Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-28
BLUEGRASS HOUNDS.


." Exciting Two Hours Run AMER an old I
Fox IN Illinois.
having call out of town some five !
miles last evening coupled nv four
hounds and let them go along. After
seeing my patient started back. and
when within about three miles OF town
turned loose the dogs. They soon
struck the trail OF an old she-fox,
which proved to be one of the smart
est ioxes my dogs had ever run She
was up to all kinds OF tricks, such as
fence walking. taking to dust roads
and freshly plowed fields. doubles and
all fox tricks. The hounds trailed her
Tor about four miles when Ball got
mad and slipped off from the rest ef
the hounds, running silently for over
mile Then he jumped her and she
doubled right back to the other hounds.
Then you should have heard the old
rascal call for help. and it was not long
before he had it, too. Ball was close
up on the fox and he was mad enough
to stay there They ran her through
freshly-plowed fields apparently as
well as on grass or leaves.
After they had been running about
one hour became convinced that they
were going to kill her SO endeav-
Ored to keep as near to them rs pos
sible. Ball seemed to have scared the
wits out OF her when he first jumped
her and got her badly ratified. She
made some very foolish runs through
open ground. Finally they got
very heavy piece of corn
and commenced lodging among the
corn rows and heavy weeds Here
first one dog ran upon her and then
another There was thick hedge
fence on one side of the corn. between
it and wheat stubble. | got up close
to the hedge and kept very quiet.
The fox ran to the hedge several
times. and then turned back into the
corn again. Finally Ball made dash
hedge, with the dog after it. They
followed up the hedge. and the other
dogs had to look for place to gel
through. They accomplished this
close to my horse. Ball ran the foA
about seventy-five yards north, wher
it lodged through the hedge with Bal
right after it. Then it ran back dow
| the he'd south. toward me, with Bal
grabbing at it and the others runniu!
on the other side of the hedge. II saw
, that Ball would catch it if it took t,
the corn again. so it lodged back o.
my side of the hedge and there Fir
grabbed it. Flash and Nip were i
the hedge trying to get through t
Ball. Firt and the fox rolled abou
[ on the ground like two dogs. Elias
e and Nip heard the racket and at one
. came to Flirt's assistance She AN
t the fox were in the hedgerow anon
i the weeds and briars. and never sa
j such fighting as took place ther
+ Flash ran in and the fox got him q
+ the nose and nearly tore ii off. b
IA that time Nipper got there, plunge
. in. and the fox caught her nose.
/, In the meantime Ball was forcir
). his way through the hedge. whic
y was very thick at this point. The fo
l. and three hounds We're having nois
e time in the weeds and briars VIII,
,r Ball rushed in. and he, too, was caugl
e. by the nose and got AN ugly cut. |
he this time the dogs had the fox ciinch'
" aud Ball got it by the back behind II
n shoulders and began shaking it al
T., singing fox and dogs around rromi
he cuously. The fox in its death gr
it caught Nip ear and tore it badly,
RI | had to stitch il together when ! g
ne home 1t now has the appearance
10 growing together, which | sincere
at hope it will do.
ce When picked up the fox found
re to be "A lean. lank, long-legged she TO
n very strong in muscle and weight
ell thirteen and one-half pounds. h
,e. run her often before and was Diet,
vi mined to do her some time on top
ID the ground. | never had a fox bite
MT my dogs as this one did. but it "
Iy. much owing to the place in which tn
m had to fight her
ne had this fox strapped on my no'
NO in Just two hours after Ball jumI
he her. 1t was one of the most eXciti
ep kills ever witnessed and one long
as to be remembered. But such is
st. work done by the famous fox hour
ay of the Blue Grass kennels OF lllino
M American Field.