HISTORY OF THE LINLITHGOW 



also went well on a weedy thorough -bred mare, 

 jumping a very wide place from a stand. 



If, as has been suggested, hunting did not occupy 

 the foremost place as regards sport with Mr Ham- 

 say, he was nevertheless fond of hounds and a 

 hard rider, for The Druid mentions that " Lonsdale 

 blood was Mr Ramsay's delight," and that " when he 

 did get a lead over a strong country, he was very 

 bad to beat." ^ But Beaufort as well as Lonsdale 

 blood had a charm for him, and his list for 1834 

 includes Bedford, 5 years, by the Duke of Beau- 

 fort's Brusher^ — Dairymaid.^ Bedford, who in 

 colour was red or red-pied, seems to have been an 

 excellent hound, thoroughly to be trusted in chase 

 or in a difficulty, and the progenitor of some good 

 and hard workers. His son Bracer'* was remark- 

 able for his power and symmetry, and when H. B. 

 Chalon painted the picture of Mr Ramsay and the 

 pack, Bracer was made one of the chief hound 

 studies. The painting of this picture occupied 

 nearly a year, during which time Chalon stayed 

 at Barnton, but the canvas is a large one,^ and 

 the work embraces, besides the portrait of Mr 

 Ramsay, portraits of Scott and the whippers-in, 

 Rintoul and Jim Harrison, and also those of 

 many of the hounds, among which are Bedford, 



1 'Field and Fern' (South), 1865, p. 54. 



2 The Duke of Beaufort's Brusher (1822) by Dorimont (1818)— 

 Bravery (1815) ; Dorimont by Denmark (1813)— Dalliance (1814) ; 

 Bravery by Mr Heron's Bustler — Lady (1812) ; Denmark by Lord 

 Lonsdale's Jason — Diligent (1809). 



3 Dairymaid (1824) by Mr Nichol's Duplicate— his Nimble. 

 * Bracer (1832) by Bedford (1830)— Rapid. 



'* The picture measures 7 feet 9 inches by 5 feet. 



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