The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-15
a TWO Thousand Stake.
and the Townsend Cup
Go to Grafton Pack,
THE EA\NARDlWAS
MADE UNANIMOUSLY
The Days Run Was Made In the
Bitter Cold, and Snow Was
On the Mountains Tops.
A Field Of Thirty-six
Followed Hounds the
Entire Day.

+ Especial from a Staff Corrcspondent)
Sts tsUPPERv1LLE, VA, November il
The American hounds have won the YER
dict over the English hounds in the
great fox hound match Of Grafton against
Middlcaex which has been going on In the
Piedmont Valley for more than two weeks
past. BY Il unanimous rdeclson Judge
Charles AlcEachran, Of Montreal; Halan
L.. Moyius, OF Buffalo. and James K.
ainddux, Of Warrenton. awarded the
81, 900 stake and the Townsend cup to
the Grafton hounds, OF which Mr.. Harry
w Smith, OF Worcester. Mass is master.
This decision settles, in Il way. ut least,
the much discussed question Of superb
sority OF relative merit Of native and iIn-
ported fox hounds in this county, but
1t IS only fair 10 say that while the
Grafton American hounds won the match,
the Middlesex pack, OF which Mr.. a.
Henry II igginson Is master. iurn'shed
excellent sport Iii Piedmont Valley dur
ing the trials 4
rho \ meeting Of the Judges was held
sto-njght at melbourne, the country seat
Of Colonel Duianey, and the award was
n,t,de after a thorough discussion Of the
records ofsthe twelve hunting days Of the
trials.
The Award.
The official report was as folio ows:
& i7s ypclbourne Va, Nov. IA, 1865.
ro A. Henry Higginson. Master OF MID 70
dlesex Hunt, and Harry W. smith,
ss Master OF Grafton Hounds:
h Dear Sirs,-We beg to submit the 1ol-
Loving report concerning the award OF
the Craft on-AIiddlescx fox hound match:
We award the match and the stake TO :,
gether with the Townsend cup W 70 the the
Grafton pack, which. In our opinion, t,'a mas
done the best work with the object Of
killing the fox in view. s
Very respectively.
tsignee) HALLAA1 B.. MOV1US,
JAMES X. AIADDUX.
CHARLES MEAChRAN.
Mr.. Higsinson when asked II he had
anything to say reHlrding the decision
said: II come to Piedmont Valley only
viii, the idea Of endeavoring to furnish
clean sport and 1 think I have succeeded
in nv endeayor If ] have done this, I
am satisfied
The Days Run.
Grafton hounds met this morning at
MOllntEVhleg hl v biON~'N - 49, -
distant from Upperville.3 and almost as
Z far 8j from Middleburg. the headquarters
OF the Altddlesex hunt.
The weather vas bitterly cold ana
snow was on the mountain heights sur
rounding the valley, causing old fox hnnt-
tcrs to say that no scent would te,I and
that consequently no good sport could
be had. A field Of thirty-six, made up
or those who have, faithfully followed
hounds throughout the meet. was on
hand to ride on the final day OF the great
fox hound trials.
Mr.. Smith hunted the same six couple
OF hounds he had had out during the en-
tire match. with Mr.. Eastman and Claude
Hatcher as his whips. Hounds were
trotted down the road to Miss Mounts's
farm, where they were thrown into
covert. The trail was struck almost at
once, and at 1852 one couple of hounds
Jumped three big red foxes, which took
the open toward Steptoe Hill. The pack
harked to the line and went streaming
away. giving beautiful tongue. Across
Steptoe Hill they ran, led by Sinner"
over Goose Creek Hill, through Utopia
and the Harrison estate. where hounds
literally ran away from the riders and
disappeared across Chancelor's farm,
taking a short cut. II.
Mr. Smith and his estab abllshment ran !
into tho hounds some five miles further
on near 'Outlnnds.' the estate of Mr.. /
William c.. Eustis, when, upon advice OF
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