The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-16

Annual Meet Of Virginia Carolina
FOX Hunters Association
Next Week
THOUSAND HOUNDS IN PACK
Prominent Sportsinerl From All
Over the Country Will BE
Present.

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THAT tho great annual meet OF til!
Virginia. Carolina Fox Hunters Assocla
ton at the Mocklcnburg Hotel, nea1
| Chase City next week, will BIO the lnrgcs
assembly Of hounds and hunters that TN
state Of Virginia has ever known, Is ar
assured fnct.
parts Of North Carolina, huntsnen ant
thcr packs will Journey to take part II
| the hound trials and fox hunts. that VII
begin on Tuesday, the oath, and end with
tho week.
Colonel Hughes, president OF tho assoc
| cintion his addressed tho following let
ter to an officer of tho nssocia ton: IL
Chase City, Va,
October 12, 1905.
Dear sir,-I take pleasure III stating
| that from Indications lie meet Of the
ussocatio which takes place here on
| the cath to 2sth, inclusive, will be the
grandest occasion Of the kind ever before
held. Undoubtedly there viii DO from
J 700 to 1000 hounds, many hundred rid
| ers, and among thom will DO many ladies'.
Arrangements are being nude to fur
nlsh accommodations, mounts. convey
anccs, etc., to every one who may at
tend, and at prices as reasonable as can
DO expected. Horses and saddles for n
hundred miles have been engaged. Ac-
Communications for every one, including
horses and dogs, have been arranged.
Railroad fares have been reduced from
all points same being on sale from the
have left nothing undone which might
tend to tho pleasure. comfort and con-
venienco Of the participants.
There Will BIO no trouble about foxes.
We have turned loose from time to time
u largo number In addition to our ma
tive foxes; therefore every one can res t
assured that there will be no trouble
about getting a run each morning There
will also be the contest and trial, and a
list OF prizes, and while the NJ. F., A.. has
not yet made public the list OF prizes. \ At
Is safe to say that this will be ono or
the most interesting features OF tho occa :
ssion.t .sy 80 (
Ladies should be especially urged to
attend. as. aside from fox hunting, there
VIII be many attractions for them. The
grand fox hunters banquet takes pluce
on the 27th Toasts will be responded to
by many governors, United States sem
ators. etc. Yours very truly
(Signed w. Y. HUGHES.
Mr.. OVERLY M. F. H.
There Will BIO a fox hunt every morn
ing and the fact that Mr.. r. w. OVERLY
ts Master of Fox Hounds Is 4aepromlse
OF excellent sport. During tho afternoons
there WILL be hound trials and dog shows,
and dancing will be enjoyed every night.
All members Of the association I'll have
been urged to wear the hunt uniform Of
their clubs and 1t is thought that tho
ball room will be aglow with the scarlet
coats Of the hunting men.
On Friday. night banquet will he
rendered the members OF the associn-
ton. The Hst Of distinguished guests
who will speak on that occasion con
tnins the names Of Governor Montague,
of Virginia; Governor Glenn. Of Nortl,
Carolina: Ex-Governor Aycock, OF North
z carolina; Senator Tillnan, OF North
Carolina; Senator Daniel Of Virginia:
Governor-elect Swanson Hon. IIapry
$Wooalng and Hon. F. $. spruill. q Of
North Carolina, ono of-the most brilliant
orators Of the great North State.
What the horse shows are to the North
ern part Of the state, the Virginia. Caro-
lima FOX Hunt Is to the Southern por-
E ton OF Virginia and to North Carolina.
It is an occasion which brings togeth-
er a great crowd Of sportsmcn and
sportswomen to the Mecklenburg Hotel
where n week Of life in the open with
moro than 'the comforts OF home" IS
pleasantly spent.
d There Is no place that is more suitable
for the pursuit of the fox than the
country around Chase City and this fact
has been emphasized by the well known
srortsmen who have organized the Ytr-
gnia- Carolina Fox 5Hunting Association
and chosen tho Mecklenburg Hotel as
It's headquarters.
Association Officers.
The following are the officers OF the
association:
President W, r. Hughes Chase City,
Va; First President, r. G. Sneed,
Townsville, N. c.; Second Vice-Presldcnt.
Judge Allen Hanckle. Norfolk, Va; Third
Vice President Judge A. NJ. Aiken, Dan
Vile. Va; Fourth Vice, President Mr.. I.
Il. Roberts, Chase City, Va; Fifth Wee
President, Mr.. W. T.. Clark. Wilson, N.
c.; Sixth Vice President, Mr.. Allen Potts
Richmond, Va; Eleventh. Yice-Prcsldent.
W. II. Iipscomb, Greenville, N. c.; Eighth
Vice-President, DR.. N. jackson, Norfolk,
Ninth Vice President, DR.. J. II.
Rogers Raleigh, N, c.. Secretary. Fl. B.
Hartman, Chase City, Va, Treasurer, II.
w. Overbey, Boydton. Va; Master of
Hounds. u. w. Overbey, Boydton Va.
Directors-Phil L. Hunt, Townsville, N.
~, x w. IIldui 19dohCINl'ioi III
J.. M B. Lewis, Lynchburg. Va; G. w.
Marrow, Bullock, N. c.; II, NJ. Mllstead,
Newport News, Va; S, P. Cooper, Hem
derson, N, c., w. 4. Lpscomb, Green
Vile, N. g.; j. Y. Wilkinson Chase city,
Va,
Programme.
The Derby Trlals-The Derby trial will
be held on Tuesday, the Gath day OF o.
tober, 1906. All, entries for Same must be
in tho hands OF the master Of hounds at
or before s r.. M, on Monday, the 23d,
The All-Age Trlals--The days for the
all-age trials and the general hunts will
BIO decided upon by the officers on tho
night of tho Esd, and notice Of Same con-
spcuopsly posted,
while it is earnestly desired that all
hounds be In tho hands Of the master Of
hounds by 5 p. M. on Monday. the ed,
entries for the all-age stakes and the
general hunts may be made as late as
S r, M. Tuesday, the oath.
The scale Of points considered In award
Ing the prizes In the open hound trials
VIII be--Hunting, 20: trailing 2o speed,
20: endurance, 20; giving tongue, 10; judg-S
mani md intelligence, 10; 100,