Morris tribune., 1888-09-12
SPORT IN ENGLAND.
HOW FOX HUNTING Is CONDUCTED
BY OUR BRITISH COUSINS.

sport In question not generally known.
To begin, then, the pedigree Of each hound
lit IL exceedingly Improper to say 'dog"
lis kept as carefully d. that OF q race
horse, and although to an Impractical eye
all the packs look rs much alike as peas,
yet tho huntsman and "whips"-f not
the mastcr-know each by name and
sight, and could, perhaps, tell the pedi
gree of either without reference. While
talking once with huntsman In his house
adjoining the kennels was surprised that
he could instantly detect quarrelsome
member by his growl, which would be
quickly silenced by naming and threaten
ing the offender. Hounds after the hunt
ing season are fed but once day, when
they have lively gorge" from troughs,
the only meat being boiled up with bis
cults, of which the meal largely consists
names at feeding time by the huntsman at
the kennel door, and when they appear, in
his judgment, to have had sufficient, they
are named to retire from the banquet, but
often with let me stay bit longer look.
The pack, too, is exercised several times
daily, and is not dangerous to strangers
in the open field, but should you appear
in an Enclosure the spotted beauties" i'm
mediately give tongue, whereupon wise
person would make himself conspicuous
by his absence.
GOOD HUNTERS NERVE
A good hunter requires nerve, q good
scat" and trustS steed. II the ap-
pointed meet In at the residence OF the
master or some other member of the
hunt, breakfast profuse with cham,
payne only increases the feeling Of eager.
ness for the fray.
The busy haunts of man are left and
covers drawn till the welcome gone
away" succeeds the sure tongue Of .
trusty hound and the sport begins In ear
nest. remember whsn boy watching
draw" from hill, when Reynard, uIi.
observed by any one but my noble self,
broke cover and passed by me; not realiz-
ing the Importance Of calling on the pur-
suers, stood there with all the dignity
of the boy on the burning deck, with the
proud satisfaction that sooner or later the
whole "hunt" must pass In review before
me. This occurred q few minutes later
when the huntsman, being told In reply
to an inquiry that I had seen the fox
pass, asked why / had not shouted. l
was lucky to be out of range of his whip.
Imagine the chagrin that must have filed
the hearts Of the hunting fraternity of
Ireland when they were tdrned back By
| the ruthless tenants, or of daring rider
listening to the music of the pack as they
pass his country domain, and who
Owing to his having had spill,
Is obliged to be absent against his will
I have omitted to mention that the
early season is called cub hunting, when,
| should son of the master be making bis
debut, he may have to suffer from the
| huntsman the ''indignity" of having the
gore of the first fox killed smeared over
| his face, which limitation" Is called
''blooding." OF course there Is no greater
pest of the poultry yard-f we except
| perhaps the claims Of the "cullud indi-
| vidual" to that distinction than the
fox, and yet as an encouragement to small
farmers In some parts of England not to
destroy this nocturnal marauder, their
| claims for lost poultry are paid once q
| year, and a willful destroyer Of these ami
mails Is looked upon by the hunt with
much contempt and his property seldom,
| if ever, tried.
SEVERAL GOOD STORIES.
| So many e1callent stories of Reynard's
| cunning have been recorded-the authcn-
| ITCHY of which I do not doubt-that 1t
| would be super1uous to add to them
here, but may say that have known in
| stances of 'long brush" after fox
| which resulted In no "brush," the caudal
| appendage having been omitted by nature
| or more probably removed by some heart
| less opponent of the chase, into whose
| hands Reynard had at some time fallen
| much to the disgust of the first in at the
! death, who would have to be content with
some other limb as q trophy" of the oc-
casion.>
A country "hind" is said to have been
| Intercepted by huntsman with the fol.
lowing result: "Seen the fox, boy?"
"vox. what be or like, fiddle brown
thing"
Huntsman-Yes, yes. r..
Boy--An' av' er got fiddle sharp ears
| and a long tailf
Huntsman Gmpatiently)-of course. you
know fox.
| Boy-Oh, then amt seed irnl
The following colloquy Is also said "a
have occurred between . parscsil -opponon
| of hunting and fox hunter:
PaYson-Well, squiye, I've called to asl
YOUTH you viii not giye up your crue
II sport.
i Cruel, do you call itf' replied tn.
squire; ION the contrary there isn't suel
q healthy and invigorating sport for ma,
| under the sun; besides, the horses like II
the hounds as well and (triumphantly
| there isn't a man who con say but wha
the fox likes It."
The parson was dumfounded at thi
not Illogical answer.
The late Rev. Jack Russell, who Dor
the sobriquet Of ''the hurting parson,
was notorious In England for many year
for the profound interest he took In th
noble sport. He was often known to rid
to church in hunting costume, change !
In the veBtry and perform marriage Ger
emony and then appear ut the covert sid
soon after. The prince of Wales took
very friendly interest In him. In conclu
sion the topic has financial SAVIOR abou
IL, as 1t Is customary to say the houn'
first finding the quarry gave welcom
note, and that later on the pack receive,
a check from the fox. probably becsus
they werc without q scentl---W. Fenwicl
in Detroit Free Press.
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