Some Noted Foxhounds 



The most prominent hound-breeders about this 

 time were, the Dukes of Devonshire, Grafton, and 

 Beaufort ; Lords Lincoln, Yarborough, Vernon, 

 Lichfield, Granby, Percival, and many others. 

 Then it was that ^^ Here's to the Trojans " became 

 a toast at many a hunt dinner. Mr. Corbet took 

 his pack to Warwickshire, composed of few others, 

 it was said, than Trojan's sons and daughters. 



In those days hound-breeding was different to 

 now, when a kennel stud-book is ably edited by 

 Mr. Harry Preston of Vine Appleton, near York, 

 a leading follower of the York and Anisty. Then 

 there were no hound lists kept to serve as guides. 

 Hunting-men owe the Rev. C. Legard (another 

 Yorkshire man) a debt of gratitude, as he first 

 started the kennel stud-book. I must now, how- 

 ever, hark back to other celebrated foxhounds of 

 the times of John Warde, John Corbet, and the 

 sixth Lord Middleton. 



Henry, sixth Lord Middleton of Birdsall, York- 

 shire, was the most liberal hound-buyer and ex- 

 tensive breeder of his time. He is supposed to 

 have bought part or whole of Col. Thornton's 

 pack. For Mr. Corbet's he gave 1250 guineas. 

 This was, we read, a bargain for hounds bred like 

 they were. He is reputed to have had over 2000 

 hounds through his hands during a long hunting 

 career. He bred largely in Warwickshire and at 



Birdsall, and bought many hounds from the late 



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