The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-14

ing the trail Mr.. Coleman, the trainer,
stayed at the east end of the bridge until
the man had reached his tree.
The two dogs were taken to the hand
kerchief and each smeued of it a sec
ono; then were turned loose. and away
they went, hot on the trail. The mem
bers OF the council stood UP in their
buggies to watch the run. After the
dogs went about 200 yards they lost the
trail and went around in a circle for
few moments before they found it.
Both dogs seemed to run one on each
side Of the track, and neither right in
the track of the man. When they reached
the timber north Of the pest house they
did not stop for leaves or anything. West
along the timber they followed the trail
until they came to the turn. when they
ran over the track. They soon found it
again and came north along the bank
Near the north side they again lost the
trail, but in circling around found the
track Mr.. Payne maze in hs circle. They
came on up to the fence and one went
across the road. One stopped awhile
and the trainer had TO speak to him
to make him go on. The dogs could not
find the track after crossing the road
for several minutes. but when they did
they followed it to the farthest northern
point. when they again over-run it. They
came back and found it again within 100
feet of the tree where the man they were
looking for was hidden. The man was
tired and the trainer had to tie the dogs
up before he could come down, and after
coming down one Of the dogs jumped and
almost got away from his trainer to
catch the man.
Councilman Mckee said to reporter for
the Eagle after the test:
The trial was AL right, but think the
dogs can be improved. 1t seems to me
that they are too fat, and as they are
young dogs they need good deal Of
training to make them worth much. But
[ think they can, with the help OF the
other and older dogs make things very
interesting for any man who does any
HOUSEKEEPING in this city"
Councilmen Davidson and Herman held
a conference after the test and Mr.. Da-
wilson said:
''The trial is not what I thought It would
be. but the committee Is very well salts
fed with the result, and in making their
report viii ask for more time TO test
the dogs. I think that the dogs viii i'm
prove with age and more training and will
a great deal better work when they are
not so fat as at present. We shall keep
the dogs for awhile and test them
further
Chief Burt said: 'aThat was good trial
and the only thing needed is to get some
of the fat off them and give them some
good hard training. I think that little
use OF the whip would DO them a whole
lot of good. That test shows. that the
dogs have good noses and viii work, but
they need a man right with them when
they are out. They stopped working
once, but when they are older and have
more training and a man to touch them
up little when they get slack, viii do q
lot Of good. The dogs are ali right, and
the city viii keep them. I want the
men 10 work them more"
All during the trial the dogs were loose /
and ran Of their own free viii. When the
dogs are working they are held by the
trainer, and this helps considerably. He
is able TO keep the dogs at work. The
test yesterday was 10 show that the dogs
could trail a man, and so they were
turned loose. They worked for all they
were worth all the time.
The dogs We're given another test later
in the afternoon and made a successful I
hunt for their man.
1t was understood that Mr.. Payne |
should go across the field 10 the Wichita |
& Western tracks. then west along the /
track 10 the first street, and then south. /
Instead. when he arrived at the place /
where he was to have turned south, he (
went on a block, then q block south, and I
then back east. When the dogs crossed /
the street and went on west. the trainer I
called them back. thinking they were I
way Off. They n0sed around for awhile /
and found their man up tree a block /
south on tho street An effort was made /
10 set them 10 follow the tran around /
the block. but after finding their man /
they would 60 no more. This is said TO I
DE a characteristic of all bloodhounds, /
who refuse To work over the same tran I
after once finding their man.