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but kept the hound Hazard, and sent him as a 

 pensioner to Whittlebury, to run in the stable-yard 

 for the remainder of his Hfe. Tom Winfield took 

 advantage of the opportunity and bred a famous 

 hound from him in Hector. 



In 1842, when Lord Southampton took the 

 Grafton, he lost no time in getting the favourite 

 blood into his kennel through Hector. 



Hazard, Hannibal, Herald, and Herdsman were 

 worthy descendants of their noted predecessor, 

 although they were not fashionable colours, being 

 black and white. 



Herald had a very large blemish on his back, 

 the result of a scald, caused by a careless servant 

 throwing hot water upon him. 



Herdsman was the most amusing hound 

 in kennel : if you showed him the whip he 

 would, in perfect good humour, seize the lash 

 and try his best to take it away, which used 

 greatly to please George Beers, who thought very 

 highly of all the sort because they did not mind 

 scratching their faces. He would enlarge on 

 the qualities of Hazard, and would declare that 

 a better foxhound never crossed Leicestershire. 



Marquis. — This famous hound was a son of 

 Belvoir Guider from Magic, which bitch was a 

 daughter of Singwell, one of the white litter 



