Page 86 - The Hunt - Spring 2022

It starts with the rhythmic sound of hoofbeats and the jingle of bits and brasses—the prelude to a spectacular procession on its way to Point-to-Point at Winterthur for a day at the races.
Afterward, spectators can have a look at the immaculately groomed horses, gleaming
carts, carriages and coaches, and nattily attired drivers, passengers and grooms. “Grooms love to show kids how to open up their hands to the horse,” says John Frazier Hunt, the lead whip. “For us, it’s the day to put on your bonnet, pack a picnic and strut your stuff. You want to come to the dance
with some sparkle.”
Whipping is the carriaging term for
driving—and Hunt has been doing it for
a quarter century. The master of Bellwood Hunt Club, the oldest continuously active club in Chester County, he’d been fox- hunting for years and continued on page 52
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