The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-01
HUNTING A FOX TO DEATH.
THE GIORIEs OF THE CHASE OvER
TOKLSTS IND STREiMs
Old Joe Donnhuc's Pack Making Music In
the Air Rewards Piuckv Run tor Life
The iIuntsmen who were In at the DEATH.

Ihe Huntemcu VINO were IN htine bthi"s
"Now," said old Joe Donabue, who Is
the recognized 10 der In the annual jersey fox
hunts. "if IT, a far dAy Tomorrow you'h see
sport" That was on "Wednesday. and olrc.dy
riders were co,ng to tho hunt. and Joe, with
quiet twinkle In hi, eve, W laying his plans for
starting n fox On Wednesday night, mounted
on the good h rse " Matador." and guided by
young Joe D,nahue. who has as L -en n eve for
n fox or horse, IA his father, sun reooit-
started from Ioboken for the hunting
grounds at II iokensack. 1t was bright moon
lgnt. and all blong the road poOpc were out
talking about to morrow's hunt, aud watch
ing for the mounted hunters who were
hurryln9 Into tho fox country the night bo-
fore to be ready 10 stlrt at daybtoak
Al the huntsmen's headquart r. IN II cken-
sack all vas bustiing on Wednesday night. The
big stable was nlled with double row OF stamp
ing md neighing horses the stbblemen and
Rrooms were busy seeing to the comfort Of the
amin ls, the smoky harToom of the hotel was
throng1d with men. who wcro discussing the
RELATIVE Jun ting qualities OF the 0inerent
horaee, aud the long cared Il 4 hounds sttrred
about imp .uenty IN tneir kennels. "Cal me In
time r the bunt' was every ouy's good might
eslutetion. he clear kS gave promise oil rosy
mnfning.
hut 10 evervbodv's disappointment Yesterday
mo ming tho sky wes overcast. the ground was
frozen hnfd and 4 few threateuin1 snow nakes
fpated into the hnlf- open eyes Of the ANXIOUS
hunters, who nad quit tneir warm beds 9 ry TO
VISIT tue stable. All OF them looked blue. IL
would nev r DO to Gall - valuanle horses over
eu'n hhrd nd sli peiy eround as th's, ana
Jumping fences In sucn weather was out OF the
question. 30 the stnrt WIS pos poned tor few
hours. and the horsemen went sbiverinR and
at the sky for some sign uf sunshine. the word
was al | st Viyen to mount. "A molipw-toned
10 II sounded clear aud ringing thrnug the
wintry air. and at II ociork. just the cuurch
goers were s'aiting out to near the Thank CIV
Ing sermons. twenty horsemen dashed INTO the
ftaaI foil IA
M nv carriages, started on a cailOp Tor tue open
ntry.
roliing ground the 1Ox hdnt,r- re iCheu tie - IL
SKIRTS Of The hunting field On the right W sa
broad. brOwn stretcn OF woodland. beyond when
could ts seen the Pallissde range. looking IKE
blue bark In the distahcr tud gradually n ing
! IN the norm into the peaks ~ the Orange aud
| sh wanguuk Mountains. In every nther ~ &C.
| tion tue country rolled granuy away To- tue hoh.
zon It. succeeding hlll- ami oaes. checkered
! with woods ana u eadows. The party paused
/ lIttle to en- Juy the nne scenery and eNhilA
| rating air. and thenithe dtz u nuuids were let
| louse by john Ryan. tue master OF tho hounds.
The dOgs snouk tn,ir great ears, snifed the hir,
! M tnen. with tails erect aud their otted SIDES
| shining, they started across n field toward the
| wouus. it,sentiy one Of them awOke the echoes
with his musical oasinI another took u1 re
sound, and then another and another, until the
whule pack was IN full cry.
| " rhev're or" cried a norseman. cracking his
whip and ds-hins over the fence In pursuit.
! Away went the hunters, glilOppAng as IN, ugh
! for Gear life over tue brown stuoole. Those
whn coulI not make heir horses imp tue
| . rsllel with the course - tue hounds. Inc
| b W ana men on foot from the village, VINO had
| lreauy run themselves almost out ~ uredth,
| pat ACROSS lots To Keep W. and readily lent
HAND to di'plsce rail or board In order 10
| help the sport along.
| But 1t was ,on discovered that the dogs were
| on IA lse scent. lues were chasing only rab-
wastiug both their own strength and tnst ~ the
| horses: Ihs rec u was sounded py Joe Dpna-
| bue. but The norses we're anre with excitement,
| and II " ssnAred by their riders. Three or four
| hoIssinen. led by the Eugiisbin an. Harry Blass-
ins. we're bounding over ne fences IKE deer;
! =. We RS hunt. The II tie morse Sc med I" H.
ov ne ground, but he was weaA havinr o-e !
sent cut into tue country 10 re uit, and wHen
Harry rode him a high fence no pfang ni1lOiy
over It. bui ten on the otn~r side, pitcning II
hi- ~ icr. Blt q e expert h1rsenan vas IN his
back &C In quick lI2Ltning nd rushin ~
Gnotnef fen. 9. with The second leoD Gown
went Jack Homer again, auu his rider it az
with MUDDY Oack. lhen Blaseins mounted
| tlriol m re powerful horse, VINO bora bim
without acciuent over the ntenest fences.
Consider Die time WIS " tod before the
| hounds and the 'rrant hursemcn could to re-
cailen, ana the cav lca1r moved again al NJ lie
hiGhw toward SpTolts woods. Inc toad ran
airecs through these wOOds.i out before lthry
were reac ned. a ghnuse uf Il foX's red II
whl-klue Into a distant thicket Mas caught by
the foremost Tigers, and ir an instant tue
hound, were N toll cry for the woods.
"Crack, crtck," went tue whips, the horses
feet oe the frozen earth INTO dust, aud mind
ing neither icncts nor stumps, brush nor pit
holes, The whole cayalcade asned II la pur-
! SUI. Toe drivers Of carriages iished thulr
horses until the W eels spun bouncing over the
ruueh ROAD. aud the spectators from the farm
houses stared aud chocred. over a nigh fence
ara across field uf winter rye, the horses
hoofs sinking N tbe softer soil, hurried several
ANXIOUS uunters
Out of sprouts woods, across a stretch Of
opon count y. and into the kindetkanAok
| woods, u q the nan inc iox Ike a red flame ~ a
close ia pur uitw stne bowling pack OF hounds.
Poor yuari had 10 ust entirety To hi, legs
aud never q ~ IN instant, tor tie cunning hunl =
ere h d previously he, "a over the whole ground, /,
| and stop, ed up every hole that they could fnd
large enough Tor fox To enter. TIE woods
| botuctcd tue n"rsemen, Who lost sight Of the
| hounds. ana were uuatle To ride through the
| thick undernru-h: SO they separated. following
and heting to he q uh the fox ut ne sltce
wuero he emerged from the forest. Those who
took the llght and road found woodnan's
road through the timber and INTO IL theG uu-
| he>lta inny uluncod, recarG ess OF the low
nglng branches that almost brushed them
some ono who kueN the country, circled the
left nand sine Of the woods. having an iustinct-
| i've knowicdg' that the fox wound fe1ppear IN
that side. ,hey were rgnt, but the place where
he came out w.ts two or hrce mites turthrf on.
lhe ch re grow more eXciting every minu e,
| Occasionally tua baytng of tho hounds was
b, ara far away In the forest but cleai-toned as
| n rrll lhc hor-e . seemed to pIriakc of tina rx .
citemeut, aud tney pucked up theif eafs, and
! paiiope the f.sler when they heard the dogs.
From every iarm h1uSo, men, women and cali-
| drrn rushed the Cava cadr pt-r 'u, Laughing
ana ci ppng their hands st tue unusual and
brlln mt sisnt
At last the foremost horsemen came close on
the heels uf the hounds, ana II was CNideut that
the game would tnon te up. Inc sound ot lhe
!
edge Of the woods he appearance ct tue nv
irg foI Waa momtntBfiN expected. At TINS ex-
| citing moment one of the le ding riders was
most pTuyuklnSlY delayed through his good ma
turH, thereby lO-luS his chAnre OF "rettng the
brush - that l. Of receiving the fuK's TIL IA a
token II having besn hrHt ~ at tue uca h..
lie dismOunted ht the request Of sous
OF his comrades to r'muye tue top r II Of a
fence too h'gn to be jumped, ana before he
could rO- ain tue lost time, the other bUrsemen
hac passed On, aud secured the prize.
The 1nx spring from the forest AT the upper
edge uf a sOplng me dow, with tue hOunls
close on his heels. WI h failing strength he
made for solitary apple tree In the miGdle Of
the meadow, but tust - no reached the tree
tue dogs were upou nm, ana before his sharp
teeth could be used IN defence, they pulleu HIM
down, and crushed hlm TO DEAN In their blg
Jaws.
5 v~ai riders were quickly on the SPOT,
cheering for the vie tOiy. The brush was hw rJsd
To Il. q. Gtiswold, ana Belmont Puldy a.
Coming IN seconu, received the head.
| The only thing that deirActed from the bril-
liancy OF the hunt " - the suspicion thai the
foX wasa "hageod fox" lhA1 had been lei loose
iOr the occsslur.
Alter tue death Of tho fox. az about o'clock
ana ten miles lruia Hackeusaok the hurssm"n
were stll uAsatisleI. Selecting good Id.
they pr.nced up dnl down. Jumuing the fences
with su,prisIns skill. Ineu the uead fYX WIS
Or Gged II tufOugn the woods toward home,
and the hounds were called IN to take the scent
ot tho trhil thus lrtpatd. Alter haif an houI