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work and drive a more perfect pack than Lord 

 Henry Bentinck's was never seen ; and although 

 they were hght of bone when compared with the 

 modern standard, their blood to-day is the founda- 

 tion of excellence in the field. Lord Lonsdale 

 hunted the Woodland Pytchley country from 1881 



Quorn Alfred from a pencil-drawing by the late Tom Firr. 



to 1885, and on his retirement the best of the kennel 

 was purchased by his successor, Mr Austin Mackenzie, 

 who came from the Old Berkley West. Still follow- 

 ing the story of Lord Henry Bentinck's pack — because 

 their blood can be traced in the pick of the Barley- 

 thorpe entries — it was a great piece of good fortune 

 that they came into the possession of so scientific 

 a foxhound breeder, otherwise their sterling qualities 

 might have been lost for ever. During fourteen 



