. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . n the Holderness and Blankney strength of the kennel is 23 J couples of dogs to 23of bitches, with an entry of 9 couples, for five days aweek. Numbers have been made up with purchasedhounds and ^others presented by Mr Lycett Green,the pick of the kennel being amongst the youngerhounds, bred at home. The dog we liked best wasRasper, 1910, by Milton Rector, out of a BelvoirHadel bitch. He was top of his entry and is a greatworker, a full-sized lemon and white hound, withclean limbs and a noble
. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . n the Holderness and Blankney strength of the kennel is 23 J couples of dogs to 23of bitches, with an entry of 9 couples, for five days aweek. Numbers have been made up with purchasedhounds and ^others presented by Mr Lycett Green,the pick of the kennel being amongst the youngerhounds, bred at home. The dog we liked best wasRasper, 1910, by Milton Rector, out of a BelvoirHadel bitch. He was top of his entry and is a greatworker, a full-sized lemon and white hound, withclean limbs and a noble carriage. In the 1913 entryVanguard and Vexer are full-sized dogs by BelvoirRallywood, 1909—Belvoir Virtue, by Weaver— 80 THE FOXHOUND OF THE XXth CENTURY Vision. We may here remark that Virtue is alitter sister to Bel voir Vulcan, and, drafted for hersmall size, has proved a valuable brood bitch foi-lier present kennel. The brothers Vanguard andVexer are hounds we should like to meet againafter a seasons work and conditioning, for theywere top of the entry and have the right size,. k and Ainsfr stuff, and quality. A nice-sized working hound wasViceroy, 1911, by South Devon Vagabond, purchasedat Mr Brunskills sale, also a dark-coloured littleBelvoir Comus dog commanded attention; andWrangler, 1913, by Meynell Waverley, a houndwith a lot of stuff, big ribs, and much that is goodabout him, placed third in the entry. Amongst the bitches there was Victress, 1913, byTynedale Woodman, who was by Morpeth Solomon, THE YORKSHIRE HUNTS 8r who was by Belvoir Dasher, and the dam of Victressis Virtue whom we have mentioned. She is a lovelybitch, symmetrical and has the right stuff and quality;in her entry she was placed first. Witchcraft, 1912,by Tynedale Woodman—Rational, was a squarebuilt tan and white bitch, a ball of muscle, agood wearing sort. Hounds are divided into a bigand little pack, and hunt in a capital country ofgrass and plough, with no wire, for every strandcomes down
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