Hounds and Hunting Through the Ages

by Joseph B. Thomas

Overview

Originally published by The Derrydale Press in 1928, Hounds and Hunting through the Ages remains the definitive volume for the foxhunter of all skill levels. This primer of foxhunting covers all aspects of the sport including the history and traditions, attributes of proper hounds, peculiarities of scent, and the chase in general.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781586670597
Publisher:	Derrydale Press
Publication date:	02/07/2001
Series:	The Derrydale Press Foxhunters' Library
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	7.88(w) x 10.28(h) x 0.96(d)

About the Author

The late Joseph B. Thomas was born in Boston in 1879. He pursued a career as an architect in New York and became one of the country's foremost breeders of the American foxhound and founder of the American Foxhound Club, an early incarnation of today's Foxhound Club of North America.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	xvii
	Foreword	xxi
Chapter I.	Fundamentals and Traditions	1
Chapter II.	Limners and Bards of the Chase	25
Chapter III.	Hounds and Horns of Yore	39
Chapter IV.	Present Day Hounds	51
Chapter V.	Attributes of a Good Hound	73
Chapter VI.	Comments on Hunting a Pack	100
Chapter VII.	The Eccentricities of Scent	124
Chapter VIII.	Kennels and Stables	137
Chapter IX.	Riding to Hounds and Hunt Uniforms	150
Chapter X.	Hunt Countries and Quarry	170

Editorial Reviews

The standard American work on the subject.

English Field

By Joseph B. Thomas, MFH, and for anyone who thinks he knows everything about breeding or developing a real pack of foxhounds, or for the new breeder or MFH Huntsman ect. this is a must. I learned more about Breeding and reaffirmed more about hunting and hounds than any book I've ever read. And its easy to understand in an entertaining manner.

Friends Of The Penn-Marydel

The lasting authority for American huntsmen.

New York Evening Post