Tessa Waugh takes solace in hunting’s community spirit and the pared-down puppy shows going ahead, as she enjoys watching one of last summer’s fluffy incumbents picking up a prize
This year has seen racing with empty grandstands, cricket and football matches played to eerie silence, and now, on a micro scale, puppy shows with just small gatherings of people.
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