. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . a beautiful typeof stallion hound, with short bone, and good feet, A huntsmans friend, and a rare dog in , 1908, by Herts Sampler, 1903, had theblood of Belvoir and Warwickshire on his damsside. Lighter in build, with the cleanest of limbs,he looked like racing up to a fox. Weathergage,1909, a son of Belvoir Weaver, 1906, and top ofhis entry was a nice type of hound, combining thefive lines of blood already mentioned. Two otherdogs of the same year were Random and Rambler,by Brocklesby Pr
. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . a beautiful typeof stallion hound, with short bone, and good feet, A huntsmans friend, and a rare dog in , 1908, by Herts Sampler, 1903, had theblood of Belvoir and Warwickshire on his damsside. Lighter in build, with the cleanest of limbs,he looked like racing up to a fox. Weathergage,1909, a son of Belvoir Weaver, 1906, and top ofhis entry was a nice type of hound, combining thefive lines of blood already mentioned. Two otherdogs of the same year were Random and Rambler,by Brocklesby Prodigal, 1906, who was by BelvoirDaystar, 1903. The 40 couples of bitches together in the lodginghouse made a grand sight, showing rare quality,colour, necks, shoulders, and good bone—all thatyou want in a foxhound. These were sorted byThorpe the kennelman into a big and little pack,and they called to mind their predecessors that usedto captivate the judges when skimming over theflags at Peterborough. In 1911 Mr W. Roylance-Court and CaptainHigson entered upon a joint-mastership to the. 9o THE FOXHOUND OF THE XXth CENTURY huntsman. Latter entries have been bred to Belvoirand Atherstone. The South Stafford For some years past, under the sound mastershipof Mr F. Villiers Forster—who commenced to reignin 1885—the South Stafford has been a kennel toput forward hounds of nice appearance, which havegained the Peterborough verdict. The hounds arethe property of the master, and the twenty-sevencouples are the right size for hunting, nicely bred toBelvoir, Grafton, Warwickshire, and Earl couples of puppies are sent out to walk. In1912 the Marquis of Anglesey became joint-master,and Will Davies succeeded Ben Wilkinson as hunts-man. The country is varied, and we have pleasantrecollections of a mornings hunting on the pictur-esque Cannock Chase, some 40,000 acres of heatherand bracken, a wild spot of delightful scenery, thehaunt of all kinds of game and beasts of the c
Size: 1168px × 2139px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookidfoxhoundoftwenti00brad
