Chantilly
October, 1964
Chantilly, a small village set in deeply forested countryside 25 miles north of Paris, is an idyllic site for one of the world's most aristocratic divertisements: riding to hounds in pursuit of deer. The classic chasse à courre, which once flourished under the royal enthusiasm of pre-Revolution monarchs, is a tradition sustained in France today through the private sponsorship of a few titled elite--the counts, dukes, marquis and barons who still have a passion, and the francs, for the hunt. A re...
