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16 s t 4 economist suntribune fc j lh 1 ilka thursday may 4 zooou jl- j 7 f- tjr r -vy- 41 v yyv v i i staff photossteve somerville members of the toronto north york huntj led by huntsman mark powell share a passion for thechase below powell prepares to sound the horn byannehowland staff writer ts a classic scene scarletcoated riders powerful horses and a surg ing pack of hounds all set against alush countryside v t foxhunting combines ithe thrill of galloping crosscountry fthe satisfaction of watching hounds wqrk and a passion for trie chase ihitiallyjt was asport with the english nobility antfbrigirialry they were hunting deer says mark powell professional huntsman with thetorontp and north york hunt y although modern- hunting in britain can beusedo control the fqxpopulatiqn innorth america tfiereslittle need or desire to kill 4 rarely if ever kill anything and if we do theres a reason its sick lame lazy or just blessedly unlucky explains powell fox hunting was introduced to canada by the british militarythe 166yearold tnyhasthesecdnd- oldest- and one of the largest clubs in canada in the 1800s it was locaty ed on kingstonroadnear lake ontario in j is now- scarborough- jl inl932fthehunt relocated to aurora and in 1986 movedto its current 100acre facility on dufferin street north of hwy 9 thehunt holds meets oritws jropeftyt as well as south ofpottageyillenear jhornbury anjdartasecorid club- owned facility near creemore- v club members rangefrom pres- iderits and premiers to everyday men womenand children r theres quite a vvide crosssec tion ranging from very ordinary people who struggle to pay their membership dues to quite well-to- do businessmen says powell the goodrthing about hunting is that anybody can do it and everybodys welcome theyre all on equal foot ing also everybody has different riding abilities which is a great lev- -eller- tn addition to v 1200 annual senior membership fee members need a horse and trailer and must outfit themselves and their horse neatly and safely one of the first rules of fox hunting etiquette you dont need the best equip- merit whether it be clothing or tack for the horse if you have a really old raat thats clean and the buttons are gleaming and your horse js gleam- s mats fine says y jn the field n riders niust keep- together behind mefhasterlbr field leader they wait for riders who dis- mount to openclose a gate and let others pass if their horse wont jump a fence novice riders stayat the back as do young horses horses that kick are not welcome riders stay away from livestock and seeded fields and thank motorists who allow them to pass safely the tnyh hunts from early april throughmay and again from early september as long as weather allows meets are on wednesday and saturday mornings i a fox hunt consists t 30 to 40 hounds working under a huntsman assisted by two whippersin or but- riders membersreceivea written 1 invite to each rrieetand when see a chance page 17s v he tnyh is renowned in i- north america for the qual- ityof its riqundsand cur- yrehtly is hpmetothenorth i american7jbhampi6nfqx- hoimd atitie it hasclainied three tires ihvtfiept49ycars atthe virglruahouridshow hpurfdsave from britairitdensurethe best blood lmtktnyh ree 15 to 20hounds v ayear t yr- j i there arej usually 50 to 60 hounds brithe property of- which 40 or 20 couples are trained and hunting and 20 are puppies v yearold puppies start training by going out to walk or being kept ata members liome and introduced to cats dogs cars and life ingeneral vvhen they return theylivemmekehnels males and females separate and areexer- cised twice every day asapack its a hounds life they- learn j work in a group come hack and go- forward oncomniahd and are trained to xhase only fox or coyote a top level orhomogenebus and- wofksas uhitfln indi vidual hounds the- ahilitycanddesire to hunt are essential as is cprifdrmatlbn 1 at hound shows judges look for strong teevand straight limbs laidtback shoulders for running good depth in the chest for lungs a long neck to get thehoseto the ground strong back loins thighs and hocks atop houhdwill run effprtlessly and seem to float over thegrbuhd v r hounds hunt up toseyen sea- sons covering more than 100 miles at each meet andagequickly wf theyrdbntmake g9odpetsahd are miserable tfnot working and so are put down once their hunting life is tnyh hunteman mark powell r v visit our showroom wl i v refinished beyond compare 158 main street 9054749677 this 9 piece dining suite includes banded dining table 2 leaves and 8 chairs