New-York tribune., 1907-10-15
THE HUNTING SETS.
More WOmen Ride to Hounds than
Are Generally Supposed.

ding riders known to the hunting world of
Ca 5o, that the fox has heen found from earIv
Colonial days is evident from notes of various
kinds regarding kills" a notice posted NOvem-
! Der - ISL by the Brooklyn Hunt stated that the
hounds would throw off at Deuyse's Ferry, on the
estate OF Denyse Denyse, Esquire" at the Narrows
nov Fort Hamilton) at o'clock on Thursday
4 morning and lllat a guinea would be given for
"Charles Loosely" Prior to that, about 177O one
John Evers maintained and hunted a pack at
Hampstead. which place from that time has
1 been the nub Of the hunting set near New York.
n those days no mention was made of women
riding bur doubtless some did. and when century
1 Hounds were established with + Gray Grisyvold
L ss master, the first meet held. October a. 1871.
Il brought out considerable number of women.
Il Every available horse in the neiglborhood had
been pressed into service. and between forty and
grarlie -.eIs ana lhelr children have continued
20 meet IN The same nelghborhood. as the Hemp
stead country is considered the most perfect Of
II hunting ioea-illeS ms Side Of the water. The
women seen on the occasion of this initial meet
were Mss HiGesarde OeIrichs Cater Mrs Hen
h deTsonl. Miss Lucy oelrichs now Mrs. William
/ Jay), Mss Llcy Work Cnow Mrs. Cooper HeUittC
Mrs Forbes Morgan and Mrs Frank Payson This
II association passed through several phases and
finally Tie properties We're turned over To the
Meadow Brook. which also absorbed the RocLa-
way The settlement has therefore grown 10 large
| bury ard all The available adjacent country and
includes among The residents men and women fore
district from thetr villas at Newport and Bar Har-
bar wiki the late September days and also come
home tr.H Trips abroad. 10 he ready join in
the o3enng rrn- Here it is that the best must
show theiT mettle ana here Is that the veterans
give points 70 The youuger element
JOY OF TIE REAL SPORT
Hunting is form OF horsewomanshjp for which
no riding academy instructor can properly equip
pupil The ring and park. and even such stretches
Of cou1trl as may he available To the teacher, do
not include and cannot include the excitement
the effect that tho horses have upon one another
The different situations that arise and. above all
the Jingle 0t the real sport.
r. order % ride Wei enough 70 follow reg7Ilrly
and not he nuisance to others in the field one
mus begin "a ride when only a younEster. and
Tlde the c2lnrT roads the BACK helds, through the
trusted rerso for safety and guidance preferar bly,
a. o-c whip" i is usual 10 Join a small class
with such q man rs coach and thus at ten years
of many a small maid has become quite an
expert One child who has uroated by life in the
whose mother, Mrs. Ad0lph Iadenberg shares with
Mrs James lorillard hern0Chau the reputation Of
absolute fearlessness when il the saddle. perfect
rose ana perfect hands. this latter natural pos
SESSION mat no amount Of schooling can give al
tho1Eh Il may improve q heavy hand, which is
fatal 70 the hunting horses mouth.
What the Meadow Brook Hunt and the TJeron-
stead colony Will do If Mrs jimmy Kernochan de-
cdes 10 give UP her riding when she rnarries Alex
ande- Butler Duncan il IS hard TO say but, con-
s!dering Mr. Duncans well known love for the
horse u seems likely that the Meadows" Mrs
+NeInoc--ans lovely country seat. with its wide
surrounding fields, scattered over with jumps Of
a'1ols oeserlItlons, VIII become more noted for
lits hospitality than before that be possible
Mrs kernochan and Mrs. Ladenburg both dis
approve q women playing polo. The former
ceased 70 handle maleI two years ago. and the
latter never took il up. They are both agreed
that astride riding which is necessary for a Sc
cure seat in polo. is not good form, and prefer
se:V-ng their energies for the hunting the
SIDE saddle Mrs Reginald Brooks IS Of the
young Meadow Brook matrons who rides enthusi-
astieally. is always well up, and rarely has bad
falls. Others are Mrs Thomas Hitchcock Mrs
Thomas Pierce AIrs. Ambrose Clark Mrs. Swift
MIS- t5urden. Mrs Hazard Mrs. R l. Beeckman
and the Misses Mills and Bryce, who are sure 10
attend the meets Of The clubs drag hounds
throughout the autumn.
One Of the interesting features of the Meadow
! Brook Club is the monthly hunt breakfast. At
his the huntsnlen appear in the good old English
and top hat. Songs and speeches and toasts di-
VIDE the Interest and open house prevails. In
Lenox The Berkshire Hunt has weekly hunt break
iass Saturday being the day chosen for these and
for their runs. Although rhe country is much
Si-fef ana rastg ir spots. good field turns out,
and each meet is voted the best Here the ,ari-
ons residents throw open their houses the occa-
son of tie breakfast and all Ienox Stocbbrjdge
and Fttsfed society arrives in fun force and gala
fsiilre The young women riding barely out OF
Itheir teers Miss Rosamond Dixey, Miss Georgette
Collier and Miss Heloise Meyer being some Of the
most constant devotees.
WHERE HUNTING is GOOD.
Around Philadelphia there are three good fox
hunting suburbs. whore the Rosetree Hunt the
Rsdnor Hunt and the Lima Hunt hold sway The
women that ride with the Radnor are Miss Flor
elce D9bson, Mrs. !. 9 Altemus G1iss Bessie
Doason), Miss Cassart. Miss Gertrude Wheeler
NJ. Charles Snowden. Mrs Robert Z Straw
bridge, Mrs John +. Valentine. Mrs Albert Ken
lHely and Miss Katherine Cassatt Mrs. straw
bridge Ms hitemus and Miss Dobson are slight
y auiit and 20 with q WEI at any obstacle.
At a meet of the Genesee valley hounds one will
see thu tiaroe Misses Cary. Mis- Ewing Miss Whit
Ing and also some buds Of society who follow only
part way. the Others mentioned always being in AT
he deaiA, no matter how siT the country gone
Tic Myopa Hunt club has Mrs Allan. Mrs Ed
ward Cray Mrs Peabody Mrs Rice and Miss DaI-
n As III ives. ana has been n sf-
enc since 1855. deve oping polo and racing Of the
highest class besides hunting The women how
ever, do not attempt the first mentioned sport as
their more ambitious Meadow Brook rivals have,
olt rest content with their exploits in the hunting
Virginia and Maryland both have famous hunt
ct1os, the NaTranton Hunt Club. Virginia. begin
9as i- rs runs which are both for drag hunt and
i've io%, On November J. There the old snake
fences and the post AID rail stiI exist so, al
Sho4eA the country is otherwise rough, being only
atary cultivated, the .pmps excellent. The
neia ordinarily turns O good proportion Of
women The Misses Barry Miss Mary Hicks, Mrs.
Barker, Mrs Portman. Mrs. Blair johnson and
Mrs Gaines are always among the foremost 10
arrive. and are sure to- follow through The Elk
Ridge Hunt Baltimore County Nd has a club
noGse IN lovely part Of that beautiful state.
~ country is rolling, and there stone walls
e-o post and rail fences in abundance 10 test the
AetLe of man and beast One of the best Of the
women riders is Miss George, whose daring per-
finances fully equal Those % the men. No jump
S- ana 10 length Of run beyond her endurance.
- oouth aILoFds Tar greater opportunities for
~ a9n'lng than any country north Of Mason and
1.Aoi !-ae' Tor there the turf is spriugy, barb
Nire hot frequently seen ana the season long and
-.i4n 4Aere are 10 nlpped noses and fingers to
NorTy over, IS often the case in The 3arJxsbires
and Geneseo. when Octobev's keen winds tIov,
aiken 5 G IN the winter months has become
AltheT from all other communities and form one
sEge fraternity devoted 10 the sport Side bv sid
vyoston ana Phlladelphia Long Island and New
nv i,%s''p i being Videned BY these yearly meet