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hair and thoughtful countenance, nearly always 

 had a winning hand when showing for the Oakley 

 during the mastership of the late Mr. Robert Ark- 

 wright. Amongst many winners which have done 

 well afterwards, we may mention Oakley Dancer 

 ('88) by Grafton Dancer, from Redcap by Regent, 

 a handsome dog, of exceptional character in his 

 work, without a single weak point in his pedigree. 

 Sir Reginald Graham and Sir Herbert Langham 

 placed Oakley Dancer at the top of the dog-hounds 

 at Peterborough in 1891. 



In later years the Whitemores, father and son, 

 often met in rivalry on the flags, young George 

 being huntsman to Mr. Austin Mackenzie's Wood- 

 land Pytchley pack, afterwards going to the Ather- 

 stone under Mr. Gerald Hardy, from which kennel 

 he put forward a sequence of winners. 



When seeking imiprovement, Mr. Gerald Hardy has 

 gone solid for Belvoir sires and done well, breeding 

 hounds in the Atherstone kennel of a medium size, 

 beautiful in style and colour, able to drive through 

 the fences of a cramped country. At Peterborough 

 they have a very long list of honours to their credit, 

 winning the championship with Challenger ('98) in 

 1902, the judges being Mr. T. Butt Miller and Mr. 

 C. B. E. Wright. The Whitemores often came 

 together for the final, and when the old man's 

 candidate was beaten by his son's, much to the 

 merriment of the huntsmen looking on, he used to 

 say, "Ah wtII, I had to let the boy have it this 

 time ! " 



Mr. Gerald Hardy's name has latterly been asso- 

 ciated with the revival of a famous period of past 

 hunting history — the appearance at Peterborough of 

 young dog-hounds from the Meynell kennel, where 

 he is now master. Descended from the hounds of 



