Telegram-herald., 1890-11-09

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eomn0n Esort4ls. fAs alter. sFesy
fear conlpriauz q greater number u
car ecu eountrynlea sAs h4ye xFzda-
2ted lrosn tas tarahnx sIssssion of
chasing anze-seed s4gs across the
nl.sors u Nes Jersey, ths sac brush
sand cnasms Of Lsnk Island OF the
r9sk Businesses Of WestehesseF county
are 4cco4txed Ake a Dand Of snoH
1lps.es - the lords ald ladiss of
medieval paxeanE. TIE old pale biue
blood ~ Britain sccTDs these lnspp IS.
Your tFue Ertisn non.enlaa fCil9ss the
hounds ca beats the aso0I. in rsimeut
shining sIth guu-xFesss aud the friction
% ages al as oGoT0us II TIE chase AZ
a Galway nsl-sifs's 1rsldeen or Not
Lngham 5glchsTs sLuoCk 81 neE OF his
Focatl0l.
Bot ~ either pArVsna OF nohiemsn,
Tie egi4aele OF the Britain sportsman
: sacred aua nyiolaDle. A hunter Is
invariably a gun" A certain Amer
eanlsal dehulng ancestry may have hSd
tnls remote oEgin. The dogs are a.
ways "hOunts." You must say ''sh0ot-
llg, aad never "guanng You
look Tor a hare or "plck il up" and
esn not track Il, and the "a OF
7 tox : modesI.y termed brush" To
/ head fox to hslioa al . FOX. or 10
I utter ANY cry OF approval, advice or
7 eKullAtlon 10 tho held, would prove
mortal Oltense 90 the master OF bounds.
and a cause OF infinite eCntempt OF the
7 part Ol Your companions. Ii would be
I Impossible for you 20 have good days
hunting but you may have had "a
good run. Bat hunting strictly
means, and that alone, riding after the
hounds, while shooting . only
I applicable g. killing with the gun. In
7 grouse and other shooting the sports
man uses TWO towing plecs, and ser
I yalit called "lOadeg attends him for
I the purpose 81 reloading hem. Ii you
are invited from tue city you would
I not be expected to bring your 'loader."
as your nosl would provide one for yOn;
but country guest brings his own.
\ The greatest punctihOUsness exists re-
7 gardlng boundaries and trespasses. No
gentleman viii ever recover bird
wulcn mas fallen upon neighOOr's
/ land. Should terms OF 80 great friend
Illness and intimacy exist as TO make
Y permissible, your fowling-piece Is
always LETT behind. LitigauoDs cOntn-
uiug for generations have resulted from
I breaches OF similar consideration and
I courtesy. All gentlemen riding TO
Z hound are guests OF hosts host
I wherever hunting breakfasts are given.
I lt may 50 happen At NEE ts, especially
among friendly titled neighbOrs, that
| thus hunting breakfast "a provided IN
/ friendly courtesy by the lord of some
manor miles from your hosts estate.
As guest you are on precisely the
same terms under such circumstances,
as your host. Although # ladies lOin
the meet they are not expected 10 Join
the gentlemen ut breakfast, unless ac-
! qualnted with the lady of the house
though the latter never presldesat such
/ Decentralization ladies will at once
/ proceed 70 the drawing room. These
hunting breakfasts are most simple ana
/ informal. They usually consist of cold
! JOINTS, salads, and ales and liquors, BIT
ter beer taking the place OF honor.
They are served IN the dining rooms, n
few servants being present TO carve the
joints and open sles aud beers, gentle
men guests gong and coming and help
| Ing themselves at viii. No other meal
served b. the aristOcrscy in Great Brl-
tam Is 80 free from Formally, and
therefore 80 universally one of the
cnletest euiOyments of she chase.
The pursuit of festhered game in
I Scotland or for that matter IN all
I Britain, IS prlnclpally confined TO
grouse, partrlO e. wO0dcOcS, pheaSants
and siupe, although curleWs, plOvers,
/ teldlares. QualiS, cOrncrscks are plentI-
ful, ana ali manner Of wild lowing anu
fcu-shOOtlug for ducks, geese, dunins
and c0Ots is INDUCED IN by those pos
I sesslug more OF the true spOgtsman's
| anu less OF the sUmmer-resOrter's m
/ stuct. Grouse and pueaSants I'LL the
! greatest number OF bags, pots and
paunches. As August II frst lets the
| spOrtsmen loose upon grouse, these IN
/ doubleday occupy the greatest stten-
t'Oa. There are four varieties: the red
grouse, found IN northern England and
anywhere south of the Highlands ia
I Scotland; the ptsrmlgsn, found only
among the peaks of the northern SCOT
tish mountain ranges. the plunage OF
which has the curious quality of chang
I ing from the summer drees OF hFOwnisa
Z =
/ black 20 winter costume of pure
white, the black cock of Scotland aud
| northern English counties; and the
I magnificent cSpercsilEie, king Of all
/ grouse. and only found ia Scotland, re-
| introduced from Norway and carefully
preserved. after = complete extinction
about the middls of the century. the
red grouse provides the universal shoot
ing 10 August, and again IN October.
After the shooting box is reached, guns
are examined, add most important of
all. gsmskeepers are consulted az TO
where the best packs of birds are TO be
found. TINS can only be fixed b
close observation By those coa-
stanlly acquainted with the con
formation Of the shooting area
and the ever-chsnging habits of the
BIRDS themselves. The seasons, TOO,
have an important bearing upon their
haunts. If Il = wet, tue BIRDS sstch st
the edges Of 6Faes add on the broEs Of
slopes and nils. If dry, they are sure
10 De found along the hsughs, flats and
psst-mosses, where water Is IN Gloss
proximity for the yeunz. There Is
great lsbor IN grouse-shootng, for the
shooter rnust be = cesssiev walker Until
the dogs take the scent Of game Light
breakfasts and early work are sns rsle.
sandwich and = fasx of cold tea SUP
plying al needs until luncheon time,
when isdIes JON the faded sportsmsn
on tne hanks Of some besustDl burn
and a genuine picnic p enjoyed. I've
or three hours OK midday are thu,
passed when, WITH fresh dogs, tie after