The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-11-19
HOMES SECURED BY
COMMITTEE FOR THE
VISITORS FOR HUNT
SEVEN HUNDRED CAN BE PRO-
VlDED FOR ALREADY AND
MORE TO GET.
HAED TO GET ENOUGH HORSES
Only Difficulty So Far Experienced In
Making Arrangements for the AS
ISOLATION of Fox Hunters Thanks
giving Week.

As the time for the big fox hum
draws near, more and more interest
is manifested among the citizens Of
the county. The news of this hum
has reached practically every state
in the union, and letters are received
daily by the chairmen of the different
committees stating the intentions tC
attend this great meet.
The committee on finding board
and lodging for the visitors has beer
working faithfully and so far have
secured homes for about 700 people
and people are still offering theil
homes and are making special ar
rangements to care for the hunters.
In making arrangements for the biz
hunt, there has been only one hitch
and that is, whether or not the com
mittee on securing horses for the
hunters can obtain the required mum
ber A great many of the visitors
will bring their horses and dogs along
with them, still there will be hun.
dreds here with the expectation OF
finding horses ready upon their arr
val.
Many of the hunters do not expect
horses Of the jumping kind, but they
want good smooth riders, horses that
will enable them to keep up with the
hunt and at the same time afford
them a comfortable ride.
Below are two letters received by
T. L, Cunningham, chairman of the
committee to find homes for the Wis.
itors:
Nashville, Tenn. Dear Sir:-Yours
of the 9th to hand with invitation, etc
Will say that will try and attend the
meeting and do all | can to assist our
boys in taking care of the visitors
from elsewhere. However, there is
another proposition that may come
up which will compel me to be in
Mississippi at that time. | will ad.
wise you as soon as | will know def.
nitely. | was talking to Mr.. James,
of Sharkey, Miss, yesterday and he
stated that some had been unable so
far to procure horses and by way of
explanation will say that most of
those in Mississippi do not expect
jumpers all they want is good fair
saddle horses. AS Mr.. James says,
they have been riding mules all their
lives and it wouldn't do to get very
fancy on the last end So please
skirmish around and get them some
thing to ride and they will be all
right. Anything | can do to assist
you let me know and | am at your
service Yours truly,
VIM. T. YOUNG,
Pres. w. T. Young Bridge Co.
Mineral Wells, Tex Dear Sir:-l
have been keeping up with the move
ments of you people around Columbia
in regard to the fox hunters meet,
and want to congratulate you, and
to say to you in all candor, that it is
going to be the biggest meet that has
ever been held in the United States
| have been to a number in Ken
lucky, and | am certainly glad to see
the people of Maury county take the
interest that they are.
My home is Pikeville, Tenn, and
fully meant to get over there a few
days prior to the meet, and render
what assistance and experience
have had, but | do not think they
are SOlllS W uoeu IL.
want to get in there on Saturday
before the meet, and | may have my
horse brought from Pikeville. If not
| want you to have an extra good, &C
tive, gentle horse secured for me, as
l expect to have my dogs there, and
will need good horse.
] believe Mr. Norwood wrote you
about horses for he and |. At any
rate, it will be no drag, as you will
have plenty of parties wanting horses
even if | bring mine.
Yours very truly,
JOHN B. VAUGHN.