NSLM Newsletter - Winter 2010

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The National Sporting Library
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NUMBER94 1 9 5 4 • FIFTY-SIX YEARS • 2010 WINTER2009/2010
Angling on History and Conservation
On November 21, 2009, the river, establishing a camp called
National Sporting Library hosted New Derreen.
its first symposium on fly fishing, Carmichael narrated a detailed
ARiver Never Sleeps: Conservation, chronology of the Cascapedia’s
History, and the Fly Fishing River. camps and illustrious anglers,
Over sixty people attended from including Lord Stanley, Henry
as far away as Oregon, Missouri, Clay Frick, and Henry Phipps. Yet
and Alaska. This full-day educa- he also showed how these indi-
tional event was made possible viduals helped preserve the
by the gift of an anonymous river’s salmon population.
donor. Michigan lumber magnate
Moderator Samuel Snyder of William B. Mershon banded
Anchorage, Alaska, opened with together with other camp owners
“Wading Through History: to form the Cascapedia Riparian
Understanding Angling’s Association in 1909. The
Evolving Ethics.” Snyder is an Association maintained the quali-
expert on ethics in fly fishing, and ty of fishing on the river by hiring
will be a Daniels Fellow in resi- guardians to monitor illegal fish-
dence this spring. He outlined four ing, buying salmon netting rights
phases of fish conservation history from local fishermen, and negoti-
—catch-and-release fishing, hatch- ated with logging companies to
ery-based conservation, the Wild minimize destructive practices.
Trout movement, and ecosystem- Mershon is also intrinsically-
based conservation. Lee Wulff linked to the history of the Au
popularized the idea of catch-and- Sable River, which historian
release in the 20th century, arguing Bryon Borgelt of Maumee, Ohio,
that “Game fish are too valuable to discussed in the next talk, “Flies
Credit: Charles Bradford, The Angler’s Guide,c. 1908, National Sporting Library
be caught only once.” Only: Early Sport Fishing
American anglers such as Frank afilmmaker living in New York City, Conservation on Michigan’s Au
Forrester supported the development has produced films and television Sable River.” Borgelt reminded
of fish hatcheries in the mid-19th cen- shows (including Mister Rogers’ anglers that it was on the banks of
tury to restock overfished rivers. Neighborhood), but his personal pas- the Au Sable in Grayling, Mich., that
Hatchery-raised brown and rainbow sion is fly fishing. He recently wrote the conservation organization, Trout
trout often supplanted native species, the first of an authoritative two-vol- Unlimited, was formed in 1959.
and by the mid-20th century, new ume history of salmon fishing on the Grayling derives its name from the
organizations such as Trout Grand Cascapedia River on the small fish that once thrived in the Au
Unlimited (TU) advocated protecting Gaspè Peninsula in Quebec. In the Sable and drew wealthy sport fisher-
brook trout and other native fish. 1860’s, new railroad lines brought an men from the cities to fish the river
Today,conservationists look at the influx of well-heeled sportsmen from in the 1870’s-1880’s. But logging,
welfare of the entire watershed versus Boston and New York, who leased overfishing, and the introduction of
a single species, as illustrated by land and built camps along the river. non-native trout drove the grayling
anglers’ advocacy in protecting Queen Victoria’s son-in-law, the population to extinction. Sport fish-
Alaska’s Bristol Bay salmon fishery Marquess of Lorne, was introduced ing replaced logging as the corner-
from mining interests (read Snyder’s to fishing on the Cascapedia during stone of the region’s economy, and
review of the documentary, Red Gold, his term as Governor-General of by 1919, the state of Michigan
at www.nsl.org/bookreviews.html). Canada, and he and Princess Louise stocked the Au Sable’s waters with
Hoagy B. Carmichael followed constructed Lorne Cottage in the over 20 million fish raised in hatch-
with a talk on “The Grand 1880 as a retreat. Lorne’s successor, eries.
Cascapedia: AHistory.” Carmichael, Lord Lansdowne, also fished the
continued on page 2
Symposium Lees
continued from page 1 Douglas
The Au Sable became an exclusive
fishing destination for wealthy
industrialists such as Henry T. Ford,
Rasmus Hanson, and T.E. Douglas.
Mershon and members of the Au
Sable Trout and Gun Club pur-
chased most of the riverfront along
the North Branch, all but prohibiting Speakers included (Lto R) Dr. Samuel Snyder, John Ross, Dr. Bryon Borgelt, James Prosek, and
public river access. Mershon hired Hoagy Carmichael
game wardens to enforce rules and
stream ecosystems by planting trees firmed that all North American and
twice succeeded in pushing “flies
along banks, restoring stream struc- European eels spawn in the
only” laws through the state legisla-
ture, accelerating conservation ease- Atlantic’s Great Sargasso Sea and
ture, which he felt would prevent
ments in watershed areas, and edu- mature in freshwater rivers and
overfishing. These laws were later
cating farmers in reducing agricul- streams.
repealed.
tural pollution. The Center for The second half of Prosek’s talk
John Ross of Upperville, Va.,
Coldwater Restoration is planned in was a travelogue of Fishing the 41st
opened the afternoon session with
the city of Waynesboro, Va., which Parallel. Prosek traveled the globe to
“Trout of the Springs,” a history of
will serve as a research center and record species of trout and other
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speaking on “Izaak Walton and diversity and adaptivity of species,
Native Trout of the World.” Prosek such as the native trout of Sardinia,
recalled his boyhood experiences of which thrive in pools as hot as 83°F.
poaching brook trout from the reser- Prosek fished on Russia’s
voirs near his home in Easton, Conn. Kamchatka peninsula, in the head-
His watercolor paintings of fish and waters of the Tigris and Euphrates
wildlife have been compared to the Rivers in Turkey, and on Hokkaido
work of naturalist John James Island in Japan, and met with
Audubon. While at Yale University, American trout expert, Dr. Robert
Prosek produced his first book, Behnke.
Artist and author,James Prosek Trout: An Illustrated History. He The day concluded with a lively
wrote his senior thesis on Izaak panel discussion and reception. A
brook trout in Virginia. The Rev.
Walton’s The Compleat Angler,aclas- DVD of the symposium is avail-
Andrew Burnaby was the first to
sic angling text first printed in 1653 able for $20. Contact Judy Sheehan
mention the native brook trout in a
on angling as a contemplative man’s at 540-687-6542 x 10 or download
1750’s travelogue. Brook trout popu-
recreation. The NSLowns more than the online order form at
lations became so gravely threatened
90 editions of Walton’s book. Prosek www.nsl.org/dvdorderform.pdf.
by the sedimentation caused by dams
published A Connecticut Yankee
from grist mills that the House of
Follows in the Footsteps of
Burgesses passed legislation requir-
Walton: the Complete
ing settlers to remove the dams.
Anglerfollowing a trip to
In the 1870’s, Ross noted, the
England.
state’s Director of Fisheries enlisted
Walton was a keen
universities in developing fish
observer of the environ-
hatcheries which raised brook trout
ment, and wrote about
and California salmon with limited
all kinds of fish, includ-
success. Tourism and sport fishing
ing eels - the topic of
also help spur restoration of brook
Prosek’s next book. In
trout in the state.
Walton’s time, no one
Ross, who is the former chair of
had ever observed the
the Virginia chapter of TU, has been
eels spawning, and some
active in I-CARE (the Interstate 81
conjectured that these
Coldwater Area Restoration Effort) –
fish were borne of mud
a consortium which is restoring
or grew from horsehairs after Charles Johnson (Snaffles) Payne, (English) 1884-1967
brook trout habitat along the
fallen into streams. It was The Soldiers, 1911-12
Interstate-81 corridor in the eastern not until 1924 that stamped and colored print on paper
U.S. Fly fishermen, Ross noted, reg- sight size 21 1/4 x 25 1/2 inches
Danish marine biologist,
ularly play a part in conservation of Gift of Jacqueline B. Mars in memory of Peter Winants
Johannes Schmidt, con-
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Fall Events at the National Sporting Library
On October 24, 2009, Thomas Brown made it a point to study
Altherr, Ph.D., Professor of History everything about horses,” Biscotti
at Metropolitan State College in said, “their hoof prints at various
Denver, Colo., lectured on gaits, their position prior to a jump,
“Theodore Roosevelt, Old Ephraim, how they landed and so forth.” He
and the Tradition of Hunting wrote and illustrated 32 books of his
Stories” as part of the Library’s own and illustrated 100 by other
Saturday Public Lecture Series. authors – and 14 books total for
As a boy, Theodore Roosevelt Derrydale Press. The Paul Brown
Lto R: Children’s author JoAnn Dawson with
aspired to become a biologist, but Collection at the NSL, donated by
Michaela Yowaiski and her mother, Kelly.
later abandoned this calling for poli- Mrs. Frances Dulaney, contains
tics. Roosevelt viewed hunting as a many of these books. Brown passed their parents, Dawson talked about
highly democratic sporting pursuit, away in 1958. writing books and getting them pub-
and was a voracious reader of hunt- The Library held its second annu- lished. Many of the stories in the
ing tales and stories. He wrote al children’s program, hosting Lucky Foot Stable series are autobio-
accounts of his own, including the author, JoAnn Dawson, of North graphical, inspired by Dawson’s
story, “Old Ephraim,” about killing a East, Md., on December 12 for a pro- childhood experiences on a dairy
massive grizzly bear on an elk hunt gram called “Happy Reading and farm in Delaware. Dawson is also an
in Idaho in 1885. Far from being the Riding.” Dawson is the author of the animal wrangler for film and televi-
indiscriminate hunter and marks- Lucky Foot Stableseries, which chron- sion, supplying horses, chickens,
icles the adventures of two best and other animals for movies and
friends, Jody and Mary, and their commercials, and has played minor
ponies, Lady and Gypsy. In a talk roles in movies such as The Sixth
that captivated both children and Senseand 12 Monkeys.
Afternoon Delights Adorn Mars Exhibit Hall
F. Ambrose Clark Rare Book Room
Afternoon Delights is currently on dis-
play in the Forrest E. Mars Sr. Exhibit
Dr. Thomas Altherr and Nick Arundel.
Hall – with the theme of fun and
man as he is sometimes portrayed, delightful books, ephemera, and framed
Roosevelt was an ecologically-mind- book illustrations normally sequestered
ed conservationist, setting aside 234 in the rarebook room.
million acres of land during his pres- The central case features the
idency - much of it in wildlife “Inaugural Llangollen Race, 1931,” a
refuges where hunting was forbid- sketchbook of 15 illustrations by Paul
den. Brown recording a historic day in
Members of the Board of American steeplechase racing. The orig-
Directors and Ivy Circle weretreated inal race program, a magazine article
on November 5 to a dinner at from Polo magazine, and the annual
Jacqueline B. Mars’ farm and an chart book further document the race.
informative lecture, “Paul Brown, Two copies of the book The Legend of
Master of Equine Art,” by author the Hounds by George Henry Boker,
and book collector, M.L. “Duke” 1929, are accompanied by eight framed
Biscotti. Born in 1893 in Mapleton, illustrations by Gordon Ross. Three dif-
Minn., Paul Brown moved to New ferent editions of Geoffrey Gambado’s
Illustration by Gordon Ross (1873-1946)
York City with his family as a young An Academy for Grown Horsemen (1787)
published in Gay’sRural Sports,1930,
boy and was captivated by horses at are opened to hand-colored tongue-in- “The Birth of the Squire.”
a show at Madison Square Garden, cheek illustrations of poor horseman-
and began drawing them. At age 17, ship.
he started his own commercial art One case holds a number of illustrated 19th-century books on boxing. A
business, illustrating for Harper’s hand-colored panorama, mounted on the wall, is partially unfolded to a
Magazine, Collier’s, Country Life, The length of 7 feet, revealing an early 19th-century “parade” of toffs and com-
New York Times,and Brooks Brothers moners on their way to an illegal fight.
clothiers over a period of five Afternoon Delights is open to the public during normal library hours
decades. But Brown is best known through May 1. Curatorial Assistant Brenna Elliott and Librarian Lisa
for his drawings of horses. “Mr. Campbell curated the exhibition.
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Hector Alcalde and Lisa Campbell
Elected to Board of Directors
InNovember 2009, the Directors of the
Directors of The National
National Sporting Library elected Hector
Sporting Library
Alcalde of Arlington, Va., to the Board.
102 The Plains Road Mr. Alcalde has been an enthusiastic par-
Post Office Box 1335 ticipant in the sport of coaching for more
Middleburg, Virginia 20118-1335
than 25 years and is a founder of the Four-
in-Hand Club.
OFFICERS
Born in New York, Mr. Alcalde moved
Manuel H. Johnson
to Florida to attend college and in 1962,
Chairman
came to Washington, D.C., to work as
Jacqueline B. Mars
Chief of Staff to a former Chairman of the
Vice Chairman
House Ways and Means Committee. He
Charles T. Akre, Jr.
served in that capacity for twelve years. In
Treasurer
1973, he founded his own consulting firm,
Lisa Campbell
Alcalde & Fay, a full-service government
Secretary
relations and public affairs firm which
DIRECTORS offers government consulting, public
Hector Alcalde
Mimi Abel Smith relations, communications, and govern-
Charles T. Akre, Jr. ment marketing services to a wide range of public and private sector clients.
Hector Alcalde Mr.Alcalde got involved in the sport of coaching 25 years ago when he pur-
Thomas H. Anderson, Jr. chased his first Andalusian horse from Alejandro Orfila, the former Argentine
Arthur W. Arundel Ambassador to the U.S. Currently,he and his wife, Karen, own and maintain
Donald G. Calder driving horses and Thoroughbreds at their farm in Middleburg, Va. At the
John Coles NSL Coaching Weekend in 2007, he exhibited two teams of Andalusians,
Timothy J. Greenan, M.D. including one “checkerboard” combination of two blacks and two grays.
Helen K. Groves Several of his Andalusians are cross-registered in the U.S. and in Spain with
Manuel H. Johnson the Spanish military that maintains the breed’s registry for “the Spanish
Jacqueline B. Mars breed,” as the Andalusian is called in its native country.
Clarke Ohrstrom Mr. Alcalde has served on the Boards of numerous public companies.
Jacqueline L. Ohrstrom Having started his career as a teacher of government, and as part of his on-
Dr.Betsee Parker
going interest in education, he has also
Lorian Peralta-Ramos
served as a Member of the Board of
F. Turner Reuter, Jr.
Trustees of the University of Tampa, as
Rector and Board Member of George
THE NATIONALSPORTING Mason University and trustee of the
LIBRARY NEWSLETTER Fairfax County Public Schools Education
(ISSN 1068-2007) Foundation. He is a contributor to a num-
ber of equine-related charities and organ-
Number 94, Winter 2009/2010
izations, and also is an avid reader of
Published by the English history.
National Sporting Library Mr. Alcalde holds a B.A. in
Tel. [phone] · www.nsl.org Government from the University of
Tampa, and an M.A. in Education and
Elizabeth M. Tobey, Ph.D.
Editor, Administration from Peabody College at
Director of Communications & Research Vanderbilt University.
Librarian Lisa Campbell was elected
Lisa Campbell
Secretary of the Board.
Librarian
Lisa has worked for the Library since Lisa Campbell
Rick Stoutamyer
1999, first as assistant librarian, a position she had in 1996-1997 under the late
Director of Administration
Peter Winants. In 2001, she was promoted to Publications Director and served
Brenna Elliott
as the webmaster and editor of the NSLNewsletter. In 2004, she was named
Curatorial Assistant
Acting Librarian, and in 2005 she was promoted to Librarian.
Judy Sheehan
Lisa lives in Leesburgand has two children, David and Dena, who arestu-
Event & Office Manager
dents at George Mason University.
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Robert H. Smith from 1983 until he dispersed his victory of the 1956 Grand National
holdings in 1999. Under the name Steeplechase.
Heronwood Farm, he owned and On October 5, 2006, Mr. Francis
Builder
raced Glorosia, 1997 winner of spoke at the National Sporting
and philan-
Ascot's Fillies Mile-where the trophy Library to a large crowd and signed
thropist Rob-
was presented to him by the Queen copies of his book, Under Orders,
ert H. Smith
Mother. He was the owner of Kamar, which was co-written with his son,
of Arlington,
1990 Broodmare of the Year, and the Francis.
Va., passed
breeder of Rubiano, 1992 Champion Mr. Francis is survived by his two
away on Dec-
Sprinter. sons, Francis and Merrick. Mr.
ember 29,
Mr. Smith is survived by his wife Francis’ wife, Mary, passed away in
2009 at the
of 57 years, Clarice Chasen Smith of 2000.
age of 81.
Arlington and Upperville; two chil-
Mr. Smith, a
dren, Michelle Smith of Washington Sandra
longtime Robert H. Smith
and David Bruce Smith of Bethesda,
(1928-2009)
donor and Md.; a sister, Arlene R. Kogod of Shepherd Wright
friend to the NSL, served on the
Washington; and four grandchil-
Board of Directors from 1998 to 2001
dren.
and had belonged to the Chairman’s S a n d r a
Council and Ivy Circle since their Shepherd
Richard “Dick”
inception. He also contributed to the Wright of
construction costs of the Library’s Francis McLean, Va.,
current building in 1999. passed away
Mr. Smith was born in Brooklyn, on December
N.Y., in 1928 and moved to the Bestselling Lees 15, 2009, after
WChaasrhliensg Eto. nSm ariteha, ifno r1m94e2d. aH cios nfsattrhuecr-, aFuratnhcoisr paDssiecdk Douglas awiltohn gc abnacttelre.
tion firm in 1946, and Robert H. away at his She was a
Smith joined his father in the busi- home in the longtime
Sandra Shepherd Wright
ness following graduation from col- Cayman Isl- contributor
(1939-2009)
lege. In the 1960’s, Robert H. Smith ands on Feb- to the NSL
oversaw the planning and develop- ruary 14, 2010 and a member of its Ivy Circle.
ment of Crystal City, a government, at age 89. Born in New York City, on
commercial, and residential complex Mr. Fran- January 25, 1939, Wright was the
in Arlington County, Va. Mr. Smith cis was born daughter of Edward Wright, who
and his brother-in-law, Robert P. in Tenby, Eng- Richard “Dick” Francis played a major role in developing
(1920-2010)
Kogod, took over Charles E. Smith land, as the the commercial airline industry.
Companies in 1967, and it became son of a horse broker, and partici- Sandra Wright married George L.
the Washington area’s largest com- pated in foxhunting and showjump- Ohrstrom, Jr., in 1967, and Charles
mercial landlord. ing during his boyhood in Houghton in 1988.
A graduate of the University of Maidenhead, Berkshire. Known for “Sandy has been one of the most
Maryland, Mr. Smith was also that mystery novels that drew upon his sensitive and beautiful friends and
institution’s most generous donor. experiences in the world of mothers any of us have known here
Many other institutions benefitted Thoroughbred racing, Mr. Francis in the past half-century,” said long-
from his generosity, including the was the author of 42 books. His first time friends, Peggy and Arthur W.
National Gallery of Art, where Mr. novel, Dead Cert, was published in “Nick” Arundel.
Smith served as President of the 1962. He won three Edgar Allen Poe Mrs. Wright had a professional
museum’s Board of Trustees for ten awards given by The Mystery career as a model for over 20 years
years. Writers of America for his novels and also was a talented sculptor and
Mr. Smith enjoyed country life Forfeit(1968), Whip Hand(1979), and artist. She was President of the BSW
and kept horses and alpacas at Come to Grief(1995). Foundation of N.Y. and was a co-
Heronwood Farm in Upperville, Va. Mr. Francis was a champion jock- founder of Friends of the Institute of
The Upperville Colt & Horse Show, ey in Great Britain, winning 345 of Noetic Sciences.
the oldest continuous horse show in 2,305 races from 1948-57. Francis Mrs. Wright is survived by two
the country, is held on his property. rode many horses for the Queen children, Winifred Ohrstrom Nichols
Mr. Smith was a successful Mother,including Devon Loch, who and Wright R.S. Ohrstrom, two step-
Thoroughbred owner and breeder tragically collapsed within certain sons, and five grandchildren.
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Recent Book Donations Recent Acquisitions
Dr. Timothy Greenan, Washington, D.C. - Pictures of John Strassburger, ed., A Centennial View: Foxhunting in
Horses and English Life,bySir Alfred J. Munnings (1927), North America Today,The Derrydale Press, Lanham, Md.,
limited edition, #177 of 250 copies; and Manufacture de 2009, Subscriber Edition.
Colliers et Laisses pour Chiens,by G. Foin (c. 1910).
John Baddeley, The London Angler’s Book, or Waltonian
Mrs. Frances M. Dulaney, Somerset, Va. – Moments in Chronicle, containing much information to anglers general-
Nature: Selections from the Worrell Collection(2009). ly…,J. Baddeley, London, 1834.
William M. Klimon,Herndon, Va. – The York and Ainsty Charles Bowlker, Bowlker’s Art of Angling, Proctor and
Hunt: Official Handbook (c. 1947), The Fox by Kenneth Jones,Ludlow, 1826.
Ansell (1979), Yearbook of the United States Polo
Association (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004), and American
Sporting Book Series,by M. L. Biscotti (1994).
Sally Mitchell,Notts, U.K. - Lynwood Palmer, 1868-1941,
Equestrian Artist, Whip & Horseman, by Robert Fountain
&Neil Kennedy (2009).
M. L. Biscotti,Ashtabula, Oh. – two signed editions of
The Borzoi Books for Sportsmen by Biscotti (1992), one of
which is the deluxe edition.
Rick Stoutamyer, Marshall, Va. – A. H. Swiss’ No 7
Hunting Map: The Leicestershire, North Warwickshire, and
Northamptonshire District(1893).
“His Majesty’s Dog Kennel at Ascot, 1793” from Dog Prints,London, c. 1835.
Grace E. Ritzenberg, Berryville, Va. - Cracks, text by
PierreBrunetueau, watercolors by Ray Bret-Koch (1946);
Dog Prints,London, c.1835.
The Anatomy of the Horse by George Stubbs (1965); and
Classic Lines: A Gallery of the Great Thoroughbreds, by
Woolley, Linda, Medieval Life and Leisure in the Devonshire
RichardStone Reeves (1975).
Hunting Tapestries,V&APublications, London, 2002.
Dr. Thomas Altherr,Denver, Colo. - American Sportsmen
John Waller Hills, AHistory of Fly Fishing for Trout,Freshet
and the Origins of Conservation, 3rd ed.,by John F.Reiger
Press, Rockville Center,N.Y., 1971 reprint of 1921 ed.
(2007). Sports in North America: A Documentary History,
Volume I, Part I – Sports in the Colonial Era 1618-1783,and Edmund Lindop and Joseph Jares, White House
Volume I, Part II 1784-1820(1997). Sportsmen,Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1971.
Dr. J. Claude Evans, St. Louis, Mo. – With Respect to
Nature: Living as Part of the Natural World by J. Claude
Evans (2005). 2010 Duplicate Book Sale
Montpelier Steeplechase & Equestrian Foundation, Summary
Montpelier Station, Va. – DVD of Battleship winning the
British Grand National 1938.
Total amount: $14,747*
Vicky Moon, Middleburg, Va. – Beautiful Jim Key, by
Mim Eichler Rivas (2005), The Wethersfield Carriage
Lot with the highest bid: #18 – Set of 22 volumes
Collectionby Jeanne Stalker (2003), The Calumet Collection
of works by G. J. Whyte-Melville, 1898-1902.
by Judy Marchman (2002), Equal to the Challenge by
Jackie Burke (1997), various Thoroughbred sales cata-
Lot with the most bids (6): #104 – Pictures of
logs and Saratoga periodicals.
Horses and English Lifeby Sir Alfred J. Munnings,
1939.
Shoren Brown, Trout Unlimited, Arlington, Va. – Red
Gold, (2009), DVD documentary about native, commer-
Number of lots sold: 181
cial, and sport fisherman in Alaska.
*All proceeds from the Duplicate Book Sale go to the
Elizabeth Tobey, Middleburg, Va. – The Wilderness
NSLBook Acquisition Fund.
Warrior TheodoreRoosevelt and the Crusade for Americaby
Douglas Brinkley (2009).
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Daniels Fellow Pursues
“The Golden Thread”
Journalist and author Glenye Cain Oakford of
Lexington, Ky., spent two weeks in early December at the
Library researching hounds for her proposed book, The
Golden Thread.The “golden thread” is a term used in the
foxhunting community to describe the almost magical
connection between a master huntsman and his pack.
Oakford is a member of Lexington’s Iroquois Hunt and
the Clear Creek Beagles, and has also hunted with the
Royal Artillery Hunt in Wiltshire, England, where she
met her husband, Christopher.
She was born and raised in Greenville, N.C., and grad-
uated from Princeton University in 1990 with a degree in
Glenye Cain Oakford
English literature. Since 1999, she has served as the
Bloodstock Business Correspondent for the Daily Racing America’s Billion-Dollar Racehorse Industry and the High-
Formand writes about Thoroughbred breeding and auc- Stakes Dreams that Fuel It.
tions. In 2004, she published The Home Run Horse: Inside Oakford and Iroquois huntsman, Lilla Mason,
co-author a blog on hounds, Full Cry
(http://houndwelfare.wordpress.com/about/) that
publicizes the Hound Welfare Fund, which they co-
Upcoming Events
founded in 1999 to benefit Iroquois’ retired hounds.
Oakford explained that they established the fund in part
Unless otherwise noted, all events are open to the public. “to show that retirement programs for hounds are a
RSVP to Judy Sheehan at 540-687-6542 x 10 or email viable option for hunts.” During her visit to Middleburg,
[email protected] leave a contact number.Please notify Oakford reported in her blog about the treasures found in
us if you are subsequently unable to attend. the Library’s collections. She delved into its rich
resources, starting with George Turberville’s 16th-centu-
Saturday, March 13, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Visit the NSL’s
ry treatise, The Noble Art of Venerie or Hunting.Turberville
exhibitor table at the National Capital Angling Show,
surprised her “by what hasn’t changed in hound training
Georgetown Preparatory School, Bethesda, Md.
over the centuries,” including his advice to huntsmen to
Friday, March 19, Julie carry a stash of treats like the “biscuit bag” of today.
Campbell, The Horse in Oakford hopes her book will educate the public about
Virginia: An Illustrated foxhunting at a time when the sport’s future is jeopard-
History, 6 p.m. Ivy Circle/ ized. “It is important for the public to understand what
Chairman’s Council Recep- hunting is really about rather than get misinformation
tion, 7 p.m. lecture&book- from people who don’t understand hunting and would
signing open to public. like to see it ended,” Oakford states.
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The NSLNewsletter,Winter 2009/2010- 7 -
The 2010 Ivy Circle and Chairman’s Council
The National Sporting Library wishes to recognize and thank the following Ivy Circle members whose donations to the
Library are $5,000 and above, and the Chairman’s Council members whose donations are $2,500 and above. These con-
tributions form the foundation of financial support for the Library’s operations. We are grateful for gifts at all levels, and
wethank our many donors and friends.
Ivy Circle Mr. and Mrs. René R. Woolcott Mr. and Mrs. Mike Massie
Ms. Sandra S. Wright* Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Matheson, III
Mr. and Mrs. William Abel Smith Mr. and Mrs. James P. Mills, Jr.
*deceased
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Akre, Jr. Ms. Mary C. Morgan and
Mr. and Mrs. Hector Alcalde Chairman’s Council Mr. G. Michael Neish
Amb. and Mrs. Thomas H. Anderson, Jr. Col. (R) and Mrs. Robert W. Newton
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Arundel Mr. William M. Backer Mr. and Mrs. Ernest M. Oare
Ms. Katrina Becker Barker Welfare Foundation Mrs. Roberta W. Odell
Mrs. Magalen O. Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Zohar Ben-Dov Mr. and Mrs. Francis Q. O’Neill
Mrs. Elizabeth Busch Burke Mr. and Mrs. Donald Brennan Ms. Nancy H. Parsons
Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Calder Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Bunting, III Ms. Nicole H. Perry and
Carnival Cruise Lines Mr. and Mrs. John Coles Mr.Andrew T.C. Stifler
Ms. Jane Forbes Clark Mr. and Mrs. John Kent Cooke Ms. Nancy Gibson Prowitt
Mrs. Frances Massey Dulaney Mr. Paul D. Cronin Ms. ClaireReid
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Fendley, III Mr. Paul L. Davies, Jr. Mr.and Mrs. F.Turner Reuter,Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Greenan Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dietrich Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Rietz
Mr. and Mrs. Hermen Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Guy O. Dove Ms. Barbara S. Riggs and
Mrs. Helen K. Groves Mr. P. F. N. Fanning Ms. Sara C. Riggs
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel H. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Greg Fazakerly Gen. (R) and Mrs. Crosbie Saint
Mr. William M. Klimon Mr.Kevin Fay Mrs. Georgia Shallcross
Ms. E Margriet Langenberg and Mr. P.J. Fetner Mr.and Mrs. S. Bruce Smart, Jr.
Mr.Joseph Manson Ms. Genevieve K. Frost Alan M. Speir, M.D.
Mrs. Jacqueline Badger Mars Mr.and Mrs. Donald Glickman Mr.T.Garrick Steele
Mr.and Mrs. Clarke Ohrstrom Mr. and Mrs. Ted J. Guarriello Ms. Mary H.D. Swift
Mr.George F.Ohrstrom Mr. and Mrs. Sydney D. Hall Mr. and Mrs. Philip S. Thomas
Mrs. George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Mr.and Mrs. Benjamin H. Hardaway, III Mr.Peter S. Tsimortos
The Ohrstrom Foundation Mr. Anthony J. Horan and Mr.and Mrs. Edmund S. Twining, III
Dr.Betsee Parker Ms. Susan L. Trotter Ms. Laura W. Van Roijen
Ms. Lorian Peralta-Ramos Mr. and Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin, III Ms. Virginia S. Warner
Dr.and Mrs. F. Turner Reuter Ms. Alice Maxine Rowley Janes Mrs. Viviane M. Warren
Mrs. Felicia Warburg Rogan Mr. Bryce M. Lingo Mr. and Mrs. John P. White
Mr.* and Mrs. Robert H. Smith Mr.and Mrs. Lennart Lundh Mrs. Margaret R. White
Mrs. Mary Winants Mrs. Alexander Mackay-Smith
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