Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-08-31
FOX CHASING
IN TENNESSEE
HOW THE HOUNDS PURSUE
SLY REYNARD-MUSIC DE-
LIGHTING THE HEART OF
THE OLD FOX HUNTER.

Being asked by number of friends
TO give some more of my chases
throu oh the News, will now try, as
best can, to give an account OF run
had last night.
will first say have had no chases
worth mentioning for the last year or
So Most Of the dogs that I owned for
two years were not worth killing.
Tinker and / now have pack that l
am proud of. For the last day or two
when would pass my kennel Wayco
and jolly would bark and jump up the
palings and insist on being turned
out, SO yesterday evening I planned a
hunt. had been to Grayson's Cove
about three weeks ago and had had
bad luck Struck good trail and Shag
pulled them on the back track and they
all Joined in and followed near the
bluff and wore it to a fraz but no
Jump So ! went home very much
disappointed. Knowing where the
sly little animal was camping, l was
seized with a morbid desire yesterday
to give him another trial.
After enjoying good supper about
twilight gathered together my dogs
and coupled them. When got them
congregated found I had Wayco, Jol-
ly, Shag, Diner, Tenner, Scrape and
Drummer, seven in all and nearly all
light steppers. felt proud to jump
, in my saddle with the prospects for a
chase, ], alone, bounded away for the
side of the mountain near New Hope
Just beyond New Hope church house
dismounted and uncoupled my dogs
: and they secuted in all directions as I
rode straight through to the old start
ing point I reached point near Will
Easterly's. Nearly every dog had rush
ed into the road in front of me. They
nearly all scented at the same time and
started in mad rush in search of the
real track. They nearly all found his
track at once and were giving tongue
; and moving west towards the river.
. The sly little cuss had, no doubt, lait
in his couch that day and planned an
. attack on some mans chicken roos
:. for the night
" y So he had slipped down from th'
y side and took his chances on a pleas
>, ure trip through the fields near E. H
= Hudson s.
. Every dog was rolling from his lii
~ notes of joy that stirs the sportsman
. soul. l had to yell few times, l jus
20 couldn't help it. I'll bet the good oil
brethren and sisters of New Hop
thought some poor soul had found re
ligion.
Neither end of the road is in the di
49, rection of my dogs and I could't b
. still so I rode back and forth waitin
sy for turn. They moved in the direC
e. tion of viii Layne's and rode to tn
top of the hill west of Cogler's and di
'y it very quickly, too, for l am a goC
o. rider under such circumstances. Whe
es topped the little rise itwas too muC
for me at once. They were just to n
ol left and have never heard anythir
:, in the way of a chase better. AS | WI
+. topping the little rise it seemed thi
the whole community was happy al
la shouting for joy and felt just lii
joining them. AS they neared me
a. was listening very close for Wayco fC
| wanted him to be in the lead as he
led my choice and only 16 months old. !
at one but my old acquaintances knC
how much good it does me for my ia
are orite dog to shake himself in the fac
70 of the balance of the pack in "a ha
run. They were now within thu
hundred yards of me and Diner a
ers Jolly were in front. Wayco had b
luck or it was not in him to les
ON 81 They were right around me and pu'
ing their game so hard that it coul
au- leave and was running through FEM
ter and doubling to save its life. Bo.
that beat it all. If the finest pis
= tns !: and harp of a thousand strings W
sses played at this time it would be nc
(. compared with the musical notes mi
eral by those seven mouths that were e
lere DING and re-echoing through old
-ino quatchie Valley. 1t entered into
mind that this chase was made to
Fri der for my own pleasure.
They We're circleing right, left &
Jr,, back half prominading, partr
m amn'' crossed over, all join hands and cir
1t beat the band l thought of
fellow that couldn't hear the music
the darned dogs. My measure was
with and running over and not soul
Y in drink the surplus. They were play
as such getting up stairs l never
ans see with the air of Sugar in
Gourl BOYS, / loved every bol
thought of the good women anc
seemed they were all pretty.
y OF thought Of Bro. Crawford and
rSa. -sn great revival Finally / forgot e
and thought Of heaven. / Leaned