THE BILLESDON HUNT. 21 



black, white, and tan, with famous legs and 

 feet ; he possesses plenty of power, and I 

 certainly have never traced the lineage of 

 any hound in the Kennel Stud Book which 

 has presented a more formidable array of 

 distinguished relatives. To enumerate them 

 all might be tedious to many of my readers, 

 while others will like to know that Sir 

 Watkin Wynn's Royal holds a conspicuous 

 place as his grandsire, and the names are 

 identified of Lord Fitzwilliam's Shiner and 

 Bluecap, Lord Yarborough's Rallywood, 

 Lord Henry Bentinck's Contest, the Duke 

 of Rutland's Guider (185 1), Mr Drakes 

 Duster and Bellman, Mr Foljambe's Singer 

 and Herald, the Vine Pilgrim, cicin mul- 

 tis aliis of high repute, and there are no 

 less than twelve remote strains to Osbal- 

 deston's Furrier. 



Thus early in life he is the sire of six 

 couples of the entry for the current year 

 1 87 1, and their performance in work is 



