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plaintive remark of a well-known French sportsman, 

 who visits this country regularly, viz. : ' If we had 

 known what you could produce from Fino de Paris, 

 he would never have left the Jardin d'Acclimata- 

 tion!' 



" It will no doubt be interesting to note the 

 methods by which Mrs. Ellis, alluded to earlier 

 on, contrived to obtain such a kennel that until 

 lately she possessed. If my memory serves me 

 aright, Mrs. Ellis bought her first Basset a small 

 bitch, named Venus II., by Champion Jupiter ex 

 Venus at the Warwick Show of 1886, and, by 

 mating this bitch with Champion Fino VI. in 1887, 

 Champion Psyche II. resulted. In 1889 she bred 

 Champion Paris, Champion Xena, Napoleon II., 

 and Miriam, from Psyche II. by Forester; and in 

 the same year had another litter from Champion 

 Fino VI. and Venus II., of which Cupid II. is a 

 representative. In 1891, from Paris and Venus II., 

 I sola and Marvel were produced ; whilst, from the 

 union of Forester and Xena, Zero and Xitta were 

 obtained. Again, in 1892, a younger litter of 

 brothers and sisters to Champion Xena and Paris, 

 made their appearance, to be heard of in the show* 

 ring when their time comes. 



" However, leaving them for a moment, and 

 forgetting entirely that in 1890 Mrs. Ellis acquired 



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