78 FOX HUNTING. 



finest fox hunting club in America, whose riders 

 are famous, whose hounds are prized for breed 

 and quality, and whose reputation is growing with 

 the increased love and interest in the sport. 



"where the club eats. 



"The club dinners are still served in the old 

 Rose Tree, although facilities for having the same 

 are provided in the club house. The building is 

 two stories, costing about $2,000, and is elabor- 

 ately finished in yellow pine, the lower story being 

 a banqueting room and the upstairs two bed- 

 rooms, for the convenience of those coming out 

 from the city to the hunts. The banqueting room 

 is handsomely furnished. At the west end is the 

 old-fashioned fireplace and crane that Longfellow 

 sings of, and adjoining are the lockers and cases 

 of the huntsmen, where their scarlets are kept. 

 On the walls are trophies of the hunt and pictures 

 recalling thrilling scenes in the field. Over the 

 fireplace is a beautifully mounted fox in a glass 

 case, the gift of Vice-President Saulnier as a 

 memento of a memorable meet at 'Hurricane Hill,' 

 the country seat of Mr. Saulnier, when a magnifi- 

 cent hunt followed and this fox was killed. A 

 hanging fox, gift of Mr. Fairman Rogers; a grizzly 

 bear skin, the owner of it slain by Dr. F. F. Row- 

 land in the Rockies, and a picture, many hundred 



