Some Noted Foxhoimds 



beauties that we may see in the historic shires ? 

 G. Stubbs painted Brocklesby Wonder and Ring- 

 wood in 1798. Lord Middleton has Trojan's 

 portrait. J. Fearnley, Sir E. Landseer, A. Cooper, 

 C. Hancock, Aiken, W. Barraud, and R. Davis 

 all took noticeable hounds. Vanguard's portrait 

 is also at Birdsall in a picture called '' Running 

 to Ground." J. Fearnley took Furrier for Osbal- 

 deston. Mr. T. Drake of Shardiloes has the 

 ^' Drake " Duster, and the master on a white hunter. 

 Lord Fitzhardinge has the hound Cromwell's head 

 stuffed at Berkeley Castle. Tom Parrington has 

 a picture of the Quorn Alfred. Lord Coventry 

 has one of Rambler and Marksman by Lutyeus ; 

 while Dexter was sketched for Sir G. Greenall 

 by Mr. Cuthbert Bradley, and so on. 



The question as to the superiority or not of 

 the modern foxhound to his predecessor a hun- 

 dred years cannot be easily settled. Then the 

 country was somewhat easier for hounds to cross. 

 In appearance the modern foxhound is the 

 superior. It has been said he has not his ancestor's 

 fine nose. It is curious to note that between the 

 times of the great runs then and now the differ- 

 ence is not very marked. Still, our ancestors were 

 not very accurate timekeepers ; e.g. in the famous 

 match at Newmarket, Mr. Barry's Bluecap is said 

 to have covered four miles in eight minutes ! 

 Another run with Lord Middleton's hounds is 



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