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| The crowd gathers in anticipation of the hound
judging by Fred Berry MFH, huntsman of Sedgefield
Hunt. |
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| While these hounds were crowd favorites,
"cuteness" could not be a factor in the judging. |
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| Fred Berry inspects the hounds from stem to
stern. |
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| Who knew that showing hounds would be such a
workout! |
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| Despite stiff competition from Gracie, Emily
Hannigan and her hound are named best in show by Fred Berry. |
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| Doug Davis "auctions" off puppies for the
upcoming hunt season. The "owner" of the best young entry will receive a
custom portrait of the hound painted by Huntsman, David Raley. |
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| David Raley prepares the hounds for the first
annual "The Rougemont Stakes Foxhound Race". |
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A special thanks to Randy Hamilton who took many of
these photos. |
| The Hounds are in the homestretch and headed for
the coup. |