. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . ter, 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 th
. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . ter, 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 andsent a nice medium-sized young dog Gambler, a sonof Belvoir Ragman from a daughter of BelvoirHymen. A square-built hound and a good hard. Charles at home. colour, he had the best of characters for worklooking the right sort to get to the end of a long dayshunting, and trot back to kennels with his sterncarried gaily over his quarters. Gambler had thedistinction of winning two first prizes, and wasplaced reserve for the Championship. Lord Leconfield at home in his own country wasawarded a ribbon in the restricted class, the Craven,Blackmore Vale, Essex, and Chiddingfold eachsecuring a second prize, so that honours were welldistributed. It was remarkable that the Cattistock,who in years past had such a strong winning hand, THE REIGATE FOXHOUND SHOW 255 were clean out of form, and never got nearer than areserve. If a pack does not always win, it is some consolationto know that it has been in the fighting line, a goodcompetitor that has profited by experience whenmeasuring its merits on the flags. CHAPTER XIV THE NATIONAL FOXHOUND SH
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