. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . ding a packof hounds to stand well on the flags, which dis-tinguished the mastership of his ancestors between1850 and 1885. Last year the Oakley won a doublechampionship at Reigate and Peterborough, with abeautifully turned one-season hunter, Byron. MrArkwright again won the Reigate championshipwith an unentered dog named Sailor, and later onthe same for bitches, by the aid of Witness. Thisyears Oakley champion dog has not quite theimpressive size of last years winner, but that may THE REIGATE FOXHOUND
. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . ding a packof hounds to stand well on the flags, which dis-tinguished the mastership of his ancestors between1850 and 1885. Last year the Oakley won a doublechampionship at Reigate and Peterborough, with abeautifully turned one-season hunter, Byron. MrArkwright again won the Reigate championshipwith an unentered dog named Sailor, and later onthe same for bitches, by the aid of Witness. Thisyears Oakley champion dog has not quite theimpressive size of last years winner, but that may THE REIGATE FOXHOUND SHOW 253 come with age and work, for he is very symmetrical,deep through the ribs and loin, the popular verdictbeing for Sailor the moment he came into the ring. The Grafton representatives also pleased thejudges, and a first prize went their way for thepeerless Rakish, a daughter of Belvoir Rally wood,who as an unentered hound accomplished a recordfor Mr Charles MNeill, her breeder, winning himthe championship at the two shows. Very matronlyand grand she looked in her third season, the. Style and elegance. property of the new master, Mr Henry Hawkins, apattern hound to remember in years to come. TheGrafton also won two second prizes with Gulliver,who is quite a Belvoir sort. The class for unentered bitches was a strong onewith eighteen entries, comprising the best of breeding,giving the judges considerable trouble to award thepalm for beauty. The stuff and fine quality ofLedbury Waitress won the judicial verdict, and sheis a beautifully-turned golden tan bitch by Baronet,who stamps his stock in unmistakable in the class was the Duke of BeaufortsCora, who is higher on the leg than the winner,whilst Southdown Cheerful, by Belvoir Chimer, 254 THE FOXHOUND OF THE XXth CENTURY went unnoticed, though she came out to win theChampionship at Peterborough six weeks later,which proves that the Reigate class was a verystrong one. The Tickham is a pack of sound breeding ands
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