274 THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. [1S6S 



Fairplay, the same age as Agent, a black, white, and tan, enjoying an 

 irreproachable character, possesses great power, and is particularly good over his 

 loins ; he is the issue of Alfred and Fancy. Alfred stood in great favour with 

 Sir John Trollope, and very justly so, as he was the sire of his Primate and 

 Woodman, besides several others of high repute. Alfred was a son of Alaric, 

 already described, and Gadfly, a great-granddaughter of Lord Yarborough's 

 Flasher, consequently running to the same strains of old celebrities. Her sire, 

 the Duke of Eutland's Grappler, owes his birth to Mr. Foljambe's Rifler, and 

 through that source is descended from the Furrier of imperishable fame, and 

 through Lord Yarborough's Chaser in several more lines to Planter. Fancy was 

 daughter of the Duke of Beaufort's Foreman and Pedrose, an offspring of Mr. 

 Foljambe's Render, brother to Rifler, consequently running again to the same 

 origin. 



Rockwood, a black and white hound, with very little tan, is rather light of 

 bone, but his good deeds have gained him favour, and his progenj', of which there 

 are four couples and a half in the kennel, do him ample justice. He comes of 

 good parentage, being the issue of Reginald and Primrose. The sire was a son 

 of Mr. Foljambe's Reginald, in whose lineage is found Albion, with the Duke of 

 Rutland's Courier and Mr. Osbaldeston's Piper, and it is especially remarkable 

 that the Bluecap and Furrier combinations are each of them twice repeated - 

 Primrose was a daughter of Hercules and Paragon. Her sire's immediate 

 ancestors were natives of these kennels, while Paragon, her dam, was daughtei- 

 of the Duke of Rutland's Pilot, going in the preceding generation to Lord 

 Yarborough's kennels, and thus securing the best of that ancient blood. 



General and Gleaner, brothers, both black, white, and tan, are of a very use- 

 ful stamp, though going to Mr. Lane Fox's kennel, where power is a significant 

 feature. The blood of Mr. Foljambe's kennels is very prominent. The Bramham 

 moor General is their accredited sire, and he was a gi-andson of Lord Yarborough's 

 Ruler, which hound, as all know who are intimate with kennel lore, was bred by 

 the Squire of Osberton. Rosalind, the dam of the two hounds, was a daughter of 

 Reginald, sire of Rockwood and Heedless, who was sister to Hopeful, the dam of 

 Agent. 



Absolute, in his fourth season, is a hound of considerable power, and in height 

 rather over the general standard. He is a son of Alfred, therefore half-brother 

 to Fairplay. Rarity, his dam, was a daughter of Sir Watkin Wj^nn's Royal and 

 Fancj', the dam of Fairplay. Royal, it must be remembered, was a son of Lord 

 Fitzwilliam's Singer, and goes back to Lord Yarborough's Eallywood, and very 

 promptly to Mr. Foljambe's kennels. 



Nirarod, in his fourth season, is a son of the Duke of Rutland's Nimrod, and 

 when it is mentioned that he inherits all the characteristics of that far-famed 

 kennel, it is almost unnecessary to observe that his colour is black, white, and 

 tan, and that of the very richest shade. His grace's Nimrod was a grandson of 

 Mr. Drake's Duster, who conveyed a combination of celebrities from divers 

 kennels of renown besides his own, the Duke of Beaufort's being the most 

 prominent, and through that channel to Sir Thomas Mostyn's. Then there is 

 the Duke of Grafton's, Lord Southampton's, and Mr. Warde's in gi-eat attendance, 

 indicating power, and the great size prevailing amongst those packs. This has 

 been softened down by the elegant symmetry of the Belvoir blood, assisted by 

 the introduction of Lord Yarborough's beautiful Basilisk, sire of Rail}' wood. 

 This hound, like so many more of high fame, was descended from Mr. Osbaldes- 

 ton's Furrier, and an infinity of the Brocklesby old Ranter strains. Garland, 

 Nimrod's dam, was daughter of Ganymede and Hostile, the grandson of Agent. 



