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Austin Mackenzie's Woodland Pytchley pack in 

 1899. To-day the Belvoir influence is noticeable in 

 colouring and quality shown throughout the pack, 

 which present a very sorty appearance in the 

 field without losing anything of the size and stout- 

 ness so characteristic of the kennel in the past. 

 As Will Dale remarked, " None but the best hounds 

 are of any use in the Badminton country to catch 

 foxes," and a very high standard of excellence has 

 always been maintained. Amongst successes gained 

 at Peterborough the kennel has done well of late 

 years with bitches, going back to 1899 when Rapture 

 ('99), by Councillor, d. Rarity, d.s. Rubicon, was 

 awarded the championship. This was quite one of 

 the old Badminton badger-pied sort, a lengthy bitch 

 with a thin stern, great bone and muscular develop- 

 ment. Again in 1904 two couple of bitches won 

 first prize, named Drapery ('02), Droskey ('02), 

 Dagmar ('03), and Likely ('03), combining the old 

 Badminton blood and that of the Belvoir, through 

 Mr. Austin Mackenzie's Dexter. These two couple 

 have the size and scope of dog-hounds, with the 

 distinguishing Belvoir tan, and are typical of the 

 sort that now occupy the benches at Badminton, 

 from which so many celebrities have sprung. 



The present Duke of Beaufort is heart and 

 soul in hunting, and when Marquis of Worcester 

 established his fame as a gentleman huntsman of 

 the very first rank, at that time holding a commis- 

 sion in the Horse Guards. As far back as 1868, 

 when Tom Clark retired from office, the Marquis 

 of Worcester undertook the duties of huntsman 

 for the family pack. For forty seasons his Grace 

 has hunted regularly? four and six days a week, a 

 marvellous record which is not approached by any 

 professional huntsman of our time. In the autumn 



