New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-27
Middlesex Pack Wins the
Lions Share of Blues
Ranger and Rally Stars.
NORRIS. BEST M. F. H.,
GETS A SILVER HORN
Crowd Packs Ring Three Deep to
See Pick of Hunt Clubs
Kennels on Parade.


,oa~as. the rush Of the packs as they
...., choir Kennels for the show rims un-
..- clio crack 81 the whip. and the gen
..., ..omp and circumstance attendant
Clio fndeirc Of these famous CANNES
.a,.. i. no day ike the final day OF the
vs..minster show.
.....f Central Palace IS admirably suit
.. ,. a display OF this kind. for AFTER
.,.rre or au enormous rims SOB tho cen
rc main floor there is plenty OF
...., a.r the various packs TO he housed
..... re north end o. the palace. where
...... ,.I.,, them before shey make their
........lt.r entrance into the arena.
,tto. Che pens were opened. out came
..-.er, and foxhounds with
....r noses 20 the ground as though they
.... .n the trait of a ION. hare or some
.,s.- game equally allurins and elusive
-.. .ncctators gathered around the
.......-It ben the afternoon. and when the
.-.,..- became so dense that no one coui1
... ANYTHING more attractive than his
..ehDor-. bonnet. some OF the more agile
Climbed as Gar as the first shelf on the
.. pillars and took up points Of vantage
uer,
--t. hound. we're no respecters Of per
.,rares and when they made a rush for
.,, arena 10 hehooved every one 10 step
.,eI,." as hey swept an before them
Dr. imaginative spectator observed that
t,. looked ike a pack Of hungry Hons
..r- oo-,d ou the martyrs in the ring.
Asa matter OF fact. the martyrs were
r..e compelled 10 remain outside the
rims for only favored few were allowed
3D. .rtlr That Is. comparatively few for
.f. DOGS would undoubtedly have been
more r''r had there been less 10 distract
r.r from the business Of winning tro-
ri,s
Among tine well known NJ. r. rs. and
hmismcu that participated IN the pageant
we're E Lester Jones. j. Watson Webb.
Charles T. MatherS H. g. Sands, jr, j. q
Thomas. d. j. Nichols Oakleigh Thorne
a Henry Higginson, G. G. earle and
Charles Morris
The last named won the beautiful
silver horn offered by Mrs. Henry His-
snson 90 the huntsman Of The pack
slowing the best home-bred hound OF
.rt age or sex entered IN any OF the
classes FOR English foXhounds. In this
mack were Ranger. which won the cham
lou cup for foxhounds. and Rally, which
-vo. the champion cup for bitches.
-NiU' Nichols. of Canada, took Eng
l,sn 1oxhounds and barriers; Elliott Cow
dim nal charge Of the beagles. while the
American foxhounds were in the hands
of nr p. Lester Jones. The conditions
required that the hunJ servants as well
a. ne masters should be in orthodox
hunting costume of their club.
The special offered for English fox
hound packs was a duel between the Mid
aescx and Brandywyne hunts, the packs
of five couples being shown by the re-
slertI,e masters. A. II. Higginson and
Charles Mathu. The "Middlesexes' Won
scor.ns in sportiness and quarter. al
though the Brandywyne were undoubt-
cdiy rounder IN front.
The gpecial for American hounds had
only the dog and bitch packs from the
Piedmont Hunt The masters bore the
old-fashIoned horns which had once done
duty on some humble bovine head. in
stead az the elaborate silver one used in
England The female Of the species
proved far more tractable than the male,
and won out by their general livciness
and wonderful condition u. c. Sands,
3D.. the master. directed both packs.
The Beagle special Of $780, was won
rs the Wheatley pack. J. 5. Phipp mas
ter George b. Post had charge of the
Somerset Reagles, and again and again
The dogs were put through their PAGES.
Many believed that the Somerset pack
would carry away the prize. as they
seemed 10 have the advantage i'm bone.
There was nearly as much agitation
caused by the barriers as there had been
bv the Boxers earlier in the week Many
Of the spectators never had seen a Har
rIer, as it was the first competition for
such packs ever held in this country. and
Vas for q cup given by the Glen-Arden
Hunt of which Miss Carol Hartman and
John r. Townsend are Joint masters.
The three packs M competition made an
impressive showing. and il was difficult
10 choose between them. The blue finally
went 20 the Mlbrook pack OF dogs. with
The bitch pack reserve winners. H. II.
Carrie was tho master. The Hopeland
Hafriers. shown by r.. =. Huntington.
The master. while in good condition and
in splendid control. lacked the fine coats
displayed by the Nhllbrook packs
VII Nichols started the ball rolling
fafiy ln the day IN his Judging Of Eng
hsh ioXhounds In accordance with the
method adopted at the Peterborough and
other time-hOnored fOxhouud shows I'm
Great Britain The innovation scored an
Instantaneous success. as do all things
English in America. and next year the
American foxhounds viii undoubtedly be
Judged I'm the same way. Mr Nichols
went in" for the hunting ability and the
merit of the hounds ia breeding the true
limiting stock The Canadian judge, who
ty the way is huntsman OF tho Montreal
Hunt club proved to be a consistent
spd thorough iudge
Some Of the hunting set particularly
those who hail from south or the Mason
and Dixon line. criticised the fronts OF
several OF the winners. bat apart from a
pa'pable '"toeing in" the majority OF the
dogs were as clean as the proVerDla'
hounds tooth" First hOnors went 10
Addlesex all down the line, with the
master. Henry Higginson. In charge
TIE Brandywine Hunt entries were
close up with a very level lot. While In
some Instances they lacked the bone Of
She Mlddlesex hounds. they were quite up
io the mark In legs feet. shoulders and
lolns
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