Warwickshire Hunt

In collaboration with renowned artist Tania Still, the Countryside Alliance is thrilled to offer a unique opportunity to buy a limited-edition print of four different types of hounds, with proceeds supporting the Campaign for Hunting. Tania’s stunning and unique animal portraits and private commissions are in huge demand, with her paintings found in many private collections...

In no month is foxhunting so far off as in July. To keep it in memory, the Festival of Peterborough has been invented, and to the event flock as many as can to whom a foxhound is appreciated for itself and not a mere excuse for a ride. A pleasant gathering, and instructive, it was...

For the seventh annual Hound Show at Peterborough, cool winds and a cloudy sky, with slight showers, preceded a brilliant day, so there was no need for covert coats or mackintoshes after twelve o’clock. Every man was at his post by eleven, excepting one, who received quite an ovation when his train allowed him to...

This article looks at William Childe and provides evidence that it was ‘the Flying Childe’ and NOT Hugo Meynell that was responsible for hunting to become faster and require faster hounds. The fair county of Shropshire, which may justly boast of being the native land of a greater number of sportsmen of high caste and...

The author hopes that this article will set breeders of foxhounds thinking on the origin and progress of the hound which is in such great request to-day. Of theories there are plenty, of definite information we have next to none, and we are left virtually in the dark as to how the foxhound has been...

The  Puppy Show was held at The Kennels, Kineton. There was a large attendance of puppy walkers, subscribers and farmers. The judges were Mr. C. B. Kidd, Mr. F. H. North (Warwickshire Hunt), Lt.-Col. J. B. Cookson (M.F.H. of the Morpeth Foxhounds, Northumberland) and Mr. F. Angless (huntsman to the North Warwickshire). Nine and a...

Trevor Morse was a loyal and committed foot follower of the Warwickshire Hunt. At the age of 48 he was killed in a devastating accident on the last day of the season. This involved an incident with a gyrocopter piloted by an anti-hunt monitor who was accompanied by a convicted animal rights activist. The pilot...

Entry – 23 1/2 couples   Dogs Place Hound Sire Dam Walked by 1 Dividend Jasper Dorothy Miss Heath-Stubbs, Manor House, Butlers Marston 2 Hercules Janitor Homespun Mrs. Gaskell, Diana Lodge, Kineton 3 Celtic Belvoir Comus Julia   Bitches Place Hound Sire Dam Walked by 1 Cora Hostage Celia Lord Willoughby de Broke 2 Drapery...

July 17th. Entry – 8 1/2 couples Dogs, 17 1/2 couples Bitches   Dogs Place Hound Sire Dam Walked by 1 Striver Lord Middleton’s Stalwart 1907 Whimper 1909 Mr. Flowerdew Lowson 2 Stalwart brother to Striver Mr. Collett   Bitches Place Hound Sire Dam Walked by 1 Chaplet Diomed 1910 Celia 1910 Mr. Bolton 2...

15th July. Entry – 20 couples Dogs, 11 couples Bitches Distemper : Much slighter than for some years   Dogs Hostage : Belvoir Harper; dam – Gossamer; walked by Mr. Spencer, Radway Warbler : sire – Meynell Whynot; dam – Drastic; walked by Mr. Wilks, Treddington Cellerer : sire – Coxcomb; dam – Venom; walked...

This short report of a very old run of a very clever quarry was taken from Bailys Hunting Directory 1910, it was first published in “The Warwickshire Hunt” by Sir C Mordaunt and W A Verney published by Sampson, Low, Marson & Co in 1896. Our records indicate that the Mastership at the time was...

5th August. Entry – 10 couples Dogs, 8 1/2 couples Bitches   Dogs Trickster : sire – Traveller 1903; dam – Triplet 1899; walked by Mr. J. H. Low, Ettington Render : sire – Traveller 1903; dam – Regal 1903; walked by Lord Willoughby de Broke, Kineton (Reserve) Ranger : sire – Traveller 1903; dam...

August 6th. Entry – 9 couples Dogs, 10 couples Bitches Losses through distemper about the average   Dogs Acolyte : sire – Streamer 1904; dam – Accurate 1905; walked by Mr. Spencer, Radway   Bitches Social : sire – Trojan 1904; dam – Tranquil 1903; walked by Mr. Taylor, Burton Dasset   Judges – C....

July 22nd. Entry – 11 couples Dogs, 11 1/2 couples Bitches   Dogs Streamer : sire – Belvoir Stormer; dam – Roguish; walked by Mr. Fairbrother Pageant : sire – Pedlar; dam – Gratitude; walked by Mr. Hancock   Bitches Termagant : sire – Tuner; dam – Serious; walked by Mr. Berridge Sensitive : sire...

July 1st   Dogs Gaoler : sire – Ganger; dam – Hostess; walked by Capt. Beevor Trojan : sire – Trouncer; dam – Heedful; walked by Mr. Malsbury   Bitches Sociable : sire – Sailor; dam – Tomboy; walked by Mr. Trenfield   Judges – Messrs. Gillard and Boore

Entry – 9 1/2 couples Dogs, 9 1/2 couples Bitches   Dogs Pedlar : sire – Tuscan; dam – Peerless; walked by Mr. Kibbler Warrior : sire – Sailor; dam – Welcome; walked by Walton, Warwick Tuner : sire – Tuscan; dam – Suitable; walked by Mr. Brown, Kineton and Mr. Fairbrother, Burton Hill  ...

July 6th. 21 Packs Represented Dogs Couple of unentered hounds First, Woodland Pytchley – Raglan and Woldsman Second, East Essex – Goblin and Gordon   Special Prize for best unentered hound Woodland Pytchley Raglan   Two couples of entered hounds First, Warwickshire – Actor, Tudor, Turncoat and Tuscan Second, Pytchley – Rural, Rustic, Rasselas and...

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Diana Pritchard-Jack Coventry Road, Cubbington, Nr. Leamington Spa, CV32 7UJ Tel: 07778 333433 Email:diana@stoneleighpark.co.uk Diana specializes in providing a complete fox-hunting experience with visits to hunt kennels, dinner parties with Masters of Hounds, Hunt Balls and other hunting related social activities