THE OAK RIDGE 



draft from the noted Walker pack of Kentucky, and in 1 898 obtained from 

 the private pack of Dr. Burke of Danville, Kentucky, a stallion hound which 

 he used extensively and which has left a strong impression. 



When the present Master assumed the reins of office, he continued the 

 policies of his predecessor, and in the year 1 900, brought in a stallion 

 hound of rare merit from the pack of Mr. D. S. Lewis, of Harrisonburg, 

 Virginia, which has very markedly improved the working qualities and 

 levelness of the Oak Ridge hounds; so that at the present time no hounds 

 in Virginia show better wild fox-hunting than is enjoyed by the Master and 

 Field of this sporting little Hunt. 



While the cramped nature of some of the country is best negotiated by a 

 quiet three-quarter-bred horse, yet the Master and a number of his Field 

 prefer and always ride clean-breds, as the days are long and the pace is 

 often very severe. 



Although the Oak Ridge country has not, hitherto, been so well known 

 as other portions of the great fox-hunting state of Virginia, cmd it was not 

 until the season of 1908 that the Hunt applied for recognition by the 

 National Steeplechase and Hunt Association, yet visiting sportsmen have al- 

 ways been shovra a high class of sport and a cordial welcome by the mem- 

 bers of the Oak Ridge Hunt. 



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