The Washington times., 1938-11-14

stitute, plentifully supplied with
cotton-tails, the natural denizenS
of this huge game preserve.
THREE-HOUR RUN
Yapping contentedly in the ken
nels adjoining the century-old
clubhouse, which once, as the
Gulick Institute, prepped boys for
the University of Virginia, we're
the English-type beagles of Mr.. C.
Oliver Iselin, of Middleburg; Mrs.
William du Pont, of Wilmington,
Del; the Rokeby Pack of Mr. Paul
Mellon, of Pittsburgh and Middle
burg; the Vernon Somerset
beagles of Mr.. Richard Gambrill,
of Peapack, N. j., and the Ter
weryn Pack of Mr.. David B.
Sharp, of Berwyn, Pa.
Yesterdays feature trial, in
which the two best 15-in. hounds
from each of the big packs COM
peted, covered a good three hours.
Twelve hounds in all, each with
his number painted on his saddle,
were hunted as pack.
"GONE AWAY"
Afoot were masters, huntSmen,
whips and spectators; on horse
back were the judges. Mr.. John S.
Brice of Bedford, Pa, and Mr..
ChetWood Smith, as famous as
beagle man as is his brother, Mr..
Harry Worcester Smith among fox
hunting people. Mr.. James w.
Appleton of Boston, one of the
founders of the association and its
longtime president, a lean elderly
sportsman, who looked for all the
world as if he had stepped out of
an old English print, in his velvet
huntSman's cap and traditional
green hunting coat, also followed
each days sport.
Uncoupled, the round dozen
beagles went feathering into the
thicket adjoining the clubhouse.
Suddenly there was an excited
Tally Ho" from one of the spec
tators, then a thrilling "ta-ra-ta-ra-
tara on the French hunting horn.
First one beagle opened on the
trail and then the whole pack
spoke in a burst. Almost in single
file, tail to nose, nose to ground,
they went yipping after the bound
ing hare, with the field tearing
madly through thicket and BRAN
BILE after them.
MIDGET AND LEMON PIE
After a spirited run, in which
the rabbit twice doubled back on
his tracks with the beagles two
leaps behind him, the chase ended,
for the rabbit had gone to ground.
And so through the afternoon it
went, with half dozen rabbits
thus accounted for.
From time to time the judges
eliminated a hound, for Straying
too far, for running mute, or for
crossing over in front of the pack.
Finally only four eagles re-
mained, Mr.. ISelin'S Fireman, "a
lemon pie" hound (so-named for
his prebald COLOR: Mr.. Gambrill'S
Lofty; and the TerWeryn Packs
Bijou and Forger. To Forger
who is so small that he made the
13-to-15-inch class only by one
eighth of an inch, went the first
prize in this division for the third
year in row; the lemon pie"
was second; Lofty, third and
Bijou, fourth. Little Forger had
outsteadied them and picked up
the trail at more checks when
some of the others went over the
line.
SMALLER PACKS
Earlier in the day the 13-in.
hounds underwent the same test.
Best in this group was Faith of
Mrs. William Du Points Fox
catcher pack. Mr.. Gambrill's Mari
gold was second and Mr.. Iselin'S
Mariner, third.
Yesterdays trials ended the
pack events. The rest of the pro-
gram, to be completed this Thurs
day. will be devoted to individual
performances. with the hounds
running pairs. Whereas large
packs are exhibited mostly by
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Massachusetts, beagle sportSmen,
this week more Maryland and Vir-
ginia hound enthusiasts will COM
pete with their smaller kennels.