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were very good of their kind, including 

 benches, feeding-yard, playground, boiling- 

 house, and yard for isolating any hounds 

 when necessary. The present kennels con- 

 sist of a detached building standing in the 

 rear of the Remount Establishment, and con- 

 taining still better accommodation. 



Colonel Lynes, following Mr. Thacker's 

 good example, was always in the habit of 

 feed in or the hounds himself at four o'clock 

 each day, and during the period of his 

 Mastership he only missed doing so on three 

 occasions. Despite his care, however, they 

 were nearly going without their Christmas 

 dinner on one occasion. The gallant Colonel 

 was to walk out with a friend to Southend, 

 about six miles from Woolwich, to dine on 

 Christmas Day, and as they had to pass 

 within two hundred yards of the kennels, 

 they just looked in to see that all was welL 

 On going there they found the hounds locked 

 up, but as they appeared restless, Colonel 

 Lynes tried to find the kennel-man, but 



without avail. Thereupon they climbed over 



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