The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-03-14
HUNTING IN THE WWT.
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non est. Miss Jennie soon had the dogs
under control and in Il little while another
rabbit was up and going. This one struck
out right across the prairie and Outfooted
she hounds for a good distance. She
doubled on the prairie where the grass
was tall and threw the hounds out. then
shot back. evidently with the intention of
reaching the cover, but the hounds killed
her fairly before she got there.
All this consumed about twenty-five MIN
utes. The next rabbit was a good one;
and from the start she went like the devil
was after her. The hounds We're slipped
Just a little late, but they sighted her and
shot away like twin bullets: two black
streaks and now and then the rabbit WAS
all you could see as they flew across the
prairie They made a wicked lunSe Tor
her when they ran up. but like the Irish
mans flea. she wasn't there Inns
was repeated half dozen times before
they killed her. This will give the reader
some little idea of coursing the Jack RABBIT
with greyhounds. Some day 1t VIII rank
high among our people as sport. Ihefe is
ms much difference in coursng as you see
it in England and coursing as you SEQ II
In California and on the western praifles
as there is between the bIttre III a game
preserve and shooting quail on our stubb'es
or the grouse on our mountains over Neil-
trained settlers. In ore ease 1t Is saugl-
fer by the wholesale of half do
mesticated birds and hares; on
the other they are Wild on
their native heath and have chance for
their lives For the gentler sex 1t Is a
great sport and will commend iself to 4
woman of nerve.
The finest picture I ever saw was Miss
Jennie on her feet-footed little chestnut
under whip and straining every nerve to
catch her hounds in their wild flight across
the nrairies. But all things must end and
so did my visit. That dav ] babe them
goodby regretfullv and left to catch the
morning. train That night lay in my berth
and dreamed of my friends at the ranch,
of terrible fight between the collies and a
COYOTE and awoke in the morning to ind
the sunlight streaming i'll at my window,
amid the blue peaks of the Sierra Madre.
PoPULIsTs TO MEET.
Big Guns of the Party VIII Gather in vir
Einia This Week.
Richmond, Va. March 11.-(Special.) y
The conference of national and state pOpu-
list leaders to be held at Louisa Courthouse
on Monday is looked forward 10 with great
interest as it will have an important bear
upon the fall election, in which a governor,
lieutenant governor, attorney general and Il
legislature that will elect Il senator and
court OF appeals will be voted for.
At this time and place Hon. Paul Van
dervOort. of Nebraska. commandments chief
of the National Industrial League of the
United States, and Il. T.. Taubeneck.
chairman of the national committee of the
peoples party. will meet Il number of the
third party leaders in Virginia with view
of mapping out plan for running cam
paien in the state. They will confer at
Louisa with Colonel Robert Beverly, of
Tangier General James G.. Field. of Alber-
marie Colonel Dick Gaines, of Charlotte,
Brad Beverly. Brad Turner. Haskins Ha-
bran, Colonel Goode, Mr.. Pierson and 9th
ers who are identified with the peoples par
ty in Virginia.
Mr.. NandervOort says that the purpose is
to make very octivc campaign tins year.
both in VirGinis and Ohio. and that their
organization viii put up full state tickets
in these states and make stubborn fight in
the legislative districts.