David Davies Hunt

This report is taken from the Proceeding of the MFHA as reported in BHD 1930-31 It was agreed that the most sincere thanks and very hearty appreciation of the Masters of Foxhounds Association of America be extended to Mr. David Davies, M.F.H., of Mr. David Davies’ Hounds, for his great compliment and sports­manship in sending…

March 24th. Entry – 6 couples Dogs, 8 couples Bitches Show also included Foxhounds and Welsh Hounds (see separate entry)   Dogs – Class VII Place Hound Sire Dam Walked by 1 Hannibal Thorpe Satchville Nimrod 1912 Handsome 1909 Mr. J. Edwardsm Saddler, Llanfair, Welshpool 2 Finder Dorando 1909 Fairplay 1908 Mr. Rees, Nantyrhendy, Llangurig...

March 24th. Entry – 15 couples Dogs, 10 couples Bitches Show had separate classes for Foxhounds and Welsh Hounds (Beagles were also shown – see separate entry)   Foxhounds – Dogs Class I Place Hound Sire Dam Walked by 1 Conqueror Chaucer 1913 Nada 1906 Mr. D. Jehu, Lion Hotel, Llanfair, Welshpool 2 Gallant G....

March 2nd (same day as the Foxhounds)   Dogs – Class VI Dervish : walked by Mr. Price, Mount Nebo Esau : walked by Mr. Morgan, Llandinam (reserve) Hotspur : walked by Mr. Woolley, Llandinam   Bitches – Class VII Dixie : walked by Mr. Turner, Llandinam Emblem : walked by Mr. Williams, Llandinam Harmony...

March 2nd   Dogs – Class I Guardsman : walked by Mr. Jones, Petheirin Farmer : walked by Mr. Bennett Owen (reserve) Finder : walked by Mr. W. J. Evans,Bodivan   Dogs – Class III Remus : walked by Mr. Morgan, Manafor Vicarage Titan : walked by Mr. Owen, Nag’s Head, Garthmyl Tyrant : walked...

17th March. Entry – 7 1/2 couples Dogs, 8 1/2 couples Bitches   Dogs – Class I Liberty : sire – Duke of Beaufort’s Leveller; dam – Tivyside Torment; walked by Mr. Owen, Garthmyl Herod : sire – Belvoir Hector; dam – Nimble; walked by Mr. Alderson, Sarn Hector : brother to Herod; walked by...

4th March (Note – the Beagles and the Foxhounds appear to have been shown as a single event)   Class V Dogs Delamer : sire – Dalesman 1908; dam – Daffodil 1905; walked by Mr. Turner, The Cottages Garland : sire – Druid 1908; dam – Gloaming 1907; walked by Mr. Richards, Prellan   Class...

4th March. Entry – 18 1/2 couples Dogs, 18 1/2 couples Bitches (Note – it is not clear whether this is just the Foxhounds as the return for the Beagles is part of the same entry in the 1912-13 Directory) Distemper : Lost 5 couples   Class I Dogs Dandy : sire – Mr. Curre’s...

29th March. Entry – 3 couples Dogs, 6 couples Bitches (Class I and Class II); 3 couples Dogs, 5 couples Bitches (Class III and Class IV) Record includes the various Classes I to IV but does not provide any details of what these were, other than odd-numbered Classes being Dogs and even-numbered being Bitches; we...

24th March. Entry – 5 1/2 couples Dogs, 9 1/2 couples Bitches Distemper prevalent in July. Not foxhounds lost yet (July); have lost couple and half beagles   Dogs Conqueror : sire – Atherstone Coroner 1904; dam – Pantglass Barbara 1907; walked by Mr. Bowen, Craigfryn, Caersws Roman : sire – Tivyside Finder 1905; dam...

20th April. Entry – 8 couples Dogs, 5 couples Bitches   Dogs Soldier : sire – Llangeinor Soldier; dam – Crawley and Horsham Folly; walked by Mr. Williams, The Glyn Speaker : Captain Spence-Jones’ Warcry; dam – South Devon Sparkle; walked by Mr. Edwards, Talgarth Saracen : brother to Speaker; walked by Mr. Savage, Glandulas...

August 14th. Entry – 2 couples Dogs, 2 couples Bitches Losses through distemper : Lost six couples out of ten   Dogs Liberty : sire – Tivyside Traveller 1899; dam – Flint and Denbigh Linda; walked by Mr. D. T. Evans, Penrhyllan Ladas : sire – Tivyside Traveller 1899; dam – Flint and Denbigh Linda;...