The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-30
HOT SPRINGS

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.I
Hot springs. Va. November 29-The
resort has been very Jolly This week.
made so particularly ny the people
who come down for over Thanksgiving
and were bent upon having a good time
in the few days OF their stay. \ fea-
ture was the game dinners served to
order AT the Homestead Hotel and at
the eating resorts in the ighhorho GOD
for the open season for game began on
Monday, the deer shooting season clos
ing tonight
The first OF the deer hunts. which. in
accordance with tho Virginia law. were
conducted with horses and hounds. Was
given by Mr.. and Mrs Melville L. In
gals, .lr., Of New York. who started
out With party Of friends At i:30 \
NJ. Monday morning. going by automo-
bile 10 Back Creek Mountain. ten miles
away. where Mrs. ingalls, last year
shot 25O- pound buck from the back
of her saddle horse. making Il new re-
cord for women hunters in the State.
Mr. ingalls, and his guests hunted all
day without getting a shot, but their
hounds got up three deer. which went
down To the Jackson River, TO throw
the dogs off the scent. and were shot
on the property of the jackson River
| Hunt Club by j. +. Ducro. OF Astabula
Ohio. who brought down a buck
weighing l2I pounds; John Rivcrcomb.
Of Covington. Va, Who got Il seventy
hNc-pound buck. and DR.. David Rae. Of
charlottesville. Va, who shot an cich
tN-pound buck
mere was continuation this week
OF the lively dinner, and turkey trot
parties started a fortnight ago BY Allan
ana Clendcnin Ryan when they came
down for an ante election vacation the
dances being held at tho club after the
dinners more privately than they could
bc at the hotel. Al ono of these, when
the hostess was Mrs. Clcndcnin j. RYAN
Miss adelaide Pratt. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Delas Bach Frat, entertained
! with some very clever singing of hu-
/ norous songs. and two bridal couples
added some extraordinary fancy dane
! ing 10 tho program. These wcro Mr.
! ana Airs. David r. Francis, of St Louis
! son and daughtcr-in- of cN-oov-
F., ornor Francis. and AIR. and Mrs Ira
richards. of New York the latter of
whom was Miss Grace Mcurer, of
! brooklyn.
| Hy an odd sequence of three acci- .
dents the same day. three black eyes
were being exhibited about the Home
| stead Hotel This week Mrs. Anita
! Busch, Of New YORK. got hers while
riding. Her horse reared suddenly
| throwing his head so high that he hit
! the rider while she was trying To
steady herself. a stray golf bali rayo
| Mrs, Edward White. of PhiIadclphia.
her black eye. Who drove IL is not
known. Victor Young, of New York
who has been exhibiting the third black
eye. hit himself In the face with his
own golf ball. While ii might be sup.
posed this would have to he done on
purpose. Mr.. Young accomplished the
feat by driving the ball short dis
lance Into a rock, from which 1t re-
| bounded.
| Mr. and AIRS. Pliny Fisk. of New York.
arrived from New York with n. L.
Denny. IN their automobile early in the
week and are taking the cure here
| Robert H. Borden, the Canadian Pre-
| mier. and Mrs. Borden, who are also
taking tho cure, Will finish the course
of baths shortly and return BY way of
| Washington. At the Capitol 1t is snid