The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-02
Hunting Season Opened Under
Doubtful Circumstances in the
Report Of the Killing of a Far
mer'S Pet
CHIEF OF POLICE is
LOOKING FOR OFFENDER
Two Other PeIts Reported but the
Men Who Acknowledged Doing
the Execution Sure the AMI
mails They Killed Were Never
Tanned

The opening of the hunting season
resulted with varying success for the
merry sportsman who HE'D himself
forth in the gray of the dawn yester-
day. Some, and they were the greater
portion of the sportsmen. returned
empty-handed but we'll satisfied with
their day in the woods and covers. The
lucky hunters who returned with the
much coveted pelt in their possession
were not altogether the envied of their
brother huntsmen. A couple Of enthu-
siastic lovers Of the sport we're being
sought for by the police/last night to
offer an explanation concerning the
disappearance of three tame goxes, one
of which the owner claims, has been
shot
The man who makes the complaint
is farmer named Merrill of Sterling.
He lodged the complaint with Chief of
Police w. ]. E. Stone and the latter
has his officers looking the matter up.
While the chief has his suspicious re-
garding who the offenders were he re-
fuses to say anything until he has more
evience that the people whom he
thinks are responsible for the isappear-
ance an the killing Of the foxes are the
ones he has in min, then he will go
ahea with the case.
P. A. Dowd and A. M Yates, two
devotees of the hunt, who would rath-
err forego many pleasures of this life
in order to hear the musical baying of
the dogs after old Sir Reynard, hunt
ed in the vicinity of Oakdale yesterday
They went out behind Yates good dog
Sport and his bitch Susie with P. A.
Sowd's pup Tonic.
They reported a hot and exciting
chase over hill and glen and the final
rounding up of a handsome specimen
of a red fox. All were in on the kill
and the trophy of the chase, beau
full brush, was proudly displayed by
the hunstmen last night MrDowd was
rather rudely shocked upon his return
ing home later in the night, upon be-
ing informed of the visit of -a-blue-
coat to see him on matters pertaining
to foxes alone. Mr.. Dowd says he will
face Chief Stone at any time the lat
ter wishes. He killed his fox in the
hunt and knows not whether it was a
tame boy or not
Reports from Oxford state that
Herbert H Sibley a member of the
Worcester Fur Company, killed his
fox yesterday. Chief Stone has had
no reports from oxford as yet.
The old veteran hunter, John White
of Millbury, was in the brush, but
failed to get a pelt. J. E. Sullivan and
William S. Morine were out behind
their dogs Jack and Rail Squirrel in
Rochdale. They heard the cry of the
dogs in the chase, but failed to con-
meet with the willy fox. John R.
Thayer did not take to the woods yes
terday. He met a fellow who knew
another fellow and the last named
told him about a West Slider who
killed fox. Chief Stone is waiting
for information from the West Side.
A. A. Sibley,. G.. S. Whittemore,
Charles L. Waite and George H. Waite
members of the Worcester Fur Com
pany hunted in Oakdale, renowned as
the region for tame foxes. They start
ed a couple. One was driven to it's
burrow by their dogs, Range and
Dash, and the other climbed a tree, so
the hunters aver. They swore they
were tame foxes, however, and are
willing to talk it over with the powers
that be in Oakdale or Worcester
w. S. and Allie Perry, two members
of the Worcester Fur Company, with
theiY dog, Spot hunted in Oakdale. No
reports.
The bird shooters were out in goodly
plenty of quail and lots of good catches.
Woodcock are also in abundance so
tbs said. ]. E. Towne and James Wall
were in the Brookfields. They started
three or four flocks and pulled down
three quails' and three gray squirrels
ferris Wood of Brokfield told item that
quail abounded in this vicinity. He has
seen four or five different fiocks near
his residence. Others who beat the
covers yesterday were:
The conditions for fox hunting and
bird was the best ever. All hunters
pronounced them ideal The recent
heavy rains aided greatly in making
the conditions perfect It was well
along in the day yesterday before the
dew left the grass, about 1890 o'clock.
This made excellent following for the
dogs. Many hunters will be out today
again but they issue this statement
that all tame foxes must be properly
labelled for they will take no chance