Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-21
assdOWbraok Riders Put 10 Flight
By Farmers Gun.
THEN CAME His own WATERLOO
Girl on Horse Nearly Landed on Top
of Him, Gun Went Oil and Every.
body Hurried Away-Farmer Ran
the Fastest.

NEW YORK. April 20.-Armed with
an old-iashloned percussion.ca shot.
gun Of the kind that came in just
about the time nint-locks went ont
Juhn Robertson Il farmer. scattered
The Meadowbrook Hunt Club IN all its
red coats. But he. I'm turn. took To
hight when Miss Cornelia Bryce. I'M
conscious of danger. sailed over II
fence and almost dropped her horse
on top Of the belligerent farmer.
Robertson was waving his gun
Overwhelmingly At hnntsmen In another
direction. nnd so great was his as
tonlshment when the horse came over
the fence with the girl In the saddle,
that he dropped the gun as he took
to his heels. The hammer struck a
stone ana the weapon was discharg.
cd, WHIP the result that n patch of
moss was stripped OF another stone
near the fence.
Many of the hnntsmen took to the
road and retreated ut fun speed,
while couple of mounts ran AWAY.
Miss Bryce was almost thrown ly n
sdnlong plunge OF her horse as II
| took fright ut the shot. but. keeping
her seat, she drove the animal away
from the spot ut record speed. Rob
ertsOn himself was SO frightened he
| did not stop running until he was
safely In doors. Long before he
reached his house the antique shot;
gun had cooled off IN the held, but Il
had performed Its mission better than
] the farmer had planned. The hunt
was so scattered that the pack was
lost for more than all hour.
| Robertson declared war ON the
Meadow-brook hunters three years
ago. He placed red flags at short
distances around his farm, near Syos.
set, and warned the redcoals hat II
they invaded his land II would be at
the peril of their lives. A wide berth
was given to his pace. and Il was for
the first time since then that the pncl;
yesterday went In full cry across sew
eral of his fields.
The hounds We're travelling so fast
With tho scent hot and their heads
shoulder high for II view. that The
field was left half mile In the rear
Robertson was taken by surprise and
had no time TO put ont his red flags
But, carrying his shotgun. and with
his wife and daughter to lend more
support. he took position between
The disappearing pack and the on
coming field. Mrs. Robertson anu the
girl waved their aprons frantIcally tr
the riders to stop, but the so horses
kept coming. The farmers wife and
her daughter fed Robertson. left
alone to receive the charge, brought
his gun to his shoulder.
| Miss Bryce had been slow In get
ting started, and she WINS several
fields behind the leaders. She was
riding alone and pushing her bay
horse in an attempt to catch up. She
was without knowledge OF the ex
element in front. and she was seen
too late for any of the huntsnien te
get near enough 10 warn her OF hen
danger. Robertson thought he had
headed OFF the last of the field, and
lie was giving his attention to the
horsemen scattered on his TANKS. He
had reireated behind the ditch, aid
was shouting in wheth ut several red
coats who were executing turnine
movement safely out of range.
She landed within three feet OF
Robertson. The farmer had his bncl
turned. and he started 10 run with .
shout of terror When the gun went
off he increased his pace, never ven
turing n glance behind him. and evi
IDENTIFY thinking he was being mad,
n target.