HISTORY OF THE LINLITHGOW 



kennels, such as Earl Fitzwilliam's Chanter (1891), 

 the Dumfriesshire Pilot (1894), the South Durham 

 Streamer (1896), and the Lanark and Kenfrewshire 

 Eaeburn (1900). At home, Renegade (1892), Gov- 

 ernor (1893), Donovan (1895), Genitor (1896), 

 Grappler (1898), Hamlet (1899), Sounder (1900), 

 Delegate (1901), and the Atherstone Comrade 

 (1900) purchased in 1904, were all used between 

 the years 1895 and 1906 — Genitor^ most freely, 

 — and there is still much of their blood in the 

 kennel, notwithstanding the fact that many of 

 their descendants went to form a draft which was 

 presented to Mr Usher when he accepted the 

 mastership of the Berwickshire Hounds in 1906. 



Sir Robert Usher and Mr Gillon reverted to the 

 old order, for, although continuing home-breeding, 

 they did so at first on a smaller scale, and made 

 up the working number required by the purchase 

 of drafts. Since the beginning of their mastership, 

 the Atherstone, Sir W. Williams -Wynn's, Earl 

 Fitzwilliam's (Wentworth), the Cattistock, the 

 Duke of Buccleuch's, the Brocklesby, the Grove, 

 and the Puckeridge, have all contributed towards 

 maintaining the strength of the pack, while Mr 

 Forbes of Callendar has presented a number of 

 hounds from the Hurworth kennel, and the Duke 

 of Beaufort the Badminton Druid (1904). The 

 Atherstone draft proved to be a good one, and 



1 Genitor (1896) by Governor (1893)— Grateful (1891) : Governor by 

 the Duke of Buccleuch's General (1886)— Rompish (1888) ; General by 

 Belvoir Gamester (1882)— the Duke of Buccleuch's Starlight (1882). 



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