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Ganymede was son of Hercules and Glory, whose nearest of kin were bred at 

 tliese kennels. 



Nathan, in his third season, a black, white, and tan, is a very smart, active 

 hound, with very captivating head, neck, and shoulders, and tells you at the first 

 glance that he enjoys a pace. He is the produce of Lord Yarborough's Nathan 

 and Gladsome. In his lordship's hound we find an immediate descent from Lord 

 Henry Bentinck's Craftsman, whereby we get Mr. Foljambe's Herald, and in 

 Nathan's lineage there is also that gentleman's Albion. Gladsome was a 

 daughter of Alaric and Graceful ; her sire, Eifleman, was a grandson of Mr. 

 Foljambe's Herald. 



Finder, although only in his second season, has exhibited so much excellence 

 as to place him on the paternal list. He is a black, white, and tan colour, 

 the white prevailing, and has good symmetry to recommend him. He is the 

 issue of Alfred, sire of Fairplay and Freedom, whose sire Reginald has already 

 been introduced as the sire of Rockwood ; the dam, Fairy, was sister to Fancy, 

 the dam of Fairplay. 



Marmion, of the same year as his predecessor, is likewise black, white, and 

 tan, with capital loins and thighs, and is son of Merrimac and Witchcraft ; 

 Merrimac was the produce of Reginald and Harmony. Reginald was described 

 as sire of Rockwood, and Harmony was sister to Hopeful, the dam of Agent. 

 Witchcraft represents Lord Henry Bentinck's Wanderer, son of the Duke of 

 Rutland's Comus and Wrangle, a daughter of Content, so that Mr. Foljambe's 

 kennels are still in the ascendency. Hecuba, Witchcraft's dam, was sister 

 to Harmony, Heedless, and Hopeful. 



On the list for promotion is Manager, son of Merrimac, and Tuneful, daughter 

 of Ravager and Thetis, whose paternal ancestors were from the Oakley kennels. 

 Ravager was a son of the Duke of Rutland's Prompter and Redrose, the grand- 

 dam of Fairplay. The Belvoir blood was intermixed with the Brocklesby, en- 

 tailing divers strains of their Ranter again. 



In similar order is Fleecer, son of Forester and Dairymaid. He is a nice 

 shaped, lively hound, and of the right size. Hercules, the sire of Forester, and 

 his immediate paternal antecedents, were natives of these kennels, and Fairy, his 

 dam, has been introduced in connection with Finder. With faithful allegiance 

 to Mr. Foljambe's kennels, his Duster was the sire and Princess the dam of 

 Dairymaid. Duster quickly runs to antecedents identical with Forester's, 

 whereby the Bluecap and Furrier affinities are again conspicuous. 



The senior of the matrons is Witchcraft, the dam of Marmion. She possesses 

 plenty of power, though age, hard work, and the duties of a mother have had 

 their influences. There is a very good-looking daughter of hers, Violet, in her 

 third season, by the Duke of Beaufort's Vaulter. She has lots of bone, and her 

 character in her work is unexceptionable. Vaulter was a hound of very high 

 pretensions. His sire, Fleecer, was bred by Mr. Morrel from Lord Fitzhard- 

 inge's Furrier, and goes back to Mr. Foljambe's Herald and the Vine Pilgrim. 



Beatrice, in her sixth season, is one of the few not black, white, and tan ; her 

 colour is a good hare pie. She is a daughter of the Hon. George Fitzwilliam's 

 Bluecap and Ruby, Bluecap was a son of Bellman, bred at Brocklesby, but 

 entered by Mr. Drake ; Ruby was daughter of Falstaff and Roguish. 



Laura, a black, white, and tan, in her fifth season, possesses great power and 

 elegance. She is a daughter of Lord Henry Bentinck's Larkspur ; and Glad- 

 some Larkspur, son of Comrade, introduces Sir Richard Sutton's famous True- 

 man family. 



Going through the pack, I must not omit Madrigal and IMelody, both hare 



