298 HARE-HUNTING AND HARRIERS 



Season 1895-6 



1896-7 



„ 1897-8 



1898-9 



„ 1899-00 



No. of Hunt- 

 ing days. 



38 

 41 

 34 

 32 



No. of Couples 

 No. of No. of Hares of hounds in 

 Blank brought to kennel at corn- 



days. 



(8 by- 

 days) 



hand. 



19 

 17 

 12 

 16 



20 



mencenient of 

 season. 



• I4i 

 . I7i 



• 17 



• I7i 



• 13 



1901-2 



Hunting very irregularly ; I was hunting the 

 dog pack of the New Forest Foxhounds as 

 well until Jan. 1900, when we both went to 

 the war. 

 . . 24 ... 2 ... 8 ... 19^ 

 In 1 900- 1 these hounds did not hunt, owing 

 to the South African War. 



" S. Walker has been the kennel huntsman and 

 whipper-in since i8gi. The following is a summary 

 of hounds for this season : 



WALHAMPTON BASSET HOUNDS. 



Season 1902-03 



Eight years old 

 Five years old 

 Four years old 

 Three years old 

 Two years old 

 One year old . 



Eight years old 

 Six years old 

 Five years old 

 Four years old 

 Three years old 

 Two years old 

 One year old 



DOGS. 



4 — 12 dogs. 



Total 



24 bitches. 

 36 hounds. 



