142 MEMOIR OF 



Russell's, called Mercury ; they were not only 

 pictures to look at in point of shape and beauty, 

 but hard drivers and never idle. Unfortunately, 

 however, they were very small hounds, and did 

 not nearly come up to the standard which 

 Russell, with the prospect before him of seeing 

 his country largely extended, was anxious to 

 raise to twenty-two inches ; so, matchless as they 

 were, both in work and form, the Rosamond lot 

 were sent to Mr. Tout, of Burrington ; while 

 others, for a like reason, went to Col. Lloyd 

 Watkins, of Pennoyre, Mr. George Coham, of 

 Coham, the Rev. E. Clarke, of St. Dominick, and 

 lastly, to the Rev. Pomeroy Gilbert, of Bodmin 

 Priory ; a gentleman, in Russell's own words, 

 " blessed with a big heart, given to hospitality, 

 and withal a most accomplished sportsman." 



To many a remonstrance against drafting 

 such a valuable lot, Russell would simply quote, 

 if not the very words, at least the opinion of a 

 well-known authority on such matters : "A little 

 hound will go well in some countries : a large 

 hound, if fed to go, will go well in all ; " and 

 he would add emphaticallv, "that's my opinion, 

 too." 



But the sport he had shown, and continued 

 to show, with his little pack had already made 

 his name famous throughout the western coun- 

 ties ; insomuch that many large landed pro- 

 prietors, whose covers pertained neither to Mr. 



