. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . he 1913 Cottesmore Puppy Showwhen Mr R. E. Strawbridge, the new Americanmaster made his first bow to the country, it wasthe young hounds by Mr W. M. WroughtonsGuardsman, presented to the Cottesmore kennelby Lord Lonsdale, which divided honours with theproduce of Belvoir sires. The Cottesmore is a pack which must have awealth of rare working blood in their composition,and it has been our privilege to enjoy sport with themwhen hunted by George Gillson, Arthur Thatcher,Sam Gillson, and Tom Isaacs. On the l
. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . he 1913 Cottesmore Puppy Showwhen Mr R. E. Strawbridge, the new Americanmaster made his first bow to the country, it wasthe young hounds by Mr W. M. WroughtonsGuardsman, presented to the Cottesmore kennelby Lord Lonsdale, which divided honours with theproduce of Belvoir sires. The Cottesmore is a pack which must have awealth of rare working blood in their composition,and it has been our privilege to enjoy sport with themwhen hunted by George Gillson, Arthur Thatcher,Sam Gillson, and Tom Isaacs. On the line of afox they are noticeably in the first class, whetheron the Leicestershire grass, or in the deepwoodlands of Lincolnshire, whilst in appearancethey show a strong Belvoir influence in style andcolouring. The 1913 entry of 20 couples reaches a highstandard of excellence, their young huntsman,Herbert Norman, who for six seasons was whipper-into the Belvoir under Sir Gilbert Greenall, beingheartily congratulated on their appearance. It maysafely be prophesied that Mr R. E. Strawbridge. LORD I i iNSD Ml S S \ l« . I W IPurchased by Mr. Harry Whitworth, M tei t thi Holdemess Hunt To face page 124 THE MID-EASTERN COUNTIES HUNTS 125 commences his mastership to the Cottesmore underthe most promising conditions. The Quorn The Quorn and the name of Tom Firr, whocarried the horn for over a quarter of a centuryare inseparably linked for all time, and bringshistory down to the beginning of the present Firr, the best who ever blew a horn, flittedacross a strongly fenced country as easily as aswallow on the wing, with unimpaired nerve upto his sixtieth year. Of him it was said no onecould speak to a hound as he could, and whenhunting a fox he hated noise, for no matter howbad the scent, he never lost his temper. Believingthat silence is golden, Tom Firr would not allowhounds to throw their tongue at the feeding-housedoor, nor did he allow it when unkenneled forhunting, his a
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