The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-21
HARRY SMITH LOSES M. #. III.
OF BAY STATE HUNT CLUB
Well Known Follower Of Hounds In Virginia Applied
n Methods In Furtherng Interests Of Brunswick Fox
Hound Club That Were Objectionable and
Results In Election Of r. F. Perkins

I would state that below Is what have
worked ent propose to work for. and
| have called the attention of the executive
committee and the president to number
| OF times:
! 1.-The Brunswick Foxhound Club. a ma
| tional club. not devoted to New England
| interests alone.
| 2-The annual meeting and winter hunt
to be held at Barre, and not at Boston.
| 3-The Judges at the trials to be from
all parts OF the United States, and not
three out OF five from New England.
| 1.-The trials to be all-day trials. and
not to be called off at IL o'clock, as was
| the desire of the executive committee last
| fall. which would leave many q good
| hound to run his heart out and not a
! Judge to score him; fortunately the by
! laws stated distinctly that the master OF
hounds should have charge of the hounds
in the field, which rule enables the judges
to run tho trials to finish this year.
| 6--The trials to be run to finish each
year.
ga committee Of masters to be formed
| by the different masters of hounds of the
Brunswick Foxhound Club. and other
masters (who shall be asked to Join tho
club who shall meet and for their pro-
lection. pass laws In regard to tho Dig
ging out OF foxes, the selling Of same:
arrange SO that foxes may be purchased
for the benefit OF all. from some unlimited
country. such as New Brunswick; pass
regulations in regard to a poultry fund;
regulations In regard to wire; and ar
range for the registration OF all hounds
controlled by them in hound stud
book
7-Formulating running rules to govern
pack trials and arrange 80 that dele
gate of the Brunswick Fo1hound Club
could be sent down to the annual pack
trials, which are to be given in Virginia
this fall.
ST gave notice after the trials last
year that should not enter any more OF
my hounds at the annual trials; conse-
quently 1t Is easy to see that my desire
cannot be considered personal ones, but
simply for the good of the Brunswick
Foxhound Club.
"A sporting life is sometimes chequcred
but never dull"
Attend the meeting! Yours truly.
HARRY w. SMITH, NJ. r. n.
While Mr.. Amith had backing OF q
ma 1ority OF the members OF the club.
the executive committee stood for Mr..
Perkins, and at the annual needing OF
the committee 1t was decided that prox-
les could not be voted at the annual
meeting, and Mr. Smith was counted out.
. Tho executive committee made the claim
that the bylaws did not state that prox-
les could be voted. and therefore they
could not. Mr.. Smith argued that he had
and that the bylaws did not say word
about proxies one way or the other. and
| that common custom would give him the
| right to vote. Then the committee, which
was against him. voted that proxies could
not be counted.
| AT 8 o'clock came the annual meeting OF
the club, at which the officers were re-
| elected President L. o. Dennison, Wal
! than; vice president, Harry w. Smith,
of Worcester; Thomas II. Hitchcock. of
| Providence, o. F. Joslin. of Waltham;
/ secretary. Bradford s. Turpin. of Rox-
| bury; treasurer. L. w. Campbell. of
| Woonsocket, r. l.: executive committee.
| C. j. Prouty. of Scituate; d. A. c. Hefren-
! ger OF Portsmouth and n. l. Bowditch,
! OF birmingham. The election of all the
/ officers was UNANIMOUS. and President Den
| nison was heartily greeted with cheers
| when he took his new seat.
| After the election a banquet was served,
which was attended by members and
!. prominent guests, among whom were II.
s. Vaughan of the Norfolk Hunt Club,
| Malvin Richardson of the Piedmont Hunt
i Club, T. S. Peer. famous English hun
! ter, and the Hon. Silas D. Charles.