Westmeath Foxhounds

I am thrilled to say that most packs in Ireland are absolutely flying at the moment and numbers are well up for the end of January. Some are getting up to 100 on a Saturday and, while not ideal for the landowners and field-masters, financially this is what they need to recoup the losses incurred...

July 31st. Entry – 8 1/2 couples Dogs, 10 1/2 couples Bitches   Dogs Place Hound Sire Dam Walked by 1 Lawyer Dasher Ladybird Mr. C. B. Peyton, Coolville 2 Talisman Traveller Docile Mr. R. Reynell, Killynon 3 Bachelor Dasher Baroness Mrs. B. Batten, Lynn Lodge   Bitches Place Hound Sire Dam Walked by 1...

Entry – 8 couples Dogs, 11 couples Bitches   Dogs Whisper : sire – Barrister; dam – Whimsical; walked by Mrs. Wakefield Diplomat : sire – Saladin; dam – Dimple; walked by Mr. Mark Delamere Percival : sire – Prussia; dam – Perfect; walked by Mr. J. Watson-Murray   Bitches Critic : sire – Darby;...

6th May. Entry – 7 couples Dogs, 6 1/2 couples Bitches No distemper losses   Dogs Prophet : sire – Warbler; dam – Pastime; walked by Miss Hannon Acrobat : sire – Archibald; dam – Dainty; walked by C. O. Hagan Esq. Denmark : sire – Dasher; dam – Drowsy; walked by Lady Levinge  ...

30th May. Entry – 6 couples Dogs, 7 1/2 couples Bitches Distemper losses not serious; it has been an exceptional year (6th August)   Dogs Jailor : sire – Warbler; dam – Jealousy; walked by Mr. M. Delamere Abelard : sire – Brusher; dam – Active; walked by Miss Irwin Armlet : brother to Abelard;...

3rd June. Entry – 6 couples Dogs, 5 1/2 couples Bitches Distemper losses very heavy   Dogs Tomboy : sire – Dasher; dam – Tragedy; walked by Lord Longford Roman : sire – Remus; dam – Dainty; walked by Col. Harrison Tuner : sire – Villager; dam – Troy; walked by Capt. Large   Bitches...

24th April. Entry – 6 1/2 couples Dogs, 3 1/2 couples Bitches Distemper losses serious   Dogs Laudable : sire – Cheshire Duster; dam – Lapwing; walked by Capt. O’Hara Lawyer : brother to Laudable; walked by Mrs. Grant Vanguard : sire – Cheshire Duster; dam – Brocklesby Violet; walked by Lord Longford   Bitches...

July 17th. Entry – 9 1/2 couples Dogs, 7 1/2 couples Bitches Losses through distemper this year about the average   Dogs Trueman : sire – Turncoat; dam – Trinket; walked by Mr. R. S. Greene Landlord : sire – Turncoat; dam – Lapwing; walked by Miss Longworth Dames Dashwood : sire – Dasher; dam...

August 5th. Entry – 8 1/2 couples Dogs, 4 1/2 couples Bitches Distemper very slight; no losses   Dogs Ruler : sire – East Galway Transport; dam – Restless; walked by Mr. George O’Neill Sinbad : sire – Warwickshire Turncoat; dam – Sarah; walked by Miss Levinge Albert : sire – Eggesford Grosvenor; dam –...

July 25th. Entry – 5 couples Dogs, 4 1/2 couples Bitches Distemper has been very bad   Dogs Larkspur : sire – Eggesford Grosvenor; dam – Lapwing; walked by Col. E. Hall Landrail : sire – Eggesford Grosvenor; dam – Lapwing; walked by Capt. O’Hara Lucifer : sire – Eggesford Grosvenor; dam – Lapwing; walked...

August 18th. Entry – 4 1/2 couples Dogs, 3 couples Bitches   Dogs Guider : sire – Loyalty; dam – Gladsome; walked by Mrs. C. Levinge Gameboy : sire – Loyalty; dam – Gladsome; walked by Dr. Finegan Jingler : sire – Eggesford Grosvenor; dam – Cheshire Gaudy; walked by Miss Reynell   Bitches Vaulter...

August 4th. Entry – 7 1/2 couples Dogs, 6 1/2 couples Bitches   Dogs Loyalty : sire – Oakley Record; dam – Cheshire Lavender; walked by Mr. Watson Murray, Clonmogle Graphic : sire – Atherstone Gaffer; dam – North Cheshire Duchess; walked by Mr. Tenison Levinge, Enniscoffe Singer : sire – Oakley Record; dam –...

August 5th. Entry – 3 couples Dogs, 2 couples Bitches   Dogs Trouncer : sire – Co. Limerick Trojan; dam – Cheshire Terrible; walked by Captain O’Hara, Mornington, Westmeath Tapster : sire – Co. Limerick Trojan; dam – Cheshire Terrible; walked by Mrs. Locke, Ballinagore, Westmeath   Bitches Terrible : sire – Cheshire Trifler; dam...