The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-21
MAN HUNT OFF.
The Affair Set for To-day Will Not
Take Place

LIZ fthitiI OCT lOI 1O-odS '" III MOI
Take Place.
There will be no ''man hunt" to-day as
had been scheduled, the affair having
been declared off indefinitely.
This action is taken in view of the
fact that many people, especially in other
sections of the country, have miscon-
strued the affair. The president of the
club, DR.. Joseph a. White, has written
a letter in which he shows that the life
of the man whose trail the dogs were to
follow would have been in no danger.
As was stated in The Times, Mr.. Harry
Davis was to have been the quarry, and
he expressed no doubt of his ability to
take care of himself.
The matter had aroused considerable
interest all over the country.
The Chief of Police received the follow
ing letter yesterday morning:
Greater New York, April Is, 1890.
Captain of Police:
Stiff you do not stop Harry Davis
from running from those plcodhounds,
there will be trouble for the Hunt Club
and yourself. LOOK SHARP
The following communication from the
president of the Deep Run Hunt Club, in
reference to the Man Hunt" affair, is
of interest and explains Itself:
Editor of The Times:
Slr-Your editorial in this mornings
paper on the so-called '.AIan Hunt to
be given, as it was there stated, under
the auspices of the Deep Run Hunt Club,
was the cause of great surprise to me
and the entire club by showing us what
havoc imagination had played with
simple and in itseli Innocent natter. 1T
is obviously not unknown to you that the
so-called bloodhound is a small and
harmless animal, and that the chase in
volved neither danger nor peril to the
person who laid the course, and was sim
ply designed to show the wonderful de-
velupment Of the power of scent in this
breed of dog. Nor was the Hunt Club it.
self as such responsible for the propos-
ed eNhibi ton. The owner OF the dogs Sug-
gested to one or two members of the
club that he would be willing to show the
skill of his animals, and they desiring to
see it. asked Mr.. Davis, who has for.
many years laid the drags for the Hunt
Club, to choose course for the dogs to
run over. It was a matter simply be-
tween the owner OF the dogs and some
few interested onlcokers.
The Deep Run, Hunt Club cannot lend
it's name to any exhibition which could
be distorted by prejudice or intentional,
Misrepresentation. The Deep Run Hunt
Club sincerely regrets that its name
should have been connected with an affair
in itself harmless, but which has been so
treated as to reflect upon the intentions
of those who got it up. 1t is impossible
to say that the runner would have been
in any danger at any time, even If the
dogs had been as ferocious as the popu-
lar idea of bloodhounds would make
them appear, for the trail was to have
been laid and the runner was to return
to the point of starting before, the dogs
were ever placed on the trail. And as
matter of fact. had the dogs overtaken
him they would not have attacked him.
for they have been trained to bay and
not bite.
No one imagined when 1t was first slg-
gested that this exhibition be given that
it would ever be misconstrued into any
such meaning as that implied by the OBJ
noxious expression Man Hunt" de-
sire to thank you for your temperate
editorial which pointed out the view chat
might have been taken of this matter had
it In fact occurred.
In view of the fact that the Deep Run
Hunt Clubs name has been connected
with this affair, the club has induced the
parties interested to give up their pro-
posed exhibition, and the run win not
take place.
j. a. WHITE,
President Deep Run Hunt Club.
Richmond, Va, April 10th.