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sires ! In a visit to Meynell kennel, in October 1910, 

 it was astonishing to find amongst the dog-hounds 

 three sets of two couples, which match for size and 

 quality ; winners in open competition on the flags 

 at Peterborough. With such material to work 

 upon there is every promise of success with future 

 entries, and as time goes on it should be possible 

 to consolidate a type in the same way that Belvoir, 

 Fitzwilliam, or Warwickshire have established their 

 identity. 



The Meynell kennel, situated close to Sudbury 

 Park, on a site given by Lord Vernon, is on the 

 borders of Derbyshire and Staffordshire, between 

 which two counties the pack divide their four days 

 a week hunting. The block of red brick is well 

 planned and of pleasing appearance, with a clock 

 tower, stables and huntsman's house adjoining, 

 erected some fifty years ago by public subscription 

 at a cost of £10,000. As we glided along in a motor 

 car, the scene on either side was an extent of grass, 

 a dairying country, strongly fenced to keep stock 

 from roving. In the kennel paddock, we found 

 Charles Gillson walking the hounds, and collectively 

 they displayed well-sprung ribs with excellent 

 quality. A capital lieutenant to Mr Hardy's riper 

 experience in hound breeding, Gillson learnt his 

 hunting with Mr E. P. Rawnsley in the Southwold 

 country, and is a son of George Gillson, for nearly 

 twenty years huntsman to the Cottesmore. 



Taking the 19 10 Peterborough successes first for 

 inspection, Gillson put forward four noble dog- 

 hounds — Waverley, Warner, Cranmer, and Hampton 

 — of great size, matched colouring, grand quality, 

 and the right bone. All the four are first season 

 hunters, proving what an entry that of 1909 must 

 have been, making it possible to match a quartette 



