Hunt Clubs. 215 



hounds. Location of kennels, Howard County, 

 Maryland, about two miles from Elk Ridge, on 

 B. & O. R. R. Days of meeting, Wednesday and 

 Saturday, with bye days, as the Master sees fit. 

 Season, cub hunting begins about the first of Sep- 

 tember. The regular season begins October ist 

 and closes April ist. Country, all of Howard 

 County and the portion of Anne Arundle County 

 adjacent thereto. The present club was organ- 

 ized in September, 1898, although fox-hunting 

 has been pursued in Howard County since Colo- 

 nial times. The Elkridge F. H. Club originated 

 in this country. The present Master, Mr. Wil- 

 liams, has carried the horn since the inception of 

 the club. He is considered one of the best judges 

 of the foxhound in America. Veterinary sur- 

 geon, Dr. Adams, of Catonsville. Country is 

 rolling, the fencing mostly snake and post and 

 rail, with very little wire. Foxes are plentiful. 

 Membership comprises most of the prominent 

 farmers, and there is absolutely no opposition to 

 the sport from that source. Hold a two-days' 

 race meet at Pimlico ever}-^ year on Labor Day 

 and the Saturday previous. 



The Blue Ridge Hunt. — Master, Edward Gay 

 Butler, Berryville, Va. Officers: Dr. Robert C. 

 Randolph, President; Courtney B. Jones, Secre- 

 tary; Edward G. Butler, Treasurer; Huntsman, 

 Adam Hubbard; Whippers-in, George Page and 

 Will Dearmont; Kennelman, Adam Hubbard. 



