Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-28
AFTER THE GREY FOX
Noted Hunter Talks Alb out Great
q Sport. ......,
PROUD OF SPLENDID PACK OF HOUNDS

Mr.tDanIel +. Iattlnore StNeS nepoTSel
Some Lessons on the chase-say:
the Object Of the Race is to catel
the Fox and il You Don't Catch tht
Fox it is Because You Haven't Go
the Dogs. S.. u g., ,-t,
IL, there is a more enthusiastic, per
sistent, or successful, fox hunter i
South Carolina than, Danial P. Lattf-
more, Of Hickory Grove, his name and
record are not to be found in the York
vile Enquirer's card index. 1t is no,
to be understood that Mr.. baltimore
puts in all his time hunting foxes OF
anything like that He is not that
kind. OF man. He is a regular farmer
and a good, one who will not neglect
more serious work for mere pleasure
But he likes to hunt. whether it is par
fridge. rabbit, o'possurn, or fox, and es-
pecially fox. He is every inch a
sportsman Of the ideal type. He is of
the kind that would not, shoot a part
ridge out of season, who would have
nothing but admiration for the fox that
could outrnn his dogs, and who would
not. take an unfair advantage even of
his worst enemy, If he had such a
thing. - ~ --.'
Mr.. baltimore, is now about 55 years
of age, close to six feet tall, weighs a
little less: than 200 pounds, and is al
together 4 nns physical ,specimen,
Soma OF his friends say that ten =, or
+ fifteen years ago he could outrun q
4 rabbit in a fair race and actually catch
Z it. They claim too that he has: kept
sauarely up with the hounds in a race
for q grey FOX and be in at the death.
He Goes net. dsny thsss .stsEss: spt
modestly avers. whom asked about such
j things that he can't run like he used
to; that after a mile or such a matter
4 he gets short OF, breath, and has to take
things more moderately, But notwith-
4 standing. anybody can see at a glance
that, he has wind and muscles that
& might well be the envy Of many a good
man of fewer years, .....t
Mr. Lattimore was in. Yorkvllle one
day this week, and while he was here
the. reporter. with whom he has long
been on pretty intimate terms. took
"A occasion to ask him a few, questions
about this years experiences in fox
hunting. If you want to get the appre-
= #ciatiye attention Of Dan Lattimore,
just talk fox. to him. Just a casual
mention, or anything of that kind will
not interest him more than it will any
body else. But let him see that you are
really interested. 1t does not make
tany difference whether you are a fox
hunter. or know. anything about fox
#h1nting or not. OF course il you are
la fox hunter, real fox hunter, then
6'you. are closer to him whether you
talk foxes or not but il you can lead
him to believe that you would like him
& Ito tell you about hunting and the like
he will open his heart to you and if
Hhis stories don't thrill and stir you,
liz is because there Is absolutely Moth
ng OF the hunter in your make up.
"Yes, I made two trips this fall" he
3said, zone Of them down to Kershaw
and the other down in the Blythewood
section Of Fairfield. We caught three
greys on the trip to Kershaw and four
on the trip. to Blythewood. We went
ITO Kershaw early in September and to
& SfBlythewood about the first Of the pres
< ent month, But the sport was not very
good. Persimmons were ripe down
there, the foxes were fat, and they
could not run much better than rab-
4 bits. We caught them too easy. Oh,
5Ges, 1t, was worth while; but not like
'5kt would have been if we could have
had some sure enough races. some
thing like you would get out Of Il red;
fbut there are no reds down in the
II Bandhills, you know-nothing but
4 %greys.'
But the grey could give you a pretty
good race" the reporter suggested
Fomewhat banteringly.
II When he wants to be real impressive
hIr. baltimore has a way of closing
3his left eye pretty tight and looking
+ you straight:in the face with the other
1lne naDlI was no uOuDl IOIIlleu "Neil
he was younger. before he began wear
4ng glasses, and it still clings to him
IN is not at all unpleasant to his
friends; but even they cannot help
feeling how serious the situation might
r. pc il be should happen to be standing
bn their toes" so to speak, because
Is friends or otherwise he persists ir
IS ookinE you straight in tho face. Wei
+ ht the suggestion Of grey giving him
M good race. hs clessl his left eye and
vent on:
When we got down there about
$ slythewoo1 with eur Walkers ant
( Iulys. people around there told us tina
rs could net catch these foxes, tina
+ he best hs,rnds had been up from Co.
81 umbia, and around about and that tn,
II oxes had just run plumb away from
Them. 1 told them that if there were
my foxes in that country we were SURE
Eoing to get some OF them, and we go
tour about everything we jumped. l
+ vas not a=bit of trouble, hardly mort