The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-24
Yesterdays Trials in the AIl-Age
Class Brought Out Fastest
Pack Ever Cast Off Under
Brunswick Club Auspices
TWENTY HOUNDS ARE
STILL IN THE RUNNING
After the Magnificent Run the
Judges Decide to Have Every
Dog That Participated in To-
days Run Instead of Wedding
Any of Them Out

Special to The Spy.
Barre, Oct 23.-Field trials in the
all-age class today brought out the
fastest pack that has ever been cast
off under Brunswick Fur Club auspi
ces. For nearly five hours dogs and
owners participated in the grandest
run of recent years. For features of
intense interest, no days run ever was
SO rich in its harvest Of good things.
OF the 20 dogs cast off about 6
o'clock, not one was adjudged out of
the running, and after elaboration of
nearly two hours this afternoon, in
which praise of the rare qualities dis
played by the pack were most prom
inent, the judges decided to have every
dog in tomorrow's run. In former years
it has been the custom to weed out the
material that does not appear excep-'
tionally promising after the first days
trial in the all-age class, but the mer-
its of the pack that took up a scorch-
ing track today, were so conspicuous
ly displayed that 1t was not possible to
honorably bar single hound from the
remainder of the trials.
For thu greater part of the five hours,
the rarest of sport was enjoyed, and
a dog fox naughty and cunning be-
yond conception, furnished the inspir-
alton. Nearly half dozen times the
pack was sighted by sportsmen and
judges, and on several occasions the
fox bounded like the shadow of a
streaking bird across the path of par
Elephants in the days sport The old
timer, who, after day keenly enjoyed,
is able to sit back in his chair before
the fireplace in Barre Hotel and calm
ly tell of some previous occasion that
provided a more spirited or interesting
run is staggered by the mass of evil
dence favoring today's run, as the most
noteworthy in the history of the clubs
trials. Tonight, review of the hunt
yields a hundred and one points of in
terest, anyone of which might make an
ordinary run intensely interesting, but
which were almost lost sight of in the
magnificent early morning chase over
the hills of Moose Brook district.
Half a dozen times the score of
hounds were within less than 10 yards
of hunters While at the extreme north
of Sherman Hill, standing about 10 feet
from a big pine tree, A. B. F. Kinney
of Worcester, riding whip in hand, saw
the fox bound through the space be-
tween himself and the tree. This was
during the seven mile run, when the
wind scent made the running record
breaking for speed. Not more than 100
yards to the rear, the pack tongued, at
least half of them with heads erect,
, satisfied to centre every effort in keep
ing the close scent.
BY reaching out his riding whip, MIR.
Kinney could have snapped it against
the precious hide of Mr.. Fox, but time
didn't permit of the novelty that the
distance made possible, and with Pres.
o. r. Joslin, who was also in the vi
| cinity, Mr. Kinney saw what was
probably the most thrilling test of en-
durance that Barre field trial ever
offered Mr. Kinney says that Rey-
nard was a sleek dog fox, powerful
and a delight to the ear, but at the
time when the Worcester man sighted
him. his tongue was hanging, telling
a story of the chase just as emphati-
caIly as any dog might.
George B. Appleby, one of the judges,
also got a sight at short range, and he
added to the adjective emphasis that
accompanied each description of Rey-
nard furnished.