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Rock looks down on any one survivor of 

 Templer's friends. At least a score of foxes 

 were kept within two spacious yards expressly 

 for this purpose ; and as they were attached, 

 each one to its separate coop, by a long chain 

 revolving on a swivel, they were able to take 

 plenty of exercise and keep themselves in good 

 wind ; the gallop of the animals, like that of a 

 horse in a circus, being sometimes accelerated 

 by a light tandem-whip handled by a groom. 

 Of the stoutness of one, yclept the " Bold Dra- 

 goon," I have heard both Tempter and Taylor 

 relate some stirring tales ; he had been turned 

 out thirty-six times, had generally led them a 

 long dance, and never failed to enjoy a fresh 

 rabbit for supper on safely returning to his 

 kennel home. 



When Mr. Tempter parted with his pack, 

 in 1826, a lot of the larger hounds went to the 

 Rev. H. F. Yeatman, of Stock House, Dorset- 

 shire ; while the lesser, including the far-famed 

 " Let-'em-alones " (the bag-fox pack), were dis- 

 persed throughout the country ; Sir Henry 

 Carew, Mr. Hammett Drake, Mr. Worth, of 

 Worth, Mr. Hole, of Georgeham, and others, 

 having purchased the whole of them in separate 

 lots. From these precious relics, as they were 

 speedily discovered to be, many couples were 

 subsequently secured and brought together 

 by the united efforts of Russell, and his 



