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two couples from Lord Fitzwilllam's, the 

 like number from Mr Milbank's, and the 

 remainder, in all thirty-seven couples, came 

 from various kennels of repute. The first 

 season over, the horn was transferred to 

 John Goddard, and in addition to those 

 already in the Billesdon kennels, a consider- 

 able number of remarkably good-looking, 

 well-bred hounds, were purchased at Mr T. 

 T. Drake's sale in 1862, rejoicing in a vast 

 deal of the Belvoir blood. The price given 

 for the tw^o lots of four couples each vv^as 

 405 guineas, only one of which was that 

 year drafted. The Billesdon establishment 

 was very fortunate with that season's entry, 

 consisting of eleven couples ; Nabob, Nero, 

 and Norma were particularly clever, de- 

 scended from Noble (a black and white 

 hound, showing great style and quality, a son 

 of Lord Yarborough's Noble and the Dukeof 

 Rutland's Dulcet) and Actress, a daughter 

 of Lord Fitzhardinge's Andover. Norma 



