American turf register and sporting magazine . ys a great favourite of mine,yet this evidence of his attachment has so riveted my affection forhim, that I shall regret if you should assert your title, so as to sepa-rate us. You see, therefore, that I reassert my ownership over him, and shallhave him henceforth treated as a pet. He must never again be sub-jected to such a journey. It is really an extraordinary case of escape, and only equalled byone of the same family that returned from my nephew in Alabama.*^ [This case reminds us of two hounds, old Rallywood and a slut, presentedto the Editor
American turf register and sporting magazine . ys a great favourite of mine,yet this evidence of his attachment has so riveted my affection forhim, that I shall regret if you should assert your title, so as to sepa-rate us. You see, therefore, that I reassert my ownership over him, and shallhave him henceforth treated as a pet. He must never again be sub-jected to such a journey. It is really an extraordinary case of escape, and only equalled byone of the same family that returned from my nephew in Alabama.*^ [This case reminds us of two hounds, old Rallywood and a slut, presentedto the Editor, by his friend Mr. G. Chichester, of Fairfax county in Vir-ginia, about 50 miles distant from Baltimore. But what is most extraordi-nary in this case, is, that the dogs were sent from Alexandria to Baltimoreby steam-boat, a circuitous route of more than 200 miles; yet these dogs inabout ten days took their departure and made good their way home!—Theslut afterwards died with a clear case of dropsy.] Vol. ?. No. 6] AND SPORTING MAGAZINK. 291. WOODCOCK. (Scolopax Minor.) This bird is universally known to our sportsmen. It arrives inPennsylvania early in 3Iarch, sometimes sooner; and I doubt not butin mild winters, some few remain with us the whole of that the day they keep to the woods and thickets, and at the ap-proach of evening, seek the springs and open watery places to feedin. They soon disperse themselves over the country to the beginning of July, particularly in long continued hotweather, they descend to the marshy shores of our large rivers, theirfavourite springs and watery recesses inland being chiefly dried the former of these retreats they are pursued by the mercilesssportsmen, flushed by dogs, and shot down in great numbers. Thisspecies of amusement, when eagerly followed, is still more laboriousand fatiguing than that of snipe shooting; and from the nature of theground, or cripple, as it is usually called, viz: deep mire intersected
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