The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-30
FOX LEADS WILD RUN
Chevy Chase Hunters En-
counter SnOWStOrm.
TWO PACKS IN LONG PURSUIT
English and American Hounds are
Led YeIpinG Through Farms be
yOnd Rockville Turnpike, Win mr'
Magrudcr, Mr.. Knut, Capt. sOwer-
by, and Other SPOFtsmen.

by, and Other SpOrtsmen.
Thursday evening the word was passed
around that the Chevy Chase fox hounds
would hit the trail Friday morning az
Beane Post-ofice. on the Tennallytown
and Rockville turnpike, at 1890 o'clock
provided the weather would permit.
Clarence Moore has passed over the
lordship TO Mr.. Knut and besides the
Euntsman and the three whips no one
turned up at the meet except Capt c.
F. g. Sowerby. naval attache OF the
British Embassy.
At 1918 O'Clock the hounds were cast in
a cover about two miles south Of Beane,
but drew a blank They then started
for a cover on the cabin John Run,
about a mile 10 the north. AS they were
passing through a field on the Meyer
farm, about midway they ran on top of
red not sixty yards away. Only three
couples Of the hounds were UP, the others
scattered in a small brush near by, and
| 1t was some minutes before Curran, the
Ihuntsmau, could get them going. Wire
/ fences stood before them in every direc-
( ton.
Mr.. hnut's short Cut.
Leaving the huntsman 10 start the pack.
I Mr. Kuut took q circle 20 get around the
fences and pick ND the pack half a mile
( away. The others carried Mr. Fox in
/ a whir toward Rockville, Mr.. knut
Z bringing up the rear At a place near
/ Rockville they all met MT. Magruder-
and thereby hangs a tale, which is as
/ follows.
/ An old-time Maryland hunt was going
/ ON early that morning by putting the
/ hounds i'm tine covers 10 draw fox. with
( the farmers all out on the hilltops watch
/ ing the sights and hearing the music.
Mr. Magruder had started the fox in
the very cover the Chevy Chase hounds
were going to. and they met him in the
open in fun sight Of the field.
( Then there was nothing 20 do until the
pack brought the fox back. In the mean
+ time hot discussion was engaged in as
/ TO whose hounds had the trail. for there
were stI few hounds behind. yappinS
on the first line They did NOT have 10
walt long. FOR I'm twenty minutes sounds
were heard 10 the north toward Rockville.
Growing louder and louder they came
with q burst into separate tongues and
+ Currau was of after his faithful ones,
/ the air ringing with the noise Of the pack.
now made up Of English and American
hounds
/ The field lost no time in falling in. and
/ through open fields 10 the southeast the
united packs carried Mr.. Reynard. Run
/ ming thus a couple or miles turn was
made 10 the south and passing the River
road they ran fun 10 the bank OF the
/ PotJmac turning again toward cabin
John Bridge. which they circIed, going
/ away TO the north and then 20 The north
west. straight for the first cover drawn
/ Something made Reynard change his mind
/ here for ne failed to see, the earth. bu;
/ went off again toward Rockville. finally
going 20 earth on Mai Willis Moore
farm, half mile south Of Rockville. with
the pack yelpiug al his heels and the FIELD
well up.
Farmers Enjoy sport.
The fox was viewed a number OF times
by the whole field, ana every high hill
/ had a farmer yelling and waving his hat
/ Nearly every farmer in Montgomery C0un-
~ seemed To be out.
TWO points were clearly brought out
/ first that from the mixing OF The pack
the hounds gave tongue as never before
Capt Sowerby and Mr.. Knut both saying
that they had never heard anything that
could compare TO il. and. second. in the
woods and where there had been weeds
or briars the English hounds. with theh
heavy build and thick coats Of hair. went
away from the American hounds easily
but I'm the open fields where the running
was uninterrupted the latter caught ny
with them.
From the known points that were reach
ed and a study of the map. the distance
covered in the run in an air line was over
twelve miles. and when the various twists
and turns are taken into consideration
the total run could not have been less
than twenty miles II lasted from 1915
a. IN. until 30 p. m. with the fox and
hounds going all the time, and the field
being allowed but few minutes for breath
ers The hunters were al game sp 10 the
finish, but nearly done up, and the club
stables were not reached until nearly
o'clock with a binding snowstorm on
soaking both horse and rider.