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The Montreal Hunt 



DISTINCTIVE UNIFORM Scarlet coat, dark blue collar, facings and piping 



( For Hunt Servants) 



EVENING DRESS Scarlet coat, dark blue collar and facings 



MASTER - A. E. Ogilvie. Esq. 



HON. SECRETARY AUan G. Law. Esq., Montreal. P. Q., Canada 



HUNTSMAN - Will NichoUs 



WHIPPER-IN Fred NichoUs 



HOUNDS 40 couples. English 



KENNELS Cate de Neige, Montreal, P. Q.. Canada 



POST-OFFICE Montreal, P. Q.. Canad; 



DAYS OF MEETING Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 



LENGTH OF SEASON August 15th to December 1st 



WHILE the Montreal Hunt, founded in 1 826, is not in one sense 

 the oldest organization of its kind on the continent, its founda- 

 tion being antedated by that of the Brooklyn Hunt and of the 

 Gloucester Fox Hunting Club, yet it is the only one in America which can 

 show a continuous record under practically the same management for eighty- 

 two years. It stands, today, at the head of all the Hunts in America, and 

 there is scarcely a hunting man, English, French or American, who does not 

 acknowledge its supremacy. 



Unfortunately a complete record of its history is lacking, partly owing to 

 the destruction by fire of the early papers. Thanks for much of the follow- 

 ing information is due to Dr. Charles McEachran, who during his Master- 

 ship collected from all available sources the records now in existence. 



In 1826, Mr. William Forsyth removed a pack of English foxhounds 

 from Three Rivers to Montreal, the kennels at that time being situated op- 

 posite Logan's farm. In those days there was comparatively little hunting 



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