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Madison County
Foxes Have Heart
On Saturday, December 6, that cold, windy morning, the Rappahannock Hunt met at Mr. and Mrs. A. Lawton Blankenbaker’s .farm. Fourteen hunters on horsf and as many or more followers “-off horse” gathered with cheerful spirits, but slight hope of any sport. Surprisingly, the day proved to be..* interesting and strenuous due to chivalrous, far-running grey.
Hounds were cast on the hill to the east of Blankenbaker’s farm, < where the woods sheltered the ter- . raine from wind. Within five min-, utes, hounds sounded off and' began carefully working over around s and on top of a layed fence, then followed the track to some old, fallen timber to which they gave painstaking attention. Two hounds went off from the pack on a1 trail across Kelsoe’s farm. They sound- •• ed right, and the huntsman threw the pack in after them. From then on, for a good two hours, hounds ran north across snaggy country through thick, very thick understory growth and scrub pine to the top of Aylor Mountain. There the « fox ran along the ridge for approx* 1 imately twenty minutes before losing the hounds.
This Madison Grey was a puzzler—he ran so far and so straight. The explanation proves him a j worthy fellow. When 'h o u n d s found at the , abandoned Jonah r ? Continued on page 11
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