Novel Quarry Put up During a Hunt in the the Soochow Country Newcomers to Shanghai frequent-inquire, when hearing of the Shanghai Foot Hounds for the first time, what they hunt out here. Practically anything on four legs hat has & sees and can run, they are told, but, until recently, the porcupine had not been added to the amazing list of things hunted In and around Shanghai This latest addition was made. during the China New Year holidays when Mr. 0. M. Springfield, Master of the Hounds, took then with) him up country towards. Soochow to the Nine Arch Bridge in the direction of Tahu Lake. On tone outing the hounds started off after ten minutes Springfield, who was: standing ona hill close at hand, was surprised to see a huge por-cumine dash past at high speed, its quills rattling furiously as it ran. The hounds were all in close pursuit, with a savage ery very rarely heard in the chase of other animals.
'The porcupine, surprising though ie may, seer, for proved te be old, put up a wonderful ran, the houndy, nearly all' Welsh and used to such country, going at full stretch all the way. It made a big circle in the hills, then down and in and out of the graves and down again in to the paddy marshes before it was finally laid, after 4 strenuous run lasting 30 minutes, in the grass by the Nine Arch Bridge Pagoda. By the time the field came up the hounds had already killed, despite the acute dis comfort of quills, which were sticking into their shoulders, throats and muzzles in all direction, A Large Animal were pulled off and the were pulled out of the having been treated with disinfectant they were none the worse and only eager return to the porcupine.
the head and pads were brought down by Mr. Springfield, who zot- back to Shanhat Thursday, they were taxidermist at the ILA.S. Museum mal judging must have been at least twice the size of that shown in the muse now, Str. Springfield has hunted the "Shanghai Foot Mounds now since 1010 but this is the first time that he has ever chased a porcupine although they' that. Me hi n home to "The Fieti" to wy other packs,
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