The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-19

OLD midtown every year. and In the
derby trials today, the sport enjoyed
was the most rare in the history of the
club, and was much enjoyed by the Wis
iting fox men. There are more mounted
men here than usual, and when the
start was made this morning with the
hounds straining their leash and il
mounted men in full huntsmen's uni
forms, the scene was most inspiring.
Hotel Barre, with Landlord c. Myrick
Harwood, is the headquarters of the
huntsmen, and in the spacious stables
are comfortably quartered a half hAl-
dred of as fine blooded fox hounds as
New England perseverance and the
well-known ''blue grass regions in
Kentucky can produce, and represent
in dollars an amount which climbs into
the thousands. Tonight the men are
toasting their shins before the inviting
open freplaces. and besides listening
to a diversified program presented by
Worcester talent are cheerfully discuss
ing the exciting scenes of today's
chase.
Members of the club began to arrive
Sunday, and all day yesterday and to-
day other arrivals were constantly
swelling the total to about 30 men, who
are here tonight.
At last nights business meeting, en-
tries to the derby and all-age class
We're made. Three new active members
were added to the roll of the club, and
two honorary members were admitted.
The latter are John B. Rogers of Gal
weston, Texas, and H. c. Trigg of Glas-
go, Kentucky.
About the hotel corridors are exhib-
tied and include the American field
cup, Pope memorial cup, R. D.
Perry cup, and medals, etc, which We're
inspected with much interest
In today's derby trials there We're 10
entries, which is the largest field this
year. Eleven mounted men were also
in the party and a decided sensation
was created when the start was made
at an early hour this morning. No bet
ter day ever dawned for the sport; the
| frost of last night had left the earth
| lust damp enough and as result, the
| best work of the dogs could be oone'
and was done.
The hounds were cast on ABOUT
mile west of the town, and at once be.
gan spreading out, showing speed
/ that would have done honor to Veter-
ans. After working about for a spell
a fox was jumped on the old Peters
/ ham road near the water company re
servoir. The pursuit was extremely
rapid. The hounds worked to the east
and UP to the old reservoir.
After circulating about for time,
Reward set spanking pace for the
original point of starting, but was
turned back several times by various
hunters The hunted animal finally
succeeded to getting back to his home
burrows, but found no refuge there and
was obliged to retrace his course back
to the old reservoir.
About the middle of the forenoon the
sly animal eluded his pursuers for
good, after three hours of as pratty a
chase as any member of the Brunswick
Fur Club ever saw, so far as derby
trials go.
After this chase and while the hounds
We're being collected preparatory for a
start homeward, another fox was start
and he practically ran over the same
ground until about noon, when the
ground became so dry the chase was
abandoned.
During these two magnificent runs
the pups and hounds were in constant
view of some members Of the party,
which gave ample opportunity for the
best judgment on the individual and
collective work
made First, DIR. L. Pope's dog Ball
| second, Charles p. Nichols Jack; third,
divided between Horace Fuller's Flash
and A z. Conant's Flirt.
Tomorrow the all-age class will be
run, and the entries thus far promise
to give some exciting sport. The run
will be practically over the same ter
ritory as that of today.
Among those who are registered at
Hotel Barre tonight are: o. f. Joslin,
John McWharton, Oxford; Bradford s.
Turpin, Roxbury; f. B. Mills, Need
ham; A. z. Conant and w. H. French,
Dedham; E. L. Brooks, Vernon, VT ;
j. H Van Dorm, New Jersey; ]. T.
Flannelly, Boston; D. ]. Hill, Phillips
I A r A
Nichols, Urbana, ILL.,. r. d. Perry,
Phillipston; c. E. Baylor, Woburn; G.
P. Kendall, DR. Lemuel Pope, H. B.
Kent, o. e. Heffenger, w. A. Bradford
Portsmouth, N. H. Messrs. Murray
and Mawhinney of New York