30 FOX-HUNTING RECOLLECTIONS 



'' Rakish, 1847, never showed herself re- 

 markably until 185 1, when she appeared nearly 

 as good as Dairymaid. 



'' Dairymaid, 1847. The Schoolmistress of 

 the pack — a capital hound. 



'' Tomboy, Corsair, and Ruler will have 

 been our best and wisest dogs. 



" Crier and Carver, 1850. Two miserably- 

 mean animals in appearance — capital dogs. 

 These five Stranger puppies were noted for having 

 been the leading hounds that coursed their 

 second fox into Spridlington Thorns in the Great 

 Folding hunt day." 



The following notes appear on hounds pur- 1 

 chased at Mr. Drake's sale in 1851 : — 



'' Hector and Herald were two good dogs 

 until they became free of tongue. 



'' Smuggler, the crack dog in Drake's pack, 

 and a most brilliant animal until he turned rogue 

 after being brought out two days' running by 

 Stevens. 



'' Despot also began very well and ended by 

 getting wide. 



*' These hounds probably only went wrong 

 from Stevens' infamous feeding, and from being 

 brought out day after day totally unfit to 

 run. 



*' Goodall picked out these hounds for me as 

 the best stuff in Drake's kennel. 



'' Charon, 185 1. A very good dog — many 



