THE MIDDLESEX 



been to get the best blood that could be procured in draft hounds, and then 

 from these to breed such a pack as was needed to do the best work under 

 existing conditions. While the motto " Handsome is as handsome does," is 

 applied in the drafting of such hounds as are not first-class in the field, the 

 Middlesex has always been prominent on the flags, and its successes at the 

 Westminster Kennel Club shows in the winter and the National Hound 

 shows in the spring are well known. 



It may be interesting to note that the first National Hound Show, mod- 

 elled on the famous Hound Show at Peterboro, England, was held at 

 South Lincoln, near the kennels of the Middlesex, in 1 906. This initial 

 effort met with such success that succeedmg shows were held in 1907 and 

 1 908, and the affair is now an annual fixture. Cups are offered by Masters 

 of Hounds all over the United States and Canada, and at the mitial show 

 three noted Masters in England, His Grace the Duke of Beaufort, G. C. W. 

 Fitzwilliam, Esq., and C. W. B. Fernie, Esq., lent their support by doing 

 likewise. 



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