August 23, 2021
Harry Worcester Smith…the Great Hound Match of 1905…a Discovery?
Photograph discovered by Baily's in a biscuit tin, dated 1905 on the back, and appearing American.
The historic and well-documented Great Hound Match of 1905 was a face-off between A. Henry Higginson’s Middlesex Hunt (MA) with its English Foxhounds and Harry Worcester Smith of the Grafton Hunt (MA) and his American foxhounds. The Match was held in the then hunting country of the Piedmont Fox Hounds (VA), with each pack alternating hunting days.
Despite the substantial coverage by the press and public interest in the Match at the time―and ever since―something has been missing.
Kennel Crisis Demands Quick Action
Camargo huntsman Andy Bozdan and a healthy Fargo.
With permission, here’s a recent FaceBook post by Andy Bozdan, the London-born huntsman at the Camargo Hunt (OH). The post generated excited congratulatory praise from foxhunters all over, and justly so. This is a man with a big heart for animals. Let’s just say, “a big heart...period.”
I contacted Andy, wanting to write about his experience in Foxhunting Life, and Andy agreed by saying, “If it could be helpful, then yes.” After adding that what he did was based on training he’d had for humans, Andy suggested, “I think it would be good to get a knowledgeable vet to give the actual procedural advice.” Right you are, Andy, so here’s both.
