Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01

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with the sides Of the earth had the
scent of fox strong on him? And would
the fact that he savored of fox suffice
| to lead mis- excited companions into
their regrettable mistake?
AN incident of another sort was wit
messed once by a number of haymak-
ers working in field in Cardiganshire.
They had left their coats and dinners
in charge Of sheep dog under the
hedge and one Of the men, happening
to glance in that direction, saw dog
fox playing with the dog. the pair
gambolling like a couple of puppies.
With an eye on the dinners tine dog
ought to have been guarding the man
went to chase the fox away. 1t went
at his approach, but came back again
when he returned to his work.
Hunting men have carried their love
of the chase to the grave, and one Of
the most remarkable cases Of tine rul-
ing passion strong in death was that
Of Mr.. Pinkington, popularity known
by the nickname Jack Hawley, member
of a once famous Yorkshire family Of
sportsmen, who died, aged 81, on
Christmas Day, 1875. He was bach
elor and the last survivor Of his fam
lily, and the terms Of his will, which
were duly carried out were more re-
markable than those of the famous
Tom Moody.
HE was buried in hunting dress,
boots, spurs and whip included, and
was carried to his grave on a bare
board; he had selected his place Of
burial himself; it was in field amid
the remains of some favorite cows
which had died of rinderpest several
years before. The board was used as
a bier because Mr.. Pilkington had had
in readiness a large stone coffin which
weighed over g. ton, and this awaited
his remains on the spot chosen for his
grave; the coffin was lowered into
place by means of an extemporized
crane, and with their masters remains
were inferred his favorite fox terrier
and an old tame fox.
"The curious shots which find their
way into print must represent a very
insignificant proportion Of those which
are actually made. Here are few:
In September, 1892, gentleman shoot
ing at Badenoch missed a rabbit and
killed five partridges which he had not
soa, Tu,o eoo conc 90 rlfor ro1 Trovor
Hume killed a hare and a partridge at
one shot. In September, 1899, a men,
Der of a shooting party at Houghton
Conquest missed a hare and killed a
brace of partridges on the ground. and
the next beat another member of the
party did precisely the same thing.
"Pheasants occasionally go to ground
in search Of safety. A few years back
a gentleman was ferretins on a certain
property in the southern part Of Hamp-
shire and as the keeper was about to
put the ferret into a burrow a con-
fused noise within caused him to hesi-
out ferreting. saw cock pheasant and
emerged from another hole. 1t was
supposed that he had been busting at
the mouth Of the burrow and alarmed
by the approach Of men retired inside
to find his way out by another exit.
I'm January, 1896, w. H. Gibbs while
out ferreting saw a cock pheasant and
sent his man to drive the bird toward
him; the man failed to flush the pheas-
ant and they resumed work with the
ferrets, soon bolting the bird from
burrow.
"A very curious incident was record
ed in October, 1896. A hen pheasant
was flushed in field of turnips and as
she got up flew into piece Of rotten
wet leaf, which clung around her head,
completely enveloping 1t and blindfold-
ed her She kept ahead to wind, so
that the wet leaf remained plastered
over her eyes, and in this plight fiut-
tered higher till she became exhausted
and gradually sank to earth again.
1.-The frequency with which pheas-
ants fly through windows, sometimes
with fatal results, Is thought to be
due to tine bird in it's haste being de-
ceived by the reflection in the glass Of
the landscape behind it."