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 . Zhc lRev>. 5obn IRussell 345 Then they shant go, John, if you dont like it. Idont see why you shouldnt have your amusementas well as other people. Acting on this sensiblesuggestion, Russell kept the hounds and did not ceasehunting them till 1871, when, fox-hunting being wellestablished in North Devon, he parted with the last ofhis pack. There are countless stories told of his marvellousendurance. Her
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 . Zhc lRev>. 5obn IRussell 345 Then they shant go, John, if you dont like it. Idont see why you shouldnt have your amusementas well as other people. Acting on this sensiblesuggestion, Russell kept the hounds and did not ceasehunting them till 1871, when, fox-hunting being wellestablished in North Devon, he parted with the last ofhis pack. There are countless stories told of his marvellousendurance. Here is one of his own. I left this house (Tordown) on one eventful morning,rode to Iddesleigh, twenty miles, whither I had sent thehounds the night before, found a fox and killed himduring one of the most awful storms of thunder,lightning, and rain I ever saw. Scent breast-high fromfirst to last. I then rode to Ash, Mr Mallets place,dined there, and danced afterwards till one oclock;went to bed and rose again at three ; pulled on my top-boots and rode down to Bodmin, just fifty miles, andmet Tom Hexts hounds about five miles from thattown. Found a good fox and killed him, dined withmy old
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