1949 USO
The Chase Magazine
January, 1950
Page Five & Six
E.P.
The fourth United States Open held at Florence, Ala., December 6, 7, 8, 9 was ushered in with a banquet on Monday evening, December 5th at the
Negley Hotel. Directly after the dinner a business meeting and election of Officers for the coming year was held, John Allen was re-elected
President, James Wade 1st V. P., Gist Finley 2nd V. P. and Dr. H. L. Downey 3rd V. P. Emmet Guy was elected Secretary to succeed Wm. Beard who
resigned.
Mason Houghland acted as Master assisted by Emmet Guy. The judges were Ernest Davis, Wm. Buckner, Sowell Yates, Lyle Pippin, Jas. King, J.
B. Gill, Dave Ware, Jas. Thomas, E. Power, John Geneseal, Eugene Trobett, Aubrey Jones, Wm. Schilling and Jack Horsch. A better lot of officials
we have never seen. The sixty-nine hounds were cast about three miles north of Rogersville in familiar territory. One advantage of holding a trial
on the same ground each year is that the judges get to know the country and can get to hounds so much better. There was a while frost that
morning which naturally made scenting conditions bad. This fact and the natural exuberance of hounds released after long confinement in crates
and trucks militated against any great amount of running, however the judges got a respectable number of scores and eliminated six hounds for
loafing. Wednesday the second was some better but a cold cast wind prevented scenting conditions from being good, in fact they were never good
during the trial. Several foxes were seen and there was a lot of the kind of work which brings out the best and the worst in a hound. When the
running is hard and continuous a hound will get by with a lot of things that were not possible when the going is tough. Seven hounds were
eliminated this day. Thursday the third day ws fairly good, and it would be hard to estimate the number of foxes seen by the judges, for they
seemed to be everywhere. Eleven hounds were scratched and one withdrawn. Friday the last day the remaining forty-four hounds were turned
loose on what seemed to be an almost perfect morning and at that it turned out to be about the best day of the hunt. Most of the hounds with
serious faults had been eliminated and those remaining settled down as if they knew what they were doing.
It seems to this writer that the sixty-four dollar question of hound trials has been answered. At least it has in this area within a radius of a
hundred and fifty miles of Cross Plains, Tennessee. For the past twenty years numerous suggestions have been brought forward for providing
mounts for the judges but when the time rolled around judges were still trying to get to hounds on horses barely able to walk without falling down.
This year both the National and the U.S.O. turned their problem over to Henry Bell and Robert Covington of Cross Plains, Tenn., and they
certainly eliminated the one large headache, at the U.S.O. We never heard but one judge complain of his mount and he was promptly supplied
with a more suitable one, with this exception all the judges praised their horses. The horses were at the cast on time and the judges were given
every courtesy by the Messrs. Covington. In this writer's opinion their unfailing good nature and the good horses furnished was the major
contribution toward the hunt.
We are going to stick our neck out quite a ways with a little personal observation: In the first place we wish that more hunters would pay more
attention to nose and less to speed. In the second place a great many hunters have the idea that a dashing front running hound is the kind to win a
trial with, maybe it is, at some trials where the running is very good we know it is, however these same kind of hounds can do a lot of damage. The
competitive spirit is very strong in hounds, stronger perhaps that in any other animal except a racehorse or a game chicken. Nothing can get
hounds heads up or take their minds off their own proper business as a hound or hounds continually trying to steal the show.
The results of the hunt are as follows:
The Chase Magazine
January, 1950
Page Five & Six
E.P.
The fourth United States Open held at Florence, Ala., December 6, 7, 8, 9 was ushered in with a banquet on Monday evening, December 5th at the
Negley Hotel. Directly after the dinner a business meeting and election of Officers for the coming year was held, John Allen was re-elected
President, James Wade 1st V. P., Gist Finley 2nd V. P. and Dr. H. L. Downey 3rd V. P. Emmet Guy was elected Secretary to succeed Wm. Beard who
resigned.
Mason Houghland acted as Master assisted by Emmet Guy. The judges were Ernest Davis, Wm. Buckner, Sowell Yates, Lyle Pippin, Jas. King, J.
B. Gill, Dave Ware, Jas. Thomas, E. Power, John Geneseal, Eugene Trobett, Aubrey Jones, Wm. Schilling and Jack Horsch. A better lot of officials
we have never seen. The sixty-nine hounds were cast about three miles north of Rogersville in familiar territory. One advantage of holding a trial
on the same ground each year is that the judges get to know the country and can get to hounds so much better. There was a while frost that
morning which naturally made scenting conditions bad. This fact and the natural exuberance of hounds released after long confinement in crates
and trucks militated against any great amount of running, however the judges got a respectable number of scores and eliminated six hounds for
loafing. Wednesday the second was some better but a cold cast wind prevented scenting conditions from being good, in fact they were never good
during the trial. Several foxes were seen and there was a lot of the kind of work which brings out the best and the worst in a hound. When the
running is hard and continuous a hound will get by with a lot of things that were not possible when the going is tough. Seven hounds were
eliminated this day. Thursday the third day ws fairly good, and it would be hard to estimate the number of foxes seen by the judges, for they
seemed to be everywhere. Eleven hounds were scratched and one withdrawn. Friday the last day the remaining forty-four hounds were turned
loose on what seemed to be an almost perfect morning and at that it turned out to be about the best day of the hunt. Most of the hounds with
serious faults had been eliminated and those remaining settled down as if they knew what they were doing.
It seems to this writer that the sixty-four dollar question of hound trials has been answered. At least it has in this area within a radius of a
hundred and fifty miles of Cross Plains, Tennessee. For the past twenty years numerous suggestions have been brought forward for providing
mounts for the judges but when the time rolled around judges were still trying to get to hounds on horses barely able to walk without falling down.
This year both the National and the U.S.O. turned their problem over to Henry Bell and Robert Covington of Cross Plains, Tenn., and they
certainly eliminated the one large headache, at the U.S.O. We never heard but one judge complain of his mount and he was promptly supplied
with a more suitable one, with this exception all the judges praised their horses. The horses were at the cast on time and the judges were given
every courtesy by the Messrs. Covington. In this writer's opinion their unfailing good nature and the good horses furnished was the major
contribution toward the hunt.
We are going to stick our neck out quite a ways with a little personal observation: In the first place we wish that more hunters would pay more
attention to nose and less to speed. In the second place a great many hunters have the idea that a dashing front running hound is the kind to win a
trial with, maybe it is, at some trials where the running is very good we know it is, however these same kind of hounds can do a lot of damage. The
competitive spirit is very strong in hounds, stronger perhaps that in any other animal except a racehorse or a game chicken. Nothing can get
hounds heads up or take their minds off their own proper business as a hound or hounds continually trying to steal the show.
The results of the hunt are as follows:
| Some of the hunters at the early morning cast at the U.S.O. |
U.S.O. Ch. Pine Ridge Fred (Pine Ridge Slick-Luck Wing
Stride), held by his owner Dr. L. H. Robertson, Salisbury,
N.C., ad 2nd H.G.A. U.S.O. winner Buster Blanton (Andy
Ricker 40994-Nancy Neighbor's 40995) held by his owner L.
O. Parker, Salisbury, N.C.
Stride), held by his owner Dr. L. H. Robertson, Salisbury,
N.C., ad 2nd H.G.A. U.S.O. winner Buster Blanton (Andy
Ricker 40994-Nancy Neighbor's 40995) held by his owner L.
O. Parker, Salisbury, N.C.
| Mr. J. E. B. Bennett, Greer, S.C., with Knox Bowers (Yard Bird-Ginger Bowers), winner of 3rd H.G.A. in the 1949 U.S.O. |
FIELD TRIAL
All-Age:
1. Pine Ridge Fred (Pine Ridge Slick-Lucky Stride), Dr. L. H. Robertson, Salisbury, N.C.
2. Buster Blanton (Windsor's Andy Ricker-Nancy Neighbors), L. O. Parker, Salisbury, N.C.
3. Knox Bowers (Yard Bird-Ginger Bowers), J.E.B. Bennett, Greer, S. C.
4. Monte's Lost (Monte K.-Fair Tess), T. O. Logsdon, Shawneetown, Ill.
5. Sleet (Tobe-Carrie), Reeves Hughes, Germantown, Tenn.
6. Hank Kelley (Hank Daley-Miss Skinner), Lowe and Elliott, Huntsville, Alabama
7. Fairy Wade (Alka Setzer-Lizzie Wade), Grady Turner, Winnsboro S.C.
8. Horse Fly (Sam Brooks W.-Sadie W.), Dr. C. D. Falls, Woodruff, S.C.
9. Blaze Winn Jr. (Blaze Winn-Betty Jane), J. F. Manning, Greensboro, N.C.
10. Scott Hensley (Cord Wings-Lucy H.), John H. Allen, Iuka, Miss
Hunting:
1. Hank Kelley
2. Buster Blanton
3. Scott Hensley
4. Knox Bowers
5. F. and D. York (Alka Setzer-Cherokee Madam), W. G. Finley, York, S.C.
6. Hill Top Sunrise (CH. Hill Top Hustler (F)-Taylor's Sadie), Hill Top Farm Kennels, Rockford, Tenn
7. Pine Ridge Fred
8. Pine Ridge Jack (Pine Ridge Frank-Shy Girl), L. O. Parker
9. June (Yard Bird-Ginger Bowers), J.W. Westmoreland, Woodruff, S.C.
10. Horse Fly
Trailing:
1. Buster Blanton
2. Fairy Wade
3. Pine Ridge Fred
4. Sleet
5. Knox Bowers
6. Blaze Winn Jr.
7. White Girl (Gray Cord-White Della M.), J. W. Meggs & Son, Marshville, N.C.
8. White Top (Mike Blanton-P.R. Lou), C. B. Kennedy, Cleveland, N.C.
9. Horsefly
10. Andy Wade (Alka Setzer-Lizzie Wade), Grady Turner, Winnsboro, S.C.
Speed & Driving:
1. Pine Ridge Fred
2. Monte's Lost
3. Knox Bowers
4. Mack (Bill-Red Wing), B. E. Bush, Culman, Ala
5. Blaze Winn Jr.
6. Fairy Wade
7. Horse Fly
8. Sleet
9. Hot Tom (S. C. Ch. Red Crook Meggs-Jennie Little), J.W.Meggs & Son
10. Hill Top Sunrise
Endurance:
1. Monte's Lost
2. Buster Blanton
3. Pine Ridge Fred
4. Knox Bowers
5. Horse Fly
7. Hank Kelley
8. White Girl
9. Scott Hensley
10. Pine Ridge Jack
All-Age:
1. Pine Ridge Fred (Pine Ridge Slick-Lucky Stride), Dr. L. H. Robertson, Salisbury, N.C.
2. Buster Blanton (Windsor's Andy Ricker-Nancy Neighbors), L. O. Parker, Salisbury, N.C.
3. Knox Bowers (Yard Bird-Ginger Bowers), J.E.B. Bennett, Greer, S. C.
4. Monte's Lost (Monte K.-Fair Tess), T. O. Logsdon, Shawneetown, Ill.
5. Sleet (Tobe-Carrie), Reeves Hughes, Germantown, Tenn.
6. Hank Kelley (Hank Daley-Miss Skinner), Lowe and Elliott, Huntsville, Alabama
7. Fairy Wade (Alka Setzer-Lizzie Wade), Grady Turner, Winnsboro S.C.
8. Horse Fly (Sam Brooks W.-Sadie W.), Dr. C. D. Falls, Woodruff, S.C.
9. Blaze Winn Jr. (Blaze Winn-Betty Jane), J. F. Manning, Greensboro, N.C.
10. Scott Hensley (Cord Wings-Lucy H.), John H. Allen, Iuka, Miss
Hunting:
1. Hank Kelley
2. Buster Blanton
3. Scott Hensley
4. Knox Bowers
5. F. and D. York (Alka Setzer-Cherokee Madam), W. G. Finley, York, S.C.
6. Hill Top Sunrise (CH. Hill Top Hustler (F)-Taylor's Sadie), Hill Top Farm Kennels, Rockford, Tenn
7. Pine Ridge Fred
8. Pine Ridge Jack (Pine Ridge Frank-Shy Girl), L. O. Parker
9. June (Yard Bird-Ginger Bowers), J.W. Westmoreland, Woodruff, S.C.
10. Horse Fly
Trailing:
1. Buster Blanton
2. Fairy Wade
3. Pine Ridge Fred
4. Sleet
5. Knox Bowers
6. Blaze Winn Jr.
7. White Girl (Gray Cord-White Della M.), J. W. Meggs & Son, Marshville, N.C.
8. White Top (Mike Blanton-P.R. Lou), C. B. Kennedy, Cleveland, N.C.
9. Horsefly
10. Andy Wade (Alka Setzer-Lizzie Wade), Grady Turner, Winnsboro, S.C.
Speed & Driving:
1. Pine Ridge Fred
2. Monte's Lost
3. Knox Bowers
4. Mack (Bill-Red Wing), B. E. Bush, Culman, Ala
5. Blaze Winn Jr.
6. Fairy Wade
7. Horse Fly
8. Sleet
9. Hot Tom (S. C. Ch. Red Crook Meggs-Jennie Little), J.W.Meggs & Son
10. Hill Top Sunrise
Endurance:
1. Monte's Lost
2. Buster Blanton
3. Pine Ridge Fred
4. Knox Bowers
5. Horse Fly
7. Hank Kelley
8. White Girl
9. Scott Hensley
10. Pine Ridge Jack
The Hunter's Horn
June, 1966
Page Twenty-eight & Twenty-Nine
Notes on U.S. Open History
Pine Ridge Fred
By Arthur Cook, US Open Secretary, PO Box 434, Florence, Ala
On Monday, Dec. 5, 1949, hunters from all over the country began arriving at the Reeder Hotel in Florence, Ala.,
for the running of the 4th annual U.S. Open. They would first kennel their hounds at the fairgrounds, and then
renew acquaintances with old friends and meet new ones.
John Allen, the genial president, was one of the first to arrive, along with Mason Houghland, master of hounds;
Emmet Guy, assistant master; and Bill Beard, secretary.
The judges were a splendid lot, most of them young, eagle-eyed and hard riders. They were John Genseal, Lyle
Pippin, Jack Hosch, Red Thomas, Jim King, Dave Ware, W. N. Buckner, Hugh Jeter, Eugene Torbett, Sowell Yates,
Andy Jones, Edmond Power, Bill Shillings and Ernest Davis.
For the first time in any major field trial, the problem of good horses for the judges was solved by "Squire" Henry
Bell Covingtonand Robert Covington of Cross Plains, Tenn. In fact, Henry Bell and Robert have furnished the
horses up to the present time.
I have always contended the only right way to find the true value of a hound in the field is to have a good horse,
to be able to ride close on the hounds, and to observe the work of the hounds and then give each hound the
score that he rightly deserves. It is no wonder there is so much controversy today about the endurance score
and speed and driving score in our hounds. A judge on foot or in a Jeep just can't observe a hound long enough
at one time to arrive at a satisfactory conclusion as to the true worth of that hound.
Personally, we think more hunters should breed for more nose and less speed. A great many hunters think it
takes a speed demon to win a field trial; maybe it is at a trial where you have lots and lots of running. But a
speed demon can do a lot of damage at a field trial.
The competitive spirit is very strong in our present-day hounds. Nothing can get a hound's mind off his business
of trying to work out a trail of a fox and get him lined out, as quickly as a hound trying to steal the show. Oh well,
that will be another story.
The official results of the 4th USO:
1. Pine Ridge Fred (Pine Ride Slick ex Lucky Wing Stride) Dr. L. H. Robertson, Salisbury, NC
2. Buster Blanton (Windsor's Andy Ricker ex Nancy Neighbors) L. O. Parker, Salisbury, NC
3. Knox Bowers (Yard Bird ex Ginger Bowers) J.E.B. Bennett, Greer, SC
4. Monte's Last (Monte K. ex Fair Test) T. O. Logsdon, Shawneetown, Ill
5. Sleet (Tobe ex Carrie) Reeves Hughes, Germantown, Tenn
6. Hank Kelley (Hank Daley ex Miss Skinner) Lowe and Elliott, Huntsville, Ala
7. Fairy Wade (Alka Setzer ex Lizze Wade) Grady Turner, Winnsboro, SC
8. Horse Fly (Sam Brooks W. ex Sadie W.) Dr. C.D. Falls, Woodruff, SC
9. Blaze Winn Jr (Blaze Winn ex Betty Jane) JF Manning, Greensboro, NC
10. Scott Henslee (Gabriel Heatter ex Little Baby Lou) John Allen, Iuka, Miss
Monday night at the business meeting Mr. Allen was unanimously reelected president. Bill Beard, the efficient
and capable secretary-tresurer since the hunt was organized, resigned for business reasons. The directors then
elected Emmet Guy secretary-treasurer.
Of the 69 hounds entered, all answered roll call. There was a heavy frost, and as the sun rose a cold east wind
came up. This made scenting conditions bad. It would be hard to estimate the number of red fox sighted by the
judges and spectators. There wasn't a great deal of running, however the judges got a respectable number of
scores.
The second day was better, but the cold east wind was still with us.
The third cast was made about three miles southeast of Rogersville, at what is known as "the burnt chimney." I
can truthfully say it wasn't five minutes after the cast that the hounds were hot after a big red fox. There was
never a better cry. The main pack was running in a dangerous country, crossing the highway three or four times.
The Birmingham News reported as follows: "Carolina hounds continue to dominate the trials today as the event
goes into its final running. Arthur Cook, Haleyville, Ala., popped up with a close second-place hound, Buddy
Buzzard; however, Pine Ridge Fred, owned by Dr. L. H. Robertson, remained in first place. Knox Bowers kept a
firm grip on third place yesterday.
"Here are the leaders and their points: Pine Ridge Fred -- 60 hunting, 50 trailing, 225 speed and driving, 20 in
endurance, total 355 points. Buddy Buzzard -- 95 in hunting, 45 trailing, 170 speed and driving, 25 endurance,
total 335. Knox Bowers -- 80 hunting, 55 trailing, 100 speed and driving, 25 endurance, total 260."
The last day seemed to be the best for scenting conditions, as the hounds would jump quickly and run with their
heads up; 44 hounds were cast. Dr. H. L. Downey, Antone Dyer and the writer cut hounds off about three miles on
a pass road and thought we would be the only ones there, but when we arrived the hounds were crossing and
the judges were in hot pursuit.
We never saw hounds running when there wasn't a judge pretty close behind them. It ws uncanny the way the
judges could stay up so close to the hounds.
Thirty-two courageous hounds finished the tough 4-day trial. Of the 37 eliminated, 21 were caught loafing, 8
babbling, 5 rabbiting, 1 running dog tracks, 1 withdrawn and 1 lost.
As you an see, the 1949 winner was a good looking hound as well as being a good hound in the woods. He was
crowned the 1949 bench champion at the South Carolina State. He was also 3rd in the 1951 Count of Sires. You
see Pine Ridge Fred in lots of our present-day hounds.
For the four years (1946-49, sportsmen from all over the U.S. had attended the USO and all had had a happy
time--well, except us who came out on the little end of the horn, and even those returned home with praise upon
their lips for the reception accorded them, and with renewed determination to be back in 1950 with a better
hound.
June, 1966
Page Twenty-eight & Twenty-Nine
Notes on U.S. Open History
Pine Ridge Fred
By Arthur Cook, US Open Secretary, PO Box 434, Florence, Ala
On Monday, Dec. 5, 1949, hunters from all over the country began arriving at the Reeder Hotel in Florence, Ala.,
for the running of the 4th annual U.S. Open. They would first kennel their hounds at the fairgrounds, and then
renew acquaintances with old friends and meet new ones.
John Allen, the genial president, was one of the first to arrive, along with Mason Houghland, master of hounds;
Emmet Guy, assistant master; and Bill Beard, secretary.
The judges were a splendid lot, most of them young, eagle-eyed and hard riders. They were John Genseal, Lyle
Pippin, Jack Hosch, Red Thomas, Jim King, Dave Ware, W. N. Buckner, Hugh Jeter, Eugene Torbett, Sowell Yates,
Andy Jones, Edmond Power, Bill Shillings and Ernest Davis.
For the first time in any major field trial, the problem of good horses for the judges was solved by "Squire" Henry
Bell Covingtonand Robert Covington of Cross Plains, Tenn. In fact, Henry Bell and Robert have furnished the
horses up to the present time.
I have always contended the only right way to find the true value of a hound in the field is to have a good horse,
to be able to ride close on the hounds, and to observe the work of the hounds and then give each hound the
score that he rightly deserves. It is no wonder there is so much controversy today about the endurance score
and speed and driving score in our hounds. A judge on foot or in a Jeep just can't observe a hound long enough
at one time to arrive at a satisfactory conclusion as to the true worth of that hound.
Personally, we think more hunters should breed for more nose and less speed. A great many hunters think it
takes a speed demon to win a field trial; maybe it is at a trial where you have lots and lots of running. But a
speed demon can do a lot of damage at a field trial.
The competitive spirit is very strong in our present-day hounds. Nothing can get a hound's mind off his business
of trying to work out a trail of a fox and get him lined out, as quickly as a hound trying to steal the show. Oh well,
that will be another story.
The official results of the 4th USO:
1. Pine Ridge Fred (Pine Ride Slick ex Lucky Wing Stride) Dr. L. H. Robertson, Salisbury, NC
2. Buster Blanton (Windsor's Andy Ricker ex Nancy Neighbors) L. O. Parker, Salisbury, NC
3. Knox Bowers (Yard Bird ex Ginger Bowers) J.E.B. Bennett, Greer, SC
4. Monte's Last (Monte K. ex Fair Test) T. O. Logsdon, Shawneetown, Ill
5. Sleet (Tobe ex Carrie) Reeves Hughes, Germantown, Tenn
6. Hank Kelley (Hank Daley ex Miss Skinner) Lowe and Elliott, Huntsville, Ala
7. Fairy Wade (Alka Setzer ex Lizze Wade) Grady Turner, Winnsboro, SC
8. Horse Fly (Sam Brooks W. ex Sadie W.) Dr. C.D. Falls, Woodruff, SC
9. Blaze Winn Jr (Blaze Winn ex Betty Jane) JF Manning, Greensboro, NC
10. Scott Henslee (Gabriel Heatter ex Little Baby Lou) John Allen, Iuka, Miss
Monday night at the business meeting Mr. Allen was unanimously reelected president. Bill Beard, the efficient
and capable secretary-tresurer since the hunt was organized, resigned for business reasons. The directors then
elected Emmet Guy secretary-treasurer.
Of the 69 hounds entered, all answered roll call. There was a heavy frost, and as the sun rose a cold east wind
came up. This made scenting conditions bad. It would be hard to estimate the number of red fox sighted by the
judges and spectators. There wasn't a great deal of running, however the judges got a respectable number of
scores.
The second day was better, but the cold east wind was still with us.
The third cast was made about three miles southeast of Rogersville, at what is known as "the burnt chimney." I
can truthfully say it wasn't five minutes after the cast that the hounds were hot after a big red fox. There was
never a better cry. The main pack was running in a dangerous country, crossing the highway three or four times.
The Birmingham News reported as follows: "Carolina hounds continue to dominate the trials today as the event
goes into its final running. Arthur Cook, Haleyville, Ala., popped up with a close second-place hound, Buddy
Buzzard; however, Pine Ridge Fred, owned by Dr. L. H. Robertson, remained in first place. Knox Bowers kept a
firm grip on third place yesterday.
"Here are the leaders and their points: Pine Ridge Fred -- 60 hunting, 50 trailing, 225 speed and driving, 20 in
endurance, total 355 points. Buddy Buzzard -- 95 in hunting, 45 trailing, 170 speed and driving, 25 endurance,
total 335. Knox Bowers -- 80 hunting, 55 trailing, 100 speed and driving, 25 endurance, total 260."
The last day seemed to be the best for scenting conditions, as the hounds would jump quickly and run with their
heads up; 44 hounds were cast. Dr. H. L. Downey, Antone Dyer and the writer cut hounds off about three miles on
a pass road and thought we would be the only ones there, but when we arrived the hounds were crossing and
the judges were in hot pursuit.
We never saw hounds running when there wasn't a judge pretty close behind them. It ws uncanny the way the
judges could stay up so close to the hounds.
Thirty-two courageous hounds finished the tough 4-day trial. Of the 37 eliminated, 21 were caught loafing, 8
babbling, 5 rabbiting, 1 running dog tracks, 1 withdrawn and 1 lost.
As you an see, the 1949 winner was a good looking hound as well as being a good hound in the woods. He was
crowned the 1949 bench champion at the South Carolina State. He was also 3rd in the 1951 Count of Sires. You
see Pine Ridge Fred in lots of our present-day hounds.
For the four years (1946-49, sportsmen from all over the U.S. had attended the USO and all had had a happy
time--well, except us who came out on the little end of the horn, and even those returned home with praise upon
their lips for the reception accorded them, and with renewed determination to be back in 1950 with a better
hound.
