seen in the hottest
% the fray" For five consecutive
mornings, the hunters, with pack OF
| from thirty to sixty hounds, met at
the appointed place, Just when the
morning was hanging her banners OF
purple and gold on the sky, and the
/ forest was throbbing a tribute of well
| come to her. as the glad world was
waking with laughter and song.
The hunters marched with their
bowling. whining hounds to the hunt
ling ground, where, without an eNcep-
| ton, trail was quickly picked up ard
| there were flutes and fddles and tam
! bourines'' and tinkling cymbais galore.
There were nutterings of hearts and
quivering of leaves. and the hills fairly
shook with the chorus. The willy fox
circled and swung around the ridges
and the music circled and swung close
at his heels JOY was uncontined. and
the flying melody filed the air like
incense of wild flowers. The echoes
caught up the strain and passed 1t
round from cliff to cliff, until the beams
OF the rising sun danced In the tree
tops and swung corners with the shad-
ows below
At 10 o'clock each day there was a
fox skin tackled on the henhouse.'
and the Happy hunters eating break
fast at the hospitable home of some
sportsman, who had kindly arranged
! TO entertain the party.
The hunters who attended with their
\ packs were Aressrs. Broderick Mich
aux Hening, Walton, Timberlake,
worsham and Thraves all of Powha
4 daily and rode to the hounds were
Colonel Mann S. Valentine, Miss Cary
/ Valentine, Mrs. Bullock, Miss. Jenie
Zero, Miss Nancy Kennon, MisS Pattie
Hobson, Miss Gay Miller, Miss Lucille
Lyon and Mrs Tom Hening; CAPTAIN
| Joe Hobson. DIR. Tom Hening, Clyde
Morehead. sgd. Taylor. Nelson Palmore,
Cary Hobson. Fielding Lewis, Everette
/ Henlng John Hobson, Neil Hening.
Malcolm Hening Harry Michaux, Paul
Michaux Frank MichauX Ludlam
Michaux. Miller Michaux, Louis Jor-
dan, Harvie Goode, W. r. Davis, w. E.
Maxey, Bernard Bonlfant William
", chr. Russell Wo-sllanl. s. Lee Dance.
4 L.inwood Worsham Thad Worsham,
! Willis Miller. Otis Davis, Thomas
Davis Fenton Finch, Pleasant Finch.
Or. r. d. Tucker, While Nichols, r..
In. Allnutt Mr.. Ferro. P. G. Miller, As
4 berry Tilman, all of Powhatan. and
the following visitors: Miss Louise Sell
den and Mr.. John Selden, of Gooch-
land: Messrs. William Fill and William
I.anghorne, Of charlottesville; Messrs.
/ r. c. Triton and Louis Gathright of
Richmond Mr.. Vaughan Jones. of Pc
4 tersburg, and Mr.. Wood Vaughan, Of
4 Amelia The brushes were presented
1 to Miss Selden by Mr.. Thraves, to
!, Miss Kennon by Mr.. Thraves. and to
Miss Ligon by Mr.. Neil Hening.
The following resolution was passed
4 by the association, on the motion sof
i Colonel Valentine, viz, =
\ That the live fox captured during
j the meet shall be presented by the
A association to the Deep Run hunt Club
of Richmond, Va" and 1t was also
resolved by the associations: THAT we
4 encourage these outdoor sports. for
4 they are good for both body and soul
/ they give us muscle and mental vigori
4 they lengthen our days and Tighten
i our troubles; they are far better than
! our modern society amusements which
4 womanlze man and mamie woman
I. The association adjourned to meet or
4 the 18th OF September, 1908