. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . foxhound of his day, by Oakley Rhymer—Gipsyby Bel voir General. During Lord Manvers mastership the Ruffordhave won successes on the flags at Peterborough,two couple of dog hounds, Rupert, 1909, by Ather-stone Guider; Reginald, 1906, by Bel voir Welcome,1902 ; Challenger, 1904, by Cottesmore Wizard, 1904;and Restless, by S. Notts Gangway, 1904, making alevel team to win second prize for two couples in1902. In 1904 the kennel won for unentered doghounds with two brothers, Factor and Furrier, byBelvoir Das
. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . foxhound of his day, by Oakley Rhymer—Gipsyby Bel voir General. During Lord Manvers mastership the Ruffordhave won successes on the flags at Peterborough,two couple of dog hounds, Rupert, 1909, by Ather-stone Guider; Reginald, 1906, by Bel voir Welcome,1902 ; Challenger, 1904, by Cottesmore Wizard, 1904;and Restless, by S. Notts Gangway, 1904, making alevel team to win second prize for two couples in1902. In 1904 the kennel won for unentered doghounds with two brothers, Factor and Furrier, byBelvoir Dasher, 1900—Famous, by Belvoir lashing hounds of the right stamp and tempera-ment. The representatives of the Rufford con- I i3o THE FOXHOUND OF THE XXth CENTURY -testing honours at Peterborough in 1913, were byBelvoir Rallywood, 1909. The new kennels at Yellow are excellent in design,and the 50 couples occupying the benches arebedded down with bracken fern. The Atherstone The Atherstone for many years has been a first-rate kennel for a change of blood, and there are many. Atherstone Cardinal, 1908. reasons why it should be in demand by breedersseeking improvement, because between 1871 and1891 Mr W. Oakley went for old strains of bloodthrough hounds known to be first-class in the field,such as Belvoir Senator, Weathergage, and Selim, Silence, and Somerset, also QuornAlfred and Rufford Galliard. Mr Oakley was nevertempted to go to a variety of kennels for blood, andso established a type and a pattern. EventuallyMr Oakley sold the pack to his son-in-law, Mr THE MID-EASTERN COUNTIES HUNTS 131 W. F. Inge, who completed four seasons mastership,retiring in 1895, when Mr Gerald Hardy boughtthe pack for £2000 and held the Atherstone master-ship between 1895-1903. The new master beinga first-class judge of a foxhound, and versed in thescience of breeding, with George Whitemore forhuntsman, brought the pack to a high state ofexcellence, winning honours
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