Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-17
FOXES GLAD.
Midwinter Hunt of Worcester
Fur Co. Was Not Fruitful.
Several Reynards Were Sighted and Pur-
sued, But They Led Sportsmen
Useless Chase "A
Bad Day.

Millbury, Feb. 16-The annual mid
winter fox hunt of the Worcester Fur
Company was held in Millbury today;
but the severe weather and poor luck
prevented the veteran sportsmen from
capturing "Reynard." The weather-as
it was year ago-was below zero when
the party, in charge of A. B. F. Kinney
of Worcester and John NJ. White of
Millbufy, left the Tourtellotte House by
team for their destination.
The party consisted of John NJ. White
of Millbury, George H. Waite of Lei
cester, C. e. Perry of Leicester r. d.
Perry of Phillipston, H. H. Sibley and
J. E. Allen Of oxford, David NJ. Earle,
A. B. f. Kinney, C. A. Howe, F. Z.
Snow, A. F, Kelley, o. NJ. Bald, G. O..
Hutchinson, r. NJ. Lamb, F. A. Buck
lin, w K Stebbins, e. S. Knowles, H.
K. Greenwood, Edward Knight and
Thomas Doyle, all Of Worcester; ]. H.
Baird, W. N. Walling, e. L. Walling of
Auburndale, Mass, H. P. Varney Of
Wellesley, f. t. Siveret of Groton, John
w. Bird of Brookline, w. s. Human
of Worcester, Andrew J. Ward of Brook
line, w. NJ. Ware of Boston, Capt. NJ.
]. Stevens of Springfield, E. H. Gate of
Lunenburg and A. D. Windle of Mill
bury.
The night previous each of the vet
eran hunters hoped and prayed for a
good day, but to no avail since when
they awoke Wednesday morning, they
had to face a bowling northwest snow
storm. The party, after talking over
the situation, decided to make the hunt
at all hazards, and started from the
hotel at 7.30 o'clock in D. A. Powers
barge, Happiness" to the hunting
grounds on Potter hill and the Rams
horn pond districts.
The dogs taken were: j. M. Baird's
Ranger, Dora and Duff from the White
Kinney pack, Logan, Carl, Sam, Fly,
Mack, Guess, Duke, Belle and Tom; W.
N. and e. L. Walling's Hunter, Rock
and Rye.
Ten foxes have been shot over these
dogs this season, and the owners claim
that they would chase fox day and
night until he was captured Capt. NJ
j. Stevens had his crack sporting dog,
Patsey; Donnie Windle had his beauti-
full hound, Sam; George H. Waite had
his fox hound, Popple, The party made
its headquarters at the farm house of
e. H. Dewitt, in Sutton, where a genu-
inc farmhouse dinner was served at
II o'clock.
The party divided into sections as
they neared the hunting district, each
vet full of hopes, although fighting
against odds. H. r. Greenwood left
the party near the Sutton line, and en-
countered several huge snow drifts
while on the way to his post" Donnie
Wtndle had the dogs at work at the
Ramshorn district before the hunters
were stationed at their posts, and the
foxes had a good chance to make the
fS-if nj
men got down to business.
A fox, closely followed by Windle's
Sam and the Kinney-White pack, passed
j. H. Baird soon after me had left the
party, but as he was not prepared for
the pelt, he escaped. The hounds. it is
thought chased this fox a considerable
distance, as they were gone the greater
part OF the morning. Andrew J. Ward
of Brooklyn and w, NJ. Ware were sta
toned near the "Bugg' swamp district
and were also among the fortunate ones
to sight pelt during the day. ]. H.
Baird also sighted the little animal as
ne crossed a knoll, preventing him from
getting a shot.
The dogs owned by W. N. and E. L.
Walling also got on a trail soon after
liberated and pushed the pelt In the di-
rection of the Ramshorn district, where
he disappeared in the thick growth of
brush.
A fox was sighted late in the after
noon by George Worth, but ne was out
of gun range, and he made his es-
cape easily. The veteran hunters re-
turned to the Tourtellotte House late
in the afternoon. Some We're fortunate
enough to arrive in time to take the bus
home from the hunting grounds, while
others arrived later, nalf-frozen, and
were Obliged to make the best of their
situation and walk to the spot where
they left in the morning The unani-
nous decision of the club is that had
the weather been favorable, several
pelts would have been secured, as they
wre plentiful. But the wind and howl
Ing snow storm were enough to keep a.
hunter from making phenomenal shot
The vicinity selected is considered one
of the best hunting grounds in the state.
and is in the district where Capt. David
Earle made the remarkable shot from
John Whites team, killing a fox as he
was crossing the road. A picture rep
resenting the thrilling adventure is at
present hung in the Office at the Tour-
tellotte House. Todays hunt was a re-
markable one, and will be remembered
as thrilling" adventure. Several of
the hunters say that the weather was
the coolest they ever experienced.
During the day five foxes were start
ed, but all kept at safe distance from
the sportsmen.