The Sporting Dictionary and Rural Repository, Volume 2 (of 2): Of General Information upon Every Subject Appertaining to the Sports of the Field — John Shaqi
The Sporting Dictionary and Rural Repository, Volume 2 (of 2): Of General Information upon Every Subject Appertaining to the Sports of the FieldTaplin, William
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The Sporting Dictionary and Rural Repository, Volume 2 (of 2): Of General Information upon Every Subject Appertaining to the Sports of the Field
Taplin, William
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The distribution of the building is into five compartments; two of them
36 feet by 15, and three more 30 by 15; these are called KENNELS, to
which are annexed two feeding-rooms, 28 by 15. In each of these are
openings at top, for the admission of external air, when necessary; and
stoves to qualify the air when too cold. There are supplies of water,
and drains into what is termed a stank, a considerable depth below, full
of rain-water, from the surface of which to the rise of the arch is
eleven feet; so that no inconvenience arises from smell; and the whole
can be occasionally cleared off by drains to more dependent depths, and
dung-pits, where it becomes contributary to the purposes of agriculture.
Round the whole building is a pavement five feet wide; airing-yards,
places for breeding, and other conveniences, making a part of each wing.
To constitute a uniformity of elegance, neatness, and perfection, the
HUNTSMAN and WHIPPER-IN have _each_ a parlour, kitchen, and
sleeping-room, appropriated to their own particular purpose.
The DUKE OF BEDFORD'S is an immense establishment, upon a scale of too
much extent for particular description, as it includes TENNIS-COURT,
RIDING-HOUSE, &c. &c. in one stone-fronted building, of 266 feet in
length; with two wings of stables, containing stalls for 36 hunters; and
eleven loose houses, for horses sick or lame. As the DOG-KENNEL,
however, is the only part entitled to notice under this head, it will
create no surprise that the richest subject should possess the most
complete in England. It is in length 405 feet, having the boiling-house
in the centre, with feeding rooms adjoining, and a granary behind. On
the right of the centre are apartments for two KENNEL-KEEPERS, two long
lodging rooms for the hunting hounds, with flues running along the
walls, to preserve an equal temperature in the severity of the winter
season; spacious yards to each, furnished with a fountain in the middle,
for the dogs to drink at; and water-cocks fixed at proper distances, to
cleanse the pavement, when it may be required: adjoining to these, are
seven hospitals for sick and lame hounds, with yards to each. On the
left are divisions for litter, straw, &c. eleven apartments for bitches
and puppies, with yards to each; eleven ditto for bitches in pup, with
yards also; and a large division for bitches at heat. In the front is a
large reservoir of water, which supplies the fountains, and different
cocks in the several yards within. Behind the whole is a large
airing-ground, flesh-house, and all requisite conveniencies. The
huntsman's dwelling-house is a handsome building adjoining. The number
of hunting hounds kept in the kennel are usually from sixty to seventy
couple.
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