The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-14
BLOODHOUNDs AT WORK.
A COlored Man Chased by Dogs nj
Jerome Park.

lANSW Aoih Quail
"Ta hoo" "ta hoo" "ta hoo," sounded
Col. Thomas Butler Of South Carolina,
Yesterday afternoon at Fleetwood Park,
as he started dozen bloodhounds after
negro named "Jack." "Jack" was to
have reasonable start of the hounds,
and then with feet pony in waiting
was to ride short distance, dismounting,
run over almost the entire inside boun-
Diary of the park The bloodhounds
were we'll trained and very keen of scent,
but the wind unfortunately was too high,
and for long time they were baffied.
The gallant Colonel had to dismount
and view the surroundings. 1t was a
miserable view; his favorite hound had
lost the trail, and the others seemed be-
wildered A second trail was made, and
the darkey made rush for his pony
Minnie and away he went at lively
pace, jumping the fence little below the
judges stand, and running like deer
about half way round the track. He
then ran directly for the judges stand,
where the pony was in waiting. Mean
while the hounds had been cut loose, and
away they went, inch for inch following
the tracks that the colored man had Just
made.
About quarter of mile from the
spot where Jack had mounted they
caught the fresh scent and yelled and
cried like demons. Across the fence the
whole pack jumped, but there they were
once more lost and failed to get the trail.
At last the scent was caught like fire and
kept up at rattling pace. The stipula-
tion was that Jack should run clear round
the course, no matter at what point he
was overtaken by the infuriated blood
hounds. Away he went at breakneck
speed, one time "Smart" close on his
heels and the rest away behind.
He gained his goal of safety not mo-
ment too soon, for "Smart" was yelping
close at his heels. The darkey, bathed in
perspiration, ran up the pole with the
agility of a cat, and, having crossed his
legs, tried to draw a breath. "Smart,"
however, was ugly, and wanted to get
Jack anyhow. He jumped at the post,
and, in his failure to get at his victim,
bit the post with vexation. A large
stick was handed Jack, with which he
beat the growing CANNES off until Col
Butler came galloping up and with his
Ia hoo," eta hoo," eta hoo," drew the
dogs off.
To reporter for the Star Col. Butler
said, II brought these dogs North to cleal
away the idea that during the days ofslav
cry negroes were run down to death by
this kind of hounds"
"But suppose" asked the reporter
"that you were hunting down negro
before the war and there was no tree what
then?
He would probably have stick"
"But suppose he had none, would the
dogs bite him?
"Undoubtedly they would unless the
huntsmen should happen to come ir
time. If any cruel treatment occurred
it was after the negro was caught; the
planters were too careful of the negroes
to have them eaten by dogs. If they
chastised them the chastisement was sys
tematic.
Major johnson, proprietor of Fleet
wood Park, has taken the matter in hand
and from next Thursday public exhibi
tions will be given.
The names of the dogs are:
Smart, blue speckled dog, two fee
high, weighing forty pounds.
Dennis, white and black spotted.
Strut, black and white spotted.
Dora, black dog with white rim,
around the neck.
Bet, black dog with white ring arount
the neck.
Raleigh, black dog with tan legs.
Wise, deep red dog with white tip a
the end of nose.
George, red throughout.
Ludy, little black slut.
Carrie, red slut.
Traveller, black throughout.
Fair, red throughout.
The average height Of the dogs is abou
two feet and a half, and their value j
, estimated at $100 each.