Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-19

plete In eacn respect. Inc morse Sno"
department will continue to be prom
inent past as usual. Airshipmen want
to come here and exhibit for the fair
and every day letters are received from
aviators all over the country. An air.
ship to make two or three flights each
day of the fair would be a great thing
Reduced rates have been asked for on
all railroads and will be granted. 1t is
determined to make this a record
breaker.
Gastonia Gazette, September is: A
number of CASTOR county's best fox
hunters and most ardent lovers of the
chase recently got together and organ
lied the Gastonia Fox club, the sole
object being to chase the willy little
grays and reds through the swamps
and over the hills and dales in CASTOR
and Richmond counties and anywhere
else they may elect to adopt as hunt
ing ground. There are twenty-nine
members so far, namely: A. r. Ran
kin, ]. F. McArver, w. N. Davis, ]. E.
Falls, r. c. Warren, T. r. McArver, j.
w. Falls, ]. L. Ferguson, ]. T. Pearson,
E. N. Hahn, w. H. Crawford, Tom Car
son, ]. w. Bradley, r. A. Jackson, H. P.
McArver, NJ B. Ormand, M. P. Near
yer, James Adams, Charles Dilling, ].
Flem Johnson, R. A. Falls, Ed Pegram,
r. L. Wilson, Robert L. Adams, w. c.
Abernathy, all Of CASTOR, and Mr.. N. B.
Jacobs and Mr.. Ed Hodge of Hamlet.
The officers of the club are as follows:
President, A. R. Rankin; vice presi-
dent, j. F. McArver; secretary and
treasurer, w. N. Davis; master of
hounds, j. f. Falls; stewards, r. G.
Warren and T. r. McArver. Leaving
Gastonia August 31st the members of
the club enjoyed their first hunt Of the
season in Richmond county, returning
to Gastonia September Sth, last Fri
day. They carried with them fifty -one
hounds and sixteen others were added
to the pack at Hamlet, making a total
of sixty-seven dogs. In the seven days
they killed eight gray foxes. When the
party arrived at Hamlet on Thursday
night it was raining heavily, notwith-
standing which fact they drove to their
camp four and half miles out in the
country. One surrey full of the hun
ters lost their way and drove a dis
tance of seven miles or more out of
their way, reaching camp in the wee
Of MI
best race of the entire week was on
Wednesday night, the 9Th. 1t lasted for
two hours and twenty minutes and was
without a break from start to finish.
The gray fox, be 1t known, does not
run straight ahead but circles and
lodges and keeps his pursuers always
turning and twisting and doubling back.
In this respect he differs from the red
fox which hits a bee line and keeps
straight ahead. OF the eight foxes
caught Mr.. John w. Falls tailed"
four, carrying off the pennant in this
respect. A very amusing incident oc-
CURED at the end of Wednesday nights
chase. It was such fine race that ev-
cry one was anxious to tall the game.
Mr.. Falls and Mr.. Charles Dilling were
the first two to reach the dogs, which
were packed like sardines around the
victim. Both men made dive for the
coveted tail and both cried I've got
him" at the same time. They pulled
up what they had their hands on. Mr..
Falls had the fox and Mr.. Dilling had
dog by the tail. The incident fur
nished quite a good deal of fun for Mr..
billings companions. Monday night
previous another pretty interesting race
was had when the fox was run right in
to the edge of the town and was
"treed" under the front porch of one Of
the residents Of the town. According
to official reports at least two Of the
eight foxes caught climbed trees. This
is said to be a common occurrence with
gray foxes, but it is further declared
that reds never climb trees. Soon af-
ter the club members had settled down
in camp and were ready to take up the
chase the sheriff of Richmond county
swooped down upon them and collect
ed the annual hunting tax Of $40, this
being according to a new act passed
by the last general assembly which also
prohibits the shipping out of the coun-
ty of foxes either dead or alive.
The open season for fox hunting in
CASTOR county does not begin till No
vember 1st. The Colonial Fox club of
Kings Mountain, to which many of the
members of the Gastonia Fox club be-
long, is planning some big races for the
coming season. They have a large
number of foxes running on Crowders'
Mountain and Kings Mountain.