A FAMOUS IvAKEl^AND FOXHOUND PACK 



The present huntsman of the pack, Joe Bow- 

 man, has carried the horn since 1879, and is still 

 hale and hearty. He comes of a long line of 

 hunting ancestors, many of whom have been 

 huntsmen, and he himself began following hounds 

 as a boy at school often ' ' playing truant " in order 

 to have a day's sport. It is not every hunts- 

 man's gift to be as good in kennel as he is in the 

 field, but without undue flattery it may be said 

 that Joe " kills his foxes in the kennels" and 

 handles his hounds in the field equally well. He 

 is ably assisted by Braithwaite Wilson, the 

 whipper-in, a " lish " and active traveller, who 

 gets over the rough country in a marvellous 

 manner. Owing to his abilities in this respect, 

 he has received the nickname of " The Flying 

 Whip." 



There is no pageantry about sport with the 

 UUswater. The huntsman is the only man who 

 wears a scarlet coat, the field being clad in any- 

 thing from knickerbockers to corduroys. If 

 you are fond of hounds and hound work however, 

 and love sport for sport's sake, then I advise you 

 to have a week or two on the fells with the UUs- 

 water and Joe Bowman, and if you don't repeat 

 the visit after your first experience, I shall be 

 very much surprised. 



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