The Bedale Hounds, 1832-1908 



country. Hunting began September 12th, 

 and finished on the 3rd of April ; hounds 

 being out ninety-two days. 



29J brace of foxes were killed, 20J were 

 marked to ground, and there was no blank 

 day. 



At this date a Master of Hounds seems 

 to have been troubled with an eager field, 

 as the following extract records. 



26th January, 1811. 



"A very unfortunate vexatious day. 



Mr. M. H. and several other equally 

 dashing sportsmen out, whose anxiety, with 

 some jealousy, though not blamable [can 

 we see here a sneaking fondness for his own 

 idea of ' four couples on, and the rest of 

 the pack anyhow? ' Ed.], tended to the des- 

 truction of sport. Besides, the hounds were 

 by no means true to the scent ; and incurred 

 my grave displeasure." 



What a volume of what not to do, and 

 how it is so easily done, is summed up in 

 the above few words. 



The destruction of sport in the first in- 

 stance, and then by being over-ridden 

 how his hounds became wild, and incurred 

 his grave displeasure. Those of us nearly 

 a hundred years younger, may well ponder 

 over these remarks and lay them well to 

 heart. 



The question of costume in the hunting 

 field, has recently been the subject of some 

 discussion in the papers. The following from 

 '' Nimrod's Hunting Tour '' when hunting 



