Evening star., 1932-10-31
75 YOUNG HOUNDS
PURSUE REYNARD
Chase Marks Opening of Ma.
tiOnaI F0xhunters' Six
Day Field Trials.
By a san Correspondent Of The Star.

BY san Correspondent OF The star
ROCKVILLE, Nd. October 81. -
Seyenty-hve young fox hounds raced
across the frost blanketed hills of Rock
Spring Farm. Montgomery County.
shortly after sunrise this morning. yelp-
ing their elee az the start Of the Ma
tional ToXhunters' Association siXday
hound trials
stood more than 100 riders and twice
that number Ct spectators as Herman
c. Page NJ F H. Of New jersey gave
the command that unleaShed contest
ants for the 81 600 Twelfth Chase Fu-
turity and officially opened the program
of dog trials, horse events and enter
tainmert, planned here and at the
conventions headquarters in the Ward
man Park Hotel Washington.
Horse Show Tomorrow.
The hunt today was the first 6ivi-
sion Of three in the Hound Futurlty
Tomorrow morning az 6 80 a second
section will be run off from Holland
Farm. miles from Olney. Md To-
mCrrOW's schedule also includes the
main event for horses. an Cight-class
show at the Rockville Fair Grounds.
and ribbons will be awarded in each
class of the horse show Post entries
Will be accepted At night the sew
eral hundred delegates and their guests
will attend the annual fOXhunterS ball
at Wardman Park Hotel.
Little luck attended the first effort
Of the 2-year-old hounds to show their
possibilities this morning The pack
had not gone a mile before it split into
three sections and carried various
hunters with its scattered groups.
Few Hunters Turn Back.
During early accommodating. the prin-
cipal body of hounds struck brief trail
which ended as abruptly as it began.
The hunters opined a young fox had
been run to cover and turned into other
fields. where their luck proved to be
even worse. After two hours without
a chase some of the less enthusiastic
riders turned back to the starting point
to practice freside hunting for the
benefit of the news and moving piCi
ture photographers. A few stray
hounds likewise wandered back to the
scene and sat by dlscOnS0lently as
though they would have liked to find
something as practical to do.
firing of this diversion several riders
went to the stables to call it a day,
while Others rode out again with the
hounds when a group of the nine
bright-coated field judges passed by
with a siZeable pack still hunting hard.
Not until three hours after the cast
cid the pack strike a trail. Shortly
after 10 o'clock. 20 or more dogs hit
the scent of a red fox and began a
chase which lasted almost an hour, al
~ st
far away to be in on it. The run was
ended by the fox going to cover.
With the ground damp after last
nights frost and no wind to compli-
cate scenting, it appeared possible the
initial hunt would be carried over into
this afternoon until the dogs had been
given a thorough opportunity to display
the qualities of speed, drive. endurance,
trailing and hunting on which they are
to be judged.
Farmers Join Chase.
Entries from Washington. Maryland,
Virginia. North Carolina. South Caro-
lima. Kansas, Kentucky and other States
were in the trials today. and the hunt
ing field that followed them was as
variegated in compositl-n. Farmers
astride horned saddles, members OF
nearby hunts in formal garb, boys from
MARYLAND farms riding their single
footing hacks, smartly-clad visitors and
the seasoned officials of the meet rode
side by side to watch the hounds in
their disheartening attempts to break
Reynard from cover.
Wednesday, after the close of the
Futurity, hounds will be marked for the
important all-age stake to be con-
tested Thursday, Friday and Saturday
for $500 in prizes, numerous trophies
and the coveted national field cham
pionship.
The hound bench show will be held
Friday night in the exhibition room of
Waromsn P-rk.