Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-02-04
Two Packs Meet In Field.

The Chevy Chase hounds enjoyed a re-
markedly good run on Saturdaylast. 1t was
generally regarded as SURPRISING any pre-
vious record of the club, particularly con-
sidering the condition of the weather.
Thursday evening word was passed
around that the hounds would meet on
Saturday morning at Beane, on the old
Georgetown Road, at 1890 o'clock, provided
the weather would permit. AS the stork
had recently visited Clarence Moore house,
the master could not 60 out, so he passed
over the lordship to Mr.. Knutt to maintain
on the redoubtable Twilight Besides the
huntsman and the three whips, no one else
turned up but Capt. c. F. G. Sowerby, the
threatening weather and social engage
ments holding every one else back
At 10:45 the hounds were cast in a cover
about 2 miles south of Beane but drew a
blank. They then started for a cover on
the Cabin John Run, about a mile to the
north. AS they were passing through a
field on the Meyer farm, about midway,
they ran right on top of a red coming to-
ward them and not 90 yards away. Three
couples of the hounds were up, the others
being scattered in a small brush near by,
and it was some minutes before Curran,
the hutsman, could get them going. lnnu-
merable wire fences stood before them in
every direction. Leaving the huntsman
to start the pack, Mr.. Knut took circle to
get around the fences and to pick up the
pack half a mile away, but before Mr..
Knutt reached them they had carried MIR,
Fox in whirl beyond his usual earth, off
toward Rockville, Mr.. Knutt bringing up in
the rear with the stragglers. At a place
near Rockville they all met Mr.. Maeruder,
and thereby hangs tale, which is as fol-
lows
An old-time Maryland hunt was going
on early that morning. by putting the
hounds in the covers to draw a fox, with
the farmers all out on the hiltops watch
ing the sights. Mr.. Magruder had started
the fox in the very cover to which
the Chevy Chase hounds were going. Then
there was nothing to do until the pack
brought the fox back again. In the mean
time hot discussion arose as to whose
hounds had the trail, for there we're still
few hounds behind. They did not have
to wait long, for in twenty minutes sounds
were heard away off toward Rockville.
The field lost no time in falling in, and
through open fields to the southeast the
United packs rushed Something made
Reynard change his mind. for he failed to
seek the earth, but went off again toward
Rockville, finally going to earth on Mai.
Willis Moores farm, a half-mile south of
Rockville, with the pack swapping at his
heels and the field well up.
Two points were clearly brought out.
First, from the mixing of the pack the
hounds gave tongue as never before, Capt.
Sowerby and Mr.. Knutt both saying they
had never heard so much long-continued
tongue. nor anything that could compare
to it. Then, in the woods and where there
had been weeds or briars, the English
hounds, with their heavy build and thick
coats of hair, went away from the Ameri-
can hounds easily, but in the open fields
where the running was uninterrupted, the
latter caught up with them. The air line
distance of the run was IL miles
The run lasted from 1888 a. m. until
2:40 p. m. with the fox and hounds going
all the time. The hunters were all game
to the finish, but nearly exhausted, and
the club stables were not reached unit
nearly o'clock