Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-09
Hare and Hounds.

Hare and Hounds.
The old game of hare and hounds is
gaining new popularity, and is being
played by many boys and young men IN
this country nowadays. The game is an
excellent one from a hygienic point Of
view, opportunity being afforded for plen-
ty of exercise.
Any number of persons may play the
game, says Golden Days. One or two of
the players are chosen as hareS, and each
is provided with a bag filed with torn
pieces of paper, which are called ''scent."
The hares start off together, the rest OF
the players, who are called hounds, not
being allowed to see the direction they
take When five, ten or fifteen minutes
as may have been agreed upon-have
ELAPSED, the hounds set off IN pursuit of
the hares. In their hunt they are guild
ed by the scent, handfuls Of which are
thrown out by the hares as they cover
the course.
Usually it is agreed beforehand that
the run shall be a certain number OF
miles, or for a certain length OF time.
If q hound catches one of the hares With
in the specified distance ne wins; other
wise, the hares win. If q hound catches
sight Of the hares, he and his companions
may not cut across and run toward them
directly, but he must follow the course
of the scent, although sometimes rules
are made allowing this to be done, under
which circumstances 1t is, OF course,
perfectly allowable.
Very often chalk is used instead of
paper, the hares making marks upon
trees, walls and pavements This is not,
however, as satisfactory as paper for
scent The scent should be white IN
summer and black in winter. The reason
it should be black in winter is that III
this way the hounds will be enabled the
more easily to follow it.
This game is often played by rival
clubs. two rival packs of hounds constl-
tuting the whole pack. The game is then
decided by adding together the numbers
representing the order in which the two
clubs finished.
thus suppose that two clubs of FIVE
hounds distinguished by the colors red
and blue come in the following order:
Red, blue, red, red, blue blue, blue, red,
blue, red the score would then be as toll
Red, 3, 4. 8. 10; total, % Blue-2,
5, 6, Z, 8; total. %.
Red is the winner the smaller num-
Der representing those who come in first.
The rules of the game, which have
been adopted by the National association,
to which most of the big hare and hounds
clubs of the United States belong, are
as follows:
1. There shall be two hares. one master
of the pack, and two whips to be appointed
by the captain.
2. The hares shall be allowed start of
from five to ten minutes, as may be agreed
upon.
pacemaker, shall have sole control of the
pack, and until the break is ordered he
shall at his pleasure appoint temporary
pacemakerS.
4. The members of the pack must keep
within hailing distance of the master, and,
under ordinary circumstances, must always
keep behind the master until the break for
home is ordered.
s. Only one break shall be ordered by the
master, and then only for home. Such
break shall be never more than mile.
6. 1t shall be the duty of the whips to
keep the pack together and to collect and
assist all stragglers.
z. In fast chaseS there shall be two
hares. who shall be allowed start of from
five to fifteen minutes, as may be agreed
8. The scent shall be laid from the start,
and each hound may run at his own pace:
captain or other officer acting in his stead
to order break for home oreto allow the
pack to race from start start to finish
TO- Clubs runs shall be the runs for
which no scent is laid. but in ali other con-
ditions must conform to the rules for slow
chase.
II. In all chases the hares shall lay fair
and continuous scent throughout. and shall
not be allowed to double on their trail; they
shall be allowed to cross fordable streams
only, and must surmount all obstacles over
which they lay the scent.
IL The hareS must in all cases keep with
in hailing distance of each other.
49, Under no circumstances must the
pack follow the line of sight when the Eeres
are seen, but must always follow the trail.
IA In ali cases the break for home must
be indicated by a scattered bunch of paper
different in color from that used on the
trail.
Is. Touching any one of the hares by a
member of the pack shall constitute catch.
Is. If the hares do not finish together the
tine Of the last hare shall be counted as the
time of the arrival of both.
II. A slow pack may be started at the
discretion of the captain in all runs and
of master and two whips. A start Of a
minute for each mile estimated to be run
shall be allowed the hares