SPORT WITH THE BLANKNEY HOUNDS lor 



a huntsman, Sir Robert Filmer wisely followed his 

 uncle's advice, selecting Tom Isaac, son of Charles 

 for many years huntsman to Mr Fernie. At that 

 time young Tom was carrying the horn for the 

 West Norfolk, under the mastership of the Earl of 

 Romney, and had been heard of scoring one of the 

 best runs, with more geography in it than had 

 ever happened before in the famous shooting country. 

 On occasions too, there were Royal days, attended 





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George, Prince of Wales. Queen Alexandra. King Edward VII. The Earl of Romney, M.F.H. 



Tom Isaac. 



The Royal Meet of the West Norfolk hounds, November 9, 1908. 



by the late King Edward with Queen Alexandra, 

 the King and Queen of Norway, and King George 

 when Prince of Wales, events in the life of any 

 huntsman never likely to be forgotten. 



A great many people in Leicestershire have 

 known Tom Isaac since he was a small boy on foot 

 after the hounds, and there are some who hardly 

 realise that it can be possible that he has arrived 

 at the head of the profession on the right side of 

 thirty. The story goes, that when out on foot a 

 few years ago after the hounds, the satchel of books 

 on his back proclaiming him a truant from school. 



