The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-04-06
NORTH CAROLINA FOX HUNTING.
A Chase Over the Msuntais, Besiauin6 NJ
s'elsek h the MsruiaS.

A cAass Over The Msuatais, Besisui.s 81 .
s'sleek n the Msrnias.
fox hunt In the mountains OF "The Old
North State" differs somewhat from run at
Melton Mowbray. But there ore fox hunts and
fox hunts In the old planting days many kept
large packs. But times and manners have
changed: and ono. who might have hunted for
merry with twenty couples. now keeps no moro
than eight or ton hounds. which roam the yard
unkennelled. rob the hens nosts In summer.
and In the fall and wintor are ready for work
good. high-bred hounds generally. with Vir-
gilman pedigrees. Two or more couples may be
distributed with tenants. SO that gOodly little
pack can be summoned any day with tho blow
Ing Of the horn.
Iacoepted nm invitation to take tho field with
an ardent lover OF the good sport. He promised
to have me up early. and awoke me about
o'clock. There had been gentle fall Of rain in
the evening. with light frost late In tho night.
beams when we mounted our horses, The
master blew mis- horn ich vas acknowledged
tie voices Of other hounds, in the neighborhood
rs they caught the signal. and ~ he'd to the
rendezvous; As we trottod along other l
Both the red and tho gray fox are found In
mnasea hs drives tho tho w S n gray
takes the region into his own keeping In an
or aS.
Into q neiehboring county. He Ia. therefore,
hold an outlaw. trapped. and shot without
than than i've hours. and doubles frequently. and
the pack is in herring during most Of the chase.
joining tho valley icy lands where tho fox had been
feeding on persmmons carly in tho night. The
sS Was Ss mo, II Sss dVsSs hss
the fox was started at all 1t would be I'm the
rays Of the moon. Ny host led the way, and
We rode in Indian file. ziRzagging up and down
from tho * and dso
gorge. Tho gorge and ridge were about mile
and the Te o
gorge. and were far above on the Ripshin, with
acry Improving momentiy: My host n9d d. IN
spors had re ranninS TRAIL The rest
q the old mountain; The PACK crossed sS b, It's
Tor "'i fa iii" half hour. Then one thought he
heard them. and then, another. and then fox
SIsas she Tass sss RI soaid be viewed occs'
%SaS t a as MelS az fright
from S6e.a or fooSM VI! e pp "
nai Hoio D sri BID you kill our fox was the
mssNSer al. snsfs qIseIlsd rubbing hi.
Il didn't kill him. ! miss dat fox sab. 'Clar
q. g:ass w. .el
TSs cry suddenly stopped The cry ioy vi, vi!
Nc %ora a1 ssIeus II lis yapino ntssss Ssd
Mountain MI lire had burned over eight Or ten
acres. stumps we're yet smSSktng; IA, ana the the
The Sndsrs With their noses and made ,Ss
sA1 ,hssT Up ao, r. 3, head a. anS
sma br hs SaoR ana tan RSu1d sus
pIcion Of the harrler in her strain. alone took
In the situation, Returning to where the fox
and. skirting. the lower border. assembled 70 q 4
put lie lei into e men and animals The pack came
ridges to 10 IN At the death hu y, 6slieye
at an OK ioncc. would hayo thought 1t nc
f haa enough H The trained Horses. with iss
apart. got down the worst Of the ridges on thei,
Sm rohe to reaq as
rider went under tho obstruction leaning back
to the crupper II ke wounded man on litter
as Ss y. 's opss ys% Win sS
close upon him. and his despairing saual
| reaches us from the centre OF twenty worrying
| Of the Zadkin.
On such occasions there is no fair lady a
hand with dainty gauntlet and jewelled whip
to receive the coveiod honor OF the brush. Til,
fox is slung on tho pommel OF Mexican
saddle, and with 1t my host rode up an lndial
soat. braced himself for a mighty effort.
| tremendous blast from his horn loatad for
| full minute on the DIR. 1t was succcede cd b.
eight ringing notes, uttered at regular inter
walls. The long call. 1t was explained. sum
| moned an aged cook to her kitchen door In tn
attitude OF attention. and the sum OF the sue
ceoding notes Indicated the number who woulC
expect covers In the breakfast that was pre-
the wounded arQuobusler. now came up. The
had followed the hunt aioot and certainly say ~
promise OF the pelt-worth about q dollar a
the store" And then We all trottod gayl
home to see what the auntie had got FOR us.