07 LC 35
0602
House
Resolution 724
By:
Representatives Hudson of the
124th,
Lane of the
158th,
Burns of the
157th,
and Barnard of the
166th
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the original July Foxhound and recognizing the historical marker to be placed in
his memory on May 5, 2007, in Hancock County, Georgia; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
in July of 1858, two Irish foxhounds arrived for the first time in Georgia as a
gift to Colonel Miles G. Harris of Hancock County from a noted Maryland hunter,
Nimrod Gosnell; and
WHEREAS,
Colonel Harris invited hunters from miles around to join him on a fox hunt
during October of 1859, and the hunters who came from all over middle Georgia
were extremely skeptical that this unusual hound with short ears and woolly hair
could match their choice breeds; and
WHEREAS,
none of the dogs that had gone before had been able to catch the quick red fox,
but on the first hunt the Colonel´s new hounds had run down a red fox in
less than an hour, leaving all the other dogs scattered in their path;
and
WHEREAS,
the choicest runners could not match the superior performance of the Irish
foxhounds in the hunting field chasing red foxes; and
WHEREAS,
regrettably, one of the Irish foxhounds died shortly after the first run, but
the remaining hound that the Colonel had named "July" survived; and
WHEREAS,
July was made available as a stud in Hancock and Putnam counties, and his
descendants came to be recognized as July Hounds, one of the best lines of
foxhounds available in middle Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
in his honor an official historical marker will be erected on Highway 16 in
Hancock County by the lovers of July Hounds so that all will know the story of
the original July Foxhound.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body honor the original July Foxhound and salute and express their enthusiastic support for the historical marker to be placed in Hancock County in his honor.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body honor the original July Foxhound and salute and express their enthusiastic support for the historical marker to be placed in Hancock County in his honor.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the governing
authority of Hancock County.