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chiefly responsible for this change hails from 

 Belvoir. No matter what kennel you may visit 

 in the whole of England, you will find that the 

 best-looking specimens of the pack are in some 

 way related to hounds bred at Belvoir. Within 

 the last thirty years the names of either Weather- 

 gauge, Gambler, or Nominal have been a guarantee 

 for good looks and work in their descendants. 

 To-day Dexter is adding further laurels to the 

 kennel, and appears likely to rival his illustrious 

 forebears. 



The merest novice amongst hounds will be 

 struck at once on visiting Belvoir with the char- 

 acter and quality of the pack. At the first glance 

 your eye fails to distinguish one hound from 

 another : they are all of one type, yet each has 

 an individuality of its own, which gradually comes 

 to you as you look more closely. They have 

 bone and strength, yet there is no lumber, and 

 every movement denotes activity. Legs and feet 

 are perfection ; backs and loins appear made to 

 carry muscle ; and the thighs, over which the 

 rippling sinews play, suggest a graceful strength. 

 Generations of careful breeding have imparted to 

 this pack a certain dignified air of calm superiority, 



