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Katy Decatur— White Oak Hill Kennels' white, black and 
ticked bitch, whelped Aug. 4, 1893 (July). 
Poland Poacher— White Oak Hill Kennels' black, white 
and tan dog, whelped July 7, 1893 (Goodman). 
The meeting adjourned at a late hour. Then to bed with 
gloomy prospects for hunting on Tuesday. 
TUESDAY. 
The snow ceased falling at daylight, but heavy clouds 
covered the sky and a cold wind blew fiercely from the west. 
No attempt was made to hunt in the morning. In the after- 
noon the wind did not blow as hard and the sun came out. 
Everybody was tired of inaction and all were glad when the 
judges ordered out the Derby hounds, though the chances of 
starting a fox were reduced to a minimum. 
On the west side of Magog Lake a fox track was found in 
the snow. It was evidently made early in the morning, and 
there was no scent left in it. The hounds could not take it 
by nose and knew nothing of following by sight. So the 
party undertook to start the fox and slowly picked out the 
track, following carefully in the drifted snow over a hill to a 
swamp, and then to a burrow, where reynard had gone to 
earth. By the time his whereabouts were learned it was too 
late to hunt for another track, and we all returned to the 
hotel, where a smoking hot dinner awaited us. 
In the evening the entries for the All-Age Stake were made 
as follows: 
The All-Age. 
Clinker— R. D. Perry's black and tan dog (Fox IH, — 
Fanny), 5yrs. old, Avent strain. 
TRAILER— R. D. Perry's black and tan bitch (Bonnie- 
Maggie), 2yrs. 6mos. old, Connnt strain. 
Billy — C. L. Wellington's black and tan dog, 2yrs. 5mos. 
old, native strain. 
Ned— J. M. White's black and tan dog (Sam— Lena), 3yrs. 
old, native strain. 
Fly— J. M. White's white, black and tan bitch (Crook— 
Doisy), 2yrs. 6mos. old, Walker & Crandall strain. 
LOGAN— J. M. White's black, white and tan dog, 3yrs. 
6mos. old, Pooler strain. 
Ben Butler II. — L. A. Dennison's black, white and tan 
dog (Ben Butler— Flirt), 4yrs. Smos. old, Buckfield-Byron 
strain. 
Duke — White Oak Hill Kennels' white, black and tan dog 
(Babbit — Fannie), 4yrs. 5mos. old, Goodman strain. 
Clay — White Oak Hill Kennels' white, black and tan dog 
(Scully — Bessie), 6yrs. 4mos. old, Goodman strain. 
Pealer— White Oak Hill Kennels' black, tan and white 
dog (Traveler — Vick), 4yrs. old, July strain. 
Zack— White Oak Hill Kennels' white, black and tan dog 
(Jacobin — Ruby), 3yrs. 4mos. old, Goodman strain. 
Steve— White Oak Hill Kennels' white, black and tan dog 
(Jacobin — Ruby), 3yrs. 4m os. old, Goodman strain. 
Sunmaid — White Oak Hill Kennels' white, black and tan 
bitch (Traveler— Flash), 4yrs. 6mos. old, July strain. 
WEDNESDAY. 
The sun rose in a cloudless sky. A cold west wind swept 
over the wintry landscape, 6in. of dry snow covered the 
ground, and there was little to tempt us outside our com- 
fortable quarters. However, breakfast was over at 6:30 
o'clock, and then the hounds entered in the All Age Stake 
were brought out for the inspection of the judges. It is no 
easy task for one unacquainted with the individual members 
of the pack to learn to distinguish one from another, and it 
was some time before the judges felt that they were capable 
of so doing. Then the line of march was taken for our hunt- 
ing ground of last year, and at 7:30 the pack was cast off on 
the west side of Magog Lake. The hounds dashed away 
through the drifted snow, tonguing and inclined to run riot; 
but ail were veterans and play soon gave way to work. At 
first all but Billy, Pealer and Duke swung to the shore of 
the lake. These three, however, worked to the west and 
soon struck a track Their tonguing quickly drew all the 
pack to them but Trailer and Clinker, who meantime had 
found another trail which they followed away toward the 
south. The main pack trailed toward the west, watching 
the scent here and there in a way which promised sport. 
But disappointment awaited us. We struggled along over 
the walls and fences and plowed our way through the snow 
in the wake of the pack to the summit of a large hill. 
Here we found the hounds widely scattered and striving 
to untangle a network of trails which covered the hill and led 
in all directions. Most of the pack worked eagerly, swing- 
ing and casting and trying in vain to find a drag fresh 
enough to be carried. But either the scent was bad or the 
foxes were all underground, for the pack was unable to 
make a start, try as hard as they would. The majority of 
the hounds worked with the wind, and it was not long be- 
fore they disappeaerd in the cover to the southwest. The 
hunters could hear nothing in the stiff breeze which was 
now blowing, and the only way to keep in with the hounds 
was to follow their tracks in the snow. This was hard work 
and not the kind of hunting we are used to, but field trials 
come but once a year and if any work was to be done we 
were all anxious to see it. So we pressed on, and two of the 
party had the satisfaction of seeing a fox. The rascal was 
runningas if for his Life and passed close by Judge Goss and 
R. D. Perry. An hour after reynard had disappeared, 
Clinker, Trailer, Billy and Ned came slowly along on his 
track, picking it out with great difficulty, and finally losing 
it altogether in a road, TMs was the only fox seen during 
the day and all the party were glad when 3 o'clock put an 
end to this uninteresting hunt. 
In the evening the judges announced that all the hounds 
in the All- Age stake would be ordered out again on Thurs- 
day morning. Every one was tired with the long day's work 
and at an early hour all retired. 
THURSDAY. 
Ill fortune still pursued us. The snow melted little if any 
on Wednesday and still lay on the ground to the depth of 
six inches or more. That which covered the trees and under- 
brush, however, had been softened by the sun and fallen off, 
making in places an icy crust which would not hold the 
scent and facilitated the escape of the foxes which we were 
fortunate enough to jump. At daybreak there was every 
promise of a fine hunting morning, but heavy clouds soon 
gathered, gradually hid the sun from view and by 11 o'clock 
a few straggling flakes of snow gave warning of the ap- 
proaching storm. The flakes came faster and faster and at 
sunset they were still falling steadily. 
When the party left headquarters at 7:30 the conditions for 
sport seemed more favorable than on any day of the week. 
There was no wind, and at least we should be able to hear 
the hounds if any work was done, and should not be com- 
pelled to learn their whereabouts by following their tracks 
as was the case on yesterday. 
Twelve of the hounds of the All- Age Stake were ready to 
start when acting master of hounds R. D. Perry ordered 
them out. Peter, the thirteenth — unlucky number — had not 
yet returned from yesterday's hunt. It was just 7:55 when 
the pack was lined up for the throw-off on the ridge between 
One Island Pond and Magog Lake. They did not start away 
as boisterously as on Wednesday, though none of them 
seemed unwilling to hunt. Even Zack, who had not reached 
home until 10 o'clock in the morning, appeared as full of 
life as any of his companions. 
The pack held together along the shore of the pond and 
gave tongue vigorously on a trail which led off to the south. 
But soon the hounds separated. Trailer, Clinker and some 
others continued toward the south while Billy, Fly, Ned and 
others tfound another track which swung t off to the east. 
The music for some minutes was most inspiriting, but then 
came a lull and neither pack seemed able to pick out the 
trails beneath the pines where they had carried them. All 
the hounds harked back toward the starting point and for a 
time nothing was heard but the heavy voice of Ben Butler II. 
as he pounded away on a cold track which he was trying to 
carry alone. 
Soon, however, we caught sipht of eight hounds swinging 
wide through a pasture beyond the pond. They crossed the 
road, disappeared for a few minutes in a strip of pines, and 
then came to a large mowing where the leading hounds 
tongued sharply on a warm trail. They worked beautifully, 
now swinging for the track and again picking it out without 
a break in the music. As the pack trailed into the thick 
woods which bounded the meadow, the scent grew hot, and 
at 9:15 the sharp, angry notes of the pack told us that the 
fox was afoot. Logan and Zack crossed the open fields, 
cutting to their companions, and reynard found himself 
pursued by as fine a pack of hounds as New England boasts. 
They were hot on his trail and he was not more than a 
couple of minutes ahead of them when he came out of the 
cover and into an orchard intending to cross the road. Here 
Judge Emmons in his anxiety to get a glimpse of the chase, 
turned the fox back. The sharp turn gave him a chance to 
increase his lead a trifle, and a few minutes later he crossed 
the road a quarter of a mile below and just out of sight of 
the judge and his companions. The fox now entered a large 
tract of heavy cover and thick underbrush, and if he held 
his line would soon be in the open country and give us all a 
fine view of the chase. But he had no intention of so doing. 
Just how he escaped the hounds is uncertain. Probably he 
turned sharply back and the hounds overrunning were un- 
able to find his track on the crust. However that may be, 
certain it is that this promising race ended after a half-hour's 
sport. The pack worked hard to get on even terms with 
reynard again, but all to no purpose and he easily escaped. 
Not long after this race came to an end Judge Goss saw 
Billy and Trailer working in a pasture. They soon jumped, 
a fox and carried him off toward the south and were quickly 
out of hearing. The hounds came back not long after and 
either lost or drove their fox to ground. 
The judges gave notice in the evening that they would call 
out all the hounds in the All-Age class on Friday morning, 
and also the Derby entries. Recitations, songs and stories 
made the evening pass all too soon. 
FRIDAY. 
Theheavy storm cloudsof Thursday still hung over us, but 
no snow fell till about 11 o'clock, and then it was scarcely 
more than a drizzle and did not interfere with the hunt. 
The thermometer stood higher than it had at any time since 
Monday, the snow was damp enough to hold the scent well, 
the wind had nearly died away, and all the old tracks had 
been obliterated by the freshly fallen snow. 
By an arrangement made on Thursday evening, the Derby 
entries were to be given till 10 o'clock to show their quality, 
and then the All-Age hounds were to be ordered out for the 
last race of the trials. Accordingly, we started away with 
the youngsters at an early hour. It was their first experi- 
ence on snow, and the Master of Hounds, L. O. Dennison, 
desired to give them every possible chance to make a success- 
ful run. It was not till 8:35, however, that a promising track 
was found. It led up hill through an orchard to cover. The 
Derby entries were lined up and cast off. They scarcely 
knew what to do. One or two poked their noses into the 
track and then took no further interest in it. It was much 
pleasanter, they thought, to race and gallop through the 
light snow and enjoy life, and they willingly followed us down • 
the road when we returned to the farmhouse where the All- 
Age class was kenneled. 
As it was desirable to make the awards in the Derby if 
possible, it was now decided to cast the youngsters off again 
with the old hounds. So we started once more with a pack 
of sixteen — for Pealer was still absent — and on a hill a couple 
of miles or more west of Magog Lake we let them all go. 
The All- Age hounds immediately took to the thick cover 
which extended down the hill, and the pups followed their 
example and went with them. The wind had now begun to 
rise, and standing about in the snow waiting for a start was 
but poor sport. Occasionally the sharp ear of some hunter 
could catch the distant note of a hound far in the swamp. 
Then all would be silent, and our spirits, which at no time 
had been high with hope, fell steadily to zero. Two or three 
of the party returned to the Magog House and thereby 
missed the finest chase in the annals of the Brunswick Fur 
Club. 
A number of us had just succeeded in lighting a fire and 
getting it well to burning when the eager tonguing of the 
pack attracted every one's attention. A moment more and 
the short, choppy notes of the hounds told us that reynard 
was seeking safety in flight. The swamp and thick cover 
where the fox was jumped covered but a few acres and it 
took the hounds only a few minutes to force reynard to take 
to the open. When first seen Logan and Billy were in the 
lead with Zack close by. After circling once or twice in the 
valley, the chase swung over the crest of the hill on which 
the hounds had been cast off, and here Sunmaid was press- 
ing the leaders and every hound in the pack was hot on the 
scent. As the eight couples in full cry streamed down the 
hill to the swamp at its foot, Logan was in the lead by 3Qyds., 
then came Zack and Sunmaid neck and neck, and close be- 
hind the pack. The fox was but little ahead of his pursuers. 
The scent was breast high, and even thus early in the race it 
was easy to see that he must run as he never ran before if he 
would save his brush. 
Away toward the north sped reynard, and the music of 
the hounds grew faint in the distance. Climbing to the top 
of the hill, three of us found the whole region spread out at 
our feet like a map. Faint as a whisper rose the cry of the 
pack, and far away— so far that they looked like mere specks 
on the snow — could be seen the hounds sweeping over the 
open fields. The pace waswonderf ul — there was no break in 
the ringing music, r>o checks in the running. From the 
summit of the hill not a movement of the pack escaped us, 
and not for many a day will we forget that glorious run. 
The fox now came nearer to us, and tried in vain to throw 
off the pack in a swamp on the shore of One Island Pond. 
Failing m this, he made a turn close by the barn whence we 
had started iu the morning, and then ran down the east shore 
of the pond only to return again to the orchard. His circles 
were growing smaller. He had no time to think. He lost 
his cunning. The terrific speed of the leaders now began to 
tell on the pack. Some hounds dropped behind — what ones 
we could not tell in the distance— but still those three flyers 
could be seen in the lead apparently running with the same 
speed and ease as at first. We knew from the dodging 
tactics which reynard had now adopted that it was all 
up with him. Making a last quick turn in the orchard, 
he found the stragglers from the pack in his front. 
He was surrounded but he made one more break for free- 
dom. Over the stone wall into the road he went— all in 
vain. A moment later and the lead hounds ran into him. 
An instant after and the whole pack was worrying him and 
the hounds of the Brunswick Fur Club had accomplished a 
feat rarely done in New England— they had killed fairly on 
the ground in a chase lasting an hour and a half a fine old 
dog fox. To be sure the running conditions could not have 
been better. The scent was perfect and the snow probably 
impeded the fox more than it did the hounds. Yet though 
everything was in favor of the pack, the race remains a re- 
markable fine and honors every hound that was in at the 
kill. The mask and brush of the fox— the first to be run into 
by the B. F. C. pack— will be handsomely mounted and kept 
among the trophies of the club. 
When we reached the fox he lay stretched out in the road 
on the blood-stained snow just as the hounds left him. 
Most of the pack was still there and Logan's muzzle was 
covered with blood from a sharp bite just below his eyes. 
His wonderful speed had doubtless carried him first to the 
fox and this honor should be added to the list of those won 
in former years. 
In the evening the judges announced the awards as 
follows: 
ALL- AGE STAKE. 
Hunting Class— First, White Oak Hill Kennels' Zack; sec- 
ond, C. L. Wellington's Billy; third, R. D. Perry's Trailer. 
Trailing— First, White Oak Hill Kennels' Sunmaid; second. 
White Oak Hill Kennels' Zack; third, R. D. Perry's Trailer. 
Speed— Fist, J. M. White's Logan; second, White Oak Hill 
Kennels' Sunmaid; third, White Oak Hill Kennels' Zack. 
Endurance— First, White Oak Hill Kennels' Zack, second, 
R. D. Perry's Trailer; third, J. M. White's Fly. 
Tonguing — First, White Oak Hill Kennels' Sunmaid; sec- 
ond, J. M.White's Fly; third, White Oak HillKennels' Zack. 
Style— First, White Oak Hill Kennels' Zack; second, J. M. 
White's Logan; third, J. M. White's Fly. 
THE DERBY. 
First, L. O. Dennison's Fury; second, R. D. Perry's Huskie ? 
third, White Oak Hill Kennels' Katie Decatur. 
SPECIAL PRIZES. 
Highest general average medal and American Field cup 
to White Oak Hill Kennels' Zack. 
A. C. Heffenger's hunting medal to White Oak Hill Ken- 
nels' Zack. 
N. Q. Pope's trailing medal to White Oak Hill Kennels' 
Sunmaid. 
R. D. Perry's speed medal to J. M. White's Logan. 
A. B. F. Kinney's endurance medal to White Oak Hill 
Kennels' Zack. 
R. D. Perry's engraving, "A Promising Litter," to L. O. 
Dennison's Fury. 
A club meeting was held in the evening. L. O Dennison, 
R. D. Perry and Bradford S. Turpin were appointed a com- 
mittee to select date and place for the winter meet. S. B. 
Mills, Needham, Mass., was elected to membership. The 
meeting then adjourned and the field trials of 1894 were 
ended. Bradley. 
• • • • 
Altcar Club Meeting 1 . 
The Altcar Club's coursing meeting at Lacrosse, Kan. 
commencing Oct. 30, was a great success in spite of weather 
conditions. B. Hayman of Chicago judged very acceptably 
and Mr. Taylor attended both slips' in good form. There- 
suits are as follows: 
Altcar Cup. 
For all-age greyhounds at $10 each (non-members $12.50): 
$100 added by the Altcar Club and 50 per cent, of entrance 
money to first, 25 per cent, to runner-up, 12% per cent, to 
third. 
First Round. 
G. Macdougall's black and white dog Twister (Lord Neversettle— 
White Lips) beat St. Patrick Kennels' fawn bitch Oiieana (imported) 
(Miller's Rab-Slander). 
H. C. Lowe's white and black dog St. Lawrence (Lord Neverset tie- 
White Lips) beat St. Patrick Kennels' white and black dog Beau Brum- 
mel (Dingwall— Miss Kitten). 
D. C. Luse ns. (D. M. Slade's) fawn dog Laughed At (Norwegian— 
Bueneretiro) a bye, D. C. Luse'e red bitch Fascination (Norwegian— 
Bueneretiro) drawn. 
H. C. Lowe's white and black bitch Princess May (Lord Neversettl e 
—White Lips) beat Eastern Coursing Kennels' black dog Judge Burn- 
aby (Burnaby — Drytime). 
Q. Van Hummell's brindle bitch Viola (Babazoun— Verdure Clad) 
beat Eastern Coursing Kennels' black dog Will o' the Wisp (Burnaby 
—Drytime). 
H. C. Lowe's red dog Lord Douglas (Lord Neversettle— Partera) 
beat R. S Howard ns (A. Johnson's) black and white dog Rhaon Dhu 
(Major Glendyne— Daisy Dublin). 
H. C. Lowe's white and black dog Prince Charlie (Lord Neversettle 
—White Lips), beat S. W. Vidler ns. (C. Walker's) red dog Vanness 
(Babazoun— Verdure Clad). 
Q. Van Hummell's brindled dog Van Tromp (Lord Neversettle— 
Partera), beat J. Andrews's fawn dog Punch, pedigree not given. 
Eastern Coursing Kennel's brindled bitch Miss Dollar III, (Eden 
Castle— Miss Harkness). beat St. Patrick Kennel's white and black dog 
Border Ruffian (Dingwall— Miss Kitten). 
, Eastern Coursing Kennel's black and white bitch Southern Belle 
(Laocoon— Axis), beat Q. Van Hummell's brindled bitch Valkyrie 
(Lord Neversettle — Partera). 
M. Harrison's red dog Boundaway (Lord Neversettle— Partera), beat 
Eastern Coursing Kennel's white and fawn dog Jim Roy (imported) 
(Page Boy— Park Lane Beauty). 
D. C. Luse ns. (L. M. Airhart's) brindled dog Ketchem (Major- 
Clipper), beat St. Patrick Kennel's white and black dog Boomerang 
(Lord Neversettle— White Lips). 
Second Round. 
Twister beat St. Lawrence. Prince Charlie beat Van Tromp. 
Princess May beat Laughed At. Miss Dollar HI beat Boundaway, 
Viola beat Lord Douglas. Ketchem beat Southern Belle. 
Third Round. 
Twister beat Princess May. Ketchem beat Miss Dollar III. 
Prince Charlie beat Viola . 
Fourth Round. 
Prince Charlie beat Twister. Ketchem, a bye. 
Deciding Cotirse. 
Prince Charlie beat Ketchem, and won. 
The Colorado Stakes. 
For dog puppies at $10 each ($12.50 non-members), $5 added 
by the Altcar Club and 50 per cent, of entrance money to the 
winner, 25 per cent to runner-up, 12% per cent, to third. 
First Round. 
R. L. Lse's red dog DoDald (Babazoun— Tony) beat Q. Van Hum- 
mell's white and fawn dog Van Dee (Lord Neversettle— Verdure Clad;. 
St. Patrick Kennels ns. (H. B. Hersey's) white and brindle dog Baron 
(Boomerang— Pearl of Pekin) a bye, St. Patrick Kennels' red dog Billv 
For Short (Miller's Rab— Comedy) drawn. 
J. Andrews's blue dog Moses (pedigree unknown) beat Q. Van 
Hummell's brindle and white dog Van Tine (Lord Neversettle— Ver- 
dure Clad). 
H. a Lowe's black dog High Curly (Lord Neversettle— White Lips) 
beat Sunflower Kennels' red dog Extra Dry (Glenkirk— Scandle). 
Eastern Coursing Kennels' fawn dog Dakota (Glenkirk— Gilda) beat 
St. Patrick Kennels' blue dog Brother Jonathan (Dingwal— Novenery) 
Sunflower Kennels' red dog Sorrento (Glenkirk— Scandal) beat S W 
Vidler's fawn dog Valdimir (Miller's Rab— Comedy). 
Q. Van Hummell's white and brindle dog Van Otjen (Lord Never- 
settle— Verdure Clad), beat L. Peebler's red dog Lambright (Norwegian 
—Bueneretiro). 
S. W. Vidler's black dog Vizier (Miller's Rab— Comedy), beat R. L. 
Lee's red dog Montana (Babazoun— Tony). 
Q. Van Hummell's brindle and white dog Van Aafke (Lord Never- 
settle— Verdure Clad), a bye. 
Second Round. 
Baron beat Donald. Van Aafke beat Sorrento. 
High Curly beat Moses. Vizier, a bye. 
Dakota beat Van Otjen. 
Third Round. 
Baron beat High Curly. Dakota, a bye. 
Van Aafke beat Vizier. 
Fourth Round. 
Van Aafke beat Dakota. Baron, a bye. 
Deciding Course. 
Baron beat Van Aafke and won. 
The Kansas Stakes. 
For bitch puppies at $10 each (non-members $12.50). Prize, 
same as in Colorado Stakes. 
First Round. 
H. C. Lowe's white and black bitch Lady Alko (Lord Neversettle— 
White Lips) beat St. Patrick Kennels' red bitch Blister (Glenkirk— In 
nocence). 
