General

 FARMINGTON HUNT CLUB PRESENTS A FREE EVENT

FILMMAKER CHRISTIANNA HANNUM SHOWING AWARD-WINNING FILM “GOODNIGHT LADIES"      

A PORTRAIT OF HER GRANDMOTHER NANCY PENN SMITH HANNUM

REKNOWN MFH OF MR. STEWART’S CHESHIRE FOXHOUNDS, UNIONVILLE, PA

CHRISTY WILL BE ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT HER AND SHARING MEMORIES

THURSDAY JANUARY 31^ST AT THE JEFFERSON MADISON REGIONAL LIBRARY

201 E. MARKET STREET, ONE BLOCK OFF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE MALL, THIRD FLOOR

IN THE McINTIRE ROOM  7:00 P.M. – 8:45 P.M

POPCORN AND SODAS AVAILABLE FOR SALE

TO RESERVE A SEAT CONTACT MBHITZ63@GMAIL.COM OR CALL 434 296-1096

Christianna Hannum was born on a farm in Pennsylvania and spent her childhood riding horses with her grandmother - a legendary horsewoman and one of the world’s greatest Masters of Foxhunting.  Hannum founded Swim Pictures in order to make a film about her grandmother, Nancy Hannum.  She worked with celebrated artists, animator Emily Hubley (HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH), editor, Ray Hubley and cinematographer, David Leitner to create GOODNIGHT LADIES.  Hannum works as a writer and a fundraiser, and is currently Director of Special Projects for the Philadelphia Fine Arts Fair.  Hannum lives in Kennett Square, PA with her two children. 

Goodnight Ladies is an award winning 35 minute documentary film that tells the story of one of the world’s most famous Master of Fox Hounds, Nancy Penn Smith Hannum, and the legacy she left behind.  Breaking every bone in her body over a lifetime of fast horses and big fences, Hannum was known the world over and celebrated by Alfred Hitchcock, Sports Illustrated, and Life Magazine.  Yet, Hannum cared only for the open land, horses and hounds.  Goodnight Ladies is the tale of a modern day Artemis, an ancient sport and Nancy Hannum’s struggle to protect a world she inherited.  For her granddaughter, filmmaker Christianna, Goodnight Ladies is a tiny window into the universal mortality of a woman at the end of her life - a legend no one ever believed would be gone.  Super 16 mm film with animation.

Goodnight Ladies has screened in New York City, Camden, SC, Sedona, AZ, at the National Sporting Museum, Middleburg, VA, The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville, PA, The Chester County Historical Society and Uptown Knauer Theatre in West Chester, PA and The World Equestrian Games in Tryon, NC.  Goodnight is the Winner of the EQUUS Film Award, Rome Finalist and Eastman Kodak Award for Cinematography.

Swim Pictures
484-571-4999
swimpics@aol.com

Matthew Cook shows Diglet in the Stallion Hound class, J.Chris Middleton Photo

Virginia Hound Show Results

May 27, 2018, Morven Park, Leesburg, Va

courtesy Julie Cook

See Catherine Summers Photos

Matthew Cook with "Fiona", photo courtesy of C. Summers

Farmington Hunt Club exhibited hounds this spring at the annual Virginia Hound Show. Here are the results:

Unentered American Doghound.
4th Bread and 5 Chapman

Couple of unentered doghounds
4th Bread and Bullseye

Crossbred Bitch entered couples
1st Wiggle and Wicked

PMD couple of entered doghounds
4th Dipper and Diglet

PMD Stallion Hound
4th Diglet

CLEAR AS MUD

by DR. Reynolds Cowles, DVM

FARMINGTON HOUNDS’ participation in the March Madness at Bull Run last week started out with a lot of questions. The hounds had not hunted in a week- would they be up to the task of more open country and multiple game? Did they have what it takes? Would the renegades run trash?

There were a few doubting folks in the gallery as we assembled at the Feedlot( Mike Long's farm on Locust Dale Lane in Rapidan). There were three huntsmen and former huntsmen from further north that said to me- “well you all will have to up your game today” and we kidded about the lack of action that had been had on the three previous days due to weather and “other factors”.

For the first 2.5 hours we all wondered. Matthew had them hunting well and the first fox was lost quickly when the quarry went through a wire fence and a snow bank, not to be relocated. They sounded good for a few minutes.

Then Charles Montgomery took us to the pine thickets and the swamp. A fox was viewed out in the pines and they were put on and a short run ensued that then was lost- but a coyote rolled out and a path into the blackjack swamp was found. That one was a struggle and hounds were brought back out to the road and put on a line where a coyote was viewed 20 minutes before.

I don’t think there was a lot of faith that he would still be around but hounds started working the old line and shortly were in hot pursuit as he had stuck around. The next hour dispelled the doubters- the game was surely upped and the cry was fabulous! Even Greg Swartz and Charlie Brown were impressed. Those of us that went into the swamp and then came back out had a view and then back in again. I knew better but my blood was up so back we went again. With Charlotte Delany and her great little mare Boxy, leading the way behind Master Rosie Campbell. That mare is a fabulous field hunter and very handy in that water and mud. As Matthew said, we went from impenetrable to absolutely impenetrable! Hounds took that huge coyote all the way to the rock quarry and back again. The field at that point was down to 8 muddy souls and wandered back out.

Matthew picked up hounds for awhile as they had spread out widely but in the end all were located and all could hold their heads up proudly- particularly Matthew. The questions were answered in a muddy YES!

RSVP to Ann Horner by Nov 1st at the latest.

Where:

FHC Clubhouse, 5926 Wesley Chapel Road, Free Union VA 22940

Tickets are $60.00 to be paid in advance : Checks payable to FHC, memo Hound Sponsorship dinner,
send to Ann Horner please, 2670 Free Union RD. Charlottesville, VA 22901
questions call : 434-202-2729

email:annhorner7@gmail.com

 It is next weekend! October 10th FHC Dinner and Benefit Auction and Art Sale
Sale of Paintings by local Equine Artists to benefit FHC Hounds
Heads Up Friends and members, if you have not yet made your reservation there are still a few special seats left. Come out to the hunt club,join our guests visiting from the Rolling Rock Hunt and take advantage of this special opportunity to see fine artwork by local artisits. Two paintings, one by noted artist Sally Moren and a hound portrait by our own Evie Cowles will be sold at live auction.There will be additional paintings by Sally Moren, Dorothy Chuuy, Helen Hilliard and Kelly Coffin on display for purchase. A generous percentage of the sale proceeds will support the Farmington Hunt Club Hounds.
Here are a few of the pieces you will see next weekend:

Matthew Cook "Tacking Up", by Sally Moren was shown in 2014 at the exhibit in the AAEA (American Academy of Equine Artists) Fall Showcase in Lexington, Kentucky and won both the People's Choice Award and also second place for Sporting Art .

"Keswick Guests" by Sally Moren(painted after joint meet with FHC)was selected by jury for exhibit in the AAEA (American Academy of Equine Artists) Fall Showcase in Lexington, Kentucky, and then at the Fall Keeneland Auction 2015, will be offered for sale at our dinner with 25% of the proceeds to benefit the hounds.

"Fox", by Sally Moren, created for the event, will be sold at live auction

 This small 6x8" painting by Kelly Coffin was done for this event, 50% of the proceeds to benefit FHC.
Look for other larger paintings by Kelly on Satuday night.

Contact Event Chair Carol Ham or Evie Cowles 434-531-1487 for full details.