The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22
thursday Afternoon Is Special
Time for Packs Set Aside
! At Westminster show.
nREED'S HISTORY ANCIENT
Edward the First Hunted With
Them Up to His Death
in Year Of 1907.


,,,i. only once a year tina, New York
/. able TO observe fcxhounds of either the
,-.r,e,n or English kinds and look over
"a. ole1 beauties with all that pleasure
80, nltasss the eye OF the hunting man
"a In s1me sense gives to the non-:ol-
aver OF the chase some idea Of the
s,or,,, OF the hunting field and all the
,sroolv Of one Of the oldest and most
IGNORED Of spor.s.
ON Thursday afternoon next New
vs,ssrs and their cousins will b. m
,rSuced again to packs OF foxhounds.
ss,risfs and beaules at the New Grand
csn,r. Palace. The hounds will be ex-
sgbl,ed IN packs mot on the leads or In
ocvpl,s) and will be attended by their
-esvecrye mas crs or hun: smen and
.hip.. The fox hunters will bt arrayed
m the scarlet or pink OF their hunts,
sNle tho masters and servants OF the
h,rrler and beagle packs will head and
"rAlp" :aer en- rles. costumcd in the
more sober and solid Ereen OF the fer
.,..rs and the bow and arrow shooters Of
Sherwood Forest OF the long gene past.
The hound day of the New York show
a,~sts has been a fashionable day aud II
prepares bright and overwhelmingly
,oyous finish 10 Americas greatest kennel
event
rh,re will be a capital entry Of Eng
Nsh foxhourds and the American hounds
coming up from Virginia will remind the
crcoktr that English foxhounds were
Arr, imported 10 the fine cid colony which
s.ln pursues the snort OF foxNunting more
thar any other STATE within the Union
There are about sixteen regularly or
gsr.ied packs OF hounts in that part OF
the country
The American foShound still retains n
god deal Of the old Southern tEngl.sh)
hound type. that made him ike tie har-
-er--ths OLE fashioned barrier. which Is
ri.her Scare NJ this moment. The barrier
e heavy cared. deep hewed hornd. end
n IS PERHAPS a s.ower hunter than the
nss IDEAL Of the English foxhound. which
Is however bigger boned. and. one would
think, e.umsicr hound.
II Is claimed for the American fox
hound that ne has better nose. better
tongue and is more suitable for a country
81 rough bunting conditions than ar, the
English foxhounds, 1t Is further ad-
vaneed that American foxhounds can Kill
more foxes than English foxhounds IN
America. on the other hand. on two
OCCASIONS American foxhounds have been
,-ied IN England and In ireland and they
1av. not made very good Jobs OF their
;allings in tSose foreign lands. II ml-ht
b that these houn's were not under
slhicltnt command: and to have your
pack under discipline Is the first idea OF
~ foreign huntsman. II Is worthy OF
note that Eng ishmen. or their sons born
in foreign countries, are generally en-
'loysd as hunt servants throughout the
world To q great extern. huntsmen are
torn huntsmen. They grow up among
toxhounds and the profession of hunting.
and they progress up from the mental
york Oh the boiler house TO the honor of
carrying the horn as kennel hun'smen.
Hounds in England were not iirst kept
FOR foxhunting alone although IL Is on
-ecord that Edward the First c'Lcng-
saanks') who died In 1907. had blood
hen Edward the Second. who died In
1911 had a pack OF hounds that he kept
.ar ioxhunting. and ne had n huntsman
FAMED Twci who early In the fourteenth
century became an author and an author
tsy on sport. He says THE bes; time for
hunting fox is In January. February
d. and March. for then you shall but see
your hounds hunting" II is obvious that
ne woods. coverts and hedges being
entirely devoid OF foliage fsave the gorse
and isure,s) at this time OF the year. the
enjoyment OF watching foxhoun's hunt
would ne at It's best.
There can be little doubt that the
English fOX'ound is at the head Of his
Profession. for as a hound he Is q pro-
duoer not only OF much sro-t but the
means OF a very great industry. In
make and shape ne is pretty wen ideal;
Ms pace Ia excellent and his nose and
courage OF the best Undoubt d.y he
makes men brave. for the foxhunter 10 a
hard riding man and he doesn't Ike to
, oe beaten by his neighbor. The foxhound
IS means Of breeding the best OF horses
hunters The fcxhound and his sur.
!oundings command large employment
of men II 10 said that over 126 900 600
:. spent annually in the United Kingdom
over foxhounds
The upkeep Of hounds In America Il
very considerable. Hounds were nrsi
Kept for hunting the fox exclusively In
NE hrst quarter OF the seventeenth CEN
Jury Before that they were used much foI
harting the deer and the otter
The speed OF foxhounds during the hrst
on me eighteenth century may be Gaused
ron match maze by the celebrated
Co- Tro'n'on who was reported % have
produced the finest and f1eetsst fox
aounds OF his time. Merkin. a bitch be.
longing TO the Colonel challenged to rur
any hound Of her year nve miles ove'
Newmarket. giving $40 yards for 10000
ganess fsbout Sb2.60o) Merkin Rae
rnn trial OF four miles. which dis
lance she performed In seven minutei
ana half second, The bitch was sole
~ '''o TOR FOUR hoxsNeads or claret, th'
se.er to have Two OF her whelp
Madcsp belonging TO the same re-son
a. two years cd CHALLENGED all Enelan;
JOY JOo pu'neas S3.OOO). Lounger
Brother TO Msdcsp, did the same at fou
years old The challenge was accepted
ava a BET was made for 200 guinea
about $4,000 to run Mr.. Meynelrl
.Ilaeer The parties were allowed b.
tol Thornton 10 start any other hount
OF Nj Meynell's and Lounger was 4
peal both but upon Lounger being s'eI
A. Iatt"rsalrs by many OF the first sports
men, DIS bone and form we're found to b.
|" capital that II was thought power &
gay forfeit which was done. by presenting
20! Thornton with a pair Of gold couples
Louneer ai'erward was sent 40 q pres
eht 10 the Duke Of Northumberland a.
stallion h0uns. II In said that noble
mans Asenness for the snort Of foxhunt
,ts exceeded that Of most other fox
hunters that ever lived. In one inst nee
si'er very severe Chase, he ordered IN
toxs head 10 be dsvilied and ate a grea
part Of H.
The greatest interest will be taken 4
ne Judging of the foxhound. harrisr an
oeasle packs on Thursday afternoon
IN Judging a pack evenness 10 OF cours
OF The utmost consideration. and man
hers count a good Zeal with judge sue
- VIII Nichols. the professional
n'nntl hun'sman OF the Montreal Hun
ne will Judve tho English foxhounds On
a-,@A-S The barrier 10 rightly . hsav
ana bigger headed and LONGER cared houn
" proportion to the foxhourd TIE 'yr
cal beagle should h n EnRlinh f0YhOun