The Great Hunts
Alastair Jackson(Author)
David & Charles (Publisher)
Published on 28. September 1989
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-7153-9257-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book describes the state of the hunt today and its organization, and aims to give a detailed survey of some of the great hunts in Britain and elsewhere. The selection is not simply based on what is fashionable, but includes hunts that are interesting for a variety of reasons, such as their contribution to hound-breeding, their histories, the type of country, or the personalities involved. There are quotes from the people involved, both masters and professionals, and details of the history and organization of each hunt. The introductory chapters outline the history of hunting, the development of the modern foxhound and the political pressures being faced.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Newton Abbot
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 187 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7153-9257-7 (9780715392577)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Part 1: the history of hunting; the foxhound; how a hunt is run; stables and kennels; the controversy of hunting. Part 2: the Shires - the Quorn - the Belvoir - the Cottesmore; the South West - the Fourburrow - the Exmoor - the Cotley - the Cattistock - the Portman; the South and South East - the New Forest - the Chiddingfold - Leconfield and Cowdray - the Crawley and Horsham - the Eridge; the South Midlands - the Duke of Beaufort's - the Heythrop - the Berekeley - the Warwickshire; East Anglia and the East Midlands - the Puckeridge and Thurlow - the Fitzwilliam - the Brocklesby; the West Midlands and Border Counties - Sir Watkin Williams Wynn's - the Meynell - the Ledbury - the Ludlow; Wales - the David Davies - the Glamorgan - the Curre - the Vale of Cyttwr; the North - the Blencathra - the Tynedale - the Middleton - the Percy; Scotland - the College Valley - the Dumfriesshire - the Duke of Baccleugh's; Ireland - the County Galway (The "Blazers") - The Kilkenny - the Tipperary - the Limerick - the Scarteen (The "Black and Tans"); round the world - Europe, the Rome foxhounds, the Royal Calpe foxhounds - the USA, the Orange County, the Midland - Canada, the Hamilton, the Eglington.