. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . ing will be seen that in each division there is oneor more leading kennel from which neighbouringpacks borrow blood to maintain the standard ofthe pack. We take this opportunity to tenderour cordial thanks to many Masters of Hounds,huntsmen and others, for the assistance so kindlygiven in facilitating the putting together ofthis volume, containing as it does the expertopinion of those with a life-long experience onhunting. Section A on the map of England includes thecounties of Northumber
. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . ing will be seen that in each division there is oneor more leading kennel from which neighbouringpacks borrow blood to maintain the standard ofthe pack. We take this opportunity to tenderour cordial thanks to many Masters of Hounds,huntsmen and others, for the assistance so kindlygiven in facilitating the putting together ofthis volume, containing as it does the expertopinion of those with a life-long experience onhunting. Section A on the map of England includes thecounties of Northumberland, Cumberland, Dur-ham, and Westmorland, with two leading kennelsin the group, the Tynedale and Morpeth, whichhave long been a source for change of blood. Section B is taken up by the county of Yorkshirewhich is sub-divided into the territories of eighteendifferent hunts. Lord Middletons famous kennel at INTRODUCTION xvii Birdsall taking precedence with so much hereditarymaterial therein. Section C contains the North-Western countiesof Cheshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire,. Division of Hunting Country on the Map of England. and packs of hounds in North Wales. The famouskennels which have done so much to further theinterests of hound breeding are Sir W. WilliamWynns, a great factor in the past, the Cheshire,and the Meynell to-day. xvm THE FOXHOUND OF THE XXth CENTURY Section D gives us the best in hounds andhunting, the mid-eastern counties of Leicestershire,Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Northamp-tonshire, and Warwickshire known as the seventeen packs in this famous group in-clude the Bel voir, the Brocklesby, the Burton, theAtherstone, and the Warwickshire, each of whichis a history of hound breeding in itself. Section E contains the eastern counties of Hunt-ingdonshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolkand Suffolk, with the Fitzwilliam and Oakley kennelsas the tap-root for much excellence. Section F represents a group of western countiesi
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