The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-11-22
cHENAULT HEADS
NATIONAL FOX
HUNTERS CLUB
VISITORS PAY CORDIAL ACT OF
APPRECIATION TO HON.
JOHN A. JONES'.
ELECT FIRST WOMEN MEMBERS
Rules Revised to Eliminate Untraln-
ing Dogs from National Derby
Clearing House In Future for Only
Dogs of Merit.

Whether the members of the Ma.
tional Fox Hunters association be.
heve in woman suffrage in politics or
not they have adopted that principle
in their own organization. At the
annual business meeting and election
of officers last night at the Bethel
House Miss Louise Herrin, of Clarks-
dale, Miss, daughter of retiring presi-
dent w. X. Herrin, and Mrs. r. c.
Long, Jr, Of Jackson, Tenn, were
elected to full-fledged membership.
ANY Columbia girl or woman who de-
sires to ride on the chases also was
elected to honorary membership.
The business meeting was attend
ed by majority of the fox-hunters
and developed into most interesting
session with the proposed establish
ment of an official publication and
changes in the rules governing the
entrance of dogs for the Derby trials
as subjects for extended discussion.
A cordial mark of appreciation to
Hon. John A. Jones for his courtesy
and hospitality in sending out wag-
on load of sandwiches and hot coffee
to the hunters in the field each morn
ing was given when Retiring Presi-
dent Herrin announced that beauti-
full silver loving cup had been pur-
chased and appropriately engraved
for presentation to Mr. Jones. 1t will
be presented to him today
In his remarks at the close of his
term as president of the National
Fox Hunters association, Mr.. Herrin
spoke of the growth of the organiza-
tion and called attention to the fact
tha although the attendance as a
whole was not as large as upon other
occasions, the attendance of members
and hunters was unusually large. He
spoke of the number of hunters pre-
sent from other states for the first
time end said that he looked forward
to the day when every state in the
union would be represented and the
National would become the strongest
organizations of the kind in America.
Recommending the establishment of
publication that would be thorough
ly representative of the sport and OF
the membership, Mr.. Herrin called
for voluntary subscriptions to pub
fishing corporation for that purpose.
More than $4,000 was quickly pledged
and the final details of the organiza-
ton of the corporation was left to the
decision of those who pledged stock,
who will meet at the Bethel House
this afternoon. Vigorous oposition to
the policy and management of The
Red Ranger, fox hunters publication
in Missouri, was voiced by many OF
the members.
Proposing another innovation, Mr..
Herrin declared that the National
field trials should be made the court
of last resort for the determination of
championships between the winners
in state and local clubs and that the
National should not admit dogs with
out established merit. His view was
approved by S. l.. Woodbridge, Judge ].
w. Ross, R. L. Hays, w. D. Fuuton
and others, with some disagreement
as to whether Derby dogs should be
permitted to enter under any circum-
stances. A committee appointed to
draft proper resolutions on the mat
ter recommended that the new rule
be made to apply only to the Derby,
making the National the clearing
house for the trials of young dogs.
In order to clarity the conglomera-
tion of new rules passed at various
meets it was ordered that typewriter
copies of the rules as revised be pre-.
pared for adoption as whole at
meeting today and then put in pamph-
let form for distribution to members
and other fox hunting clubs /.
The selection of the next meeting
place will be left TO the decision of
special committee or the board of
directors. 1t is understood that Nash
vile will make strong bid for the
next meet in competition with Colum-
bia.
J.. D. Chenault. of Richmond, KY,
was elected president of the asocia-
tion and the other officers. chosen
were: Il A. Mosely. Mississippi,
first vice president; W. X. Herrin,
Clarksdale, Miss, second vice presi-
dent; Porter Erwin, Columbia, third
vice PRESIDENT; E. H. Hale, Whining
ton, Ohio, fourth vice president; ]. W.
Maupin. Richmond, KY, secretary
treasurer
Directors-J. o. Clay. Tutwiler,