. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . andsymmetry, to do their work with the greatest ease,kill foxes in the shortest space of time, and then gohome after a long days hunting, with sterns up. It was not only numerically a great show on theflags, but the general uniformity was remarkable,making it an unusually difficult task to arrive at adecision. Commencing at ten oclock, it was nearlytwo hours after time when the judges completedtheir task a few minutes before six oclock. Illus-trating how difficult the awards were to make, ina class of u
. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . andsymmetry, to do their work with the greatest ease,kill foxes in the shortest space of time, and then gohome after a long days hunting, with sterns up. It was not only numerically a great show on theflags, but the general uniformity was remarkable,making it an unusually difficult task to arrive at adecision. Commencing at ten oclock, it was nearlytwo hours after time when the judges completedtheir task a few minutes before six oclock. Illus-trating how difficult the awards were to make, ina class of unentered hounds, for which 14 couple FOXHOUND SHOW AT PETERBOROUGH 263 competed, only 3 couples were summarily dis-missed, the 11 having to return into the ring. A strenuous mornings work judging the doghounds was expeditiously completed before lunchby Mr J. C. Straker, master of the Tynedale, andMr R. Clayton Swan, master of the bitches were even a more difficult class to divide,the judging being undertaken by Sir William HydeParker, ex-master of the Newmarket and Thurlow,. 12 3456 1. Tom Whitemore. 2. Will Goodall. 3. Mr Merthyr Mr Tom Parrington. 5. Mr C. B. E. Wright. 6. George in the eighties. with Mr H. E. Preston, editor of the foxhoundstud-book, and ex-master of the York and awards were as follows.:— Dog HoundsClass 1.—Couple entered hounds, whelped since1st December, 1911.—1, £10 (huntsman, £3), theBlackmore Vale, Sounder, and Dreadnought ; 2, £5(huntsman, £2) the Duke of Beauforts, Cardinaland Coxcomb. 264 THE FOXHOUND OF THE XXth CENTURY Special prize, silver hunting horn by Rev. CecilLegard, for best single hound in Class i: The Oakley,Sailor. 2.—Unentered hound from pack that has notwon since 1908.—1, £5 (huntsman, £2), Linlithgowand Stirlingshire, Seaman ; 2, £3 (huntsman, £1),The Carlow, Valesman. 3.—Two couples of entered hounds.—1, £10(huntsman, £3), Linlithgow and Stirlingshire,Vamper
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