The Washington times., 1934-01-27
Prince William County Enjoys Fine Run
Fox Goes to Earth After Hard Chase
At Bernard Smiths Farm
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Fairfax Hunt, started in 1927,
by Mr.. Smith Bowman, Sr.. of Sun
set Hills, has made great strides
in the seven years of its existence.
Mr.. Bowman worked hard with
the organization, and, being such
a good farmer himself and stand
ing IN with the farmers of his
community, was just the person
to start it.
A hunt club is really great
benefit to the farmers and they
will like it and cooperate if ap-
preached in the right way.
After getting the hunt we'll
started he gave over the master
ship this year to Capt. C. R. P.
Rodgers and John F.. Finerty, who
are joint masters, with E. DeLong
Bowman and Joseph Heinrich as
honorary whips. Claud Hathcer,
a most efficient huntSman, who
recently left, turned his job over
to Will Holtzclaw.
Fairfax has had very good
hunting this season. Last Satur-
day was one of their best days,
when Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Preece
had out a charming group of girls
from Miss Madeira'S School.
They went well and were most
enthusiastic about the hunt. I
hear Miss Nancy Hanna has such
an interesting log of the Fairfax
Hunt, that she kept last year, ana
I am hoping she will let me see
it some time.
Prince William County Hunt,
Waugh Glasscock, master, had a
fine run yesterday. Hounds met
at Mrs. Henry Latham'S place,
started a fox quickly. He ran
across Holmes Robinson's estate,
then onto o. D. Latham's, crossing
the latter's farm to Mr.. Bernard
Smiths, where the fox went to
"earth.
All of these farms are large
,nes. The run lasted an hour and
three-quarters. Those in at the
end of the hard chase were Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Winmill, Mrs.
Charming Delaplane, Miss Julia
Gatewood, David Bachelor and
Ernest Redmond.
Flying Horse Farms noted
steeplechaser, scissors. is being
used in the hunting field these
days by Mrs. Sumner Pingree, who
rides with the Myopia.
scissors will be recalled as the
best timber horse of 1880 and 1881
when he won nine out of 81 starts.
He took the Maryland Hunt Cup,
Americas premier steeplechase, in
1881; the Virginia Gold Cup, in
1890; the Myopia Hunt and Ser
geant Murphy Cup two years in
succession; the Hartford County
Hunt Cup, in 1880 and 1881; the
Warrenton Hunt Cup in 1880, and,
a great many other races.
Scissors was worked over and
made by Mr.. Jack Skinner for
Mr.. and Mrs. Pingree, who own
Flying Horse Farm.
HUNTING LOG
Mondays Meets
Virginia
Warrenton Hunt-Mr. Amory S.
Carhart, master; Mr.. Chilton's
Gate, noon.
Blue Ridge Hunt-William Bell
Watkins, master; Red Gate, II
a. m.
Middleburg itunt-Mr. D. c.
Sands and Miss Charlotte holland,
Joint masters, telephone Middle
burg Central Sunday night for
time and llace to meet.
Alberms yle County Hunt-Mr.
Churchill EIewcomb and Mr..
George l l..Scelles Maxwell, joint
masters, the Kennels, 9 a. m.
Mr.. Delaney Nicoll, who is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Sabin for the remainder of the
hunting season has just bought
from Nj William Hubert the
5-year-old thoroughbred hunter,
Blue Mountain. know Mr..
Nicoll will enjoy his new thorough
bred, as Bill Hubert only turns
out the best.
Mrs. Alex Hagner had bad