172 N1M ROD'S NORTHERN TOUR. 



ever saw in the shape of a fox-hound, I never witnessed any to 

 be compared with these two brothers, who not satisfied with the 

 lion's share, appeared to consider the fox to be all their own; 

 and, it appeared, they carry some of their savage propensities 

 into the kennel. On my speaking of them, one day, to Walker, 

 he said that Ajax could turn the feeder out of the kennel when- 

 ever he liked to do so. He is a hound of superior strength and 

 size, and, like his namesake of old, who made the Trojans tremble, 

 and even Hector look queer, on that account fearless. 



I have heard many people say " fox-hounds are fox-hounds ; 

 there is but little difference in the appearance of one pack 

 and another," meaning, of course, long-established packs. 

 Indeed ! Now I will admit that there is a closer resemblance 

 between hound and hound, and greyhound and greyhound, in 

 form and colour, than between any other kind of dog familiar 

 to our eye ; but I positively deny the above assertion, and need 

 go no farther than the kennel I am speaking of in support of the 

 same. There is in it a bitch called Bluebell (not in the List, for 

 she is stone blind, from cataracts in both eyes), from the Belvoir 

 kennel. Now I would give Walker, or any other huntsman in 

 England, the chances of three crosses, and challenge him to 

 produce a fox-hound of similar shape, appearance, and symmetry 

 to this Belvoir bitch. Although far from faultless, she is alto- 

 gether a splendid animal of her sort, and an entire pack, all like 

 her, would be such a sight as the world never has seen, neither 

 is it ever likely to see. She exhibits the very ultra extent of 

 high breeding in the fox-hound ; in other words, the nearly 

 astounding length to which the presumption of man has carried 

 him, in improving upon the works of his Maker. 



A LIST OF THE FIFE FOX-HOUNDS. 



1835- 



Ages. Names. Sires. Dams. 



Years. 



Seven. Champion .Sir R.Puleston's Mulciber His Caroline 

 Six ...Prudence... Mr. Foljamb's Piper Lord Yarborough's Colum- 

 bine 



Smasher . . . Smasher Rival 



Songstress . Ditto Ditto 



Monarch . . . Ditto Madcap 



Music Ditto Ditto 



Brilliant ...Bustard... ...Rakish 



