Chassecontinuedfrompage41Thatistheoneweused.
Theclubhouseismassivewithalargekitchen.Fortunately,
thekitchenwaslargebecausewegrosslyoverboughtthe
food.Everyonewhobroughtfoodthoughtthat1.theywere
personallyresponsibleforfeedingeveryone,and2.allof
NewCarlisle,population6,000,wouldbethere.
Waytoomuchfood.
Kim,whohadbeenaroundbeaglesallherlife,wentout
withoneofthefirstpacksoftheday.Shewasusedtothe
paceofthedogsatabeagletrial.Whenshesawherfirst
PBGVpackreleasedandtheytookoff,sheturnedandasked,
“Arethejudgesusuallyonhorses?”Wedidn’thaveany
judgesthatdayandnooneearnedaleg;however,itwasstill
agreatday.
VickieWillmannandherbrood—Angie,Cooper,
Beau,Bridgett—droveoverfromIndiana.Andthefifth
pupintheMohawklitter,Sherman,camewithBob’soldest
daughter,ToniClark,andherhusband,Roger.Bob’sother
threechildren—Delanie,CherilynnandFrank—also
attendedthehunt.Itwasafamiliesaffair:beaglefamily,
peebfamilyandrescuefamily.
Aschedulewasdevelopedsothatsolosandbraceshad
30-minuterunsandpackshad45-minuteruns.Eachdoggot
atleastthreeruns.Regardlessofwhethertheychasedoneof
themanyrabbits,weredistractedbyafamilyoffieldmiceor
chosetocarryastick,attheendofeachrun,thepeebswere
smiling.By6p.m.,alllivingthingsweretiredandallliving
thingshada
greattime.The
rabbitsevenhad
agoodtime.
Throughout
theday,raffle
ticketsweresold
foraTallyHo
walkingstick.
Whentheticket
wasdrawn,
Martyand
Idawerethe
winners.We
ouldnothave
doneanyofthis
withoutMartyandIda,Kimandherhusband,Bob,andthe
gracioussupportoftheClarkCountyBeagleClub.
Ifthetruthbetold,wewereallwinners.Thehandlers
hadagreattime.Thepupshadanevenbettertime.And
$250wasraisedforPBGVCARescue.Itisasafebetthat
everyonewhoattendedislookingforwardtothe2016
AmusanteChasse.Andnextyear,maybeitwillbea
two-dayevent.Wegottaeatallthatfood.
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