Evening star., 1937-03-03

~ HE Glenmore Hunt Club. near
Staunton Va, is recognized
hunt that has all of Augusta
L County as its territory-abou
1000 square miles-one of the largest
of any hunt in the United States.
Rolling fields, with mountains in the
distance, make this one of the most
beautiful spots in Virginia.
Mai. Charles S. Roller, jr., M. r.
H., has two distinct packs of hounds
the love fox pack, with 81 cou-
pies of hounds, and the drag pack
with 9 couples. The latter Is made
UP of a mixture of Walker hounds,
English hounds and a few half breeds
The season of the Glenmore Hunt
begins October l and ends the last
of April, with meets twice and occa-
sionally three times weekly. Foxes
are plentiful. The fields average
about 25.
Every Saturday the drag hounds 60
out. meeting at Glenmore, the home
of Mrs j. w. Todd, at 2:30 pm.
Hunt suppers are given there after
ward from $50 to 7:30 o'clock In
addition to the riders, 20 or 80 others
attend these parties, having fine times
sitting around open fires, chatting and
singing old hunting songs.
The Glenmore Hunt Club has had
Q good season thus far, not having
missed a single drag. Members hold
it a point of pride for some one to
take the hounds out, even if it is only
the master, the huntsman and the
whippers-in.
CLENMORE'S largest drag hunt Of
the season was the big New Year
day hunt. Maj. Roller, Forest Taylor,
huntsman: Miss Agnes Sproul and
Moffett Black whipperS-in, and Lieut..
c. S. Roller, Sd, field master, had a
large crowd of followers. including
Mr. and Mrs. Tate Sterrett of Hot
Springs, Va; Mr.. and Mrs. William
Perry, jr Mr.. and Mrs. Buck Archer,
DR.. and Mrs. Frank Crawford, Miss
Eugenia Sproul Miss Anne 10th, Mrs.
Mary Meyer, Miss Martha Black, Mrs.
Henderson Chew, Miss Mary Powell,
Todd, Earnest Wilson, Richard Pey-
ton, Rudolph Bumgardner. John Rob-
son, Hugh Sproul, Fred Wright, Dud-
ley Brooks. Erskine Sproul, Tommy
Bush, Maslin Gilkersoh. Louis Sou
therland and Holbert Berry. They
met at White Hall. the residence Of
Maj. Roller, and the drag was laid
down the front campus of the Augusta
Military Academy.
The trail was picked up by the lead
hound, Middleburg, and the pack soon
caught the scent and gave tongue,
running in a northerly direction
through the farms of Crawford, Lam
beth, Deane and Webb. toward a
ridge, on top of which was the first
check All hounds were on hand ex-
cept Big Tongue, who had gone of on
q live fox hunt, but was back with the
rest at the next check at Bald Rock
Cliff. Here Santa Claus came down
out of live cedar tree and, with the
assistance of. 10 wood nymphs, handed
around highballs. ginger cakes, pop
corn and appropriate presents to all
IQe IlO6TS- LIE SlQ1lG was u SIedC
surprise to most of the field.
OFF they went again, with one Of
the prettest starts imaginable. Hounds
covered the first quarter mile and sew
eral times were so well packed they
could have been covered with blan-
ket. This run continued to the Mid
die River Dam and Roller bungalow,
on the upper fork of Middle River,
back of the Bowling Quarry, where the
kill" was held. Every hound was in
at the "kill," and received pats and a
box Of bolognas as reward for their
wonderful hunting and tonguing dur
ing the afternoon. The distance Of
the complete run was about 18 miles.
Into the bungalow the riders went, to
be joined by 100 other guests at .
party given by Maj and Mrs. Roller
and Lieut.. and Mrs. Charles s.
Roller, Sd.
Hunting LOg-TOmOrrow's Meets.
virginia.
Middleburg Hunt, Miss Charlotte H.
Noland. Daniel c. Sands, joint mas
ters (for time and place of meet call
Middleburg telephone centraD Orange
County Hunt, Fletcher Harper, M. F.
H. (for time and place Of meet call
The Plains telephone centraD; Old
Dominion Hounds, Sterling Larrabee,
M. F. H. for time and place of meet
call the Kennels, Marshall 94-F-3).
Maryland.
Green Spring Valley Hounds, John
K. Shaw, jr; Frank A. Bonsal, jr,
joint masters, Falls and Strmgton
roads. 2:30 pm; Elkridge- Hartford
Hounds, Harvey S. Ladew, M. F. H.;
Sidney Waters, II am.