172 CLEVELAND AND ESKDALE. 



In 1882 a capital hound came from the Bils- 

 dale. This was a badger pied hound named 

 Crowner, rather on the small side, and with a 

 delicate look about him. He had a wonderful nose, 

 was very fast, and was a most persevering hound 

 He was by the Bilsdale Crowner, out of Quorn 

 Amy, by Quorn Alfred, a bitch Mr. Parrington 

 gave to the Bilsdale when he had the Simiington. 



A large draft came from Lord Portsmouth in 

 1885, through Mr. A. E. Pease, M.P., who had 

 been staying in the south, and who was much 

 pleased with the performances of Lord Ports- 

 mouth's celebrated pack in the field. There were 

 six and a half couple of them, and some very 

 good hounds there were ; but they were rather 

 on the big side for the thick cover and hills of 

 Cleveland. Perhaps the best of the lot were 

 Pirate, by the Grove Plunder, out of Lord 

 Portsmouth's Nervous ; and PugiUst, by the 

 Grove Plunder, out of Lord Portsmouth's Mind- 

 ful, two hounds that Mr. Proud used a good deal. 

 Rattler, by Sir Watkin Wynn's Granby, out of 

 Lord Portsmouth's Pemnant, was also a good 

 working hound, but was soon knocked up in the 

 rough country of his adoption. The rest of the 

 draft were Capable and Caroline the latter a 

 very smart bitch, by Sir Watkin Wynn's Granby, 

 out of Lord Portsmouth's Columbine ; General 

 by Sir Watkin Wynn's Granby, out of Lord 

 Portsmouth's Giddy ; Paragon, by the Grove 



