2 THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. [1877 



to wit. Bachelor, the sire of Baronet, was got by Druid, son of Bclvoir Druid, 

 who was got by Sir Richard Sutton's Dryden — Tuneful by Trouncer — Skilful by 

 Mr. Foljambe's Stornier — Fortune by Fencer, son of Fatal, son of Factor (sire of 

 Destitute, the dam of the Drake Duster), and Factor was got by Mr. Savile's 

 Carver. Then, through the Osbaldeston Furrier and Belvoir Blue Cap, the 

 Meynell Baronet of to-day traces down to two of Mr. Meynell's hounds of 1792, 

 as Furner was by Saladin, son of Sultan, son of Mr. Meynell's Gusman by his 

 German — his Blowzy, who both lived in 1792 ; and Belvoir Blue Cap was by 

 Clasper, son of Craftsman, who was got by Mr. Osbaldeston's Chorister — 

 Songstress by Saladin, the sire of Fumer, and so on to German and Blowzy. An 

 extraordinary good bred hound is Barjonet, and the above gives plenty of reason 

 why Lord Galway patronized him last season. In exchange the Meynell 

 patronized Lord Galway's Reginald, the best son of the last Belvoir Rallywood, 

 I think, now in England, bar, perhaps, the Quorn Watchman, who may be his 

 equal. 



[Baronet proved subsequent^ that his breeding deserved all the praise bestowed 

 on it, for was he not the sire of Marmaduke, who was the sire of Merryman, 

 who was the sire of Colonel, who has done so much good to the pack ? If a 

 puppy did a bit of good work out cub-hunting, and you asked Charles what it 

 was, in nine cases out of ten his answer would be, " One of those Merrymans. 

 They all hunt."— J. L. R.] 



Also Belvoir Warrior is represented, so that three of my crack sires of the 

 <lay — Why Not, Wanior, and Reginald — are the sires of four couples and a half 

 of the Meynell entry for this season. The other visitors are Sir Watkin Wynn's 

 Random by his Regent — his Sportive. Regent by Milton Regent, son of Blue Cap, 

 son of the Drake Bellman, his dam Rally by Brocklesby Nettler, and Sportive was 

 by Grove Sparkler, son of Singer, son of Belvoir Singer, her dam Caroline by 

 Grappler, son of Lord Henry Bentinck's Craftsman. The other visitor is Belvoir 

 Gallant by General — Nimble : General by Milton Gambler — Fairmaid by Fair- 

 play ; and Nimble was by Ringwood, son of Lexicon — Ruby by Fairplay — Ready 

 by the second Belvoir Rallywood. Fairplay, who comes in twice in this pedigree, 

 was by Mr. Foljambe's Forester — Syren, the dam of Singer, and she was by the 

 Drake Duster. Of the home sires besides Baronet above mentioned, there are 

 Contest, Rallywood, Farmer, Linkboy, and Miracle,* represented as sires of 

 the entry. Contest, who is not now in the kennel, was by Belvoir Contest — 

 Frolic by Alfred, son of Alaric, son of Falstatf, son of Brocklesby Flasher by 

 Druid out of Fairmaid by the Osbaldeston Furrier. Rallywood, also now out of 

 orders, was by the last Belvoir Rallywood (son of Senator) out of Trinket by 

 Merrimac, son of Reginald, son of ]Mr. Foljambe's Reginald, and, therefore, like 

 Baronet, Rallywood traced to Mr. Meynell's hounds of 1779. Farmer, who is 

 still at the Meynell kennels, as a third season liunter, is by Lord Yarborough's 

 Blazer — Frantic by Belvoir Falstaff (son of Fairplay) — Lively by Lord Henry 

 Bentinck's Larkspur — Gladsome by Alaric above mentioned, and so on to 

 Osbaldeston's Furrier, and, as the Brocklesby Blazer was by their Bachelor — 

 Flourish by Nelson — Freedom by Mr. Foljambe's Finder, it would be difficult to 

 find a more beautifully bred hound than the Meynell Farmer. Linkboy, also in 

 the list as a four-season hunter, is a rare bred one by Manager, a hound I 

 recollect seeing in the Worcestershire kennel, where he was on a visit. The^ 



* This hound was lent by Lord Waterpark to the Marquis of Waterford, and, 

 ■while in that nobleman's kennels, attracted Lord Coventry's attention as being one 

 of the handsomest hounds there. 



