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the Fentons of Underbank Hall seem also to have 

 been connected with these hounds during far-distant 

 generations. The last Wortleys who have acted as 

 Master were the Hon. Charles Stuart Wortley, from 

 1829 ^^ 1843, and Mr. J. W. Taylor Wortley, from 

 1875 to 1876. There is a tradition that Robin Hood 

 and his men hunted with this pack. That may be 

 reasonably doubted. The bold Robin Hood had, 

 I imagine, his own methods for killing a deer when 

 he wanted one. The hounds are of old English breed. 

 The Brookside were established in the eighteenth 

 century, and were originally of Southern hound breed. 

 The Cotley are another eighteenth-century pack, formed 

 in 1793 by Mr. T. Deane, grandfather of the present 

 Master. The Craven Harriers, hunting in North-west 

 Yorkshire, trace their formation far back into the 

 eighteenth century. The Holcombe, in Lancashire, 

 are believed to have been kennelled for close on two 

 hundred years, and the hounds are still described as 

 " Old English Harriers." The Lyme Harriers, long 

 maintained by the Legh family at Lyme Park, Cheshire, 

 were believed to be one of the most ancient packs 

 in the kingdom. Lord Newton, of Lyme Park, was 

 the last Master ; but the pack was, unfortunately, 

 given up a season or two ago. The hounds were " Old 

 Southern black and tan," twenty-three inches in height. 

 Mr. Netherton's harriers, hunting near Dartmouth, are 

 stated to have been established in the fifteenth century 

 and have always been in the hands of this family. 

 They are pure harriers of the old-fashioned type, 

 and said not to have been crossed in any way. The 

 Pendle Forest, Lancashire, is another old pack, dating 

 from 1770 or earlier. They are cross-bred with fox- 

 hounds, but some of the old Lancashire hound blood 

 is still in evidence. The Ross Harriers (Herefordshire) 



