The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-02-28

Mercer County lKy) letter TO tho Turf
Field and Farm

ElNlN WHh
Near the village of McAloe, Mer.
Ger county, Ky ia kept as good a
pack Of hounds as can be found in
Virginia, Maryland, or any other
state in the union. On the night
OF January II, 1875, about seven
O'Clock, II large red fox, a slraggler,
il is supposed came so near to where
the pack alluded TO is kept as TO
be "w!nded' By tho dogs, and at
about the hour alluded to five OF the
hounds were discovered to be in full
cry after him, the rest Of the pack
being confined in their kennel The
owner Of tho pack, not wishing TO
run bis dogs at night, espcciaIlysus
the ground was frozen, and sup
posing that the fox was one that
burrowed on his farm, paid no at
tention to the circumstance, not
dreaming that the chase would last
long; but to his surprise he was
called out of bed at five O'Clock a.
NJ, next day to hear the same five
hounds in hot pursuit. His first
thought was to turn out the re,
naming five hounds, hoping thus TO
drive the fox to his den, but, to his
surprise, instead Of going in the
ground, as is usual in this county,
he made off down Salt river about
two miles, and thence in an easlerly
direction 20 the cliffs Of Kentucky
river, just above Oregon. just be-
fore reaching the cliffs he passed
the farm house Of Tliord Currons,
ESQ, where his noble PACK Of seven
or eight hounds joined in the chase
between daylight and sunrise, After
running for some time on the hills
of Santling run il creek cmptying
INTO the river above Oregon, he
made off in Il westerly direc-
ton, through farms, barnyards, etc,
to Rocky run. thence still up the
Kentucky river to the mouth of
Shawnee run. After doubling" in
many and various directions, he
took his course up that renowned
water course several miles to its
source; thence back in II northerly
direction through farms to the head
waters of Rocky run again and
down the same to its mouth thence
down the river for several miles.
But here the river makes short
bends, which gave the hunters
much advantage by cutting across.
At two O'clock P. NJ. the hounds were
in six or seven PAGES Of him and
running bysight and so hard pressed
was he That he was wiling to risk
his life by crossing on u blockade
of floating ice just below Cammins
old ferry, but, not to be out1one, the
noble pack still3pursued. His race
was row nearly run, for in less than
mile from where he crossed the
river he was run into by bis per
sistent pursuers, WF
An OF the dogs that cot into the
race, including the Ave tllat ran all
night beforcthe rest got in, were at
the killing, never having left the
track.
Thus ended II chase Of more than
nineteen hours duiption over a
circuit of more than ten miles, and
ono that was pronounced by many
who saw it to be the fastest on
record. Much might be said in
praise of pindividual dogs of the
pack, but let it suffice to say that by
the celebrated "Goiddust' stock
most endurance and speed was ex-
hibited. eft .ey, ~ ti
The "Golddust' stock of dogs
which takes it's name from the gen
eral color of the dogs, being white
with golden colorcd spots, evinct
more bottom, and nose, and speed
combined, than any other breed
extant. A ercss of one-fourth En-
glish is an advantage, as it gi' e'
them better feet, which enables
them to repeat oitcner than the pur'
native blood 1t is not unusual fol-
this breed TO run twepty-iour hour
a I ,x..tl 90 49,