Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-11-06
Coahty Hound Is Stake Winner.


the best general average in the All-Aee
Stake. feature of the thirteenth annual
field trials of the Maryland Fox Hunters
Association. which closed Saturday after
having been in progress in this county
since Tuesday morning. and she was there
fore declared the winner of the big event.
Scoring was based on hunting, trailing
and endurance.
Mack. owned by B. L. Bolden, of Wash
'ngton. was second; Rosemond, belonging
to Jas. B. Bland. Of Washington, was third,
Clean. property of T. B. Siehler, of Laurel
was fourth. Seventy-six hounds started
in the stake Thursday morning. but only
about IS were in the final days run, the
others having been scratched for one rea-
son or another.
Dora not only won the handsome silver
trophy provided by the association, but
captured the Crawford Memorial Challenge
Cup. for highest general average in ALI
Age Stake; the Harris & Co. Challenge
Cup. for highest general average in hunt
lug and trailing. and the Percy Cassard
Memorial Challenge Cup. for highest gen
eral average in entire trials.
In the presence of a large number of
owners and others. the cups and other
prizes were formally presented by H. c.
Page. of Newark. N. j.. who acted as mas
ter of hounds throughout the trials in
manner which elected much favorable
comment.
For the final run of the All-Age, which
marked the end of the five-day meet. IS
hounds were east near Ednor at Z O'Clock
saturday morning. Half an hour later a
fox was on the 90 and from then until
around II o'clock. when the dogs were
called OF. those composing the large GAL
lery had all they could stand in the way
Of excitement. Two foxes were run in"
and the hounds were well packed behind
third when the master of hounds called
1t a day"
A horn-blowine contest was held on the
high school lawn here last Friday evening.
with seven huntsmen participating. Each
contestant was required to blow the same
two horns. All did well with the first
one they tried. but the other horn was too
much for all but Whitney J. Aitchison.
the newly elected president of the asso-
citation. who blew one about as well as the
other. Mr.. AitchesOn was accordingly de-
clared the winner and was presented with
a fox horn.
Although the hounds failed to kill fox
during the numerous chases which marked
the trials. fine sport was the rule. except
ing on the opening day. when trailing
conditions were extremely poor because of
the long dry spell. and the sportsmen in
attendance, without exception. seemed to
consider the meet big success and about
the best. everything considered. they had
ever attended.
At the annual meeting of the associa-
ton the following officers were elected:
President. Whitney j. Aitcheson, of Laurel;
first vice-president. Charles F.. Haight. of
Brookeville second vice-president. James
B. Bland. of Washington: secretary-treas-
urer. Ohio C. Trundle. of Gaithersburg.
The annual bench show of the associa-
ton was held at the fair grounds Thursday
night with large crowd in attendance.
Only fox hounds were shown.
Mike Skulley. entry of the Mountaineer
Kennels. of Clarksburg, W. Va. was pro-
nounced the best hound in the show. and
Dancing Judith. also owned by the Noun
taineer Kennels, was decided the best of
the opposite sex. The other winners were
as follows:
Derby does-First. Mike Skulley. Noun
taineer Kennels: second. Gallant Fox. carp
Bros. Annapolis junction. Nd: third. Jerry.
Glen Mary Kennels. Elkton. Md: fourth.
Buckhorn Litter. Buckhorn Kennels. Wood
bine. Md.
Derby bitches-First. Dancing Judith.
Mountalneer Kennels second. Queen. carp
Brothers third. Kiwana. Mountaineer Ken
nels; fourth. julie. z. M. Waters. Goshen.
Md.
All-Age doss-First. Prince. Glen Mary
Kennels. Elkton; second. Clyde Van Dusen'
carp Brothers; third. Slim. W. ]. Aitchi-
son, Md: fourth. Fleet. W. NARROW. Silver
Spring.
All-Age bitches-First. Jane, Glen Mary
Kennels; second. Buckhorn Helen. Buck
horn Kennels: third. Virginia Winton. W.
H. Horn. Roanoke. Va; fourth. Rosemond.
James B. Bland. Washington. D. C.
Couples-First. Prince and Jerry. Glen
Mary Kennels; second. Rosemond and
Rock. James 3. Bland: third, Mutter and
humble, W. j. Aitcheson.
Two couples-First. Mike and Slim and
Mutter and Hela, W. J. AitchisOn; second.
Delta and Stride and Tschad and Little
Rock Minnie, Buckhorn Kennels.
Upon completion Of the show the derby
and bench show prizes were presented by
Lewis carp. of Annapolis Junction. presi-
dent of the association.