The Chase.” It would be interesting to read of

The Chase.”

It would be interesting to read of the local hunts in such a way.

Following an old custom, Rappahannock foxhunters celebrated George Washington’s birthday with a joint meet, Hunt Club hounds and hounds owned by John F. Kinsey and Billy Moffett making up the pack. The merits of the individual, hounds “bringing on quite a lot of talk” before, and after the hunt. This was followed by the traditional “breakfast” at Mt. Prospect, the home of W. A. Miller, Master of the Rappahannock Hounds, and Mrs. Miller, to which the countryside and a number of additional guests were invited.

Aside from the usual reasons, and the fact that “The Father of His Country” was a great foxhunter himself, lovers of the chase in Rappahannock” County have especial reasons for celebrating February 22. For wasn’t their county seat “The First Washington of All,” surveyed and platted by George, Washington with the assistance of John Lonem and Edward Corder, chainmen, on August 3, 1749” and named by the town fathers for the young surveyor? The Town Marker testifies to the fact, and so real—and infinitely dear are these traditions connecting George Washington * with Rappahannock County that it takes little imagination for its foxhunters—especially the old timers—out for a genuine George Washington Birthday Celebration, to hear “Old Vulcan” leading the ' pack in “full cry”—and to see The General, himself, “riding hard oh Blueskin.” . The field was a little later than usual moving off, as the time for the meet had been changed to suit

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