The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-18

Reynard Declines TO Run, and the Chase
Proves ~ FizkIe.

F0n ~ Ph''f r., MA Ti~e
The fox chase Mt Bryn Mawr was shared
In 10y Gov. Hanrauft State Treasurer * vie.
Senators Lawrence and Ever art. Nice-Pr ST.
dent ta-seu AMI Manager Thomson of tue
Pennsylvania Railroad. and many others. AT
hat past 10 o'clock tnis mornin- 'fnari was
Iced ont Of the barn. cuaXed over % ion 90. and at
iast brought up ia an opcn u"id. ll'rr tho
Of the day 3 sport was not looking well. lie
seemed quite Wiling To ST down and let the
dogs there were a grent many dogsl come up
took hold OF tho chain Dy which keynard Was
secured.
permit the fleet looted qladruprd Ia Depart
Let MIN slide, somenody answered.
He sind, but not lar The fox was ~ no hurry:
He took a few graceful steps sideways and
looked II ne hunters stepped backward "A Ut,
Tie way anu looked al the chained dogs looked
calmly around hlm Tor half minute and-sat
Hes frightened" said the State Treasurcr;
- III wager my last bond he's frightened.
Somebody restore his conildrnce.
A stable boy began 10 restore his confidence
with short stick. Tho fox moved deiiherat, ~
out Of the reach OF the stick and sat down
Urge him on; awake him to sense Of his
duties ihe tracks, clear; he has the right oi
way said Frank p. r. r. Thomson.
An army of staol. boys, with stones and clubs
made an onslaught. Reward got W: They
pelted HIM lie began a. walk away. Hurrnh
His spirit was conquered. lie X, ut on walkiul,
very cooliy and ceuectclly Till he reached the
edge OF tlie field, Hero ,he. stopped before tAe
lfif' l ~'fliIi'l yep if' li'Ili"iNIIlr MAfltI ll
should climb over or lrt down th" bars. He set
tied Thy crawling under. Tia. n he disappeared
In "a lttie raY.n". Presently ho came IN Sigh;
again toiling slowly up tho side ut the stccp
hill. Ever and anon hr paused for breath.
Guess h" > gong over IA" hllls 10 the poor
house. said on ul tho stable boys. At length
he was hidden hy the brow Of the mn.
Here twenty-five minutes elapsed, o. give him
what the hunt 3, call 10 "a decent rurt
Times up" cried the master of the chase.
Mr.. john J. Hughes had been npp.lnt'd r.
take the lead H. had 40 hounds II freed
them, and away they went, over the irncc7
through the rayine, over the hin, and Nj
Hughes after Them as fast MS his hloodel hor-'
could carry him. Then the other hunt RS
started. There were about 800 Of them, and IN,
dogs were beyond all counting away they a.
In exactiy EIGHT minutes from the time Of
starting tho dogs stopped and began TO paw
around n hole in the ground. Not a dog would
go another step Tho melancholy lact was only
too plain-the FOX had found one Of his haunis
and Na- lost to sight. though 10 memory stll So
dear To pursue him further would le folly
and the hunter knew II, 50 t1ey gave him M
aud started for the hills, in the hope OF starting
another victim.
While tho hunters were flying DER hin and
dale. and the dogs were there thlrstlng for gore
the luA, all unconscious, was pckin over SOM
~ last winters shrilharks in his cosey nest. But
They w"rr dry eating, and the unwont"d "Ner-
else Of climbing the hin had given the poor tel
luW an unusual appetite. He evidently deter
Where 80 likely 10 got II as AT the hospithbc ho
tel Whrr' h" got good tender chicken Tor sup
per only last nighP So back he came slyly, as
foxes Will, and slowly; but still he came, and i
chained up again 10 b. lca1y for another day
sport,