Evening star., 1935-10-06
BY ROBERT CRAWFORD.

The sound of the horn and the cry
Of the hounds are heard in the land
and we will all a-hunting go, for the
season will soon be in full swing down
around Middleburg, Va, Aiken, Balti-
more, Laurel and up through parts
OF New England.
It used to be that every one who
had a mount down South took to the
field and it did not matter whether
the horse was blooded or the hunting
togs from Bond street: just an old Nor
folk jacket and a pair of stained hunt
ing breeches tucked into leggings, with
an easy-f1tting cap were all that were
needed-the hunt was the thing, not
the clothes. Anyhow, Englishmen say
one can always spot an American in
the hunting field by his immaculate
and up-to-date cuts.
Did you ever go into an old harness
and saddle room and take down a
coat from the peg that had been sea-
soned by many a day in the field and
brought home many brush? There's
nothing like it to start the blood cours-
ing through the veins. The tang of
the leather, the stains of the soil,
the generous pockets, the scent Of old
Virginia fine cut-maybe suggestion
of the aroma of Bourbon, and then
grandfather'S big ilv e r-m u n
spurs: could there be anything more
potent to keep sport alive in this
country where so much of the fine old
Nirit dc honnpainn oioli i0od
Things are looking up bit and the
drab days of the past few years are
Frightening. The racing season is on
in Maryland, and the word is that
the attendance and betting is Is per
cent better than during the 1884 Fall
meet. Mrs. Dodge Sloane will tell you
that she had every reason to be pleased,
for she has added another laurel and
some more cash to her successful sta
bles of the past two years. If she has
not been the largest woman winner on
the turf she has come a close second,
for she has over s10o,0 900 to her credit
during the past 20 months. At Havre
de Grace the other day her Good
Goods. brown 4-year -old colt from
the Brookmeade Stables, won the
$4,000 added handicap. All agree
that Mrs Sloane's sporting blood is
Of the bluest.
Troop E, Sd Cavalry, with "a of its
picked men in command of Maj. James
T. Duke, put on a thrilling show at
the Montgomery County charity horse
show yesterday at the Rock Creek
Show Grounds on the East West High
way. The exhibition drill was marvel
Gus. Well, if II Duce and the En-
peror Halle Selassie could once see
that troop come cavorting through
some Of those treacherous Ethiopian
passes-well, it would be just too bad.
Admiral Gary GraySon, head of the
American National Red Cross, physi-
clan to presidents. fellow of the
American College of Surgeons, presi-
Gent Of the Gorgas Memorial Insti-
tute of Preventive Medicine and
Tropical Research member of the
Association of Military Surgeons, and
a delightful, courteous, we'll bred
victory at Agawam Park, Mass, the
other day when his 5-year-old black
gelding won in the feature race-5
furlongs in 1:oO4s.
The above, giving in detail the dis
tinguished honors and service due
Admiral Grayson-which are so well
known-was simply for the purpose
OF prefacing few remarks about a
splendid and much-needed piece of
work he is sponsoring in the Red
Cross in the different States; but to
be frank. excitement over his big
black gelding, Hope To Do, ran away
with the train of thought.
The understanding is that small
Red Cross first-aid units are to be
established in filling stations along
public highways, so that in case of
accidents necessary first aid will be
at hand. Something of the kind
would have been a godsend in many
of the terrible automobile accidents
which have terrified the travelling
public of late.
Mr.. Amory L. Haskell director of
the National Horse Show Association,t y
with the assistance Of Dr.. Charles
F. Tenny, is planning a magnificent
horse show ball at the Waldorf-A
toria during the annual horse show
in New York, which will be held this
year November 6-12.
Americans seem to resent their
Presidents exhibiting any particular
liking for sports, especially racing
And yet, the greatest fad of the
Father of His Country was for
blooded horses and hunting dogs.
And one of his foibles was for swanky
hunting togs. President Washington
was sportsman of the first rank
and it was an off day in the chase
when he was not in at the killing.
Hunting in and around Mount Vernon,
he may have worn his old hunting
suits, but when the quality went
forth for big day, the general was
clothed in the latest London fashion,