[MR] running of the hounds

[Michelle L. McDaniel]

Good gentles
Hear the cry of the hunting horn sound.  The crisp fall weather encourages
one last hunt before we curl up before the winter fires.  A large pack of
our noble greyhounds and their smaller cousins the whippets will be
demonstrating the fine medieval art of lure coursing at Stierbach's
Holiday
Faire on Nov 22 in Manassas, VA. 

Come and see the sleek beauty of this ancient breed of dogs perform as
they
have been bred to do for millennium with a spectacular show of power and
breathtaking speed.  Although our medieval counterparts coursed their dogs
after live hares to determine who had the best hunting dogs, we will
course
with artificial lures.  

We will have several demonstrations throughout the day in order to
(hopefully) allow everyone to come by to get their socks knocked off.  If
you would like to assist with holding hounds, slipping hounds or catching
them as they gleefully attack the lure at the end of the run, we would
welcome the extra hands - these normally sedate mellow dogs get very
excited
when they hear the lure running.  I would also like to let everyone know
that the hunt mistress and lure operator for this event are coming all the
way down from PA to assist us in expanding the fine art of hound coursing
in
northern Atlantia.

Given all the discussion lately about making our events more medieval,
this
fits right in with the type of activity that would have happened in
period.
Greyhounds, the perfect period accessory!

Thank you for supporting the hounds
Failenn MacFergus of Sligo