The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-10-26
HOUNDS KILLED
FOX IN The OPEN
Nirginia-Carolina Fox-Huntcrs
Enjoy Fine Run in the Early
Morning.
MRS. SMlTHERS GETS A FALL
She Was In at the Death"
However, and Received Rev
nard $ Brush.

MEChLENBCRG HOTEL. CHASE
CITY. VA. October 2S-"The duskv nirnt
rides down the sky and ushers IN Tia
morn. tAe hounds an join in slo-.,..-
cry. tlo h.utsman winds his horn as
al enthus astic crowd OF about fifty
eager sportsmen sat down 90 the 8 O'Clock
hunt breakfast az the Mecklenburg Hotel
this morning
rosy dawn, promising a favorable
day. was greeted with thrilling horn and
oaylrs hounds, as SIR. r. c. Sneed.
81 / H.. accompanied by handler from,
each az the 1--WE packs represented. led
htty spotted beauties down the red roads
Of Necklcnburg.
The packs represented were the Neck
lennrrs hounds Henderson hounds. War
ieoton ~. CD hounds. Powhatan hounds.
and Messls- Sneed and Overbeys pack.
hNe couples being entered from each. IS
inlio"s- Mecklcnourg pack-I.ou Dillon.
Mack. Rose. Young Rose. Rather. Ring.
Walker Leader. Battle. Henderson
hn1ra--Sidney Cooper owner. Joe.
Narise. Snowfall Hunter. Mark. Secret.
Happy. shot Clipper. Music: Warrentou
mounds. j. T. Twitty. owner-Star Sweep.
Lightfoot Judy. Hall. Tanner Wade
Wake. Gilbert. Brown. Powhatan hounds.
" Inraves. oWner-Beue. Leader.
Flash. Rack. Zam.nster. Trooper Flint.
Jackson. Gamester. Blue Dick
An unusual number of ladies' entered
t-e rtl4 notably Mrs. " r. Hughes. Of
I.'lisolrg \. O.: Mrs J. r. Twitty.
hlHa.o y. ": Miss OteHa Har1e. Ar,a-
a. Va; Mrs. A. O. Smithers. Norfolk.
VA. Miss Elizabeth y Tarrv. Pasker-
NilIo Va; Miss Rosa Graham. Pasker-
vile Va. and Miss Edna Wood Clarks-
v.l.e Va.
a large black and tan hound ranging
vide ~ tho clustering pack. struck a
track and opened on il with the true
fox tongue. which tells the experienced
hunter there IS no room FOR mistake The
pack harked in. and after n short traii.
found fNcy were on the hack track. and
s7 tic ~ F. H. blew them on and carr
red them back 70 the starting point.
where they were again cast heading to
the west.
After working the trail slowly and care
fully. in which Messrs. Ovcrbey and
Sneed's pack were especially mentioned
as showing up well, the fox was gotten
up IN the pasture almost under the hounds
feet
The ran was short. but exciting Ray
nard being hard pressed took refuge
ln a willy rusc Flirting his brush. he
soampered away for q short run IN the
road and then doubled back into a broom
straw field
Hounds being fresh and eager. overran
tho track and the strategcm might have
succeeded had not the field been riding
uI SO close that they disconnected the
re- ,,s, ,s tbo -, -. - 49,
lie --o.,, VII
A. 15r...., 80 ,--e-,,-
IT,. a.. .- ~, -'''' ana NF-
~ pa '.-4t' S,' -N5'e' l'i iif9t
clded hv the ". F. II. 20 belong 20 Mr..
I..aFe7
u" one disputes Mrs Smithers risht
20 tle brush. es she was the first lady
20 arrive upon the scene. minus horse ana
nat and plus plentiful supply Of Neck
lenourg mud. Her mount fell in the rri~e
just as the fox was freeing. bur Mrs
Smithers kept on. and fortunatel,. her
impetus was fn the direction Of the tree
the fox had chosen. where she arrived
unhurf
Several minor accidents ocoyvrod dur.
.nr the davis snort