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warm house after a rough day in the open were 

 never more appreciated. 



On the flags at kennels next morning in welcome 

 sunshine Baker showed us the dog-hounds, which 

 included the veteran Bedford ('oi) in his eighth 

 season, by Mr. Pole's Bender ('96) from Meynell 

 Spotless ('93), being one of three couple which Mr. 

 Gerald Hardy drafted from the Meynell kennel. A 

 rare dog in his work who could do anything with a 

 fox, Bedford was w^ell coupled up, possessing excellent 

 neck and shoulders. The biggest dog in kennel, 

 and at the same time said to be one of the best 

 in the field, was Rummager ('05), by Warwickshire 

 Sampson ('00) from Ruby ('98), a determined-look- 

 ing fox-catcher, with a very taking style about him. 

 Prodigal ('08), by Oakley Broker ('04) from Pro- 

 mise, was a 23-inch hound full of promise. Blue Cap 

 ('04), by Grafton Danvers (1900) from Bhssful (1900), 

 a cobby hound, rich in colour, a good- wearing sort. 



The dog we liked best of all was Dasher, who 

 came into the entry of 1909, a very promising 

 hound by Fitzwilliam Plato ('07) by Potent, a light- 

 coloured hound like his sire, both winners at Peter- 

 borough, from Daffodil ('06) by Belvoir Daystar ('03) 

 from Sunbeam ('99). Dasher with luck looks like 

 making Mr. Grossman a hound to put forward at 

 Peterborough ; for he stands well on good feet, has 

 deep ribs, carries his bone down, and is a dog with 

 some size about him, whilst his breeding is un- 

 deniable. 



The two best days of the season 1908-9 hap- 

 pened before Ghristmas, Mr. Douglas Grossman 

 hunting hounds himself. On November 17th, 

 when riding Bengal, after a useful hunt in the morn- 

 ing, a fox was roused in Grafham Wood about 

 two o'clock in the afternoon. Hounds ran straight 



