Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-31
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Three Day.s<''Jun Ned roa-E,.
%a, Is Chase.

,corresponas ofthe aeIcnmona Dispatch.
r,.. - Srd which -aece'n I!. ~, , iSoo.
! ne Il ylcading Nin'yas gwen hliarion
spoi' % as three daTJc' o' fi NV nI,
~, ~ ~ was willy. siv a Wa ., rGn re- :,
va 2 One the 22d insfaan i w. w. -
Lo, ~ on one Of the rugged M a. bo,dor
~ 'he hfanna, and, alter an uit.,,,,ys.,.l,
I>t' he Lallled the pursuit Of a larTtcb
w. no.'iios ~ seeking temporary ~.
g III one OF TIE many holes alone tho
ohhs Of that muddy stream. Win ~
zoe ana pick the pursuit was continned
hu' Tue bedeNilcd animal was reached az
aged Tor the great chase Of neyt Jv
ne news that The famous "rcd " Womb ic :,
i"'I loose ut Dixie next morDin,,t Z
piead iar and wide, bringing ~ ia
~ GENRE OF interest about cigl, trns
ounl.1 men, who came splashing throrrs ~
truu on roaming stceds eager for cE 49,
cba'S Np'ctation Of q grand old tune an ca g..
ON tua1p"' Whilst the acknOwl9oaedocd
leaders OF fiIia,e ana othsG ow DIw9crs of
dogs were cXciiouiy debating the question
Of how much "stalt" the fox should have.
the crowd was constantly reinforced 10y
some on foot, by other, riding double. ny a
few in bUgelcS, and by more as,ride stecds
! which champei the biz for q regular John
Gilfntilt. After an hour ff1ttcrcd away in
arranging preliminarieS and discussing the
| question Of start" by a host OF excited
| cOuuSellOTs "a q;C sliOn never agreed upOnj
| Mr.. Mat. Fleming rode OUT Of sight OF the
| yolping pack of tairly.onc hounds, opened
the bag, and let the red captive free. Rey-
nard, beng refreshed by nights rest and a
good meal Of rabbit heads, bounded with
/ the agility OF a roe in a norhwe>terly d.
! lection. Clearing at bound ten-r1il
| fence one hundred yards distant, the cold
rcd" was in tie second-gTowth pines Of
/ the Gay farm and making abOut forty knots
an hour towards the mountains. After a
! start Of about five minutes the dogs Of war
were put on the track
"With bark and whoOp and Wild halloo"
Now the wekln rang with the cry Of the
! pursuing host Of men, dogs, and Gathering
/ hOofS. But Reyuard was on his "natiye
| heath" and when he had exercised his
/ pursuerS in northwesteIly direction for
! about an hour hc "dOubed back" re-
| passed Dixie. through the rcctOry.''
/ where your core spondent saw him in good
! trim, with the solid pack OF thirty-One only
about 200 yards behind. Mr.. Reynlrd now
realized that ne must do his best, and 30
with a renewed pull for lie he struck
! through the bill forests, which lay in an
easterIy direction, knowing that on the pre-
cipitouS banks Of the Riyauna the "f0xes
have holes" lie was ayersc, however, 70
irving his luck in another mole, and for an
hour he made circuits Of the adj icent hills
until it became evident from the pressure
in the rear that it would be- necessary ~
save bis bacon, and into hole again
slipped.
From this hole, too. the varmint was
twisted out, boxed up, well fed, and booked
for another chase on Yesterday the 18th,
which gave him rest Of three days. This
time he was TO be unbagged on the farm Of
PeltGn Strange, Esq, about four miles
from Columbia. Public expectation was
now at red heat for the third chase, anda
greatly throng assembled early at
the hOspltable mansion Of Mr.. Strange. In
addition TO the $50 males present on the
occasion, the ladies, TO the number Of about
fifty, gave additional charm TO the ENJOYABLE
Christmas morning. When Reynard was
set free at tins point he made glibly for the
southwest, following for awhile the public
road to Columbia. Such, however, were
heuncOntrollable hnzzas OF flying horse.
men IL was for some time uncertain
IN what direction turned the mighty pack
OF dogs which had been put on
the track OF the fugitive. As the pursuit
led through the deep ravines towards James
river, and as the belief was general that
the fox would double back" toward his
old range on the Riyanna, nearly all OF the
horsemen missed the fun of the chase.
which ended fatally TO The fox IN half an
hour, and within few hundred yards Of
Mr.. Strange's dwelling. As no one was at
the killing, ii is not determined whether
the race was so soon ended by the "shOrt
cut" Of Struggling dogs when the fox
"doubled," or whether fast chases had SO
stilened the cold red" as to disqualily
him for his last pull for life. On these
points commentators are not agreed even
among "the sulky leaders OF the chase"
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