The Watchung Hunt 



DISTINCTIVE COLLAR Green 



EVENING DRESS ~ - - — - Scariet coat, green collar and facings 



MASTEK — Lewis E. Waring, Esq. 



SECRETARY Harvey Fisk, Esq., New York, N. Y. 



HUNTSMAN - Chris. Comins 



HOUNDS - - 18 1-2 couples, English 



KENNELS AND POST-OFFICE Plainfield, N. J. 



DAYS OF MEETING Wednesday and Saturday, and all holidays 



LENGTH OF SEASON-- - October ist to April 15th 



IT has been said that the northern part of Middlesex County, New 

 Jersey, is an undiscovered country ; but this will hold true very little 

 longer, as now that the Watchung Hunt has located its headquarters 

 there, the country is bound to settle up rapidly. 



In some respects the country reminds one of the Midlands of England ; 

 and Progress in its onward march has not yet laid its ruthless hand on the 

 wild, beautiful and picturesque landscape. There are many good open 

 fields, enclosed by stiff post-and-rail fences; but, — alas, for those who 

 would like to see more real fox-hunting, — there are also acres of wild, im- 

 penetrable thickets, which, while they provide natural cover for the foxes, 

 are not conducive to the best results for the fox-hunter. At any rate, it has 

 been found very difficult to get much sport in that way, and although the 

 members of the Hunt are all very keen for this branch of the sport, the 

 prospects for the future are poor. 



The Watchung Hunt was started in 1 902, by Dr. Middleton O'Malley 

 Knott, of Plainfield, New Jersey, who first conceived the idea of establishing 

 a pack of draghounds. Dunng the first season, he had but few supporters, 

 but in 1 903 interest became more general, and the result was the holding 



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