The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-31
Oxford Wood Ring
With Music of
Beagles.
MEASURING ALL FINISHED.
Sad End Of A. D. Fishes
Dog Black by
Hanging.

Oxford Oct. 30.-The seventh annual
field trials of the New England Beagle
club began here today, and this eve
ming Bacon's hotel is well filled with
members of the beagle fraternity, dis
cussing the program of the week
Among those present are Thomas
Shallcross and Howard Almy of Prov
idence, r. l.; A. D. Fiske of Worcester;
John Caswell, Prides Crossing; A H.
and c. Morse, Quinnebaug, Conn., Joe
Lewis, Greenwich, Conn; H. S. Joslin
of this town; T. G. Markham, Lorain,
Ohio, and the judges, George B. Apple
by and j. M. Pulley. Mr. Markham is
just home from an extended trip
abroad, and while in England he pur-
chased a number of beagles from some
of the best packs there. He makes no
entries here, but has come merely as a
spectator
The first thing on the program this
morning was the measuring of the bea-
giles. The judges soon completed this
task, and the drawing was in order
Glass A, for beagle dogs, all ages IS
to 13 inches in height. has eleven en-
tries and they We're drawn to run as
follows: Thos Shallcross' Baronet with
George F. Reeds Bellman Hampstead
Beagles' Challenger with Thomas
Shallcross' Solo Rockridge Beagles'
Hectorwood with John CaswelIs Ran
ter; Rockridge Beagle Tick with A. d.
Fishes Phantom; John Caswells Tim
othy with Howard Almy's Almys Dick;
John CaswelPs Blackwood drew the
bye.
In class A A for beagle bitches, al
ages, Is to IS inches in height, the
drawing resulted in pairing Walding-
field Beagles Dahlia with Hampstead
Beagles' Rusty; Rockridge Reagles'
Lucy L. with Somerset Beagles' Juno.
Glass for beagles, all sizes. 10 inches
and under in height, has six entries and
the drawing pairs: George F. Reed S
Reeds Fancy with I3ockridge Beagles'
Lady Wanderer; A. D. Fiske's Queenie
with Rockridge Beagle Lady Central
to; Thomas Shallcross' Maybell with
Wharton Beagles' Wharton's Cham
pion.
Glass C for beagles, Is to 10 inches
In height, whelped on or after Jan. l,
SO, has not yet been closed, as more
entries are expected. Up to the present
time, Rookridge Beagles Reader is the
| only hound seeking honors in this
stake
class ID for beagles 10 inches and un-
| der in height, whelped on or after Jan.
| 1, '9S, has three entries. P. A. Hutch
| ms Mirthful viii run with Howard AL
my's Sally. Thomas Shallcross' May
| bell has drawn the bye.
The routine work of measuring and
| drawing was completed before lunch
and early in the afternoon the running
| in, class A began at Fort hill. 1t was
| just 2.50Hwhen John CaswelPs Timothy
and Howard Almy's Dick We're cast of
for the first race of the trials. At first
| they took but little interest in the pro
| ceedings, but later hunted better, and
| when rabbit was finally found they
| went off with rush and for ten min
utes made the woods ring with their
music.- Bunny went to earth at last
and a second rabbit was soon found,
| The drive was a pretty one, but a stray
foxhound put an end to it. Timothy
strong point was his trailing. Dira
showed to better advantage in the
driving. They were taken up after an
hours hunt, and Rockridge beagles'
Hectorwood and John Caswelrs Ranter
were next ordered down by the Judges.
Ranter was timid and refused to hunt
or bark to Hectorwood who did some
excellent work. They were ordered IN