The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-20

tory easily covered, and besides, there
is an abundance of foxes. Sometimes
the dogs work the fox off towards
FurrowtoWn or away north, but al
most invariably the fun is in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the meet" This
natural advantage is hard to overcome.
There is no such territory about Wor-
cester.
1t is frequently said that they al
ways get foxes at Westfield." There
is a reason for this. Previous to the
annual hunt, the club members do little
or no hunting. They locate the foxes
and run the dogs some, but their main
purpose is to prepare for fine Sport at
the time of the annual hunt They feel
that a hunt without foxes is a failure
Worcester might do the same, but it
does not. As soon as the close season
IS Off, local hunters begin to start in to
make their scores. and before the hunt
arrives, so or more have been killed
many of them on the very ground to
be hunted on the annual hunt As
long as this is done, foxes cannot be
unusually abundant, to say the least.
The Westfield Club means to enter
tain it's visitors. No one arrives with
members
OF the committee; no one goes away
without cordial handshal1e and an in
Vltation to come again. There is never
any scarcity of conveyance to reach the
grounds. At noon the club provides
what it calls a lunch" at the meet.
but it is really as fine a dinner as
Farmer Moore can prepare. There are
cold meats, hot vegetables, baked
beans chicken pie, preserves. pies,
cakes, doughnuts, relishes, tea, coffee,
milk and other things that do the hunt
er's heart good In Worcester. every
body. members and guests alike, wash
down cold sandwiches and doughnuts
with the coffee the club provides. If
Worcester Club would profit from
the lesson the Westfield Club teaches.
it would do much toward adding to the
reputation Of the club
If the Worcester members would re-
serve at least one ground for the an
nual hunt, more foxes would be Sc
cured
Worcester might improve in its en-
tertalnment, for every visitor that can
be brought from outside the city adds
just so much to the reputation of the
club and does a great deal for the
city.
The membership of the Westfeld
Club is $50, less than that of the local
Fur Company When President Wav
was asked by The Spy man if every
thing was done with the 5000 secured
for dues, he replied, Yes" But how?''
Queried the reporter. Why" said Mr.
Way, simple enough, our members
pay their dues"
Westfield is fortunate in having a
large number of men who take almost
a personal interest in the walfara M tba
club. The town feels pride in the or
ganization, and everybody seems glad
to welcome the visitors
Worcester is fortunate in having a
few men who have a personal interest
in the welfare Of the local club. Presi-
dent Thayer has put new life into it;
Secretary Higgins has worked hard to
collect neglected dues Mr.. Kinney is
ever ready to help, and Mr. Knowles
does what he can. There are others who
are working hard. among them J. f.
Fuller, G. w. Walls, John M. White;
but the club needs badly an active in
terest on the part of the individual
members: a desire to bring some guest
here, entertain him properly and
send him home feeling that the Wor-
cester Club knows how to do the thing
right
In one thing Worcester stands at the
head That is the banquet Westfield
has no such fine place for it's dinner as
the Bay State house, but the company
which sits down to the dinner is rep
resentative Of the towns professional
and business life.
Several members Of the Worcester