Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-12-02
Correspondence of the Beacon-l

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Messrs. Editors As there has been
much excitement in this neighborhood for
the last day or two over great fox hunt
that took place on Wednesday morning,
24th, thought u short description would
not he out Of place. At the dawn of day
the sound of the horn could be heard in
various directions a. the eager and jubilant
huntsmen hurried on with their various
packs to the place Of meeting. Col. Col
ton, from Longworth Point, brought up his
pack the previous evening and took night
with Mr.. Jas. T. NJ. Raley, 81 as TO be ON
time. When the meet was had the follow
ing gentlemen answered % their names
Mr.. Raley with the Briery Branch pack;
Col. Cotton with the Bedlam Neck pack:
/. c. Edwards with the Chaptico pack;
VIM. b. Dawson and G.. W. Goldsboro'
with Bridge pack, and Peter II. Abel with
Baittan's Neck pack, making in all forty
or fifty hounds. Besides the regular hunts
men, there were a great many outside low
ers Of the sport. The morning was very
unpropitious in the beginning, but soon be-
came beautiful for the sport All things
being in readiness. they headed down the
peninsula, towards Capt. Jas. A. Carberry's
Store, where, if foxes cannot be started,
something at least invigorating can be had.
In making the start, suspense was not long.
In beating through Il cover near the objec-
tive point, grey was jumped, and he
struck out for NewtOwn, with every hound
in full cry, and every rider at fast speed.
Poor Reynard could not stand the racket,
and in less than thirty minutes he mounted
stopping tree. The young hounds swept
this way and that in their wild career TO
catch his trail, but the old ones coming up
soon discovered that his "slyness" had re-
sorted 10 a trick. Soon Col Colton's old
Nulcan's note was heard upon the calm air,
and quickly he was joined by all the dogs
at the tree. 4 wild rush was made for the
tree, where, the baying of the hounds
and blowing Of horns, made the welkin
ring. IL was soon found that every one
was up but the Colonel, and party started
10 hunt him up. He was found in a ravine
hemmed in by fences and brambles and
quickly extricatcd, and arrived in time for
the shake down. The dogs were called
away from the tree, SO that the fox should
have another show for his life lie was
then shaken down and given a start. The
hounds We're called and put upon his trail,
and he struck bee-line for public school
No. s. The teacher and pupils hearing the
great outcry, adjourned Ia the outside Ia
hear and see the sport. The fox passed
through the yard, with every dog but few
yards behind. When the huntsmen passed
by the school house in hot pursuit, they
were not little amused at the eagerness Of
the boys and girls. The fox made one dou-
bic and recrnssed the main road in sight of
the men, boys and girls, and strange 10 saw.
though said 10y many, Mr.. Peter Abelrs
Music was running ahead of the fox. de-
monstrating the fact that the heels were
hers. Little Reynard, though doing his
best, in about five minutes had Ia succumb
Ia his many purSurcrS. Not many min
utcs were spent at the killing. A PROPOSE
ton was made and agreed To- unanimously
10 hunt another, so away all started. Capt.
Carberry's store being hard by had to be
looked after first, and in about an hour the
same old cry was heard in the distance,
aiming the same route that the other fox
had run, and in about twenty or thirty
minutes he too was dead. Mr.. J. Parran
Dawkins was the first at the spot, bat the
old veteran huntsman, &C. Edwards, cap
tured the brush, rs he had already captured
the first. MeSsrs. VIM. V Waters and
Harry Spalding passed over more space in
given time; but, gentlemen, you must
keep an eye on the old veterans.
The second being dead, proposition
was made TO start third. but the Brittan's
Neck hunters seeing plainly that every one
that was started would be caught, thereby
putting an end TO future sport, resorted TO a
little strategy and wound up the days sport.
Of course, before leaving, every one had to
bid Capt. Carberry good-by. They then
took up their line of march for their homes,
and. as the sounding horns grew fainter and
fainter. quiet one" sgain reigned in Brit
tan's Neck.
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