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regarded him, but he gratefully declined the offer. 

 Whereupon the tenants had his portrait painted by Sir 

 Francis Grant, President of the Royal Academy, re- 

 presenting him on his favourite hunter Courtier. The 

 picture was presented to Mrs Lane Fox, accompanied 

 by an address which expressed, in terms of the deepest 

 feeling, their love and respect for her husband and herself 



The following passage from the spirited pen of 

 ' Brooksby ' will convey some idea of the estimation in 

 which Mr Lane Fox, as a Master of Foxhounds, was 

 held by those most competent to judge. 



' We have no hesitation in saying that the Bramham 

 Moor pack has few superiors among the leading kennels 

 of England. Here is the result, not only of a lifetime, 

 but of the lifetime of one of the most consummate 

 judges of a foxhound in England, based upon the in- 

 herited possession of strains of blood from the best and 

 oldest sources. For racing quality, and sturdy strength 

 — for clean, light symmetry, and thorough working 

 points — the pack at Bramham stands out a living testi- 

 mony to the management that has created it, and. a 

 study and delight to the novice who would learn how 

 foxhounds should be built. Perhaps some of the most 

 successful blood in the kennel was an infusion thrown 

 into it from the original stock of old John Warde's pack, 

 Mr Lane Fox having purchased five couple at Mr 

 Wyndham's sale at Tattersall's. This had been lying 

 for some generations in Hampshire, when Mr Lane Fox 

 chanced upon the opportunity of buying five couple of 

 the strain, which eventually was found to blend admir- 

 ably with the Belvoir, Brocklesby, and other choice 

 blood. 



' The kennels in Bramham Park are the only part of 



