The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01
ORIGIN AND ANTIQUITY
OF THE. HOUNDS
BY JAMES MARSHALL HENRY.

characteristic OF neither; he Is strictly
withln.a class TO himself. ii s
To illustrate the lighting ability OF this 4
Nlofs..::.,nlvdan breed OF hound. the writer
once Witnessed a battle royal between
hound belonging to native OF Jolo and
an American bulldog, that lasted for an
hour in a swcterIng tropical sun, at the
end Of which neither dog was able 10 4
stand upon his legs: yet the Moro hound
was victorious. Again. 1t was his good
fortune to witness q wild boar hunt on
one OF the sulu islands. # IN
Hunt Of Wild Boar. 4
On the side OF mountain that rose
over agains, the sea were a party OF
Owing to tho precipltous nature OF this 4
ground, a fairly good View could be had
of the chase although tho mountain was
covered with foliage. s $ssf st $s3
The hounds started a wild boar upon the
mountainside and ran him down in a
swamp Mt the foothills, where, amidst
the wild shouts OF the. Moro huntsmen,s q
they brought the boar TO. bay and in q I
furious encounter killed him. 3 Il M
5 These incidents are related as an evi-a
dence OF the fierce courage OF the Asiatin
hound. two species OF which are still !
extant-namely. the Dhole and the Moro
hound.
After briefly reviewing the Asiatlo
breeds OF hunting dogs that belong to the
hound family whose history commences
with primitive man and accompanies
him through a long period OF time down y
to the present day, during which neither
master or hound have improved to any {.
remarkable degree. It may be we'll TO
take up the progcnitor OF tho English
foxhound and trace his progress with the
.Anglo-Snxon race.
The Legend Of St. Hubert.
1.-TWO dogs OF black Saint Hubert's breed.
Unmatch'd for courage, breath and
speed" e,
~ Twelve centuries ago there lived In
France a noblemnn Of Aqutaine, who
attended the court OF Pepin d'Heristal.
and, among other pleasures, devoted hiln-$
self to the chase, which he pursued on
tho days set apart by the Holy Church
for fasting and prayer. n,
One day during holy week, while hunt
Ing in the forestof Ardennes. the hounds
started a milk-whte stag. which, to the
awe and anlazement of the huntsman,S
displayed a cruciflx upon his antlers and
vanished Into the woods
Filled with superstition, the huntsman
renowned all worldly pleas
sure and turned hermit in theSvery forest
which had been tho scene OF Ills former
hunting, 4 e es5a
h Finally, undor the tutorshlp OF Saint
Lam bert, he was ordained priest and for
twenty years lived q life Of pletyf and
good works, carrying not only religious
discipline, but social civilization. into the
depths OF the forest that was the haunt
OF ROBBERS ard inhabited by heather !doln-s
tors, Thus out Of the darkest OF dark
ages came patron saint Of the chase 70
whose memory chapels were erected
within the precincts OF the forest where
the huntslnan might pay devotion to his
favorte saint before he began his, favor-i
ite sport, l 81,
In that rare and exquisite print Of
Albert Durer. Saint Hubert ls kneeling,
In the hunting costume OF the fifteenth
century, with his horn and couteau-de-5
chasse suspended at his side, and wearing
the furfed cap and hunting spurs; beside
him stands his horse. and in the fore-
ground are the painting hounds. On the
wooded hill is the Vision OF the stag Wit
tho cruclf|x.a
In tho devotional hgures found In the
old French and Flemish churches, Saint
Huber It's represented In his Episcopal
habit with book In one hand and
hunting horn In the other
Saint Hubert's Breed. q
Whatever light sacred and legendary
art may throw upon this patron saint
of the hound we are Indebted to a more
substantial record for q description Of
the breed Of dogs which are generally
called Saint Hubert's breed,
In a translation Of "The Noble Art. OF
Venere.i the following allusion to Saint
Hubert and his hounds is made.
1.-THE hounds. which We call Saint Hu,
bert's hounds, are commonly black; yet.
nevertheless, their race is SO mingled Mt
these days that we lind them Of all colors.
These are the hounds which the ahbots
OF st Hubert have always kept sol.,s at
their race or kind, In honor or renleqn-
brancs OF tho saint. which was a hunter
with st, Eustace. Whereupon we may
coaneiyed that tby the grace Of Cod !
good huntsn2en shall follow than into
paradise. To return unto my former purs!
pose this kind OF dogges hath beene dis
ipsrsed through the countries Of Hanault,
Lorayne Flaunders and Burgoyne, They
are mishty of body; nevertheless their
legges are low and short; likewise they
are not swift, although they ba very good
OF scent, hunting chases which fare
struggled. fearing neither water nor cold.
and doe more coYet the chases that
smell, as ioxes, bore and such like, Il
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