Chapter 33
AFTER AN INVIGORATING Thursday morning of sport, Crispie and Voytek Nutchenko, the Montfair farm manager, attended to the hounds as Patti took care of the horses. By noon hounds were settled, lounging in the cool shaded enclosures, well protected from the midday heat. Nimby and Lap Dance, hosed off, rubbed down, and thoroughly examined for any signs of strain or injury from the morning’s chase, were turned out in a paddock adjoining the fan-equipped stalls. They were free to either graze outside or retreat into the cool enclosures where an automatic fly spray system made the environment even more comfortable.
His kennelman duties finished, Voytek went off to attend to other chores around the farm. Crispie and Patti retreated into the staff office where the window air condition
