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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Nov. 4, 1898. 



Magog Lake the bounds were cast off on the crast of a hill 

 in a large pasture at 8 o'clock. They went off well bunched 

 and somewhat riotously, as puppies are wont to do. But 

 they soon began to trail, and just as we were all congratu- 

 lating ourselves on finding a track so easily it was discovered 

 that they were working rapidly toward a bunch of young 

 cattle. With considerable difficulty the pack was called off 

 and worked into a strip of woods where they soon became 

 widely scattered. 



Then began a long and tedious hunt. Now we were in the 

 dripping woods; then in the open lields; now climbiug a hill 

 and again picking our way through a swamp; but no matter 

 where we went or how hard the hounds worked — and work 

 they did— not a track could be found. To add to our dis- 

 comfort the rain began to fall, and it was not long before 

 everybody was drenched. Still we kept on, when good 

 fortune brought us into an apple orchard, where there was 

 plenty of fine fruit, and at the same time the hounds found a 

 more promising trail than they had previously happened 

 npon, matters began to assume a rosy hue. The track, how- 

 ever, came lo nothing, but the rain stopped falling, and soon 

 the sun came out bright and warm, quickly putting every- 

 body in better humor. Finally when a good-natured farmer 

 invited us all into his cider mill, life did not seem the dull 

 and dreary waste which it had. But it is unnecessary to 

 give further details of this unsatisfactory day's work. For 

 seven hours the hounds worked industriously without mak- 

 ing a strike, and at S o'clock we were all back at the Nagog 

 House, waiting rather impatiently for dinner. 



The club were unfortunate in having to start the Derby 

 on so unfavorable a day. The hard rain had washed out all 

 the tracks made in the night, and the difficulties of jumping 

 a fox were too great for the youngsters to master. AU 

 worked well — some remarkably well — but without the suc- 

 cess which their efforts deserved. The judges gave no 

 decision, as a start had not been made. 



The perfect evening, without a breath of wind and lighted 

 by a full moon in a cloudless sky, tempted us out for a moon- 

 light run. The pups, notwithstanding their hard day's work, 

 were eager to go, and within ten minutes of the time they 

 were laid on a fox was running to an accompaniment of stir 

 eing music, which kept many of the party in the open air till 

 a late hour. Then to bed, with every prospect of a splendid 

 day for the running of the All-Age Stake. 



WEDNESDAY. 

 Dame Nature did her best to make a perfect day and suc- 

 ceeded admirably. The sky was cloudless, there was a light 

 breeze and a heavy dew covered the ground. But though the 

 conditions seemed favorable for a good day's sport, the scent 

 failed to lie, and there was comparatively little driving dur- 

 ing the day. 



It was necessary to secure two more judges for the AH- Age 

 class to take the place of Messsi-s. Whipple and Goss, as the 

 former owned and the latter handled hounds entered in this 

 stake. Messrs. F. A. and C. M. Griffin were chosen, and they 

 with Messrs. Gill, Clark and Turpin were the judges for the 

 day. 



The hunting party left headquarters at To'clockand thirty- 

 five minutes later the pack was cast off at the place where 

 the Dei-by was started on Tuesday. A handsomer lot of 

 hounds was never seen in New England than those that 

 covered the pasture in a wild rush, when they were released 

 at the command of the M. F. H., Mr. R. D. Perry. Away 

 they went at full speed along the shore of Foot Pond. Some 

 of the hounds were bewildered by the unaccustomed con- 

 fusion and fell back to the judges who were struggling along 

 in the rear; but the great majority kept on and covered the 

 fields and woods well. There were but few stragglers, the 

 pack held together, and it was not long before a fox was 

 jumped, which carried the hounds along through the valley 

 at a great clip. 



With nineteen hounds pressing him hard, reynard took to 

 a swamp where he made a turn or two. He then ran directly 

 up a hill which bounded the valley on the east, and as he 

 crossed the road, was seen by Mr. F. G. Stewart and other 

 .epectators. There was a bad check in the swamp, and by 

 the time the pack had gained dry land, the fickle scent had 

 failed and the hounds cast in vain for the line. 



The majority of the pack then trailed west, and after a 

 time succeeded in jumping a fox. They drove him almost 

 out of hearing, but the continuous tonguing gave such 

 promise of sport that Judges Gill, Clark and Turpin hurried 

 after them, and a merry chase the hounds led them before 

 they reached home late in the afternoon. The pack always 

 seemed to be on the next hill, and when finally the hard- 

 working judges came up with the hounds, the fox had been 

 lost or run to earth. He had led straight away without a 

 turn or a circle, and the judges' attempt to get into the hunt 

 was only a dreary failure. 



Meanwhile Barney had been at work by himself, and as 

 fortune would have it found the track of the fox which had 

 been seen by the party on the hill. He worked it along 

 carefully and soon jumped the qxiarry in a meadow, but lost 

 when the fox entered a strip of pine woods. While he was 

 driving, Hendricks, Logan, Major and Gyp harked to him, 

 and all cast well for the line. Hendricks hit it first, the 

 others packed to him, and with Barney in the lead, drove 

 the fox up the valley for two-thirds of a mile in plain view of 

 the party on the hill. Then the chase entered cover and 

 came rapidly toward Judge C. M. Griffin. As he stood in 

 the road two foxes burst from the woods directly in front of 

 him and ran one on each side of him. One passed so near 

 Mr. P G. Stewart that he threw his hunting horn at him 

 and turned him sharply back. The pack were at fault when 

 they reached the road and did not immediately hit the trail 

 of either fox. In casting Logan caught the scent near the 

 point of loss, and Barney making a long swing struck it 

 further away. On they all went, but soon were at fault 

 again. Barney once more worked the loss and this time 

 followed the track at a great pace without tonguing, and 

 .soon lost the fox or holed him. 



The driving all through the day was jerky and unsatisfac- 

 tory, and it seemed quite impossible for any of the hounds to 

 follow smoothly. Yet a number of them managed to have 

 considerable sport regardless of the miserable scent. Clinker 

 had great fun driving a fox by sight for a quarter of a mile 

 or more; Ned and Spot hustled another along the shore of 

 Magog Lake, and Garrett and Jim Blaine drove a third so 

 upar a man who was hunting ruffed, grouse that he killed 

 him with small shot. 



The sport was disappointing. Many returned early to head- 

 quarters and by 4 o'clock all the hunters were in. The 

 judges held a consultation and ordered out for Thursday's 

 hunt the following hounds: Diamond, Rock, Joe J., Hen- 

 dricks, Barney, Duke, Comp, Clinker, Popple, Aggie, Major, 

 Logan, Jim Blaine, Garrett, Ned, Whipple's Spot, Jip, Clay, 

 Flirt, Leggins and Pealer. 



At a business meeting held in the afternoon the following 

 gentlemen were elected to membership: Mr. Frank Hart- 

 well, Berlin, Mass.; Mr. .A. H. Cutting, Worcester, Mass., 

 and Mr. Geo. E, Hawes, North Beliingham, Mass. 



THURSDAY. 



Thursday morning was clear and cool; the ground was 

 covered with a white frost, and there was not breeze enough 

 to ruffle the calm surface of Lake Magog, everything pointed 

 to a good day's sport, and it proved to be the best of the 

 week thus far. 



The party were off for the hunting grounds a little earlier 

 than usual. The pack was considerably smaller than yes- 

 terday, as seven hounds had been "spotted out" and two. 

 Popple and Pealer, had not yet returned from their first 

 hunt. As the long line of men and hounds followed, the 



familiar road beside the lake, the puppies that had been taken 

 out for a moonlight run on Wednesday were heard driving 

 in the distance and rapidly coming nearer. Suddenly their 

 fox jumped upon a stone wall but a short distance from the 

 road and stood staring at the crowd for some moments. 

 Then he turned back and trotted away. The judges hurried 

 to the wall to await the Derby pack. Only three remained 

 in the chase after their twelve hours' run. Tread, Tempest 

 and Troupe. Tread was leading and tonguing, the others 

 followed mute. The endurance and trailing displayed by 

 these three pups in this long chase is worthy of note. 



When the youngsters reached the fence they were caught 

 and the All-Age class, that was already crazy with excite- 

 ment, was loosed on the hot track. Then came a chorus 

 that was worth going miles to hear. At tremendous speed 

 the splendid pack drove the fox through the woods and into 

 the open fields. There he made a short circle and then dis- 

 covering that he no longer had a pack of tired pups behind 

 him he ran to the westward, carrying the pack almost out 

 of hearing. Soon he turned toward his burrow and now it 

 was a race for life. As the fox came over the open fields 

 hard pressed by the pack, which was now somewhat strung 

 out, he ran close by judges Gill and Clark. The pack was 

 then led by Logan, who was followed close by Hendricks, 

 Jip, Clay, Clinker and other flyers, all striving for the lead. 

 It was a grand picture and one long to be remembered. 

 None too soon the fox gained his den close by the spot where 

 the pack had been put on his track. The first judge to reach 

 the burrow found Hendricks, Major, Logan and Rock dig- 

 ging madly at the entrance. The other hounds had scat- 

 tered and a number of them were already hustling a fox 

 toward Na«hoba Hill, where he was lost or went to earth. 



The hounds were now well separated. Soon a burst of 

 music in the pines on the shore of Long Pond told that an- 

 other fox was afoot, and in a moment he was seen running in 

 the open fields. Not far from the woods he lay down in the 

 grass and watched so intently for his pursuers, that Mr. Kin- 

 ney walked almo.st to nim before he was seen. Then his fox- 

 ship lost no time in disappearing, and his departure was 

 accelerated by the cry of the hounds, who were now hot upon 

 his track. He ran the open pastures closely followed by the 

 pack, headed by the fleet Logan, with Rock and Spot good 

 seconds, then Ned, Joe J. and Major. The pack was soon at 

 fault in a plowed field, where all the hounds cast well for the 

 track, but Rock, making a wide swing, caught the scent near 

 the shore of Long Pond, and led away, carrying the fox 

 around the pond to the hills on the opposite shore. The rest 

 of the pack followed some time later, and for a half hour or 

 more the driving was fast and then all was .still. 



During the next hour and a half but little was done and 

 many thought the fun over for the day. But .soon after 13 

 o'clock a pack composed of Aggie, Logan, Rock, Major, 

 Clay, Clinker, Diamond, Hendrfcks and Barney did some 

 good work. For a time the pace was fast, then scent began 

 to fail, and finally the fox wa.s lost in a long and narrow 

 strip of wnods. This ended the hunting for the day. 



The judges announced that the following hounds would 

 be ordered out on Friday morning; Diamond, Rock, Hen- 

 dricks, Barney, Duke, Clinker, Popple, Aggie, Logan, Gar- 

 rett, Spot, Jip, Clay and Pealer. 



FRIDAY. 



The uneasy fox hunter who peered from his window at 

 dawn found a southerly wind and a cloudy sky which, as 

 everybody knows, proclaims a hunting morning, and as this 

 was to be the last day of the trials he congratulated himself 

 on so auspicious an outlook. Only twelve hounds appeared 

 at the starting point, for Popple and Pealer were still miss- 

 ing from the kennels. This small pack coutamed the best 

 of the hounds that had been entered, and though the names 

 of all of them are not found among the winners, yet it is no 

 small honor to have been cho.sen to run on the final day. 



At 7:20 o'clock the pack was cast off at the point where the 

 hounds had been put on the hot fox track the previous day. 

 They worked rapidly through the little strip of woodland, 

 but before they had found a trail for themselves they all 

 harked to a local hound that was driving but a short dis- 

 tance away. This hound quit and ran ignominiously when 

 he heard the fierce music of the pack behind him, and then 

 the flyers drove the fox through the open field into the 

 birches beside the road; then to a peach orchard, with Hen- 

 dricks in the lead, and there in some unaccountable manner 

 the track was lost. A few moments later the whole pack 

 swung back, streamed over the pastures to the only large 

 piece of cover in the region, jumped a fox, and drove him 

 at a terrible pace out of hearing and into Texas. This is an 

 immense tract of wild country, crossed by a labyrinth of 

 blind roads and wood paths. Here the pack drove for hours, 

 and in vain Judges F. A. Griffin and Turpin strove to see 

 the running— only one glimpse of the race did they get and 

 that near its conclusion. It was most unfortunate that this 

 ?reat run should have taken place in cover, and in the only 

 Locality where it could not be seen. 



While this chase was going on in Texas, Jip, Logan and 

 Hendricks were having a little hunt by themselves. They 

 drove a fox into the open close by Judges Clark and Gill. 

 The trailing was difficult; Logan did not for the moment run 

 in his usual fine style, Hendricks seemed indifferent and Jip 

 distinguished herself by taking the fox away from both these 

 flyers. 



It was now 12 o'clock, and as the Derby entries were to be 

 taken out for a final run in the afternoon, the horns sounded 

 the retreat. 



After a hasty lunch the youngsters were cast off not far 

 from the Nagog House. The hunt proved to be a dull one. 

 Some of the pups ran rabbits, others tongued here and there, 

 and a few distinguished them.eelves by doing work worthy of 

 old hounds. Prominent among these were Tread, Troupe, 

 Tempest, Billy and Juliette. At sunset the pups were called 

 in, and a long and weary walk to headquarters ended the 

 field work of the meet, which can justly lay claim to being 

 the most successful in the history of the club. 



At a club meeting in the evening Mr. F. M. Whipple, New- 

 ton ville, Mass., was elected to membership, and the judges 

 announced the awards as follows: 



THE ALL-AGE. 



Hunting— First to Sandy Spring Hunt Club's Barney; second to O 

 F. Joslin's Rock; third to Kinney & Wtiite's Logan. 



Trailing— First to Kinnev & VViiite's Logan: second to O. F. Joslin's 

 Rock, third to C. L. Wellington's Jip. 



Speed— First to Kinney & White's Logan; second to O. F. Joslin's 

 Rock; third to S. Decatur's Garrett. 



Endurance— First to N. Q. Pope's Clay; second to Kinney & White's 

 Logan; third to W. R. Dean's Diamond. 



Tonguing— First to Kinney & White's Logan; second to N. Q, Pope's 

 Clay; third to O. F. Joslin's Rock. 



Style-First to Kinney & White's Logan; second to N. Q.Pope's 

 Clay: third to Sandy Spring Huot Club's Barney. 



The .American Field Cup and 31r. N. Q Pope's Highest General 

 Average Medal were awarded to Kinney & White's Logan. 

 Dr. A. C. Heffenger'8 Speed Medal to Kinney & White's Logan. 

 Mr. A. B. F. Kinney's Hunting Medal to Sandy Spring Hunt Club's 

 Barney. 



Mr. O. F. Joslin's Trailing Medal to Kinney & White's Logan. 

 Mr. Richard Seeley's Endurance Medal to N. Q Pope's Clay. 

 Bod. (x-nn and Kennel's specials for "be-st ali-rouod hound owned 

 outside New England and New York," smd "hound showing most 

 speed and endurance owned outside New England and New York" to 

 Sandy Spring (Md.) Hunt Club's Barney. 



THE DERBY. 



Best all-round puppy, L. O. Dennison's Tread; Mr. R. D. Perry's 

 special for best all-round puppy, L. O. Dennison's Tread. 



Mod, Gun and KenneVs special for "best Derby entry bred outside 

 New York and New England," Dr. A. C. Heffenger's Troupe. 



Hall & Snow's special for second best puppy, Dr. A. C. Heffenger's 

 Troupe. 



Hall Snow's special for third best puppy, C. h- Wellington's Billv. 



Logan, the winner of the highest honors in the trials, is 

 owned by Messrs. A. B. F. Kinney and John M. White, of 

 Worcester, Mass. He is a handsomely marked white, black 

 and tan, three years old, and was bred by Mr. R. H. Pooler, 

 Serena, 111. In the trials he displayed in a marked degree 

 the qualities that go to make the perfect hound 



Rock, whose record shows him to be the second best hound 

 in the pack, is owned by Mr 0. F. Joslin, of Oxford, Mass. 

 He is by Logan (a Kentucky hound) out of Muse, and was 

 bred by Granville Smitha, Athens, Ky. The record he haS 

 made at these trials is a proud one, and he undoubtedly has 

 a great future in store for him, as he is now but two years 

 and eight months old. Rock was prepared for the trials and 

 handled by Mr. F. G. Stewart, whose record with Clay last 

 year and Rock this shows him to be a remarkably successful 

 handler and trainer of foxhounds. 



Tread, the Derby winner, is a small black and tan hovmd. 

 He was bred by Mr. L. A. Dennison, Waltham, Mass., and is 

 by Bonnie out of Maggie. He displayed wonderful endur- 

 ance, fine trailing qualities and is as good a Derby entry as 

 the club has ever seen. 



In a driving rain on Saturday morning all but a half-dozen 

 hunters left for home, and by evening North Acton had 

 again fallen into that blissful repose which comes only to a 

 town which has no store, no church and the neare.st post 

 oflice two miles away. BRADLEY. 



• • • ■ 



American Coursing' Club Meeting. 



The officers elected at the American Coursing Club's busi - 

 ness meeting at Goodland, Kan., are: President, Dr. N. 

 Rowe; Vice-President, Dr. A. J. Cattanach; Secretary, Louis 

 Zudervan; Treasurer, J. V. Brinckman; Executive Commit- 

 tee—Ira D. Brougher, J. H.Watson, Dr. Irwin Royce; Ground 

 Committee— H. C. Lowe, J. H. Rew, D C. Luse. The club 

 accepting the decision of the National Greyhound Club in the 

 Pearl of Pekin case, it was decided that Mr. Edmonds should 

 be requested to refund the difference between first and sec- 

 ond moneys, that was wrongly paid to him in 1891 Pearl of 

 Pekin fame. The AmeHcan Field $100 will now be paid to 

 air. Bartels. The same rules as those adopted by the Ken- 

 more Coursing Club were adopted and the same Coursing 

 Board elected. Dr. Cattanach acted as secretary and Mr. 

 Hayman presided, representing Dr. Rowe. 



• a • • 



Western Coursing Club. 



At the Leoti coursing meeting the principal stake was di- 

 vided by S. W. Vidler's Buenerita and American Coursing 

 Club's (F. B. Coyne's) Willis H. Miss Dollar II. and Royal 

 Crest ran well up but Drytime was again beaten in first 

 course. Home Stakes divided by R. S. Howard's Bolivar 

 and W. O. Aliplin's Jerry. Royal Crest, Maybrook Ken- 

 nels' Greenshine, was sold to Mr. Allplin of Ijeoti, Kan. 



• • • • 



New England Beagle Club. 



The following gentlemen have been nominated for office 

 to serve the coming year, election takes place Nov. 6, at 7:30 

 P. M., at the Bacon House, Oxford, Mass.: For president, 

 F. W. Chapman, H. S. Joslin: vice-president, H. S. Joslin, 

 F. W. Cielleld, F. W. Chapman; sec'y-treasurer, B. S. Tur- 

 pin, W. S. Clark; executive committee, Henry Hanson, F. 

 W. Cielfeld, A. D. Fisk, B. S. Turpin, H. V. Jamieson. 



• • • • 



A liocal Meeting at Great Bend. 



Mr. Z0TEVARN, of Great Bend, Kan., visited the FOKEST 

 AND Stream World's Fair exhibit recently and discoursed 

 pleasantly on coursing matters. Among other things he 

 mentioned that the young men of Great Bend had arranged 

 to hold a coursing meeting with such material for running 

 as could be gathered in the immediate vicinity of Great 

 Bend. 



HUNTING AND COURSING NOTES. 



The perils of coon hunting were illustrated in a startling 

 way by a fatal accident to a hunter in Monroe county, N. Y., 

 one night last week. Two hunters had discovered the coon 

 crouching far out on a large limb. One climbed the tree 

 and sawed the limb to tumble the coon to the ground. 

 When the limb began to sag and crack the coon jumped to 

 the ground. The man on the ground sprang forward to get 

 at the coon just as the limb fell. It struck him on the head, 

 smashing it, and killing him almost instantly. 



• • • • 



There is some talk of cutting down the prizes in N. E. B. 

 C. trials on account of the entries not numbering as many 

 as anticipated. With an entry of 32 they should feel elated 

 instead of the other way, and unless the fees are reduced in 

 the same ratio the change would beget lack of confidence in 

 the future. 



• • • • 



The Royal Crest-Maybrook Kennels are now under the 

 joint proprietorship of Messrs. J. Herbert Watson and Hor- 

 atio Nelson. Mr. Bradbury; who did so well for both kennels 

 out West will be the trainer. This combination is a strong 

 one, and doubtless the stock already in the kennels will be 

 materially increased. 



The comments, questions and suggestions which are coming in from 

 all quarters, American and English, are remarkable mainly for the 

 ignorance displayed of the history of the Cup and of the rules and 

 circumstances of the present races. One exception is the Field, which 

 gives two independent accounts of the races, with some very sensible 

 comments on the questions of centerboard, type, sail area and meas- 

 urement, which might be read with profit by many who are wasting 

 time and ink in thrashing over old straw. 



The New York Herald of Oct. 29 containg a very thorough review of 

 the late international races, written by Mr. Irving Cox, of the Sea. 

 wanhaka Corinthian Y. C. While Mr. Cox is evidently a strong be- 

 liever in Vigilant, his critique is marked by an intelligent observation 

 and fair judgment, which is refreshing after the manyjcrude and preju- 

 diced opinions which liave appeared on both sides. 



As A ram, the fast steam yacht Feiaeen can hardly be considered a 

 success; but she will soon make her second dSbut as a comnlerce de- 

 stroyer, having been sold to the Brazilian Grovernment, which will con- 

 vert her into a torpedo boat after rebuilding her. 



The Marine journal describes Valkyrie aa a "keel sloop," but falls 

 to give any reason for thus classing her. 



The Boston Herald of Oct. 29 contains a very fair comparison of 

 Colonia and Valkyrie, the concl usio n bei ng that Valkyrie would have 

 beaten tUe.Herreahoff keel. One importantpoint is overlooked by the 



