Full Cry Largo Wins Top Honors at Belle Meade
Full Cry Largo, hunting back home, just after being judged top hound at the Belle Meade Foxhound Performance Trials. She still carries her number 17, which was painted on her for the competition. Adrian Jennings photoFull Cry Largo was judged top hound at the Belle Meade Foxhound Performance Trials held in Thomson, Georgia on February 25 and 26. Belle Meade Lifeguard was runner-up to Largo, and, with three hounds in the top ten, Belle Meade took top honors among the hunts. For complete results, click here.
“Largo’s story is a great testament to how hunts and huntsman can work together to help each other out and find the right fit for hounds,” says David Hyman, MFH and huntsman of the Full Cry Hounds (AL). “It’s truly a unique fraternity.”
Dr. Lewis McCurdy, Popular Alabama Foxhunter, Dies After Hunting Accident
Tragedy struck Saturday, February 28 at Belle Meade Hunt in Thomson, Georgia, according to a press release from Epp Wilson, MFH and huntsman. Dr. Lewis McCurdy, a visiting huntsman from Tuscumbia, Alabama, fell from his horse when it missed a turn while hunting. Dr. McCurdy, a large animal veterinarian, was visiting along with several other […]
Gordon Wright’s Stirrup Cup
Mr. Wright hunted with Belle Meade in the 1970’s, shared this recipe with us. The concoction really packs a PUNCH!
Have Books; Will Travel
In case you haven’t noticed, I have a new book out: Foxhunting Adventures: Chasing the Story. It’s a collection of thirty-two of my foxhunting stories, the earliest ones written over forty years ago. I’ll be signing books at various locations over the next few months, and if you’re in the neighborhood or are planning on attending any of the following events, please stop and say hello. Here’s my schedule as it stands now:
September 5: Hunt Night at the Warrenton Horse Show. I’ll be with Jan Neuharth and Vicki Moon who will be signing their books as well.
September 15 (10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.): Tri-County Feeds, Etc., Marshall, VA
September 17: Blue Ridge Fall Races Calcutta Night at Woodley, Berryville, VA
October 8: Locke’s Store wine tasting, Millwood, VA
October 18: Hunt Night at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, Harrisburg, PA
October 27: Chevy Chase Club, Chevy Chase, MD
November 5: Belle Meade Opening Meet, Thomson, GA
Leica: Horse of a Lifetime
Leica was a remarkable horse whose career took her from incorrigible youngster with a vicious buck to an impressive third-place finish at age twenty-four in the grueling MFHA Centennial Field Hunter Championship. She was still hunting and showing at age twenty-seven, when she had to be humanely euthanized as the result of a pasture injury.
With her bloodlines and dazzling good looks, Leica was primed to be an outstanding dressage horse. An imported bay with touches of white, she was registered Hanoverian (by Lindberg, out of St. Pr. Kari) who was also entered in the main stud book of the RPSI (Rheinland Pfalz Saar International) and Holsteiner registries.
But after abuse from trainers who pushed her too far too fast, Leica had other ideas, says owner Julie Whitlock McKee of Grantville, Georgia. McKee acquired the hard-headed mare at age four after the trainers gave up on her. The pair did not get off to an auspicious start, with Leica rearing the first time McKee threw a leg over her. Rearing and bucking would become a regular occurrence.
Catfish Stew
1 lb salted fatback2 lbs yellow onions10 lbs catfish boneless nuggets1 can diced tomatoes (20 oz)1 can whole kernel corn (20 oz)2-1/2 lbs red potatoes1 can tuna in water (12 oz)3 Tbs Old Bay Seasoning2 Tbs salt1-1/2 Tbs black pepper3 Tbs Louisiana Hot Sauce1 stick butter 1. Cut fatback into 1/4-inch squares. Boil in […]
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Carolina Trifle
This recipe originally came from Margaret Varn, an early Belle Meade member. Jean Derrick tweaked it by substituting low-fat and low-carbohydrate ingredients.
Master James’ Favorite Coca-Cola Cake
CAKE:2 cups sugar2 cups all-purpose flour1½ cups small marshmallows½ cup butter or margarine½ cup vegetable oil3 tablespoons cocoa1 cup Coca-Cola½ cup buttermilk1 teaspoon baking soda2 eggs1 teaspoon vanilla extract FROSTING:½ cup butter3 tablespoons cocoa6 tablespoons Coca-Cola1 (16-ounce) box confectioner’s sugar1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 cup chopped pecans Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, sift […]
Rough Rider Venison Chili
Chili freezes well, and is always great after a cold day hunting.