Of pedigree unknown. 😆

[eastcoast 4,495]

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 17,164]

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 4,495]

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 17,164]

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 4,495]

14 minutes ago, Black neck said:

Was the ugly mate an anti aswell

What happens in Bradford stays in Bradford. 

[Black neck 17,164]

19 minutes ago, eastcoast said:

What happens in Bradford stays in Bradford. 

Fair enough surry

[comanche 3,264]

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 4,495]

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 10,931]

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 3,264]

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 17,164]

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 

[Bosun11 537]

On 27/07/2025 at 15:04, 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. 

Yep, that's the photo from the book, and for me, possibly the best lurcher photo of all time...

[Bosun11 537]

23 hours 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 .

 

Without digging the book out. I'm pretty sure she was labeled as a Foxhound x Greyhound, but I'd doubt that.

Also, in the 80's many of the old boys would say how Plummer borrowed from Drabble, Wadsworth and many other lesser known men. In Liverpool plenty would say Jimmy Keeling wrote Rogues and Running Dogs, sending it to the already published Plummer to give his thoughts. And the rest is history...

Plummer's name was mud by many of the old boys. Bill Brightmoor showed me the revolver he chased Plummer off his farm with (not that Bill needed anything in his hands to be scary enough..!) Which is why Bill didn't get a chapter in Fell Terrier.

[eastcoast 4,495]

12 hours 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. 

Stuck in the memory that it was an unusual cross. Foxhound not EBT, my mistake. Nice looking thing though.