The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-26

"A Single pSlt HdiSlilS rum Tic SAah
delier over the centre table in the Bay
State house, dining room last evening,
told the prowess Of the annual fall hunt
of the Worcester Fur company, yester-
day. More than 90 men and half that
number of dogs hunted the Bond hill
district from early morn until late in
the afternoon, and all they could mus
ter for a trophy over the banquet
table was a female red fox, Weighing
about eight pounds.
Nevertheless, 1t was a glorious hunt
The lucky man was w. S. Morine of
South Worcester, who brought down
the red dog after ne had been hit by
barrel in the hands of W. F. Shaw of
Westfield
The hunt will extend over today also,
when the company will scour the Bum
skit hill and Stone house hill districts
with hopes of better luck than they
had yesterday. Although they got only
one fox, they unanimously voted the
hunt success last evening. when they
gathered round the banquet table and
extolled the glories of fox hunting
They do not measure the success of q
hunt entirely by the number of pelts
knocked down, but in the enjoyment
and sport that they can get out of the
outing. They had a big days sport and
would have considered themselves for
tunete if they didn't get fox at all.
In point of numbers the hunt was all
that could be desired The number of
dogs was not as large as had been ex-
pected, but considering the way the
foxes dashed to cover, there was an
abundance of dogs. The wind-up of the
days enjoyment was a banquet at the
Bay State house, and that was success
full beyond measure. There was an
abundance of good things in the shape
of eatables and a flow of wit that was
only stopped by the arrival of a late
hour.
The second days hunt will be inaug-
urated this morning soon after the sun
is over the eastern hills The start will
be made from the Bay State house at
o'clock. Breakfast will be served to
those who desire at the Bay State
house at $50 o'clock. A barge will con-
vey hunters to the grounds Noon day
lunch will be taken in the shed near
the Holden reservoir. So much was de-
termined for today's hunt before the
hunters left the banquet table last eve
ming.
Fatigued but with sharpened appe-
titles from the days tramp in the
woods and in no wise disappointed be-
cause they did not secure more game
the hunters sat down to supper last
evening in happy frame of mind. For
more than an hour nothing could be
heard but the merry clink of eating
utensils. Then followed the flow Of wit
and oratory, which is as indispensable
to hunt of the Worcester Fur Com
pany as the chase of foxes The fol-
lowing sat down to tables:
Hon. John R. Thayer, Mayor r. B.
Dodge, Jr., James Logan, j. NJ Rob-
inson of Providence, A. B. F. Kinney
Judge Huber Clark of Willimantic Dr.
S. B. Holbrook Of East Douglas, ]. R
Gilkeson, ]. e. Fuller, John T. Way
OF Westfleld, s. D. Charles of Boston
T. H. Blair of Northboro, Tom DAVIS
Fred Bucklin, Tom Kenniery, Joseph P.
Beatin, Bradley Nichols, George Cowan.
w. r. Dean, William A. Lytle, Lean
der F. Herrick. c. W. Walls, E. S.
Knowles, o. M. Ball DR. j. L. Coffin
of Northboro, ]. d. Curtis, E. H. Cate
of Lunenburg, George H Waite, of Lei
cester, E. T. Whitaker r. E. Howard,
A. f. Bennett of Palmer. B. E. Bates
of Whitinsville, w. l.. Taft, A. G.
Moore, Paul Henry, A. B. Taylor, w S.
Morine, H. L. Edgarton, J. B. Hasel-
ton DR.. NJ. E. Scannell, Charles A
Hutchinson, F. N. Hoyle of Sutton,
John M, White of Sutton, Henry F.
Rice, Walter N Walling of Auburndale, !
Everett L. Walling of Providence. C. |
Austin Hanson, Charles F. Hanson, C. |
N. Lewis of Westfield, j. e. Fuller, Jr., |
Charles e. H. Higgins, Albert Gray, |
Harry Rose, J. P. Taber, II. H. Sibley I
of Oxford, c. A. Peterson, A. G. Dodge, |
Charles G. Watkins S. F. Stockwell of |
Sutton, G. L. Estey, ]. T. Munroe, |
James H. Wall, w F. Shaw of West I
field, George Nichols, Charles A. Bro
man, Jr., /. L. Davis c. C. Dodge.
More than half the number were at
tired in their hunting clothes. It IS /
a rule Of the company that hunting |
annual banquet. They related the sto-
lobby for the signal to march to supper
1t was an interesting tale, despite the
of pelts to show their skill with i
the shotgun.
The start was made at O'clock
exactly. Previous to that hour, for
nearly an hour, hunters rendezvoused |
at the BAY State House, where break |
fast was taken by about 80 hunters. A
barge conveyed the early morning
hunters TO the grounds. The Bond hin /
district on the Boylston road was Sc
lected as the hunting grounds. Sew
eral hunters went to the grounds in
their own carriages. and others took the
early morning cars on the Citation
street railway.
The rendezvous was at the place that
is known as THE Shoemaksr's" to /
every fox-hunter in Worcester and
many in the state.
A. G. Dodge was master of hounds