FOXHUNTING ON THE LAKELAND FELLS
BRUCE LOGAN, ESQ., M.F.H., MASTER OF THE CONISTON FOXHOUNDSAND THE WINDERMERE HARRIERS.
FOXHUNTING ON THE
LAKELAND FELLS
BY
RICHARD CLAPHAM
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THE
RIGHT HON. J. W. LOWTHER
Speaker of the House of Commons
WITH 43 ILLUSTRATIONS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE AUTHOR
LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO.
39 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON
FOURTH AVENUE & 30th STREET, NEW YORK,
BOMBAY, CALCUTTA, AND MADRAS
1920
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DEDICATED TO
BRUCE LOGAN, ESQ., M.F.H.
Master of the Coniston Foxhounds
and Windermere Harriers
with both of which packs I have enjoyed
so much good sport during the
last ten seasons in the
fell country
INTRODUCTION
By the Right Hon. J. W. LOWTHER, M.P.
That portion of Cumberland and Westmorland,which is popularly known as the Lake District,is the holiday ground of a great number ofpersons who delight in its splendid scenery ofmountain, wood and lake, who enjoy roaming onfoot over its uplands, climbing its peaks, drivingin motor or charabanc along its sinuous valleys,rowing or sailing on its lakes, and sketching orphotographing its picturesque views, which presentthemselves to even the most inartistic eye. Butthese folk belong to the family of “Hirundinidæ”—swallows—theyare summer visitants.
To my mind, the Lake Country, always beautiful,is more beautiful at the other three seasons ofthe year. In the spring and autumn the grassesand mosses of the upper slopes and of the smoothround shoulders, the bracken of the lower slopes,the larch woods creeping up from the valleys, andthe emerald green of the lush meadows presentfiner contrasts of colour and more variety of shadeand tone than the monotonous green of summer;whilst in winter the snow-capped mountains lookhigher and grander and more inaccessible, the[viii]effects of light and shade are more varied, and evenon the lower slopes, by reason of the lower altitudeof the sun and the prolongation of shadows, thefolds and crinkles of the mountain bases are moredistinctly seen. Visitors, however, are comparativelyfew, for days are short and often wet, theattractions fewer in number, and accommodationin the remoter spots not easily available. Butthose who come, and are fortunate in their meteorologicalexperiences, are amply rewarded; and, ifthey are able-bodied and active, can enjoy thehunting which some four or five packs of houndsafford.
To most people “hunting” connotes horsesand riders, and red coats, and breeches and boots.The Lakeland hunter, however, sees none of thesethings. At most he