The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-02-23
SPLENDID HUNT
Best Of the Season at Orange C. Hunt
Breakfast at Piedmont Hotel.

The largest aud most exciting hunt Of
81 he Iomahnwk Hunt club WAS held
At Orange Wednesday, Feb. 10th, at 3 p.
m. The run was sWit uudcNcIuug from
start to finish, which covered about or
$ miles over about 90 fences AMI "a mum
Der Of rtlii water jumps over neld- and
muddy roads, beneath Tho bare, di1
branches oi the trees. aud with a broad
sweep Oi clouds tcAcd tky overhead. the
riders oi Tine IomhkAwk Hunt Club
had "a fine run with the hounds The
ground was rather soft Tor SUI Is chase,
bat the HORSES and riders seemed tO
stand 30 we'll and came 100 petty we'll
punched together. The drag WAS lald
over some st.n country, but there were
no Tails and nothing occurred 90 mar Tie
pleasure OF the chase.
A large crowd at spectators were gath
cred along the road At different points
20 witness the fearless riders, ami alter
the run a reception was rendered them
at the Piedmont Hotel by VIM. ).
Grymes. Dr. r. Marvin Harris H. q.
ohackeiiOrd, W. &. Graham and NJ. ".
Carter
Berkeley Tru-sel was the scene OF the
meet and from there, the hounds In iull
cry, started off through Bradford e farm.
up through LIIard-, then crossed Just
below DuPOnt's Here the ruu was
especially good. as there WAS "a broader.
pause OF field, where the riders could let
their horses 20 M lu.l burst OF rperd
The high lences aud waIerlumps through
Llllard'- were taken without ml-hap.
and the hounds swept lull tiIt towards
the T. * O.kK They crossed the railroad
near Montpelier station. and struck out
back oi BroWning'-, out through Errk-
ley n and here 90 was the horse aud
rider iclt tht iuil measure 81 the heat and
mud. The pace WAS last. and the horses
came ln painting and with streams oi
sweat rolling on their hauk-. The
hounds were iD.llug out their tongues.
but they swept mp the nome stretch. with
the riders close behind The run ended
over high SIN rail- fence back Oi Berk-
leg r Residence. The riders then rode INTO
town, were met az the Piedmont Hotel
by about twenty ladies, AID q most en.
jOyaDle hunt brnkiast awaited them
Greater interest then ever before is being
displayed m the meets and many riders
are now taking "a weekly launt with the
hounds SANFORD, the master, has them
we'll in hand, and they run well with the
horses in iulI swing alter them. The club
il eXerting a wider influence in making
more popular the sport. with the ladies
a. well 90 the men.
Those riding We're Wallace SANFORD, NJ.
f. H., on Black Hawk. Dr. l.. ) Rick
etts on Red Devil, Dr. H. Marvin Harris
ON Rob Roy, WIN >. Grymps uu Hays.
August Nambef-Ie on keuue-aw. II. y
Lyme ON Francis w.. j. IS. MDC1mb on
Jonah. II. j. Holalag, Jr, 900 John L..
WI. Jones ON Whoop.n. Manly Garter on
Rex. H. g. ShAcklri0rd eu Ka.rlgh. Dr.
j. ). Andrews or iiawueid
Those present III tie breakfast besides
the riders We're Misses Mana Wilson.
Armstead IaAaierFo. Eugic Grymes. Ma
bel aud Willie Moore. Ella shelton. Ella
Mae Grasty, Ethe. and Auuir Wander
sic, Lena Ricketts,. Ellie SANFORD, Nellie
Marshall, Mrs w. w. Burgess. Mrs. Me.
Donald Sire. VIM. s. Grymrs, Mrs Il.
o. Lyme, Mrs D. b. McCOmb. Ma aud
Mrs. A. T. Browning. Mrs l.aFkin Willis.
Mr and Mrs Cha-. STORM. Dr. Lewis
Holiday Mcssra T. II. DeJarnette, W.
c. Graham, Nj g. Field