In recent decades Philippa Marshall has been the driving force behind the Drag, first as its Secretary and then subsequently as its Master. Gay, Phillip Kindersley’s son, was in later years also Master with his father. Then came Edward Cazalet and Douglas Bunn. David Robinson, Peter Webb and Fred French are the current Masters, with Fred also acting as Huntsman. Dudley Pinney (Huntsman), Warren Marshall, Colin Baker and Andrew Siggs (Whips) as well as Harry Street (Linesman), now all retired, have all played major parts in ensuring the smooth running of the Hunt and the provision of marvellous sport, with all the fun and the thrill of a great ride across country.

His first whipper-in was Ian Patullo, a farmer and brilliant rider, who was also the father of Jenny, Dimpy and Sue. In its early days many big names and characters were connected with the Hunt. These included Sam Marsh, Wink Young, Alan Skinner, Uvedale Lambert, George Forbes, Gerry Langford and the Greenaway and King families.

The Drag has been fortunate in always having had the generous and full co-operation of the different packs of foxhounds within its country, in particular, the Old Surrey and Burstow, the Southdown and Eridge, the Crawley and Horsham, the West Kent and the Surrey Union. Furthermore, through the continued and superb generosity of landowners and farmers, the Hunt has been able to maintain its operation over a country of grass, jumping mainly blackthorn hedges (clearly marked, with any wire removed between the white markers) as well as a certain amount of timber.

The Drag goes out on Saturdays, and occasional Wednesdays, between mid-October to March, meeting at 1.30 p.m. The lines cover about 8 to 12 miles with perhaps 40 to 50 obstacles. During the course of this, the Drag bag will be lifted in order to provide three or four checks for horses and riders to have a good breather.

Fields are now kept down to a lower level, averaging around 20 to 25. Careful rules are maintained which ensure that dragging is not like riding a point-to-point! You take your place in the line and jump as you see fit between the white markers on the obstacles.