The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-12
VIRGINIA

VIRGINIA
EMARLE COUNTY
HUNT, Greenwood. Established
1841; recognized 1907. Sup
ported by club dues and sub
scriptionS; no Gaping. Uniform
and colors: Clubbing and fox
hunting - gray melton, Belgian
blue collar; drag-Scarlet, Bel
gian blue collar; evening-scar-
let. Belgian blue collar. Button:
Clubbing and fox hunting-bone,
ACH monogram; drag-brass,
ACH monogram. Masters:
George LaScalles Maxwell, M. D.
H., and j. Churchill Newcomb.
Honorary Secretary: Miss Sid
ney K. Moulsdale. HuntSman:
Phil Mawyer. Whipper-In: pro
fesSionaD c. w. Garrison. Fox
hounds: IS couple American.
Kennels at Greenwood. Fox and
drag hunting. Season and days
Of meets: Monday, Wednesday
and drag on Saturday: cub hunt
ing begins August Is; regular
season October to April l.
Strangers or visitors may hunt.
by permission of the Masters.
Accommodations at The Monti-
cello, 20 miles from kennels, at
Charlottesville, or The Green
Teapot, seven miles from ken
nelS, at Yancey Mills. Hunters
can be rented from Fox Broth
erS, Greenwood; SO a morning.
Hunter trials in October.
Region hunted is the upper
Piedmont Valley. Country ex-
tends from Mediums River west
to RockfiSh, adjoining the Farm.
tngton country on the east. Post
and-rail, plank, rail and stake.
and-rider fences. Considerable
wire, paneled with chicken coops.
BATH COUNTY HOUNDS,
Hot Springs. Established 1892;
recognized 1888. Private pack,
supported by the Master with
about $500 Of checks toward a
paneling fund and a 81 Gaping
fee from any guests. Uniform
and colors: WoodSman green,
scarlet collar and waistcoat for
fox hunting; pink coat with ca
nary collar and waistcoat for
drag; no evening dress. Button:
BCH under fox head. Master:
Mrs. Fay ingalls,. Huntsman:
The Master. Whippers-In: Cecil
luke and ADDISON GudShall. Fox
hounds: 812 couple American;
31a couple English; 8 couple
crosSbred; 2 couple American
and 6 couple crossbred to be
entered this fall. Kennels by the
Masters house. Fox and drag
hunting December to March;
Wednesday fox, Saturday drag.
Strangers or visitors permitted
to hunt, by invitation; guests at
hotel pay a 50 Gaping fee.
Accommodation at The Home
stead, Hot Springs, about a
mile and a quarter from ken
nelS. Hunters can be rented from
the Virginia Hot Springs Com
pany. who keep about 1873 horses,
at $40 per hunt, or from the 10
dependent Livery. Horse show
every August.
Rough fox-hunting country,
mountainous, rocky and steep;
beautiful drag country with nat
ural rail fences, post-and-ran
panels, huge logs, bitches. Very
few chicken coops or stone walls.
BLUE RIDGE HUNT CLUB,
Wildwood. Clarke County. Estab-
lished 1880. Club, supported by
dues and subscriptions from
landowners. Uniform and COL
ors: Pink, light blue collar; eve
ning-pink, light blue collar and
facings. Brass button, B.R. over
fox and hound heads, 1888 be-
low. Master: William Bell
Watkins. Honorary Secretary:
George H. Burwell. HuntSman:
The Master: Whipper-In: How
ard Gardner, Foxhounds: is
couple American, S couple Welsh.
Kennels at Boyce, Clarke County.
Fox hunting; clubbing starts Sep
TENDER IS, card of fixtures starts
November /, season ends Febru-
airy, last day; meets Monday,
Wednesday and saturday.
Strangers or visitors permitted
to hunt if acceptable to Master
or board at the club; SIS a day,
$3.50 a month, $500 a season.
Hotel accommodation at Win
chester, IL miles from kennels,
and Berryville, four miles from
kennels. For renting hunters,
consult Master. Horse show at
Carter Hall in May; race meet
ing at Annefield, estate of Will
liam Bell Watkins, in october.
Country lies a10nC the Shnn.