Fox Hunting
Fox hunting is the sport of mounted riders chasing a wild fox with a pack of hounds. The sport is also known as riding to the hounds, because the fox is pursued by horseback riders follo...
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Fox hunting is a difficult sport attempted by many but achieved by few. Originally fox hunting was not actually the hunting of foxes at all. It was the hunting of deer which were also called fox in...
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More than 300,000 people thronged the British countryside Tuesday for the annual Boxing Day fox hunts, organizers said, two years after Parliament passed a law banning traditional fox hunting in wh...
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The image of Britons in scarlet coats galloping over fields as their dogs chase foxes is fixed in the popular imagination. But Britain's highest court ruled Wednesday that laws banning the hunts mu...
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Britain's "men in tights" have their first female chief.The House of Commons security unit, which won the nickname because of their traditional dress includes stockings and buckled boots, said Wedn...
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Ask social chronicler David Patrick Columbia to compare New York society with European society, and prepare to duck.
“The social set-up is so different over there, you can’t even compar...
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Many non-Jews are invited to a Passover meal, or Seder. ( Seder means "order" in Hebrew.) The array of ritual foods and ancient prayers can be baffling for a newcomer. Also, the question arises: "W...
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Wednesday 2nd If March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb , where does the Liger fit in? After the whirlwind of February-Fashion Week, dog shows, Valentine's hype, Presidents' birthdays,...
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Jeanine Pirro, the Republican candidate for New York State Attorney General, had just gotten through explaining to a reporter that her campaign is “going great,” when she was faced with...
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