THE BLOODHOUND. 



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Mr. Reynold Ray's Roswell, a dog of 

 faultless quality, was of unrecorded pedi- 

 gree ; but he became the progenitor of many 

 champions who have continued the merit 

 of his strain in a more marked degree than 

 is the case with almost any other Blood- 

 hound sire in the stud book. 



Four superlative Bloodhounds of the past 

 stand out in unmistakable eminence as 

 the founders of recog- 

 nised strains. They are 

 Mr. Jenning's O d Druid, 

 Colonel Cowen's Druid, 

 Mr. Reynold Ray's Ros- 

 well, and Captain Clay- 

 ton's Luath XI. ; and the 

 owner of a Bloodhound 

 which can be traced back 

 in direct line of descent 

 to any one of these four 

 patriarchs may pride 

 himself upon possessing 

 a dog of unimpeachable 

 pedigree. 



Among breeders within 

 recent years Mr. Edwin 

 Brough, of Scarborough, 

 is to be regarded as the 

 most experienced and suc- 

 cessful. No record of the 

 breed would be complete 

 without some acknowledg- 

 ment of the great services he has rendered to 

 it. Bloodhounds of the correct type would 

 to-day have been very few and far between 

 if it had not been for his enthusiasm and 

 patient breeding. Reference has already 

 been made to the kennel of Mr. Nichols, 

 and it was just as Mr. Nichols was giving 

 up the breed that Mr. Brough came into it. 

 During several years Mr. Brough bred and 

 produced many hounds, which all bore 

 the stamp of his ideal, and there is no 

 doubt that for all-round quality his kennel 

 stands first in the history of the Blood- 

 hound. His most successful cross was, per- 

 haps, Beckford and Bianca, and one has 

 only to mention such hounds as Burgundy, 

 Babbo, Benedicta, and Bardolph to recall 

 the finest team of Bloodhounds that has 

 ever been benched. Fortunately, Mr. 



Brough is still a keen spectator at the ring 

 side, and promises one day again to get 

 together a kennel. The entries at shows 

 and field trials indicate that the breed is 

 not making the progress that one could 

 wish, and it is hoped that before long he 

 may fulfil his promise. 



Mrs. G. A. Oliphant, of Shrewton, 

 Wilts, whose kennels include Ch. Chatley 



MR. S. H. MANG 

 BY MARCUS HC 



ns CH. HORDLE HERCULES. 



RDLE DIANA 



Blazer and Chatley Beaufort, has of late 

 years been a keen supporter of the breed. 

 Mrs. Oliphant, who is the president of the 

 ladies' branch of the Kennel Club, is a 

 great believer in hounds being workers 

 first and show hounds second, and her 

 large kennels have produced many hounds 

 of a robust type and of good size and 

 quality. There is no doubt that as far 

 as hunting is concerned at the present 

 moment this kennel stands easily first. 

 But admirable Bloodhounds have also 

 given distinction to the kennels of Mr. 

 S. H. Mangin, Dr. Sidney Turner, Mr. 

 Mark Beaufoy, Mr. F. W. Cousens, Mr. 

 A. O. Mudie, Lord Decies, Mr. Hood 

 Wright, Mr. A. Croxton Smith, Dr. C. C. 

 Garfit, Dr. Semmence, and Mrs. C. Ashton 

 Cross, to mention only a few owners and 



