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hounds may find a fox, and be out of sight down some ravine 

 or ghyll in a very short period, and unless one is conversant 

 with the district and the run of foxes in that particular 

 part of it, it is possible one may see naught of the run or of 

 hounds for some time. However, the moorland and bog did 

 not daunt Mr. Sherbrooke, nor indeed should it, for 

 " Brooksby " says that the greater part of it is smoother 



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riding than the hills of High Leicestershire, and Mr. Par- 

 rington, in addition to saying he considers the Sinnington 

 " the best two days a week country in England," adds that 

 a finer line of country than that from Tylar's Bridge and 

 Malton could hardly be found. 



Mr. Swan left Mr. Sherbrooke 17 couples of old and young 

 hounds, quite naturally taking the pick of the pack with 

 him to the Morpeth country. To the hounds he found on his 

 arrival, the new Master added some Burton and Blankney 

 blood, and then steadily bred from Bel voir sires throughout 

 the ten years of his era. He was fortunate enough to get 

 a premium at Peterborough with Rambler, by Belvoir 

 Rusticus (94) and Sinnington Rosalind (88) in 1890 — one 

 of three offered for single unentered dog hounds from packs, 

 which had never won a first prize before at the show. Also 



