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A GUIDE TO THE 



puppies each year_, a plan which was productive of the most 

 beneficial results. So eagerly was the honour sought of rear- 

 ing the prize hounds^ that farmers have been frequently 

 known to give up the milk of one cow exclusively for the 

 puppy's use; of course more substantial fare was added 

 thereto ; and no pains were spared to send the puppy home 

 as strong and blooming as the best food and care could make 

 him : the plan has since been followed in other kennels. 

 Perhaps in the early days of Will. Long, as huntsman, these 

 hounds may be said to have been in the highest perfection ; 

 they were, however, always remarkable for their great strength 

 and true fox-hv^azid- proportions. Will. Long is an oid^ servant 

 of the Beaufort family, and, as the whole world knows, a 

 most faithful and efficient one. 



>rAME OF COUNTRY 

 OR HOUNDS. 



MASTER. 



[UNTSMAN. 



DAYS OF 

 HUNTING. 



The Berkeley 

 Hunt. 



Earl Fitzhardinge. 



Harry Ayris. 



Men., Tues., 

 Wed., Thur., 

 in the Chel- 

 ten. country. 



Favourite Fixtures. — The Nanton Inn ; Pivesdon; Rendcombe; 

 DumbletOn ; Down Heatherley. 



And hunt part of Warwickshire. These hounds have three 

 kennels, at Berkeley, Cheltenham, and Broadway. The noble 

 owner is a scientific, practical sportsman, and a remarkably 

 judicious breeder of hounds. His himtsman, Harry Ayris, 

 is also a most skilful artist, and a determined enemy to a fox ; 

 he adopts that sensible and truly hunting idea of Beck- 



