Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-25
FOX HUNTERS HAVE
 SUCCESSFUL RUN
'UNCNE JACK" WRITES OF HOS.
 FATALITY AT THE TONEY se HOME AND EVENTFUL TRIP
Dogs Were On the Job and Excite ment Was At Fever
 Heat.

large attendance, as at the meet at H. K. Toney's country llace on Sat urday evening.
 Invita- ions had been sent out to all of the gang" and by 3 p. m., the boys began to arrive, and coming from different directions could be heard the gentle sound of the hunters horn, vibrating through the hills and valleys.
 By half after five the crowd had arrived with twenty hounds, and all equal number of men, As the guests arrived they were met at the big gate by servant who took charge of the horses and dogs.
 Next we were welcomed by our host and hostess, supported by their grand ass stants, Mrs. Musselman and Mrs. James Knox. These good people bid the guests welcome ill a way that made one feel as though he had met a new friend and the name was we.- come.
 The inspiration of primitive well come was so impartial ',hat, you were naturally reminded of the poets verse, Freedom from it's mountains height, unfurls it's azure to the skies
 After viewing the beaut full premis- es we were led through the new resi- dence,' "a modern' 'five,room cottage, fill ed with neat plain furniture. Im- macula,e and spotless were each and every nook and corner, with a big country brick fire place that made one feel at home.
 Promptly at six o'clock the large ! banquet table was spread under a large oak tree, covered with snow white linen, and such bounteous sup ply of good edibles, as would make dead man smile.
 Having dispatched our meal, every man got ready fer the hunt. The rest hour was disappointing, and some ,? the boys began to worry, but alas. and not a'ack, the old man Ruler cried cut, and in unison all said "tha: it's" Then came the sweet mouthed Florda, which made each man yell. All through the trail, each dog seemed bent on outrunning the other. Alter twenty minutes of fast trailing, voice at the head of the column was heard to say, 'tBoys the fire works have begun" and that was no joke. Across the hills the whole pack went, followed by the horsemen jumping logs and breaking brush, at such a gate that Robbie Burns ride cn his grey mare, Maggie would seem tame.
 Now and then you would hear some rider holler "wo", aid then utter q smothered sound that he did not learn from the Bible only to be ans wered by his friends, Guess it is my time next" for an hour the chasa was wild, with one continuous roar of hound and men.
 Then check came to hear hunter say, Its a grey" At this instant Little Sing yelped, Nut was by her side and ever the hills RenaN showed them tue way Striking all old field, the fox doubled, and threw out the main pack, but the redoubtable PoWhaan was on to his job supported by his running mate, Butler, who led the race for half mile.
 Excitement was '&f fever heat and tae gait was so swift that Renard had only a short lease of life or takt tree. But Renard knew something as we'll, and straight did he make for the ',hicket helf mile wide. Then q lodging race began of thirty minutes and apparently the fox made good his escape.
 But old man" Ruler is d pinch winner, and soon had Renard OH tn. Fly. It was any dogs race. as it had reached the lodging point The thlcket was dense, and the little chatter boes got in their work. IL was no unusual sight to see four of these heads punched on two feet of ground, and just such yelping, grun.- ing and running you never heard O. saw except cur dog running a house cat.
 ' For fifteen minutes more the roar vas sinoessant Not a Voice from a man was heard, as they had all col lected in and around the thicket. knowing we'll the race would soon end. About this time the order was