. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . guished past. Mr George Fitzwilliams hounds meeting at theHaycock, Wansford, make a picture that is charmingfor its old-world look. The fine stone mansionstands by the side of the Great North Road, andwas once a famous coaching hostelry, but in recentyears has been a private hunting box, first occupiedby the late Lord Chesham, and latterly by MrStanley Brotherhood. The once well-known signboardof the man swimming down the river on a haycockhas been taken down and placed in the olden days t
. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . guished past. Mr George Fitzwilliams hounds meeting at theHaycock, Wansford, make a picture that is charmingfor its old-world look. The fine stone mansionstands by the side of the Great North Road, andwas once a famous coaching hostelry, but in recentyears has been a private hunting box, first occupiedby the late Lord Chesham, and latterly by MrStanley Brotherhood. The once well-known signboardof the man swimming down the river on a haycockhas been taken down and placed in the olden days twenty-four stage coaches passed overWansford bridge and changed horses at the Hay-cock Inn, besides chaises and waggons. That was inthe days of the Percivals, so well known for thefame of their hunters, that their address was simply England. It was rather a curious coincidencethat Mr Stanley Brotherhood had a coach andtwo teams during his short stay at the old Haycock,and has since moved to his new residence Thorn-haugh, purchasing the large forest and nursery forfoxes, Bedford
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