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young hound we had seen for some tmie. She 

 is as straight as a dart, with beautiful quahty, 

 good shoulders, legs, and feet, muscular loins ,and 

 long galloping quarters. Everything about her 

 had such a thoroughbred look, if we may be per- 

 mitted to manufacture such a term, that we were 

 surprised she was not awarded the first prize at 

 the puppy show. This went to Kedolent, by 

 Galopin, out of Hantipole, a bitch by the Milton 

 Royal, out of Lord Zetland's Kation. She is a 

 smart puppy, with nice neck, good shoulders, 

 back and loins, but she does not fill the eye so 

 much as E-edwing. Red Rose, a wide straight 

 bitch with a good back was placed second. Of 

 course Redwing was one of the selected five, and 

 we hear that the judge who picked her out is of 

 ''the same opinion still." 



It will be noticed that Mr. Wharton has 

 succeeded in crettino: a strono^ infusion of the best 

 Belvoir and Oakley blood into his pack ; and 

 this summer he has litters by the Oakley Rhymer, 

 and the Belvoir Saxon, Gambler, and Pirate, 

 The Bramham Soldier and the Hurworth Furrier 

 have also been used, and amongst his own hounds 

 Trumpeter, Gameboy, Galopin, Comus, and Pas- 

 quin are the selected sires. The latter came 

 from Mr. Merthyr Guest. He is rather light 

 behind, but has famous shoulders and back, and 

 is a good hound in his work. Wonder, by Major 

 Brown's General, out of Wrangle, is also a 



