. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . he kennel with the strongest influence,when seeking improvement, is the Puckeridge. Section I runs down to Lands End and the wildtracts of England, the home of stag hunting. Thecounties in this division are Somersetshire, Devon-shire, Dorsetshire, and Cornwall. The great kennelsare Lord Portmans, and the Cattistock. It has been our good fortune to hunt all our INTRODUCTION xix time with the Belvoir, visit a great many kennels,and enjoy sport in a variety of countries, includ-ing three out of four of the
. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . he kennel with the strongest influence,when seeking improvement, is the Puckeridge. Section I runs down to Lands End and the wildtracts of England, the home of stag hunting. Thecounties in this division are Somersetshire, Devon-shire, Dorsetshire, and Cornwall. The great kennelsare Lord Portmans, and the Cattistock. It has been our good fortune to hunt all our INTRODUCTION xix time with the Belvoir, visit a great many kennels,and enjoy sport in a variety of countries, includ-ing three out of four of the great packs, the Dukeof Rutlands, the Duke of Beauforts, and Mr GeorgeFitzwilliams. The kennels of Scotland, Ireland, and the worldat large have yet to be visited, but we hope to seea great deal more of fox-hunting and gain a widerexperience for a future volume, for hound lore isinexhaustible in its interests. For permission to reproduce pictures to illustrate this volume we thank the proprietors of The Field, Land and Water, The County Gentleman, and Bailys Magazine. Cuthbert FORRAED! FORRARD ! THE FOXHOUND OF THETWENTIETH CENTURY CHAPTER I THE PUPPY WALKERS THE BACK-BONE OF FOX-HUNTING Sweet goddess ! what music can most fittingly sing thee ;What crescent thy lovely brow worthily grace ?Our cubs—bless their brushes ! the farmer has nourished,Our puppies his gudewife most lovingly reared. —Bailys Magazine. Amongst the best friends to fox-hunting in general,and the master of hounds in particular, must beranged those who in sporting phraseology walkpuppies. The institution is an old and honouredone, for we find there exists to this day in theBrocklesby kennel a list of puppies sent to walk inthe year 1746, with the names of those who tookthem in. In theory it is a most delightfully sports-manlike action to walk a foxhound puppy duringthe first year of his existence ; in practice it isa most heartrending affair. Yet it is absolutelynecessary for the future and maki
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