2IO Horse and Hound, 



of red foxes abound, requiring no artificial stock- 

 ing, and good runs, with an occasional kill, are 

 had. Out of a membership of sixty-two, one- 

 half can generally be counted upon for an aver- 

 age of twice a week. 



Mr. Harry W. Smith, Master of both the 

 Grafton Hunt and the Smith Hounds, of fifteen 

 couples each, hunts the country about Worcester, 

 Mass. The former is a subscription pack of 

 American hounds, and the latter the same num- 

 ber of Southern hounds. Mr. Smith has a stable 

 of good hunters, Rudolph being the star per- 

 former. Mr. Smith's hounds are frequently seen 

 upon the bench and entered at the hound trials. 



The Elkridge Hunt Club is not only one of 

 the largest, but one of the oldest clubs. It was 

 organized in 1878, and at present has a member- 

 ship of 250. Mr. E. A. Jackson, the Master, is 

 also President of the Club, member of several im- 

 portant committees, and to his skill and unflag- 

 ging interest much of its success is due. The pack 

 consists of thirty odd couples of American and 

 half English-American hounds, and is accounted 

 a good one both for drag and wild-fox hunting. 

 The hunting season is autumn and spring, in 

 Baltimore County, Md. It is a good hunting 

 country, being rolling and fairly open. The fenc- 

 ing is varied, comprising plank, post, and rail and 

 snake, requiring a good class of sure-footed 

 hunters. Wild foxes are plentiful, and excellent 



