The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-05

oYEy COibHluulVdEIOnt VIII EDs u ltlItTeSL'
to the chasers OF the Old 9Don,non.l The
letter Ii appended: ~
{ In your report OF the Brunswick Fox
hound. Cub Meeting on January 18th your
reporter mndo comments which c;ln only
be, traced to certain {mcrrllers uf tile
executive committee of the Club ut that
time. and In order that may make my,
position as n sportsman perkscsty cle ii.
TO the readers OF your paper i Dets to give
the following facts: ~,
Z The questioneof defent does not worry
mo IL fairly beaten. I5haye ridden In the
rnck before with the dirt in my mouth.
and no one knows better than I do tho
hardness of tho ground beyond the Jump.
Ny method has always been, when
found that my horses Or hounds were not
good enough, to study tho game, learn
what was wanted. and procure better
crying, complaining and throwing mud.
FTON-PIEDMONT ENTRIES.
On August 10Th 1 made nomination to
the stakes OF the Brunswick Foxhound
Club In the name of the Grafton Hunt
and tho Piedmont Hunt, both OF which
hunts was master, and stated that the
citries would be sent as soon as the
necessary blanks were received. If the
secretary has LOST or MISLAID this let
ter l have Il copy OF same at my office.
AT meeting of the executive commit
tee held at Mr. Perkinss office in Sep
tCuipyI lnS QueStIou Oh my running tnTce
hounds from the Grafton pnd three from
tho Piedmont was brought up, and the
executive committee voted unanimously
That such entries were proper and in or
der. The entries were made, the entry
Zee accepted, and tho hounds ran.
AT q meeting OF the executive commit
tee IL was voted in addition to my hunt
ing tho hounds as NJ. F. n. with a whistle
they also be hunted with horn. and
throughout the entire trials at Barre the
above methods were used
The entries from the NJ. F. II. have al
ways been received and he has always
been allowed to run and hunt his own.
hounds in the trials.
After the Observation-Disclosures match had
fallen through, the reason for which 1t
k!ns. who is q relative OF Mr.. Higginson's.
wrote me. asking me to take same up
again. This I was willing to do. and
met Mr.. Perkins and Mr.. HIgginson at
running rules which with few excep-
MAKEruf OF PACKS.
AT the first or second meeting Mr. Hig-
glnson brought up the point as to what
hounds he should run In his pack, and /
stated that 1t was immateriaI to me
whether he ran his own hounds. Mr..
Mather's hounds or the best hounds that
could be obtained in England, the whole
point of the match was American hound
breed. For that reason in the running
rules there was absolutely no rule which
forbade Mr.. Higginson running any ones
mounds that he wanted. or my running
any ones honnds that wanted.
In fact for a number of months before
the match had received offers from
Thomas Hitchcock, Jr,, 3 aF. Bywaters.
OF Olive. Va; ] Marshall Henry. of
Brookneal. Va; Mr.. E. W. OVERLY, of
Boydton. Va, and number of other
prominent breeders. wishing to furnist,
me hounds to run during the match.
which shows that the foxhound breeders
throughout the United States Thoroughly
understood the running rules.
When at upperville Mr.. Hfgginson and
named. and gave a list to the clerk
or the match. of the hounds that we
would run through the match. Thu names
OF these hounds were published throughout
the country, and had there been any com
plaint from Mr.. Higginson or his relative.
Mr. Perkins, 1t should have been made
at that time. There was no complaint
made, nor would 1t have been possible 10
nave made one The match was put
. as , and by the unanimous decision
OF the Judges ii went to the Grafton Hunt.
The only word I have heard from Mr.
Higginson was his most sportsmaniike
statement in Rider and Driver
JUDGES AT BARRE.
At the Brunswick Foxhound Trials last
fall committee on judges was annointed
Oy MIR. Perkins. OF which was not a
member. who obtained the services or
five judges of national reputation. Tbe.
trials were run off and 1t was perfectIy
evident to every one before the secon,
gay was over that there was nothing In
M ~ nut .ne uratt9n and Piedmont hounds.
1ney were simply first and the rest M
where. 80. NO
nj, Ihis was SO absolutely apparent ON
thursday !. night that the chairman of the
suusss asked lot a meeting of the ex-
We're ready to give their decision, tha,
evening, but that IL any ono who haS
mounds entered In tho trials wished IN r,,n
.n. another day they would continue the
q. r.a us another day Mr.. Perkins had his
I e.s as an entry: DIR. Hefinger also h.I
lures ,a and twenty-five or thirty others
aney- an stated at that time that thaw
shodp e sn satisfied that the decision
and eyer e mage pse The decision was made,
tn aa. OF second and third prizes war .
hounds. emu fieumont
fact ttS6 e ns1n was made at that time. In
was note from President Perkins Z one
~ ~ Two afterwards. In which he s - ues
.!.., ne was tremendously pleased ~ ~
WAY the trial went off. 45t .no
y there was any complaint IN ra.,,,,.a
tome Grafton and Piedmont hounds hat
WAS the time to have made it. and not
" allow inc statement which could
i2 on come from their party, that ..Harrv
w, smith had lost caste as a snorts.
nfan. when 1t was perfectly apparent IL
every one that there were those who Ind
los! k heart as sportsmen when irvine. NO ftn
ioliow the flying Grafton and .Piedmont.
!,nds over the country at Barre FOR
an or four days at the trials last fall.
i ;ll so-called sportsmen would cut in
tpehlnd and stay for milo or two. ONLY
10 drop by the roadside, and turn LIP up
at the appointed place for Luncheon or
Iptel Barre. mot having the least idea
where the, run had been. but sadly dis
PLEASED because '.Towser' had como hack
ana an 9, not been able to keep UP with tho
INTERESTS or THE CLUB.
AS to further tho best interests OF the
cub the following statements speak for,
1t wasmy motion that changed the,
name from tho Fur Club to the Brilns-
wick Fox-Hound Club. ~
!, moved last year that the standard,
of the American fox hound be so changed
as to call for the hound which had tho
necessary conformation for field use in,
America and eliminate the hound with
the English cross which was being held
up as the standard. I5put5it before the
club strongly stating that II they did not
care to accept this type of hound 1t would
be necessary to establish the so-called