The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-02-13

The Thoroughbred brute Never Lays Hold
Of His Rundown Victim.

The Thoroughbred Hfute Nettf lays hotu
Of Bis Rundown Victim.
Some time ago had the privilege, in
company with DIR. Sydney Turner, the
well known authority on hounds and Judge
for the principal shows In England, and
Edwin Brough, the foremost breeder OF
bloodhounds In the world, TO witness an
exhibition Of trailing In the country seat OF
the latter. II was an afternoon In late
September. A thick haze lay in the val
ley, and the breath Of air which might have
released imprisoned nature from It's spell
had not come the entire day. The ground,
which had not felt the sun for "a hours,
was In favorable condition.
A runner having been dispatched over an
intricate and circuitous route, we three
mounted hillock which commanded
view Of the whole field. We watched him
threading his way through pastures and
swamp and across a stream which demand
ed running jump; thence over fences and
stone walls and through cover, leaving no
device untried for throwing off the trail Of
his expected pursuer. Half an hour having
been granted him, the signal was waved
from the hill and the hound released from
the kennel 1t was Champion Bono one OF
the dogs entered at London against Jack
the Ripper. He came down the hill in an
easy trot, conscious Of the task which had
been prepared for him and with an air OF
perfect willingness to undertake 1t. The
attendant, having removed his collar, gave
him the word and laid him on.
The conclusion which the writer had
made from accounts OF these man trailers
was that their work was slow and laborious.
Judge Of his surprise, then, to see the dog
start as though shot out Of a catapult
with as determined a gallop as thorough
bred and at the pace Of foxhound.
This was maintained over the entire
course, checked only when the scent gave
out at the stream. One or two casts up and
down the banks were made, and then, with
the assurance Of logician reasoning from
the two judgments to the immediate infer
ence of the syllogism, plunged In and fount
the trail on the opposite side. The hount
ranged with great freedom, giving himself
while at top speed, a latitude sometimes o
40 Yards to leeward of the trail. At fence
and walls, however. he was particular Il
cross directly at the spot taken by the run
ner, and having caught the scent on tn
! other side gave himself up to the careles
curvetings Of skater.
A flock Of sheep which had crossed tn
, trail and entirely obliterated 1t brough
him down to hard work, and for time h
did some very serious thinking and dea
Of most commercially interesting experi
, mentation. At last, having picked up tn
: lost thread, he let out long, wild cry Q
| triumph, which came floating to us throug
. the quiet valley for mile and hal
Shortly after his the dog was lost to Sigh
3 but in due time pursued and pursuer NJ
, peared together. The boy had met a frien
r on the road who had detained him and wa
overtaken while in his stride He was nc
aware of the hounds approach until he fe
d his cold nose on his hand. This is as niue
i satisfaction as the st. Hubert bloodhoun
demands. He never under any circun
Z u stances lays hold of his man. Having thu
" designated him, he feels that his duties Al
over, and il his services are valuable othe
= must develop results from this point.-Phi
adelphia Times.