Peter joined the Mastership in 1989, he is on the Committee of the Masters of Draghounds and Bloodhounds Association, running the Association’s Hound Show at the annual Festival of Hunting. As well as holding the position of chairman for the Mid Surrey Farmers Draghounds, he is alsocurrently the Chairman of the South East Point to Point Area.

 Fred French also hunts hounds and is a consummate horseman and lead rider of the Boring Goring Team Chase Team, he enjoys game shooting and farms 6,000 acres in Kent. His daughter Kate won Gold in the Modern Pentathlon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics also finishing with an Olympic Record for overall points. Fred, with Barry Slater, our linesman, walks and prepares every line before each day’s sport.

Phillip joined the mastership in 2017, having first come out in 2009, and is one of our field masters.  He is a keen racing man, having Point-to-Pointed for many years, both as a trainer and jockey, winning 5 South East Jockeys Championships riding over 100 winners. He is also on the Board of Directors at Sandown Park racecourse.  The thrill of Dragging appears to have replaced the needed adrenaline he found racing!

Colin, a qualified solicitor and director of BTF joined the Mastership in 2023. He has point-to-pointed, team chased and runs the family farm at Eridge and is a capable extra pair of hands whipping in when needed.

Linda resigned from the Mastership at the end of the 2022/23 season, and remains as Treasurer. She has been a long standing stalwart Member who rarely misses a day. Linda competed with the Boring Goring Chase Team over a number of years and has a small farm running keep sheep.