FOXES FOXHOUNDS & FOX-HUNTING 



Turning to Africa we find four Hunts, i.e., the 

 Cape, Gwelo and District (Rhodesia), Masara 

 (Nairobi), and the Salisbury (Rhodesia). The 

 Cape Hunt was founded in 1820. Hounds hunt 

 jackal from May to September in the district 

 round Durban ville. The Masara hunt jackal 

 and duiker. Hounds are kennelled at Masara, 

 near Nairobi. The Salisbury likewise hunt 

 jackal in the district from which they take their 

 name. There are no fences in the above countries, 

 the going consisting chiefly of heath, grass, and 

 sand, with watercourses, or bush and open veldt. 

 Parts of the countries are hilly. 



One of the oldest Hunts abroad is the Royal 

 Calpe, established in 1813. The hounds hunt 

 fox in the neighbourhood of Gibraltar, from 

 November to March. The going consists of 

 cultivated hills, gorse and cork woods. There 

 are no regular fences, but some streams and open 

 ditches. 



One of the best known of the foreign Hunts is 

 the Roman. These hounds hunt fox in the 

 Campagna Romana, within a radius of some 35 

 miles of Rome. The going is practically all grass, 

 with some large woodlands. The fences con- 

 sist of stiff timber, and high and wide stone walls. 

 A well-bred horse is necessary to negotiate the 

 country. 



Another well known Hunt is the Pau. These 

 hounds hunt fox three days a week within a 

 radius of 25 miles of Pau. The going consists 

 of gorse, bracken, small enclosures, and big banks, 

 The Hunt was estabhshed in 1847. 



Probably few people realize that our French 

 neighbours are a really sport-loving people, and 

 that hunting is very keenly indulged in across the 



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