The Florence daily tribune., 1898-04-11
m.NAMARA.s RABBIT o
DOC.
He Assisted In Unusual Fax Hunt
la Connecticut City.

He Assisted In UnusuAI Fax Hunt
la = Connecticut City.
Tho prolonged cold spell and hard
blanket OF snow on the ground had
driven predatory beasts and birds
into Connecticut cities and villages
IN search of food. and the hunting
vas better in town than out OF
II The liveliest fox hunt OF tn.
season occurred in the heart OF Nor.
wich. says o Norwich correspondent
of the New York Sun. 1t was about
1880 o'clock in tho forenoon when
James Grogson. coachman for j. De-
raiford Blackstone. who was exercis.
ing the latter's spanking team on
Orchard street, saw fox crossing
the street about a dozen rods ahead
of him.
The fox had been trotttng along
at iree-and-easy gait but tool,
fright at the team. bounded over q
stone-wall near dwelling and
plunged into 3 grove OF trees near
the Rockwell mansion. Gregsor
fired up promptly with sports
mans ardor, and drove ut rafting
pace to John McNamara's house al
Cliff Roath streets. He flung
down Q reins. leaped from the car.
riage and hitohed the horses in seven
seconds Breathless, he cried:
LEND me your dog, Johnl Your
rabbit dog. l mean-I ain't got no
time to talk-teil yer later-come,
quiok-seen a fox-hurry up With
your dog-whoop-la"
IAN right" shouted John in rc
turn, '.there's the dog-come here,
Spot-take hints fox. dye un-
derstand2-sio 'em. now-giti"
And James Gregson and Spot were
of on the trail OF ReyAard Spot is
/ by no means a fox dog. He Is Just n
rabbit dog-a GROSS between a fox
terrier and pointer-but John Nc.
Namara yelled '.fox" into his ear and
he seemed to be inspired ftom that
instant on for thirty minutes But
James Gregson had no gun. 80 he ran
like a deer across lots to his own
home. the rabbit dog racing behind
him. seized his gun, and q moment
later hunter and dog were tearing
down Orchard street In pursuit OF
the game. At the entrance of the
/ Rockwell grove. into which the fox
had plunged, Gregson put Spots
nose on the trail. and that inspired
arimal uttered a single enthusiastio
cry and followed as II he had never
done any hunting in his life except
chasing foxes.
When the dog had disappeared In
the forest Gregson shrewdly took a
short cut through 1t. cams out on its
eastern border few minutes later,
and. posting himself on tho summit
OF a famous cliff there. confidently
waited the approach OF the chase
The dog was now In full cry and the
chase evidently coming Gregson'
way. So he slipped behind tree
cooked both barrels and lifted ,himsel
on tiptoe with expectation He hae
stood In that attitude about eigh,
minutes when he heard the swapping
of twigs in the grove not more thar
six yards away, and almost instantly
Reynard leaped out of cover and
made directly toward the ledge He
never reached that landmark, how
ever. James GreRson's gun spoke
out--once. twice-snd the fox. with
wicked snarl. leapsd into the air.
dropped on his side. rolled over q
couple of times and died within ton
seconds.
Two minutes later John McNama-
ra's extraordinary rabbit dog came
leaping into the arena. and whom he
saw what kind Of beast 1t WAS hs
had been hurrying through the brush
he was so astonished that he sat
down on his launches and gazed
silently at the game. Gregson picked
up the fox, threw it across his shoul-
der and started homeward. or team.
ward. the proudest man In Eastern
Connecticut The animal was 4
splendid dog-fox. weighing eighteen
pounds, the next to biggest one
that has been xiii the state in q
year.
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