MR GERALD HARDY 



:)D 



to be with them. A famous kennel for working 

 strains, generations of Meynell blood were sought 

 after by the pioneers of fox-hunting, starting packs 

 of hounds in all parts of England. To-day the 

 name of the founder of the hunt is reverenced as 

 the " Father of Foxhunting." The Meynell hunt in 

 prosperous times, when brewing interest flourished, 



Mr Gerald Hardy master of the Meynell. 



ranked as one of the richest and best mounted 

 in the kingdom. 



It becomes every day more evident that no 

 institution or community can afford to exist on the 

 glories of the past, but must make strenuous efforts 

 to keep pace with the present, by providing for 

 modern demands. The most cherished strains of 

 the Meynell kennel were there, and what the pack 

 wanted was the skill of a genius in breeding and 

 selection, to lift it into the front rank, by mating 

 up the old blood of Merimac, Manager, Linkboy, 



