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eighth season, and much used by other packs, 

 some of his best progeny going to Lord Galway. 

 Gambler and Gameboy (1884), in their sixth season, 

 were bred from more than any hounds of their 

 day. One of Gambler's first sons, Gordon (1885), 

 out of Spangle, by Saffron, son of Senator, was 

 another sire much talked about. He was a grand 



THE PARSON GIVES THE LEAD. 



1. The Rev. J. P. Seabrooke. 2. Lord Edward Manners, M.P. 3. Mr. Horace Peacock. 

 4. General the Hon. H. H. Mostyn. 5. Mrs. E. Lubboek. 



foxhound, with the shoulders of a Leicestershire 

 hunter, and bone right down to his very toes. His 

 son, Sampson (1889), was considered the crack 

 hound at Quorn, he won at Peterborough, and Tom 

 Firr swore by him in the field. Pirate of the same 

 year was another favourite, considered by some as the 

 best stallion hound in England. He was a red tan, 

 a good-bodied hound, deep in ribs, and wide in loin, 



