The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11
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4 RALEIGH, N. ", Nay lo.--Here Is
i-true story showing that the fox can rea-
Bon and act accordingly:
4 Captain John B. Eares. chairman of
tlhe Republican State Committee; j. c.
+ ID. Harris. secretary Of the committee;
xKobert w. Logan. United States Com
tssnlssioner. and J. D. Miller. all except
yfIcrris living in the town of Rutherford
Ron, n. c.. were one spring morning
RELEASING fox. It was cool, crisp
ssuorning, and there was just enough
fCumpness on the leaves and grass TO
Eenabie the dogs to scent Reynard with
kort making a break The chase had been
Eeo:ne on for two hours and more and
Ethe forty dogs in the pack had been
ExaakinE the wclSin ring. The fox was
Trimming around in a circle not over three
Fxr.iles across and the hunters at sunrise
fsfaS assembled on a knoll about the cen
EAre Of the circle which overlooked the
Efer.itory which Reynard appeared to
Ehave circumscrihed for himself IN his
t3eunt with the dogs. The music OF the
Edogs was inspiring and the race was per-
Efect in almost every feature that goes
E4o make this sport the most delightful
t,hhs knoll overlooked a ravine about one
Hundred yards distant from Where the
Nhunters had taken their stand. Across
fnut tree had fallen, and the devastation
+ of time and the elements had caused the
hbark to drop fror.. the tree. Miller was
Ethe leader Of the hunters. and while
fttauding on tho knoll, as Napoleon did
tot Marengo. Austeriitz and Waterloo he
tsaw the fox come into sight with the
Fdpss four or five hundred yards behind
fshe,, The fox ran straight to the chest
nut tree and disappeared therein. Up
E.o thi. time it was not known that the
hog was hollow The length of the chest
snut across the raTine was about seventy
Five feet AS quick as the fox could
have Travelled through tho log lie came
Euut on the opposite side of the ravine
. and made off through the forest The
dogs ran to the log and there lost the
50 trail The hunters watched them ior
few minutes and then Miller called them
ACROSS the raNine AID put them on the
track and away they wen. il tuil cry
after the fox.
II about thirty minutes the fox came
in sight again with his tall up and show
ing nc signs of WEAKNESS. The dogs
were somewhat further behind than be-
fore The hunters watched the fox and
1gain he ran into the log and out on
The opposite side. The dogs halted again
md wore pu. On tho trail! byNiller The
lox was gone about thirty minutes
egein and came back and again
pan through the log. This was the
eh,rd time the fox had gone through the
4oS and Miller remarked that every time
10 came out OF the log he looked ike
Ne had ben rested ard was fresh Tor me
face The dogs were becoming "earied.
Fhs CHASE had been going on for nearly
live hours and astes ina foS mado his
7orrth entrance INFO and exit from the
s .chestnue log. Asilter went to the end OF
,he log whsrs tho fox came out each time
1a7 seourely stopped 1t up. In about
thfrty minutes the foz ran Into the log
Yho f.fth time. Miller then stopped up
THE other end OF the log and then cut into
fffe log and extracted therefrom three
fun grown foxes.