Of pedigree unknown. 😆

[eastcoast 4,489]

56 minutes ago, grompz56 said:

Ted walsh was another good author same era as drabble, lurchers and longdogs was good reading, still got the old original copy dating back to the  70s, priice 5 pounds 25 pence tideline books.

I've always thought that Tidline books provided a great service to us common hunting lads. Reprinting some books that at one time would only be available to those who could afford a 1st edition, even if one could be found for sale in days before tintnet.

[Black neck 17,159]

1 hour ago, eastcoast said:

I borrowed Rebecca from the library many years ago but do not own it. The fact that I do not own the book would suggest that none of the lads from my estate stole it from the library.

I believe the lurcher in this postcard is Rebecca. Found it in an art gallery in Bradford and bought on the quiet during a day spent trying to impress a girl who was a LACS supporting art student. Happy days. 

Did ye gi her 1 

[eastcoast 4,489]

4 minutes ago, Black neck said:

Did ye gi her 1 

I'm not familiar with that term but assume you're asking did I make love to her? Unfortunately not but later on in the day turned out her far less attractive mate was gagging for it, so not a complete waste of time. And got a nice picture of a lurcher.

[Black neck 17,159]

26 minutes ago, eastcoast said:

I'm not familiar with that term but assume you're asking did I make love to her? Unfortunately not but later on in the day turned out her far less attractive mate was gagging for it, so not a complete waste of time. And got a nice picture of a lurcher.

Was the ugly mate an anti aswell

[eastcoast 4,489]

14 minutes ago, Black neck said:

Was the ugly mate an anti aswell

What happens in Bradford stays in Bradford. 

[Black neck 17,159]

19 minutes ago, eastcoast said:

What happens in Bradford stays in Bradford. 

Fair enough surry

[comanche 3,263]

3 hours ago, eastcoast said:

I borrowed Rebecca from the library many years ago but do not own it. The fact that I do not own the book would suggest that none of the lads from my estate stole it from the library.

I believe the lurcher in this postcard is Rebecca. Found it in an art gallery in Bradford and bought on the quiet during a day spent trying to impress a girl who was a LACS supporting art student. Happy days. 

My school library had Rebecca ,am l right thinking she was a pointer cross ? It was a long time ago  .

The school library also had Of Pedigree  Unknown the original mid sixties edition. 

I did once have the later 70s edition with Drabble's updates but lent it to someone . They  must've  liked it because l haven't  seen it since .

Some of Plummer's claimed escapades as related in his Tales of a Rat Hunting Man read suspiciously like reworkings of Drabble's anecdotes .

 

[eastcoast 4,489]

16 minutes ago, comanche said:

My school library had Rebecca ,am l right thinking she was a pointer cross ? It was a long time ago  .

The school library also had Of Pedigree  Unknown the original mid sixties edition. 

I did once have the later 70s edition with Drabble's updates but lent it to someone . They  must've  liked it because l haven't  seen it since .

Some of Plummer's claimed escapades as related in his Tales of a Rat Hunting Man read suspiciously like reworkings of Drabble's anecdotes .

 

If memory serves correctly Rebecca was EBT x greyhound? Very racy for a 1st cross.

[tatsblisters 10,929]

11 hours ago, eastcoast said:

If memory serves correctly Rebecca was EBT x greyhound? Very racy for a 1st cross.

I remember reading it vaguely in the late 70s when it first came out and I thought it read she had foxhound in her and if memory serves me right the owner was around racing horse stables on the south downs. Got quite a few books from Tideline back in the day. 

[comanche 3,263]

1 hour ago, tatsblisters said:

I remember reading it vaguely in the late 70s when it first came out and I thought it read she had foxhound in her and if memory serves me right the owner was around racing horse stables on the south downs. Got quite a few books from Tideline back in the day. 

My memory failed me . She wasn't  a pointer cross.

You are right .She was foxhound cross .

The edition you read must've  been a re-published one because  l read it in my school library in the early 70s .

I wonder if you'd  find many hunting books in school libraries  these days!

[fireman 11,354]

18 hours ago, Black neck said:

Was the ugly mate an anti aswell

If she was lets hope he shouted " Tally Ho" as he popped eh......

[Black neck 17,159]

5 hours ago, fireman said:

If she was lets hope he shouted " Tally Ho" as he popped eh......

No.need 2 be rude mate ffs