Hotel del Coronado, Dec. 22–The guests of Hotel del Coronado were treated to a novel experience this morning in the shape of riding after a pack of hounds in front of an Edison kinetoscope. James H. White and Fred W. Blechynden, his assistant, arrived here last evening, representing the Thomas A. Edison laboratory at Orange, N. J. Mr. White is making a tour through Southern California, taking pictures on the way, and this morning took what will be the finest in his collection–one of the famous Coronado rabbit chases. Many of the guests turned out–the gentlemen riding, and ladies and gentlemen driving in four-in-hands, buckboards, and rigs of all description. At a given signal, the pack of forty hounds was started, closely followed by the riders, and the carriages after them, all dashing along at breakneck speed, in front of the machine. Splendid pictures were secured.
Mr. White then took a picture of the riders and hounds alone.
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He very kindly informed the Union reporter that the strip of film used in taking the picture of the rabbit chase was 150 feet long; that the pictures measure an inch by 3/4 of an inch, and that the time of exposure was 90 seconds. This would make twelve pictures to the foot, or 1,800 in the 150 feet, which is taking pictures at the rate of twenty per second.
Those on horseback were Mr. John Markle, Mr. W. H. Dupee. Mr. W. W. Bailey, and others. The three named got a good start, but were closely followed by the ladies and gentlemen in carriages and horseback.

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San Diego Union and Daily Bee, San Diego, jeudi matin 23 décembre 1897, p. 8.

James H. White and Fred. W. Blechynden are here today representing the Edison laboratory. They have taken kinetograph pictures of the rabbit chase at Coronado, spaniel in the surf, ostriches and a moving double decker car of Fifth street, passing Marston's store. The views will be developed and exhibited over the world.

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San Diego Sun, jeudi 23 décembre 1897, p. 8.