The sun., 1896-09-06
PLENTY OF FOXES THIS FAIL.
Why Litchheid County Hunters Look for
Good Sport-!A Bunch OF Stories.


LIrcurIELp. Conn. Sent 5.-The rocky fast
nesses of Litchiield county appear to be full of
foxes this fall, and the hunters making
preparations for some unusually good sport.
This has always been good fox hunting coun-
try. On last Monday while n party OF pond lily
Gatherers from the hotel nj the lower end OF
Bantam Lake were among the pads near the
peninsula they were startled by seeing fine red
fox. with hound in close pursuit, dart at top
preed down onto the peninsula and double
around the shore in the hope OF Guiding its pur-
suer. The hope was vain one. however. and the
hound was heard for twelve hours after baylng
about the forests at The top OF Noun: Tom,
whittier the fox led II.
A large dog fox jumped upon the roof of tho
little summer residence OF a man named Judd,
near the camp OF the Columbia College summer
school Of surveying In Morris. few days ago.
remaining long enough to frighten the female
occupants nearly out of their wits; then he do
camped as suddenly as he had come.
But these seem to have been merely the ad-
vance guard to prove tho abundance Of foxos
this year. j. II. Haylcr. IA New YORK insurance
man. took young Gordon setter into the
woods OH Wednesday at stub Hollow. which 10
to the east OF here, to try il in woodcock shoot
ing. He could do nothing with the setter. could
not find it in the thicket, in fact, and was
about concluding that he had purchased .
" fool dos when, peerIns through a clump Of
elders upon some greensward, he saw the
dog GNmboink with what he at first
thought was red setter. A second look
showed him that 1t was fox, and an
old fox. too, which, having no fear OF the dog,
was playing with it as toyously AS II tho dog
let go both barrels OF his gun at the red coat,
and, although they were loaded with fine bird
Frederick Merrthew, l2-yeAr old farm boy
near lorrinGton; while Loeinp corn ON his
OF m old fox sitting on % a mound ialt hidden by
s,one wall; he rrs"igd as near the spot ns
apparent pride the antics OF six little
I,s foxes ns large rs r halt-grown ki,tens md
into their burrow as the boy approached. and
the mother fled Norrithew dug the little foxes
cut %nd %pS a ps as S na
den wa, u resort for the children OF the neigh.
S%FGo"d s"E for LONE 'iMs ~ parry St I"Erington
csting exhibit OF foxes. aud going To his house
day or TWO ago offered him AT nrot 50 cents
alteee and finally $40 for tho lot; which they
secured after much hesltHnCy on the part OF tho
boy, The foxes were Immediately liberated in
the yellow MonntH!n woods. and the hnnters
time snow flies or before.
Down near Watertown Henry l5rldcn, poul-
try raiser, hos excited the ire OF the fox hunt
era In that section by taking some of the scent
coops, aud sprinHlirE 1t on his traps and In the
paths OF foxes, thus succeeding In drawing in
a laughabc story comes from Stub Hollow
rs TO n rit that WAS played upon Ike Woulscn,
nm enthusiastic fox hurter. last winter. Ike 10
never so lappy AS when following the hRying
fox hounds. and some OF his friends determined
10 give him enough of the nOIsu for once. ON
| the night of the first fall OF snow all the dogs
In the village were locked up and a pair OF
| young tame foxes were led ali over tho place
and tnally locked up in lko's wOodshed.
After Ike had gone 10 bed the dogs were lei
loose and they immediately struck the scent
! They followed 1t 10 lke's wooished. which they
| snrronnird. hayinG all night in such numbers
! and with such yehemcnCe that. as Ike all Dsr-
auently dee Jared, u he hadn't been such lover
| OF dogs he would have Shot every one OF them.
| ~ daylight hC WAS out with his rifle and he
Was more than disappointed when he found
| that his prey, instead OF having been br0uah1
70 bay In regulation form. was tRmely tied w q
his own woodward.