The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-04
1 FOX CHASE r. KENTUCKY.
Mercer County Ky. Letter % guai. 4i,ll d

MERGE. County Ky letter - GugG, 4i,ll snI
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Near tie village Of McAfes Mercer county
NY. Is kept as good a pack II hounds as can
b9 found ia Virginia. Mary land, or any other
, ate III tha mon. On tic night OF January
II, 1870. about o'clock, a Urge red fox "a
stlaggier. it IS supposed, came so near ia
where the pack alluded 10 is kept as to be
'.indei' by the dogs; and at about the hour
alluded to five of the hounds were discovered
TO be III full cry after him. The rest Of the
pack We're confined in their kennel The
owner OF the pack not wishing to run his
dogs at night, specially as the ground was
frozen, and supposing the fox was one that
burrowed on his farm, paid no attention to
the ircumstance, not dreaming that the chase
would last long: but to bis surprise he was
called out of his bed az . A. NJ next day to
| near the same tivs hounds ia hot pursuit
lis first Thought was - surn out the ye.
naming five hounds. hoping thus to drive
the tx t. his den hit - Ills surprise, IL.
stead Of hl5 going in the ground rs is usual
| ~ iiilS country, be made Oft down Salt Riycx
about t." miles, ami thence il m eastarlv d.
rect!on g the cliffs Of Kentucky River, iust
a1ove Oregon. Just before reaching the cliffs
he passed tie itrnl- house Of Ii.tor,i s'urrellS.
!7G where ~ noble pack OF seven or eighe
hounds joined III the chase between dlylfght
ths b'lis Of Sant!ng Rum a creek emDtviny
Ltto the 'lver above Oregon, be made off in !, |
'oHthtasterly direction, through farms, barn
yards, etc. to Rocky Run, and from thence I
stu up the Kentucky River to the mouth Of
Shawnee Run.
After doubling il many and various di /
rectlona, he took his course ~ that renowned
Water-c0urso several miles toits source. thence
BACK II northefly direction through farms
t. HE bead waters Of Rocky Ran again ana
down the same 10 its mouth: thence down
the river for several miles. BIT here the river
makes short bends, which gave the hunters
much the advantage by cutting across. At
0 ctoch I. IL. the hounds were ii six or seven
PAGES 81 him and running by sight, end so
haft pressed Was he tlat he was willing 70
RISK ms lie by GRO sing "a q blockade OF Il lat-
ING re Jlst below Cummn's old ferry but not
to be oudone the noble pack still pursued.
Ills race Vas now nearly run, for in less than
mile from where he crossed the river he was
run mic 10y his persistent pursuers
al ct the dogs that got into the race in
clu ting the Grst five that ran all night before T
me ret got III, were at the killing never hay ,
ng lett the tracs .
lnns ended a chase Of more than nineteen |
louf5 duration, over circuit of more than
On lAdeS and over d circuit Of more than a
many VINO "a" It 20 be the fastest on record &
Nuch nigh. be said in praise OF individual .
1923 OF me pack, int let it suffice to say that
y The ce-eb1a-ed ''Goiddust sock most en- U
iurance aud speed was exhibited. !
lie ''(1oddast' stock Il dogs, which takes !
le laAe from the general c Ior Of the do,s =
beng white with lden.colored spots, !
y nte more bottom, ana nose aud speed e
oMblned than any other breed extant. A
ross OF on. fourth English is an advantage, !
5 1t gives them better fest, which enables
Ien y repeal OF ener than the pure native
lood. 1t IS rot unusual for this breed to nm J.
Senty hours without resting. :,