The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-15
HOUNDS FOLLOW
THE SCENT.
They Trail the Marshal In a
Successful Manner.
SUMMER CROSSED THE SCENT
But the Hounds Were Not Hunting Fol
Com missioners and Paid No Attention
to the Oder of His Foot

The members of the police force as
we'll as the mayor are perfectly salts
fed that the blood-hounds are just
what they were represented to be at
the time of their purchase. Some citi-
zens entertained a doubt of the abili-
| ties of the dogs, because of their dimin
utive size as compared with the Sibe-
rian hounds usually found with the I'm
Gle Tom Cabin companies, from which,
apparently, some citizens measured
| their practiCability. A trial was given
the two small hounds Saturday night.
Wednesday afternoon Marshal Rein
| hart stood at the intersection of Due
ber avenue and the Pennsylvania rail-
way track, almost undecided which way
to start to lead the hounds good chase
| He finally decided upon a course lead
ing in the vicinity of Buck Hill, thence
over to Clarendon avenue by way Of the
| Raft farm and the fields in the rear
of the hospital. At one place, evidently
to try and mislead the dogs or confuse
their scent, part of his steps were re-
| traced. Nine hours afterward, about
Sis o'clock, Wednesday night, Sergeant
Wielandt, accompanied by Patrol Su-
perintendent Reed, secured the dogs
with ropes and left the patrol house to
take up the trail. The dogs were led to
| the starting point at the railroad on
Dueber avenue and there they imme-
diately took up the scent. They fol-
lowed the trail wherever it led, without
the least hesitation, until they met the
marshal standing on Clarendon avenue.
The marshal had stationed himself at
the starting point when the dogs began
| their travels and after seeing them
start off in the proper direction. he leis-
uPely walked up Dueber avenue and
over to Clarendon avenue where he
had left the trail. He had been there
only a short time when the officers ac-
COmpanying the dogs came up to him
with the animals, the dogs recognizing
him at once and wagging their tails in
a friendly way. The officers stated that
they We're completely surprised, as the
dogs led on at rapid gait on the trail
without stopping once to regain the
scent.
The Siberian hound will be given an
opportunity to test his scenting quail
tiles. The officers will make a long
trail for him to follow. A chain with
heavy links has been secured for hold
ing the animal in leash The dog being
naturally somewhat vicious, it is fear
he trailed if he should come up with
him. The mayor stated that the dog
was peculiarly trained in that respect
He said that the owner of the dog had
trained the animal so that when he re.
covered the party making the trail, he
would not attack him, but merely force
} him to walk along in front until the
pursuing party came up.
When Clarendon avenue was reached
Commissioner ]. B. Summer had cross.
ed the trail, but the dogs paid no atten,
tiOn TO the ss-scent, but ran rapidly
onward. The officers We're out oi
breath when they arrived at the police
station, but they were well repaid, they
stated, for their run, which lasted hal
an hour.
A PUBLIC TEST.
The mayor suggested Thursday
morning that it is altogether possible
that a public test of the blood hounds
J may be given in a short time in order
that the citizens may have an oppor'
{ tunity of learning just what the ami
mails are capable of doing. Many cit
t izens who have donated money towart
the purchase Of the animals are desir,
{ Gus of witnessing a "chase" and tn,
mayor will give the officers instructions
, shortly to accede to their demands ant
4, satisfy the mthat the dogs are jus
what they were bought for, the mos
} skillful trailers possible to secure. 1
is stated that the animals are enabled
so long as snow does not altogether
= obliterate the footprints and destro!
the scent. to trail after a person al
we'll through the snow as during DIR!
weather. A test of this nature will b'
made and the animals given a chanc,
to prove their sagacity.