Articles

Exactly when the Belvoir Hounds were first established is not known. It is, however, probable that the occupants for the time being of the famous castle included a pack of hounds among their possessions almost from time immemorial. At any rate, we know that there were hounds at Belvoir in the reign of James 1st,...

The process behind creating a unique hand-made garment can be something of a mystery. This article looks at craftsmen and women who create another essential part of our hunting life: the clothing we wear.

Many readers will know that the Great Hound Match of 1905 was a face-off between A. Henry Higginson’s Middlesex Hunt with its English Foxhounds and Harry Worcester Smith of the Grafton Hunt and his American Foxhounds.  The Match was held in the Piedmont Hunt’s then country with each pack alternating days hunting in the country. ...

Better known as ‘Goodall’s Practice’ These notes which were first published by Baily’s are Lord Henry Bentinck’s Remarks on the Late William Goodairs Method with the Belvoir Hounds. William Goodall was Huntsman to the Duke of Rutland for 17 years until his death on 1st May 1859 William Goodall’s Method with Hounds. In handling his...

This article taken from Baily’s Sports and Pastimes looks at the long and important history of the impact of the Church upon the success of hunting with hounds in the West Country. The Editors would be delighted to hear of the experience of the impact of the Church on Fieldsports in other countries. The West...

This story giving a dystopian vision of the future was written by H and is a Victorian warning of the possible outcome for  ‘hunting’ and the plight of the quarry unless certain groups and influential individuals that directed the conduct of foxhunting at the time were called to account.   ‘ Come down next week...

THE sport of hunting the ” clean boot ” with bloodhounds is one of those that has shown signs of beginning to take hold. Once again there was significant interest taken in the 1908  “clean boot” matches promoted by the Association of Bloodhound Breeders, and contested in the Warwickshire Vale under the management of Lieut.-Colonel...

This early history of the ‘Rose Tree Hunt’ now the Rose Tree Blue Mountain,  was written by ‘H’ in 1881 The Rose Tree Hunt’ is one of the best hunts in America  and shows very good sport, though the mage will appear crude to men accustomed to counting the expense of a kennel by thousands...

Baily’s has been given permission by Author Deidre Hanna to share some selected content from her new book on Hound Intelligence. So here we look at hound names, hounds that deserve an award, if one existed, for ‘outstanding merit’. Finally, we take a look at the next generation as huntsmen the world over give an...

Some time ago an American writer, in attempting to distinguish between fox-hunting in America and in England, stated that he was of the opinion that a pack of hounds was part and parcel of an English squire’s establishment. At one time this was approxi­mately true; for harrier packs, and hounds which hunted both fox and...