28 THE BELVOIR HUNT. 



Singer, a son of Comus and Syren, was a 

 sire of high repute ; rich black, white, and 

 tan, of true proportions, with great thighs 

 and bone, and has left numerous descen- 

 dants to sustain his fame. He goes back 

 to the same family as Rallywood. i 



Challenger is an offspring of Chaser (a 

 son of Lord Yarborough's Rallywood and 

 Caroline) and Destiny (daughter of Mr 

 Drake's Duster). He was quite a foxhound, 

 with great power, but his colour (a lightish 

 hare pie) was not quite in conformity with 

 the beautiful black, white, and tan which 

 prevails in these kennels. 



Render and Roman were splendid sons 

 of Rallywood and Destitute (a daugh- 

 ter of Sir Richard Sutton's Dryden). In 

 these two brothers, the beautiful type of 

 the Belvoir blood was exemplified in its 

 utmost perfection, and the description 

 already given of Rallywood has only to be 

 repeated. Render's shoulders were quite 



