The Castle Hill Hounds 



(MRS. POTTS'S) 



DISTINCTIVE COLLAR - Dark blue 



EVENING DRESS Scarlet coat, dark blue collar and facings 



MASTER - Mrs. Allen Potts 



SECRETARY Allen Potts, Esq., "Castle Hill," Cobham, Va. 



HUNTSMAN The Master 



WHIPPERS-IN - \ '*'' William Garrison 



( 2nd, J. Johnson 



HOUNDS 11 couples, English 



KENNELS AND POST OFFICE "Castle Hill," Cobham. Va. 



DAYS OF MEETING Monday, Wednesday and Friday 



LENGTH OF SEASON October 1st to April 15th 



THE Castle Hill Hounds are probably as old a pack as exists in 

 America today, and yet, owing to the fact that they always have 

 been and still are a private pack, it is a difficult matter to give 

 any accurate facts as to their history. The present pack is the property of 

 Mrs. Allen Potts, nee Miss Gertrude Rives, who is the direct descendant 

 of Dr. Thomas Walker, whose father was an early settler in Virginia. 

 " Casde Hill," the estate from which the pack takes its name, has always 

 been in the possession of Mrs. Potts's family and foxhounds have always 

 been kept, there being a family pack at all times except during the periods 

 of the American Revolution and the Civil War. 



The first Master, Dr. Thomas Walker, of " Castle Hill," about the year 

 1 742 imported a pack of foxhounds from England, which he maintained 

 and hunted for the amusement of his family and neighbors. The old 

 gentleman was a great sportsman, and on account of his feats of strength 

 was originated the expression " The Devil and Tom Walker." 



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