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by Mr. Osbaldeston's Chorister out of Blemish, who The Pack. 

 was by Lord Sondes' Bajazet out of his Rarity. Crafts- _L_ 



man was entered in 1834 and was by the Belvoir 

 Craftsman out of the Warwickshire Blossom. Other 

 packs resorted to were Lord Scarborough's, the Duke 

 of Grafton's, the Heythrop, and Mr. Smythe Owen's. 



The kennels visited for the entries of 1840 were the i840. 

 Belvoir, Mr. Foljambe's, the Brocklesby, and the Duke 

 of Grafton's. In this entry we find a notable hound, 

 viz., Tarquin. He was by the Belvoir Champion out Tarquin 

 of Testy. Testy was entered in 1835 and was by 

 Hermit out of Termagant. Termagant was by Lord 

 Anson's Dragon — his Twilight, and was bought as a 

 five-year-old by Mr. Thornhill in 1833. Hermit was 

 entered in 1828 and was by Hannibal out of Vocal. 

 Vocal appears in Mr. Fellowes' original list as a two- 

 year-old, being by Mr. Osbaldeston's Valentine out of 

 Virulent, while Hannibal is in the same list as a four- 

 year-old, by Hannibal out of Darling. Tarquin was a 

 big coarse hound, with a rough coat of a rusty-yellow 

 or lemon pie. He was walked by Mr. William 

 Potter, of Farnborough. He first appears as a 

 sire in the home kennel in the list for 1844, when we 

 find Crafty by him out of Cruel, a bitch entered in 

 1838, being by Sir John Cope's Comus out of Daffodil ; 

 and a couple. Ransom and Rustic by him out 

 of Rally, who was also entered in 1838 

 and was by Mr. Hall's Roderic out of 

 Barbara. In the list for 1846, Tarquin appears as 

 sire to Blossom, out of Buxom, a bitch by Mr. 

 Drake's Bachelor out of Vengeance, and entered in 

 1844 ; and to Traveller out of Rakish, by Mr. Viile- 

 bois' Hannibal, out of Racket, and entered in the 

 same year. The list for 1847 contains three couples 

 of Tarquin's progeny :— Pyrrhu9 out of Prudence, 

 another bitch of the 1844 entry by Hermit — Pastime ; 

 and Pontiff, Pilot, Pansy, Pleasant, and Priestess, 

 out of Proserpine, who was by the Belvoir Clasper, 



