Kings of the hunting-field : memoirs and anecdotes of distinguished masters of hounds and other celebrities of the chase with histories of famous packs, and hunting traditions of great houses . rtunes of the Meath, and well deserved thetitle of the Meynell of Ireland, bestowed on him byhis admirers. Sam Reynell had every gift that goes tothe making of a first-rate Master of Hounds. His greatstature and commanding mien overawed the field. Hisenthusiasm for the sport infected all who came withinhis influence ; his energy was unflagging. The longestday could not tire his iron frame. His fiery das
Kings of the hunting-field : memoirs and anecdotes of distinguished masters of hounds and other celebrities of the chase with histories of famous packs, and hunting traditions of great houses . rtunes of the Meath, and well deserved thetitle of the Meynell of Ireland, bestowed on him byhis admirers. Sam Reynell had every gift that goes tothe making of a first-rate Master of Hounds. His greatstature and commanding mien overawed the field. Hisenthusiasm for the sport infected all who came withinhis influence ; his energy was unflagging. The longestday could not tire his iron frame. His fiery dash anddaring were tempered by a shrewdness which kept himfrom sacrificing the science to the sport of hunting. The country he hunted covered a vast area, seventymiles by twenty, the greater part of which consisted ofold pastures, as fine as the very cream of the EnglishMidlands, and far larger in extent. Only one thing waslacking to make the country an ideal one for fox-hunting, and that was the presence of woodlands andcoverts in which the foxes might lie and breed. This defectReynell set himself to remedy by dotting the grazing landswith gorse and stick coverts. Then, indeed, Meath be-. 7*«I»N
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