. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . ter, for the fameof the kennel to-day equals the triumphs of thepast, and Mr Esme Arkwright, as his grandfatherdid before him, hunts hounds himself. At Peterborough and Reigate during the past twoyears Oakley has won the highest honours on theflags with young hounds. In 1912 a beautifulone-season hunter, Byron, 1911, by Rhymer, 1907—a great-great-grandson of the famous Rhymer of1884—dam Bonnylass, 1907, by Bedford, won thedouble championship of Reigate and prettily turned hound, with exqu
. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . ter, for the fameof the kennel to-day equals the triumphs of thepast, and Mr Esme Arkwright, as his grandfatherdid before him, hunts hounds himself. At Peterborough and Reigate during the past twoyears Oakley has won the highest honours on theflags with young hounds. In 1912 a beautifulone-season hunter, Byron, 1911, by Rhymer, 1907—a great-great-grandson of the famous Rhymer of1884—dam Bonnylass, 1907, by Bedford, won thedouble championship of Reigate and prettily turned hound, with exquisite symmetry,exceptionally good over the back and through theloin, he stood truely on the right sort of feet and legs. 156 THE FOXHOUND OF THE XXth CENTURY A great favourite, he was walked by Mrs EsmeArkwright, and only survived a severe attack ofdistemper through the skilful nursing of his hunts-man, George Tongue; but he had not sufficientlyoverset the effects when shown as an unenteredhound at Peterborough, returning to Bedfordshire unhonoured and unsung. Entering well to work,. From tJie Picture painted for Mr Esmi Arkwright. Oakley Byron, 1911. The Double Champion. he never missed his turn, and went to Peterboroughfor the second time the picture of a well-furnishedhound, the champion of his year on the during the second seasons huntinghe got kicked, and, although the best veterinaryskill was sought, died in a nursing home in is some consolation, however, that he left promisingwhelps in kennel. The following is Byrons fullpedigree. THE EASTERN COUNTIES HUNTS 157 Furrier Falstaff 94 Grafton Fencer 97 0 Priestess 91 Belvoir Gordon Gaiety 95 Document 93 Regulus 87 Reefer 92 Resolute 99 Nicety 85 Dancer 88 Garlic 96 Gaslight 94 Foreman 85 Sportsman 91 Spartan 97 C/3 tr a Oto Spiteful 87 Rhymer 82Sally 87 Sapient 92 Dancer 88 Bonnar 94 Sulpher 97 Bonnylass 89 Hamlet 88 Surplice 95 Sunlight 90 Dexter 95 Belvoir Drummer 99 Essex andSuffolk
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