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GOOD SPORT 



fresh blood, a high standard being maintained, the 

 Badminton sires coming into the pedigrees of many 

 winners for other kennels. In 1899 the Duke of 

 Beaufort's won several prizes at Peterborough, the 

 best two couple being Victor, Raglan, Ringwood, 

 and Woldsman, by Belvoir sires from Mr. Austin 

 Mackenzie's bitches. The best stallion hound this 

 year also hailed from Badminton, being a nice 

 muscular dog with beautiful quality and bone, 

 named Vaulter ('97) by Belvoir Vaulter, the judges 



being the Earl of Ennis- 

 killen and Mr. Austin 

 Mackenzie. On the same 

 afternoon the other set 

 of judges, the Rev. 

 Cecil Legard and Mr. 

 John Williams, awarded 

 champion honours to 

 the Duke of Beaufort's 

 Rapture ('98), a pied 



Mr. Austin Mackenzie, M.F.H., and bitch typical of the old 

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Badmmton sort. 



Coming to the events of 1904, a blend of the 

 new and old Badminton blood worked out top in 

 the ladies' class, Drapery, Drosky, Dagmar, and 

 Lightly winning for two couples, the judges being 

 Mr. C. B. Wright and Mr. J. C. Straker. 



Will Dale, wearing the green uniform of the Bad- 

 minton, is one of the tallest huntsmen of his day, and 

 won his reputation when at Brocklesby with the 

 Earl of Yarborough. Keen and genial, hunting is 

 the foremost passion of his heart, for he never gives 

 the Gloucestershire foxes any rest, and ends the 

 season with a bigger score than any other hunts- 

 man in England. 



The late Tom Whitemore, with his snow-white 



