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The HH wins the doghound championship for the first time, while the Beaufort claim a 60th title

The Zetland become the first Yorkshire pack to win the Harrogate bitch championship for 20 years, while Strider gives the new Heythrop team a boost

Top honours in the old English section are shared between these two historic packs, while Shropshire hunts take precedence in the modern English classes

Gentle, soulful and elegant, greyhounds inspire unending devotion among their many admirers–not least Dame Jilly Cooper and Twiggy–discovers Katy Birchall

Two Welsh section Bs give stunning International Arena performances and a New Forest finally bags a win

In the latest of his series about great foxhunters he knew personally, Alastair Jackson tells us about Captain Brian Fanshawe, master and huntsman of several premier league packs, including the Galway Blazers and the Cottesmore