Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
Potomac Hunt Breaks
Even With 7 Foxes,
Quits on Third
Dogs Still at II While
Weary Riders Decide
To Rest Horses
BY JACK ALLEN,
Star Staff Correspondent.

Star staff Correspondent
TRAVILAH, Md, Nov. GA pair
of red foxes, big and swift-footed,
carried the Potomac Hunt on two
sizzling chases in its meeting at this
tiny Montgomery County cross
roads hamlet this afternoon.
One fox, willy creature which
some swore they recognized by his
peculiar type of strategy as a quarry
of previous hunts, was lost after a
40-minute run, while the second was
put In his den following Commute
pursuit.
Dusk had fallen when the field
which followed DR.. Fred r. Sander
son and Harry H. Semmes, joint
masters, returned to the starting
point, horses and fiders alike weary
from the afternoons sport, but the
hounds had not yet had their NIL.
En- route to the kennels they
started . third fox and set out after
him, leaving the hunt stan far be-
hind in darkness which was too
much for horses and men, but no
handicap at all to the eager pack.
Is Take Part in Chase.
Some IS members and their
quests we're out today with Potomac,
whose membership is drawn princi-
pally from the Nations Capital and
It's suburbs, and which is the third
Oldest fox hunting organization IN
Montgomery.
Potomac traces its history back to
the old Riding and Hunt Club,
formed in 1910 and formally recog-
nized by the national body IN 1929,
and adopted its present name when
the Riding and Hunt Club was re-
organized five years ago.
1t operates over the entire west
ern section of Montgomery County
living between the Rockville pike and
the Potomac River, the District Of
Columbia line and Frederick County.
Eighteen couples of the Potomac's
hounds, which are cross OF English
and American breeds, were in the
pack handled by Floyd Kane, pro-
fessional huntsman formerly en-
ployed by Warrenton and Casanova:
Marshall Orme Exnicios and Claude
w. Owen, honorary whips, and Ray
Glacken, professional whip.
The hounds were cast in Eswor-
thys woods soon after the hunt
moved of from Travilah and 10
minutes later started the first fox.
With the hounds and field in hot
pursuit, the fox went across Miller's
farm, over the dirt road leading to
Jamestown, through Bells farm
and Roberts woods, circled west
ward and then retraced his trail,
losing his pursuers on Roberts farm.
Hounds Pursue Third Fox.
A short time after the hounds
picked up their second fox while
drawing Miller's farm along Mud
DIV Branch. The fox ran through
Mrs. Foleys woods, crossed Duf1efs
Mill road. shot through Mrs. Foley's
farm and took refuge in his den
on that place 20 minutes after the
chase got under way.
While the staff was returning to
the kennels located on Great Elms
Farm, Semmes' country place, the
hounds scented a third fox and set
sail. They were still out when the
stan reached the kennels about an
hour later.
In the field were Maj. Gen. Guy
v. Henry, U. S. A., retired, for
merly chief Of cavalry: Col. Jack"
Frost, one-time captain of the
Squadron A horse show team in New
York; Jack Bohn. son of Col. j. j.
Bohn of Fort Myer; Nick" Gill,
Reds" La Motto, r. A. Brodesser,
Paul Banfield, headmaster at Lam
don School; DR.. Robert Moran.
Carolyn Viers, Bobby Hanson and
DR.. and Mrs. Joseph Horgan.
Also Laura Ann Hughes and her
brother, Jack Hughes. color cor
poral in the junior cavalry at Nc
Donough School; Edward Altemus
and his daughter Shirley, F. Moran
McConihe and his brother, NAL
colin McConihe, jr.. down from New
York; Laird Dunlap and George
Plummer. Only member of the hunt
stan not out today was DR.. James
Greer OF Washington, honorary sec
rotary.
Applies for Gold Cup Date.
The Virginia Gold Cup Associa-
ton, sponsor of the famous Vir-
ginia Gold Cup race meet held
annually on the Broadview course
at Warrenton, has applied for the
date of May 3, 1s41, for the goth re-
newal of its fixture.
The application was made to the
National Steeplechase and Hunt
Association in New York, by George
w. Cutting. secretary and treasurer
of the Virginia organization.
Arlington Hall Junior College for
Girls will give the first of its indoor
horse shows December 7 in its riding
hall located on the school campus
near Ballston, Va.
Prize lists have not yet been
mailed, but it is expected provisions
will be made for q series Of classes
which will attract all of the show
horses in this sector, including Fort
Myers.
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