El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-15
Grab Orchard the Mecca
OF American Fox Hunters
Annual Meeting National
of the Sport in Large Numbers.

!, will gather a bunch of dry grass in his
mouth, back into stream of water and
force the fleas out upon the dry grass.
Drowning them is then an easy mat
ter
Red Fox Not a Native.
Comparatively few people are aware
of the fact that the red fox is not
native of America. 1t was brought to
Long Island in the middle of the eigh-
teenth century to give the sportsmen
of the then small city of New York a
chance for chase. Since then the red
fox has spread over nearly all of the
territory Of the United States. 1t is
claimed by American hunters that life
in this big country has given him a
fleetness of foot and a power of endur-
ance that is not to be found in his
cousins in Britain. This same condi-
ton is asserted to prevail with refer
ence to American fox hounds. The
American hunter will unhesitatingly
assert that the fox hound of this coun-
try has more speed and endurance, that
he has a sweeter voice when in full
cry, and that he can perceive the scent
much more accurately than the English
fox hounds. The attitude of many
American fox hunters is expressed in
the words of one of them, who said:
II don't care anything about the breed,
they may be pointers for all that, what
I want is a hound that can chase a
fox" The English sportsmen have lit
tie patience with this view, and the
best thought in American fox hunting
circles favors a combination Of the two
conflicting views.
Transfer Made With Canada.
A transfer of hounds recently took
place that is of extraordinary interest
to breeders in the United States and
Canada. A number of couples were
delivered by the Chevy Chase Hunt
club of Washington, D. c., to a Cana
dian club, whose name has not been
given out. This is the first instance
where American hounds have been sent
to Canada to form the nucleus of an
important pack. Man. of the Ameri-
can fox hunters have taken their dogs
to England, and have participated in
hunts there. They declare that the !
conditions under which fox hunting is |
done here and abrot1 lre so different |
as to require different types Of
hounds. There the fox is well fed. and |
is also much less timid than in AmeTi- |
ca. Where the chase here often lasts |
for long hours and carries the riders |
through number Of counties. IN Eng |
land the average hunt is perhaps less
than two hours long. There the holes |
are stopped up win brush and sod SO |
that the fox cannot escape with his !
life. There must be 4 Killing TO salts |
fy the Englishman, while the american |
usually is more or less happy. when /
Reynard is plueky and sasa2ious !
enough to make his escape.
Fox hunting not only requires fine
dogs, but also splendid horses. 1t is /
said that the Blue Grass regions OF |
Kentucky and the Piedmont region Of
Virginia raise the finest hurting |
horses in America. One of the lead
ing lights of the COX hunting world re-
Gently visited these two sections and
then wrote a book. In it ne says that
in Blue Grass kentucky they sing the
song of the hunter, but that it midland
Virginia they play it with all its vari-
atoms.
The blue ribbon ecents of the fox
hunting season are the contests for the
derby, the all age, and the champion
ship stakes. The field trials under
which these prizes are awarded are
widely attended, and in all the world
Of sport the judges who make the
awards are not given a more strenuous
time than in these trials. There are
many things to be considered in decid-
ing the issue between the various
hounds. Hunting, trailing, speed and
each count twenty points
Tongue counts ten and Judgment and
ten.i The judges dim to
keep. the contesting hounds in sight at
all times, and this requires very siren
lous riding.