Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-08-08
Philadelphia L. S. Gazette.

Mr.. SINNERS " Turf Register AMI Sporting
MagaziRe'' for August, is good number. We
have been amused at the article which, describes
the "Method of killing Sora by night" by Viz
pinia contributor who seems to have all the re-
Qusites himself, for capital sportsman A
light canoe, few bundles of light-wOud. (knots
OF pitch pne) SO called because Then !gntcd it
emits dazzling glare, and couple OF long
slender paddles, complete the equipments The
birds are seen standing perfectly still on the
oats, Notwithstanding the approach OF the light
aud are " killed by slap OF the paddle" The
writer says he has known as many as thirty do
zen killed on one tide i'll the night These
night adventures remind one Of Moore's lndi-
an, who all night long, by the fire fly lamp,
padded his bark canoe"
Some anecdotes by an "Old Sportsman" en-
titled Sagacity and Moral Qualities Of the
Newfoundland Dog" though brief, possess in
terest. An instructive and entertaining volume
might be made on this subject
ffFox Hunting i'm Baltimore County," is writ
ten by an enthusiast; enthusiasm, however, is
quality which enters largely into the compo-
sition of every true sportsman; and we Will ven
ture to say no reader however averse to field
sports, can set through this article without
imbibing some portion Of the spirit which
animates the writer, who is the happy ow-
ner of as good a bunter as ever followed
hound in the chase" His hounds, too,
he calls beautiful creatures as true TO the fox
as the needle TO tie poles" but never was lover
more carried away with the charms of his mis-
tress, than our fox hunter with admiration ofhis
hounds, Ewhose voices" he says are "soft as
the mellow notes Of the tabled mermaid, swell
ling into the full and sonorous roar" &c. Rea-
der, are you a judge ofmusic?
This fox hunting is no doubt a very ami
mating sport, and one which, maugre its ha-
yards, is well calculated to give tone and vigor
to the system, and real enjoyment to its vota
ries; but then it must be well ordered.
1t so happens that the only fox chase at which
we have had the fortune to be present, in Ma
ryland, was one that did not exactly come up
to our expectations, as the fox, an old one, so
his portion of the sport, as to throw
the hounds completely off the scent, and we
left them scudding with all speed imaginable,
in directly opposite directions. This happen
ed in Hartford county, during the winter of
1924, when the ground was covered with snow,
and never do we expect to forget the eventfu
moment when REWARD was let - out Of the bag"
He started off few rods, lay down, and rolled
the snow, and as he got up and lei
surely shook HIMSELF peered round in the face
OF his pursuers, with look full of cunning and
impudence, and then turned on his heel, and in
an instant was out of sight, leaving the hounds
ard horses to follow at their leisure We never
heard that the old fox" was ever caught
sight of after that.
MIR. SINNERS correspondents however, fur
nish abundant evidence that this is not the way
in which these affairs are usually managed in
Maryland. His work is full of interest, more
however, to those who are fond Of
the sports of the field, to whom it must const
tute rare treat.-U. S. Gaz.