Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ... hounds kept by them were Mr. Lewis' "Rousem," "Slasher," "Trailer," "Sounder," and "Tetlaw"; and Mr. Darlington's "George" and "Belle," from the Crosley pack, "Hickman," from the Powell pack (and named for the distinguished Congressman of this district); and "Heenan," from the Mahoney pack (named for the then celebrated prize fighter). Mr. Lewis always said that when "Heenan" was called up to scent on a cold drag and he gave tongue, we were sure it was a fox track. CHAPTER VI. ORIGIN OF THE ROSE TREE CLUB. The Rose Tree Club was first formed in the year 1859 at the old Rose Tree Inn, after J. Morgan Baker became the owner and landlord of that tavern house, and it was organized by the election of J. Howard Lewis as President, George E. Darlington as Secretary, and J. Morgan Baker as Treasurer, and minutes of meetings and hunts were regularly kept, but, unfortunately, they have been lost. Every member of the club was an active and trained fox hunter, and being well qualified to hunt the hounds by practical experience, no master of hounds or huntsman was required. A whipper-in, Jim Miller (colored), was employed to bring back stray hounds, and he was a good and bold rider. The other members of the club were Pratt Bishop, Thomas Bishop, Wash. Bishop, Edward Howard, Edward Lewis, Edward E. Worrall, James G. Stacey, Gideon Malin, and John J. Rowland, for up to 1873 it had almost exclusively a Delaware County membership, Fairman Rogers and J. Edward Farnum, who joined before that date, both having residences in the county. The pack was made up of the hounds of Mr. Lewis and Mr. Darlington, and hounds furnished by the Bishops and by J. Morgan Baker, who put in a good red bitch named "May," making up about fifteen of as good and true hounds as...
