THE CHARLOTTESVILLE 



men, the late Francis Trevelyan, Esq., who was for many years identified 

 with racing in America, was the first Master of the recognized Hunt, and 

 continued to act in that capacity, to the entire satisfaction of his Field, until 

 his death in January, 1 908. He was followed in office by the present 

 Master, A. S. Craven, Esq., who has always maintained a private pack, at 

 Greenwood, in Albemarle County, some twenty miles from his present 

 kennels. It will be recalled that his father, J. A. Craven, Esq., was Master 

 of the Pytchley from 1 869 to 1 872, and one can understand why the 

 present Master of the Charlottesville Hunt is so admirably fitted to hold the 

 reins of office. 



There are at present in the kennels, eighteen couples of hounds, eight 

 couples of which are English and are used for drag-hunting on Thursdays, 

 and ten couples of which are " natives "and used for fox-hunting on Tues- 

 days and Fridays. 



Within thirty miles of Charlottesville, there are four other packs of 

 hounds ; the Keswick, the Castle Hill, the Tomahawk and the Blue Run, 

 affording a rare choice to the lovers of fox-hunting living in this sporting 

 neighborhood, and the country, which by-the-bye, is one of the best scenting 

 countries in Virginia, is nearly all grass, well fenced with " snake " and 

 post-and-rail fences, which make it a capital one for riding. It abounds 

 in foxes, both red and gray, and is eminently suited to the lover of the 

 " Noble Science," as well as for the hard-riding man who only wants a 

 gallop after the drag. 



The landowners, as wath all those of Albemarle County, are most fav- 

 ourably inclined toward hunting, as the sport has been a popular local insti- 

 tution since the earliest days, and many of them go out regularly with the 

 various packs. 



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