Lord Monson and G. E. Collins

Name: The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Lincolnshire
Author: Lord Monson and G. E. Collins

The Victoria History of the Counties of England… (1906)

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“The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Lincolnshire”, published in 1906, is a work by Lord Monson and G. E. Collins. It explores elements such as hounds, Burton and kennels.

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Lord Monson and G. E. Collins, The Victoria History of the Counties of England… (1906)

“ George Osbaldeston, who appears to have held for a brief period the mastership of the South Notts before he came to Lincolnshire, may be said to have served his real apprenticeship as a master of hounds in the Burton country; he resided at the Palace, Lincoln, where he kept up a large establishment. He showed excellent sport, hunting five days a week; once, when for five weeks he took the pack to the Wragby Woodlands, he had hounds out six days a week. So well educated were the foxes that he laid a wager with a friend that two or three would face the open directly they heard his voice. ”

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Lord Monson and G. E. Collins, The Victoria History of the Counties of England… (1906)

“ He was a fine horseman and a good huntsman, but did not often carry the horn himself, though no one better understood and appreciated hound work. He never allowed hounds to be interfered with, and any huntsman who tried lifting them was speedily discharged; indeed, he seldom kept one more than two seasons. He always made it a great point that every hound should get away from covert with the fox, and always kept well away from them until they had been some minutes at check. ”

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Lord Monson and G. E. Collins, The Victoria History of the Counties of England… (1906)

“ Wilson, who carries the horn himself, has continued to breed on these lines ever since, going back to Old Burton blood whenever possible, and breeding only from the best working bitches and best working sires. For outside crosses of blood he has turned to the Belvoir, the Brocklesby, Lord Galway's, and the Southwold. Purchasing the estate at Riseholme, he there built new kennels, after Lord Herries's plan, with accommodation for eighty couples of hounds. There are plenty of puppy walk. ”

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Lord Monson and G. E. Collins, The Victoria History of the Counties of England… (1906)

“ Two years after he gave up the Burton he sold his pack for £3,500. Dick Burton was huntsman from 1843 to 1849; his master held him the best hand at entering young hounds he ever saw. Lord Henry was a very difficult master to please. He greatly disliked seeing a whipper-in turn his head when watching a ride, affirming that no man could watch one properly who did so. He dismissed one man because he turned his head seven times in five minutes. The Burton country and hounds gained much in prestige during Lord Henry's mastership. ”

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Lord Monson and G. E. Collins, The Victoria History of the Counties of England… (1906)

“ From the time of the construction of the new kennels in 1771 until 1810 better care was taken of the hunt records. For this we are possibly indebted to that most capable huntsman John Evens, [2] who had charge of the pack during most of this period. Very fairly complete annual lists and pedigrees of hounds are still extant. Perusal of the history of the Brocklesby Hunt will show that the Burton blood was much sought at this time by the Brocklesby, Belvoir, and other celebrated hunts. To give an idea of the sport enjoyed we may well quote here from one of the many old MS. note books. ”

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Lord Monson and G. E. Collins, The Victoria History of the Counties of England… (1906)

“ Though it is not possible to specify the actual date when the Burton Hunt was originally organized, there is sufficient documentary evidence amongst the family letters at Burton Hall to prove that the first Lord Monson had a pack of hounds in the old kennels at Burton in the year 1731, and that from that date these hounds were regularly hunted for nearly eighty years by the Monson family. Unfortunately no great care seems to have been taken to preserve the early records of the hunt. ”

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Lord Monson and G. E. Collins, The Victoria History of the Counties of England… (1906)

“ He would sometimes have two packs out on the same day. He was particular to the last degree about the horses he rode; he bid £1,500 for The Colonel, winner of the Grand National, to ride as a hunter; he also gave £600 for a horse called Shropshire, and allowed the former owner £100 a year as long as he rode him. ”

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