. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . en, 1908, by LordFitzhardinges Nipper, 1900—Daphne, 1903, a demonin chase and wonderful on the line of a fox. Tolook at, he is the old savage with a short neckstuffed into upright shoulders, his stern carriedright over the quarters, hackles up for the slightestprovocation, and the doubt me not expression,warning us to keep at a respectful distance. Itwas said Drydens sons and daughters were allbetter-looking than their sire. His daughter,Dashaway, 1911, from Courtly, 1906, is certainly abeautiful tan bi
. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . en, 1908, by LordFitzhardinges Nipper, 1900—Daphne, 1903, a demonin chase and wonderful on the line of a fox. Tolook at, he is the old savage with a short neckstuffed into upright shoulders, his stern carriedright over the quarters, hackles up for the slightestprovocation, and the doubt me not expression,warning us to keep at a respectful distance. Itwas said Drydens sons and daughters were allbetter-looking than their sire. His daughter,Dashaway, 1911, from Courtly, 1906, is certainly abeautiful tan bitch, with length, the right bone andfeet, all that you want in a foxhound. We placedher first of several Boore drew for inspection, whichwere as follows: Charity and Verity, by Bel voirRioter; Witness, Varnish, Captive, Redcap andRelish, two daughters of Belvoir Rioter, and Tuneful,an Oakley type. Whilst in kennel all the hounds set on sing in onelong-drawn chorus, as they often will on the eve ofa hunting day, and it was delightful to hear them,for the Oakley have a beautiful THE EASTERN COUNTIES HUNTS 159 The successes at Reigate and Peterborough, 1913,with the unentered dog Sailor, and Witness comeinto the chapters on those two events. The strengthof the kennel is 9 couples of old dogs, 17 couples ofold bitches, 7 couples of young dogs, 15 couples ofyoung bitches, total 48 couples for four days huntinga week. The Cambridgeshire Many well-known sportsmen trace their earliesthunting experiences to days seen with the Cambridge-shire, when undergraduates at the University, andthe country presents every sort of condition, thefences being of a practical kind, the going sufficientlydeep to steady the ardour of the keenest. TheMessrs Hurrel founded the hunt in 1827, and MrCharles Barnett, who held the mastership between1827-67, used to say that a Cambridgeshire houndwould hunt almost anywhere, as there was every-thing to try his ability and temper. Heavy cold-scenting plo
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