The Washington times., 1933-09-20


ship. Accommodation at Hotel
Warren Green, Warrenton, five
miles from kennels, also at Dun
worth" run by DR.. j. T. Sprague,
Warrenton, three miles from ken
nels. Hunters can be rented from
Oscar Beach at the kennels, $40
per hunt.
Country lies in central Fauquier
county and extends about IS miles
north and south and rather less
east and west. It adjoins on the
northwest the territory of the
Warrenton Hunt. It Is chiefly an
open grass country, but there is
q considerable body Of woodland
here and there. Fences are al
most all timber, with some
bitches, streams, and a few walls.
A horse of quality that can gallop
is required. Thoroughbreds are
much favored.
THE COBBLER HUNT, Della
plane. Established 1920; recog.
nized 1929. Club, supported by
subscription, dues, and cap. Uni
form and colors: Scarlet with
black collar; evening, scarlet and
black. Joint masters, Major and
Mrs. George S. Patton, jr. Hon
orary secretary: Edward Strother.
Honorary treasurer, H. L. Cad
dis; president of Hunt, Hugh Lut-
trell. Huntsman: (ProfesSionaD
Thomas Thornton. Honor a ry
Whipper-in: James Gibson. Pro
fessional Whipper-in, Gale B.
Kent. Foxhounds: 20 couple Amer
lean. Kennels two miles north
west of Delaplane Station. Fox
hunting, october until March,
Wednesday and Saturday.
Strangers or visitors permitted
to hunt, by day, month or
season. Accomm d tions in
private homes in the neigh
borhood. Hunters can be rented
from residents of the coun-
try, whose names can be obtained
from the secretary. Hunter trials
over a course, at close Of hunting
season. Rolling country and
hilly, foothills of the Blue Ridge;
fences, stone walls, rail fences,
and coopS.
DEEP RUN HUNT CLUB, Rich
mond. Established 1887. Rec
ognized about 1922. Club pack.
supported by dues. Uniform
and colors: Pink coat, Con-
federate gray collar; evening,
pink, confederate gray facing.
Button. DRH below fox'sI
mask. Master: Edmund M.
Preston. Honorary Secretary:
George Cole Scott. jr. Huntsman:
Lewis E. Wallihan. Honorary
Whippers-in: George Cole Scott,
jr., and Thomas L. Preston. Fox
hounds: 13 couple American.
Kennels one mile west Of Rich
mond Broad Street Road. Drag
hunting; holidays live fox; Octo-
ber Is to April l, Saturday and
bye-days. Strangers or visitors
permitted to hunt, as guests Of
members. Accommodation at
Byrd Hotel, one mile from ken
nels. Hunters can be rented from
club, at club stables, SIS a hunt.
Race meeting, Curle's Neck Farm,
Is miles east of Richmond, in
April. Horse show, club grounds,
last week in May or first week in
June. Hunter trials in Novem-
ber.
The country abounds in woods,
log plank, post-and-ran and
brush jumps, bitches, creeks,
and rolling country. The ter
ritory hunted is Henr1co county
east of Tuckahoe Greek up to
Chickahominy River, thence back
to James River, and part Of
Chesterfield county.
EDGE HILL HUNT. Aylett.
King William county. Estab-
lished 1929; founded 184O by
Robert Pollard. Private pack,
supported by master. Uniform and
colors: Green, gray collar; even
ing-green, gray collar. Button:
Silver, about size Of shilling, run
ming fox copied from Robert Pol
lard's button 1840. Master, Mrs.
George r. Leslie; honorary secre-
tary, Miss Elsie Oakley: hunts
man, Lewis Reese; honorary
whippers-in, DR.. A. Warren Lewis
and G. Robert Leslie, jr.; fox
hounds, eight couple American.
Kennels at Edge Hill, Aylett. Kind
of hunting, gray foxes. October
to April. Saturdays (bye-days
Wednesday, weather permitting).
Strangers or visitors permitted to
hunt, by invitation Of the master.
Hunters cannot be rented. Coun-
try covers IS square miles; large
covertS, bitches, wire fences;
country is being paneled.
FAIRFAX HUNT, Sunset Hills.
Established 1927. Supported by
subscriptions and Gaping. Uni
form and colors: Scarlet coat,
old gold collar. Regulation gold
button with hunter horn and
initials F. H. below. Joint Masters,
Capt. C. r. P. Rodgers and John |
Finerty; president, A. Smith Bow
man: honorary secretary, j. r.
Davis: humtsman, Claude Hatcher;
honarary whippers-in, DeLong
Bowman and T. c. Henderson;
foxhounds, IS couple Walker.
Kennels at Sunset Hills. Fox
hunting. November / to March
Is. Tuesday and Saturday.
Stroooars or yiSitors voaryo;Efad