. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . y Peterborough winners are descended. Thelate Lord Willoughby de Broke, eigtheenth baronet,brought the fortunes of the Warwickshire to thezenith of fame ; whether regarding the sport in thefield or the breeding of the kennel during a memorablemastership between 1876 and 1900. Few packshave gained more distinction in so short a time,for Lord Willoughby de Broke would have nothingbut the first quality, using the sires of Belvoir,Milton, and Brocklesby. Lord Coventrys Ramblerdid the Warwickshire pack an im
. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . y Peterborough winners are descended. Thelate Lord Willoughby de Broke, eigtheenth baronet,brought the fortunes of the Warwickshire to thezenith of fame ; whether regarding the sport in thefield or the breeding of the kennel during a memorablemastership between 1876 and 1900. Few packshave gained more distinction in so short a time,for Lord Willoughby de Broke would have nothingbut the first quality, using the sires of Belvoir,Milton, and Brocklesby. Lord Coventrys Ramblerdid the Warwickshire pack an immense amount ofgood, as well as Grafton Silence, through matronsin the early history of the kennel. With LordWilloughby de Broke it was a precept that, a THE MID-EASTERN COUNTIES HUNTS 137 foxhound should be good-looking, well-made, andable in the field—as a matter of course. A typewas established in the Warwickshire kennel, a modelunder the 24-inch standard of height, full of quality,showing elegance of outline and cleanness of limb,a well-balanced hound that looked fit to go for his. Mv Warwickshire Pedlar, 1901. life. Lord Willoughby de Broke is often quotedas preferring a middle-sized hound, but whentalking of stallion hounds, he was wont to expressapproval that the Belvoir maintained their size,so that he might have the benefit when using thesires. A full record of Warwickshire triumphs on theflags at Peterborough would fill a chapter, for successhas been continuous. To enumerate only a few 138 THE FOXHOUND OF THE XXth CENTURY champion honours we may mention Hermit, 1889 ;Tancred, 1897 ; Pedlar, 1901; Traveller, 1904 ; andWizard, 1907, all the best of their time, besidesscores of their descendants whose merits addedlustre to the brilliancy of a remarkable kennel, theblood of which counts everywhere for sight of Jack Boore decorated with winningribbons will be remembered for many a long year,and his successor Jack Brown did just as well when
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