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A New World tradition of horses and hounds

Huntsman Geoff Hyde jumps a fence during a fox hunt with the Elkridge-Harford Hunt Club in Maryland.

Huntsman Geoff Hyde jumps a fence during a fox hunt with the Elkridge-Harford Hunt Club in Maryland.   (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

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American fox hunts reenact a classically British scene, complete with riding costumes and blasting horn. “It’s a piece of Maryland history,” says one enthusiast.

Horse and hound

Hounds are led home after an Elkridge-Harford Hunt Club outing.   (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

Horse and hound

A hound clears a jump during a fox hunt. Club members hasten to clarify that the foxes are run to ground, but never deliberately killed.  (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

Horse and hound

One of the 31 hounds on a fox hunt looks out of the trailer before the outing begins. The Elkridge-Harford Hunt Club dates to 1878.   (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

Horse and hound

Kathy Schwarz of Monkton holds her riding crop in her mouth while mounting her horse for the hunt.   (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

Horse and hound

Hounds follow Geoff Hyde during the fox hunt.  (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

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