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and two sisters, Waspish and Welfare, 

 greatly to be commended ; their sire was 

 Workman, a rare bred son of Mr Foljambe s 

 Wlldboy, and their dam Lively, daughter of 

 Sir Richard Sutton's Rasselas and hlsLIght- 

 some. Gambler, a very useful hound, was a 

 son of Workman and Gaiety, bred by Sir 

 Richard Sutton. The list of second season 

 hunters was strengthened by three couples 

 from Mr Drake — Comrade, Dowager, 

 Homily, Countess, Duster, and Hector. 

 Ten couples comprised the preceding 

 season's entry, whereof to Termagant must 

 be assigned priority of place, a cup having 

 been awarded to the kind protector of her 

 juvenile days. Roman and Rattler evinced 

 great character and usefulness ; their parent- 

 age was of high distinction. Druid, their sire, 

 was a son of Lord Fitzhardlnge's Dervis, 

 and his Holocaust, a daughter of Hector, a 

 son of Hotspur and Nettletop. Dervis was 

 the produce of Dorchester and Midnight, all 



