Identifier: myopiasongswaltz00abbo (find matches)
Title: Myopia songs & waltzes : with Winchester and Hamilton chat
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Abbott, Marshall Kittredge
Subjects: Myopia Hunt Club Horses Hunting songs
Publisher: (s.l. : s.n.)
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University

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. In 1885 ten couples of beagles arrived fromEngland, the gift of Mr. G. H. Warren; and theyran drags from the Country Club from the mid-dle of October until the heavy frosts set in, beinghunted by Mr. Warren, who represented the Masterat Brookline. Both packs were kept until 1888,when drags were given up at Brookline. In 1889 fox-hunting was practically abandoned atHamilton, the beagles were disposed of, and thehounds were then used for running drags. Drags atHamilton were at first laid for a distance of threeto four miles, but have been increased to such a dis-tance that now a drag of ten miles is not unusual. It would be an endless task to string the beads ofall the runs about Hamilton and the neighboringtowns. Those interested are referred to the Hunt Log-Book, which contains very full up-to-daterecords. Many would be disappointed if the fox-huntingabout Framingham were not mentioned, and also thecharming hospitality at Millwood Farm, the resi-dence of the late Mr. E. F. Bowditch.
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Red Room and Other Chat 25 Cheapness at Hamilton reigned supreme ; but noone grumbled at the loss of accustomed luxuries, asthere was plenty of fun. Sport of the workmanlikesort caused even the blase to burst out into flames ofenthusiasm. To men in the habit of rising late, the early morn-ing hunts were a new sensation. The first pink-coat coffee at five oclock, A. M., was far fromhilarious after only a short rest. In these days ladiesare conspicuous by their absence from early morningmeets; and it is hard to realize the feeling of thosepresent at the first appearance of the Dianas in theblack of that raw, dismal autumn morning. It seemsas if when ladies touch our country their shacklesfall. It was to many the emancipation of the Bos-ton girl from the slavery of conventionalism to thefreedom of the new woman. Jogging to cover,there was an efibrt to be social, though awkwardnesson both sides was apparent. The bows were hardlyup to the Papanti standard; the talk was of theglum, monosyll

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