Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-03

resentative crowd was out; the day
seemed made to order and the setting
of the beautiful place was ideal for
all the smart-looking people there.
Many were in formal riding clothes,
wearing toppers, which are always so
becoming Waistcoats of contrasting
colors seemed to be gayer than ever
and there were several pink coats in
the field besides those worn by the
master and hunt staff, adding greatly
to the already colorful scene.
Charles Cushman was in pink and
Q topper Taylor Hardin was really
dressed, wearing a "shad belly"N cut
pink coat and topper Mrs. Baldwin
D. Spilman. jr.. wore the most beauti-
fully fitting dark blue habit I have
ever seen, and her top hat was most
becoming. The view from Grafton
Is heavenly and it was thrilling spec
tacle to see the master, preceded by his
hounds and hunt staff, ride through
the front gate and pass to the left
over pretty, fiat field of grass. They
drew one covert and then another,
where fox started within 10 minutes.
Of they went for fast and thrilling
run of so minutes without a check.
taking fence after fence of the stiffest
kind.
CTARTING on Grafton farm, they
crossed the sand and clay road to
West View, passed over that and cir
cled back to the Grafton field, running
almost to the Upperville Middleburg
pike. Then the hunt turned right to
Mrs. Slater's, ran back to Paul Mel
Ions, toward Goose Greek. and crossed
the lane above Woolfe's Mill onto the
Legg farm and killed near Milan Mill.
Many high fences were taken as they
ran over this beautiful part of the
country. There we're several falls, but
no one was hurt. A large number of
the field were up with the master and
in at the finish, and the first lady in,
Mrs. Robert Winmill. riding her tried
and true hunter, Gin Quinado, re-
ceived the brush Mrs Taylor Hardin.
next lady in, received the mask, and
the four pads were given to the first
men in, Count Potocki, William Lang
ley, Dulany Randolph and Sammy
Sands. Hounds were then taken into
and so were lifted and sent home,
every one riding to the pike, where
motor cars and grooms were waiting
for them.
Numerous luncheon parties took
place afterward and tired riders drop
ped in at different houses in the
neighborhood for drink and sandwich
before going home. There was much
conversation about the glorious run
and the many stiff fences taken.
Among those out hunting were Mr..
and Mrs. Baldwin D. Spilman, jr:
Mrs. Robert Winmill and Billy WILDER
OF Warrenton, who had vanned their
horses over to the meet; Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Frost, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Phillips and their house guest, Mr.
Frank Warton of Chicago: Mr.. and
Mrs. Turner Wiltshire, Miss Nancy
Iselin, Mrs. John Anderson. Miss Mar
garet Green of Richmond, Dr. Cary
Langhorne, Col. John Butler, Capt
Jones, Capt. Sam Marshall, Hubert
Phipps, Delaney Nicolls, Dulany RAN
dolph, Walter Bowes, Richards Peach,
Fred Carter, William Seipp, Barry
Hall, George Robert Slater and his
guest, Don Patterson of Buffalo, N. Y:
Herman Piggott Sammy Sands and
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Hardin.
THE Polish Ambassador, Count jerry
Potocki, motored out from Wash
ington and got to the meet a little
late, but was soon mounted and away
after hounds before they left the first
field. He wore smart riding toys and
. red silk handkerchief in his pocket
added bit of color to his black hunt
ing coat. The many photographers
there all rushed down to get picture
of the Count mounting his horse. Just
then Mrs. John Hay Whitney arrived
with Bruce Cabot, the motion picture
actor, who is her house guest. The
Count had rushed off and. the photog-
raphers turned toward her with their
cameras, but Mrs. Whitney mounted
and galloped away so quickly that I
don't believe they got a shot of her,
and had to be satisfied with Mr.. Cabot.
Piedmont is large and most pop
ular hunt and there were many nom
riding members at the meet to see the
riders off. Among those seen wander
ing over the lawn at Grafton, watching
every move Of the hunt with interest
and who followed in cars to watch
from the road were Mrs. Walter Jones
and party of friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nathaniel Morrison, Mr. and Mrs.
George Gather, Baron and Baroness
dEpremesnil Mrs. Sam Marshall, Mrs.
Hugh Fontaine, Mrs. Charles Cush-
man. Mrs. Eugene Gatewood, Miss
Julia Gatewood, Mrs. James McMann,
Miss Thayer McMann, Mrs. Oliver
1selin. Mrs. George R. Slater ST.; Mrs.
George R. Slater, jr; Mrs. Josh
Fletcher, Jr.; Miss Anne Gochnauer,
Mrs. Ella Bibb, Mrs. Richard Thomp-
son, MIR. and Mrs. Robert Maddux.
Col. Guy Cushman, Paul Llewellyn.
Gerry Webb and j. r. Lacey. Capt.
Jones. an Irishman who has lived here
Tor six or seven years, said that the
run with Piedmont hounds yesterday
was the very best he has had since.
he has been in America
Hunting log-Tomorrow's meets:
Virginia.
Middleburg Hunt-Miss Charlotte
holland, Daniel c. Sands, joint masters:
Mount Zion Church, am.
The Old Dominion Hounds-Sterl-
ing Larrabee, M. F. H.; Hume, 8 am.
Maryland.
Green Spring Valley Hounds-John
K. Shaw, jr., Frank A. Bonsal, IT,, Joint
masters; Shawan, 2 pm.