Fox-httnting Past and Present 



late Mr. G. Lane-Fox considered that the make, 

 shape, and frame had to be kept up. A hound's 

 faults, as a horse's, are sure to come out in the 

 next generation. Anyhow, we may take it for 

 granted that Lord Coventry's Rambler, the 

 Brocklesby Rallywood, the Belvoir Senator, and 

 Weather-gage, the Grove, Barrister, the '< Drake " 

 Duster, the Oakley, Driver, the Grafton Woodman, 

 the Quorn Alfred, and the last great Belvoir hound- 

 hero, Dexter, are front-rank celebrities. 



This rejection of faults and even plainness has 

 made foxhounds so superior to other canine 

 families that there are chances of a gem being 

 missed, but they are slight. Furrier of the Belvoir 

 was near being drafted. There is an art in draft- 

 ing as well as breeding. To an enthusiastic hound- 

 breeder estimating hunting-work is another art ; 

 it affords keen pleasure to a fox-hunting enthu- 

 siast, such as the late Mr. G. Lane-Fox. The 

 writer thoroughly enjoyed three seasons with the 

 Bramham Moor. One of these was the last, that 

 father of hunting, Mr. G. Lane-Fox, rode to hounds. 

 His favourite hound was Lord Poltimore's Archer ; 

 Mr, Lane-Fox bred from him after seeing his 

 field-work. One of his daughters was Affable ; her 

 Mountebank was one of the best of the Bramham 

 Moor pack. So much for the keen observation 

 of one who knows. 



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