New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-16

80 faction than ural and displayed sucn
rare animation that the anise-seed was "e'' "
he uncommonIy odorifcrous oooh' NV ~
,o,,,o,hin, vclIow emerged from beneath renee
and shot down the road followed WIN reuou''o"
oro,e, b,, tho bounds 1t is said that when the
bnntsman beheld this spectacle he was 100 ~
tonished TO sound view-halloo.' for Se"is y,
had placidly followed the anise-seed Day. anu al
of a sudden the bag had taken TO ltseii "s' %
70 were. and he found himself actuaiy pursuine
an animate object. At the same lhs'ahO VI,
leading riders turned TO each other "lOn WIN
surmise in their eyes. Nobody dared 10 orea'nc
the name of fox at first, but every manly pie"'V
thrilled with the thought that after years OF bag
hunting, the untamed fox of Rhode lSianu n"u
at last been reused from his lair
The question at once arose whether
hunt was numerous enough to encounter
wild fox with mpunity. Inc huh'sn"""'
although acknowledging that he had had no ex-
pericnce with live foxes, thought that they were
not particularly dangerous at this season OF the
year. and advised bold front and an unilnchInS
movement forward 1t is whispered that thcre
were pale faces among the riders, but to their
credit he n said not q man turned back, ana
who Hunt swept on after the now frantic houhuS
and the yellow streak shining through the duso
of the highway in the distance. The Hunt De-
gan to draw up Oh the quarry, and the huntsinah'
reminded Of his duty sounded a Vle"-h"ioo
upon his horn, with other effect however, lhan
to cause hired man. in an adjoining helu 10
drop his hoe and start eagerly toward the houoo
for dinner So the Hunt dashed on, but as IL
drew near the game the huntsman was oDserNcu
70 wear a puzzled expression, ana nc hnaly
WHISPERED to an assistant huntsman to ask II
foxes did not have bushy tails As Tor the geh'lc-
men riders some, as il is reported, were lor'iS-
ing themselves with Dutch courage from pocNc'
TASKS, and others were too intent upon the pros
moot Of an actual hand-to-hand conflict with "A
fox to note the suspicious resemblance Vi inc
ouarrv 70 an unoTending domestic animal. Sud-
denly a hound seized the victims tall whlcn WAS
short. stubby. and anything but bushy. There
was a yelp Of pain the quarry turned ana stoou
at bay, much to the CONSERVATION of the boid
riders, But. to quote the report, his days were
numbered and the hounds speedily made away
with an unofending yellow dog. 1t Is stated
that the Hunt was badly demoralized' 30
WAS the yellow dog Whether the brush was
formally taken and presented to the foremost
rider in at the death," the report does not say
But it is understood that the distant appearance
of the owner of the yellow dog with a shotgun
served as an for emitting all 10 aht D anu
the Hunt hastily continued after the ahse-seeu
bag. much to the disappointment Of the hounds.
Now that the Newport huntsmen have proved
their prowess we Eust that we shall near no
more slurs upon their performances IN the hcid'
They have ridden down and boldly killed thelr
game and even il their game was not OF the
orthodox kind, yet their new departure proves
that they are not mere Angomanacs, slavishly
subservicnt TO British traditions and customs.
We sboud add that this was the last meet of
the Newport Hunt, and it is understood that
Urgent business called the Master OF the Hounds
away at once