Year: 1877

at all unlikely Hit should so happen that sly old
dog fox quarters here no I'M In all PROBABILITY
be treated 10 a turn to-day
PROSPECTS oH 4 RUN.


An early morning scud by the writer over the hsIds
at Meadow Brook yesterday convinced him that no
hunting gentleman who CHANGED 20 attend the opening
dash OF the Dew pack would have 10 return
tunitiss for one, OF which no conidentially
informed by friend Of tho hunI '"rnere Ia no
Of that you may be perfectly sure With this lntsl.
gence his the writer glanced about 10 get
The hunters may have to pass and was on tho whois
quito lavoraby Impressed with It's appearance There
somo sun jumpsiour rail iences-very tow drains
or streams, quite . number OF roads giving two
jumps in rapid succession and other little obsta
clos 10 test the pluck OF the rider and tho mctte Of
his mount There are no rocky prominsnces nor dan
gerous holes, no quarres nor particularly lreacnorous
jumps There arc instead pleasant stretches Of plan
with eorse and heds Of wheat that must not be tram
pied. and good broad roads that gvo scope for hne
free gallop


II Is too soon yet 10 speak OF the dogs Their first
public test - yet to DO made, but enough has been
grDcred 10 justify tho belief that on a good warm
scent they can run fast enough 70 outstrp most Of
those who are to follow rhey are likely lot, and
nnely bred, and their early morning trials and
cises have given promise Of good work. They are
IT, as has been predicted for Them, they can outs,rp
the horses so much tho better Tor the run Such an
event would be the best test Of tho qualities OF the
hunters out.


USED TO THE SPORT.


Fox hunting not having been of our sports here
tolore " may DO we'll 10 word or two about
toms observed IN connection with Its pursuit else
where These TO the public not the gentlemen Of tho
Queens County Hunt, VINO, having hunted elsewhere,
are presumed to know all about it. Intending follow
crs OF tho pack would do well TO watch tho
o The huntsman ana have regard Tor his desires HIS
duties are generally oncrous and can be muca light
cncd by cordial cooperation OF the icld with HIM.
good hunting authority advises those who be
and III temper. The huners prime requisite IS self
possession the man who minds what he is about and
does not mind what people think OF his appearance gets
along best Is u necessary 10 Ray 10 the majority OF
those who may take u dash alter Reyhard IN Queens
county, do not press the hounds too closcy Scarcely,
remembered when tho sport shall have grown in pub
lie iavor aud when tho leds are large. Large aeis
OF inexperienced riders arc very unmanagoable and
spoil sport.


HORSES


Already the stables At Garden City and those at
tached 10 the kennel ut East Meadow Brook can show
some GOOD borscfesh. Some VI the stock there are
OF the true hunter type. Thcy are firmly built, light
iimbcd ana active LOOKING, and all are said TO Jump
WE'LL Some have only recently been broken, but they
take 70 tho sport quite kindly aud seom 10 know the
dogs, travel with them and stop when they stop and
only then. To-day will, doubtless, snow 10 advantage
how they so. II will also do much TO demonstrate
city without my more trouble than may bo encoun-
tered ordinarily in tho pursuit al this exciting sport


HUNTING COSTUME


The members oil the new hunt Will turn out in regu
lar hunting The Is to be OF scarlet, the
regular fox hunting color. This bright hue will add
where from half II score 10 half hundred horsemen
scuddng across country alter pack IN ull cry when
the growing popularity OF the sport shall warrant the
presence OF so full q Geld.