Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-11-07
GREAT SPORT FOR
THE FOX HUNTERS
At National Meet Scheduled To
Begin At Washington ecu t.
house, Ohio, Next Week

w dSlllllS IOll 10 Il. OlllO, ANONs
I'm speaking or the annual
meet ard trials Of the National
Fox Hunters Association. to BE-
held IN Washington {. H. and
Fayette courty the week of Nov
cnber 13. a fox hunter said:
; MANY people imagine that Tie
trials are in the nature Of & fox
drive, and that the men and dogs
seek to kill the foxes. Nothing
of the sort in fact, it is one Of
the regrettable incidents Of our
annual meet if the hounds chance
to kill fox that gives up the
chase. This does not often occur
however"
The arrangements for the en-
tertainment of the visiting
sportsmen who will be here for
the week from all parts of the
United States are moving along
nicely. and members OF the Ma
tional Association, who have been
in town to look the field over in
advance OF the big week. give the
opinion that the sport and social
features this time will 90 down as
the best in the annals of the asso-
citation.
Arrangements have already
been perfected by the committee
in charge for about 100 saddle
horses, which will be used by the
hunters in the chase. There will
be 4 number OF women in the
group.
The opening event OF the week
Will be the $500 derby. 1t viii
occupy three days. more than $50
entries having been made in this
class. Some OF the best bred
puppies OF the country will par
ticipatc in the derby and the
competition VIII be decidedly
spirited.
In order to afford the fox
hounds a good chance to pick up
the trail it is necessary to make
the start early in the morning.
from to 5 o'clock, the hounds
being called at 2 pm. The sccr-
ing of the dogs is done by five
Judges who will follow them on
horse back. The ability Of the.
dogs to pick up the trail. to fol
low it and their endurance are
the principal points upon which
the scoring is done.
One by one the ones that are
cutclassed are eliminated and at
the end of the three days OF the
trials there still remain in the
qualified bunch a score or more
OF fox hounds that must work it
out to finish.
The hounds that are brought
to the national association meets
are, of course, supposed to be the
very best the country affords.
They are selected before being
shipped to the national by their
showing at smaller meets. which
are now being held throughout
the country.
A fox hound must stay on the
job if he doesn't want to be elm,
mated. If he allows himself to
be sidetracked by taking UP the
trail of a squirrel or rabbit. he at
once takes his place with the
eliminated bunch. :
While there will be many dogs
here from various parts Of Ohio
and some Western states. vet the :
most Of them will come from the
South and East. When the bu-
gle calls the national meet in this
city, among the guests and mem
bers will be the Governors OF
several states. United States Sen
2tors, members of Congress and .
Judges of the Court, as we'll as
business and professional men
Of national prominence. !!
The Entertainment Committee
has been notified by the national
body that on the night Of Nov
ember IS they will entertain the
Fayette county association with
a fox hunters ball" Many So
clal events for the week have
been planned.