Show More Women Join in Fox Hunting I as Quorn Hounds Open Season S son I MELTON MELlON MOWBRAY By By The Associated Press With W With lh the scent breast high and the th horses hors's running I like wildfire the famous Quorn hounds opened the ftc hunting fox-hunting season this year with some of or the most not net notable able gatherings that Kirby Gate Oate not not-I has las ever ver seen More Mor women than ever before b Cor ate arc taking part In the chase In past Pait I years ears the th presence of women was not no i I encouraged d by their noble lords I IThe The beautiful b Princess of Cooch Coach Behar who is In Inthe Inthe inthe the throes of ot her first season at the tho sport started out with a a. storing s of ot 30 hunters She Is the daughter of or orthe the of Baroda one ot of In India's Indias In- In Indias India's Indias India's dias dia's most mOat powerful princes She Is La Isa a a. familiar sight right in this exclusive dis dis- district district islet flyIng over o hill bill and down dale with her long veil streaming behind her She often rides side-saddle side in her native Indian costume and ha has had a 1 number of ot severe falls falle Many Americans are present and taking an active part in its the hunt- hunt huntIng Ing Captain C C. T T. I I. I and andI Laddy Sanford the polo stars tars are I booked at Craven Lodge as M are Mr and Mrs F F. Ambrose Clark of ot Long Lang L ng Island and Mr A. A A A. C C. Bostwick R R. E E. E Bob Straw Strawbridge bridge and Mrs Straw Strawbridge bridge both prominent In la Phil Phil- Philadelphia adelphia society are here while R R. RH H H. Walsh New York banker and Mrs Walsh are expected soon roon to open ope up their place at nt Coventry entry House Melton Mellon There are arc packs of ot England now and the women riders are almost almest forcing the men out from this once exclusively masculine sport British society ly folk folic arc are still sUII singing ng the praises of Miss who lost lat season led a tail on chase of 30 SO miles miles' with a II number of or men riders and who was the only person up at the end of the elsa chase e. e Another extraordinary performance by a II woman wu was that of a Miss Mss OricK who ho chased a stag for 70 miles and then returned r to the kennels on the same horse and was able to take part partin in another hunt on the following day Experts regard this as a great per per- performance performance performance even for lor a a. healthy robust man roan Modem woman hunters have good examples before them Mary l ry Queen of Scots was an untiring horsewoman lors woman who wh hunted the tall 1311 red deer with much vigor in Ettrick forest fore lt Queen Anne following the example of her sportsman father King James Tames II was enthusIastIc about hunting and lock tock part in the royal hunt at Wind Wind- Windsor Windsor Windsor sor before she got too too- fat |