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 kennel of SIR WILLIM ROWLEY is by no means equal to the external
grandeur of the two already described, but replete with every internal
convenience that an establishment upon a somewhat smaller scale can
possibly require: it is situate about half a mile from the family
mansion, from the garden of which it constitutes a picturesque
appearance. It is erected in a valley of the park, a spot well adapted
to the purpose, being equally defended from the cutting easterly winds,
and the heat of the sun in its meridian, by a thick skirting of park and
forest trees. Not having the advantage of a rivulet to water the courts,
that want is amply supplied by a pump, which, by means of different
cocks, turns the water to every part of the premises; consisting of the
HUNTING-KENNEL, or principal lodging-room, which is 20 feet by 18 in the
clear, 18 feet high, and paved with flag-stones. The beds, or benches,
which cover almost the whole area, are of original and most admirable
contrivance, being lathed like some bedsteads, and all made to fold up
with joints, for the convenience of washing the floor beneath them. This
room, by means of a flue of peculiar construction, is heated to any
required temperature; and the hounds, after severe chases, and in wet
weather, are rendered dry and comfortable in a much less time than they
could be by any other means.
There is also a kennel, or lodging-room, for the young hounds, of the
same dimensions as the former, and possessing the same conveniencies,
except the flue, which here would have been superfluous. Several small
kennels for bitches in a state of gestation; as well as a proportional
number for those with puppies. A paved court to the hunting-kennel. A
feeding-house; one half of which is open, the other under cover. A paved
court to the kennel for the young hounds. A pump, and stone water
cisterns. A large grass-yard for airing the hounds belonging to the
hunting-kennel, containing about an acre and three quarters; in which
are a variety of lime, chesnut, and other trees, forming an excellent
shade for the hounds during the summer season. The young hounds have a
similar convenience. To these are annexed twelve small kennels for
puppies, well constructed for the purpose. The hunting-hounds generally
consist of about THIRTY-SIX COUPLE; and the establishment is conducted
in such a style of punctuality, order, and excellence, that it is
universally acknowledged equal to any, and inferior to none, upon a
similar scale, from one extremity of the kingdom to the other.
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