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By CLIVE CARNIE
Arundel Newspaper Writer
The braying of hounds echoed across the grounds of the Oatlands Plantation near Leesburg Sunday, as hunts from as far as Ontario, Indiana and Georgia gathered for the Virginia Foxhound Club’s 39th annual show.
More than 500 hounds from 38 hunts were entered in the popular show which is often the largest of its type in the country. Also encouraging to show organizers was the large number of spectators that turned out.
Virginia hounds made a strong showing, with 11 of the state’s 18 recognized hunts sending entries. The Bull Run Hunt of Manassas and the Blue Ridge Hunt of Millwood did particularly well, each winning the prestigious huntsman’s championship for most points scored in their division during the show.
The Virginia hunts were particularly strong in the American Foxhound division with the Bull Run Hunt winning three classes, placing second in eight and third in seven.
One of the most emotional moments of the show came when Bull Run’s hound, Belmont, won the newr Warren Harrover Perpetual Trophy for single dog entered.
The trophy, a bronze statue of a foxhound by Clayton Bright, was presented to Joanie Jones, master of the Bull Run Hunt, by Mr. and Mrs. James D. Harrover, parents of the late Warren Harrover who had been joint master of Bull Run with Mrs. Jones until his death in 1984.
“When they announced we had won, I’m sitting there crying,” said Mrs. Jones later. “I’m thinking it’s
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