. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . ingfield Digbyhas been master since 1909, following in the foot-steps of an illustrious ancestor. Years ago thiskennel used to catch the judges eye on the flags,but it is some time since it last competed, re-viving memories of the late Mr Merthyr Guestin the eighties, who bred a beautiful pack andbought the Brocklesby dog hounds from theEarl of Lonsdale. Second for honours were theDuke of Beauforts stylish big hounds, typical ofthe Badminton kennel. The reserved couple beingthe Carlow, nice powerfully b
. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . ingfield Digbyhas been master since 1909, following in the foot-steps of an illustrious ancestor. Years ago thiskennel used to catch the judges eye on the flags,but it is some time since it last competed, re-viving memories of the late Mr Merthyr Guestin the eighties, who bred a beautiful pack andbought the Brocklesby dog hounds from theEarl of Lonsdale. Second for honours were theDuke of Beauforts stylish big hounds, typical ofthe Badminton kennel. The reserved couple beingthe Carlow, nice powerfully built hounds, with goodbone, by Lord Lonsdales Vulcan, purchased by the 266 THE FOXHOUND OF THE XXth CENTURY late Marquis of Waterford for Ireland. Othercouples that were good enough to win in an ordinaryyear, include the Badsworth, by Holderness, orLord Lonsdales Sargeant, the first prize stallionhound of 1912. The Bedale representatives, dis-playing the best characteristics of the Belvoirblood. From the Fitzwilliam kennel came a coupleof big framed, clean limbed young hounds, including. Mr Charles MNeill, Mr Gerald Hardy, Jack Brown, Mr John , 1906. Wansford, adjudged the top of the Milton entrytwo days previously, an up-standing young dogby Lord Waterfords Warwick. This dog mayprove a valuable out-cross for Mr Fitzwilliams kennel—Waterford Warwick being a son of Belvoir Weaverbrings in the Grafton Woodman strain, and thedam of Warwick was a Milton Harper bitch possess-ing Atherstone and Tynedale blood. The Ledburycouple by Baronet were a good match, with stuff FOXHOUND SHOW AT PETERBOROUGH 267 and quality, showing the same golden tan as theirsire. The Oakley had a nice couple, but not quitea match for size, colour, or character. One of thesewas Sailor, an Oakley bred dog, that carried allbefore him at Reigate, and bears a strong familylikeness to Byron, last years champion. Manyliked the other young dog shown with him, Trojan,by Belvoir Chimer, higher on
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