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came originally [rom Lord Henry's benches. One 

 might go considerably further back, to quote how 

 Mr. Corbet is said to have spoilt his pack by exces- 

 sive in-breeding to Trojan ; and how Sir Thomas 

 Mostyn committed the same mistake by appreciating 

 the blood too much of a famous bitch called Lady. 

 It is sufficient, however, to note that this sort of 

 allegiance to certain hounds has had a marvellous 

 effect on hound breeding, and that such hounds can 

 be regarded as landmarks through a veritable maze 

 of pedigrees ranging over half a century. No animal 

 of any sort whatever has been bred to in the same 

 persistency as can be traced to the Osbaldeston 

 Furrier ; he was the best hound of his day, in the 

 opinion of an experienced authority ; and that opinion 

 was followed by such hound breeders as the late 

 Mr. Foljambe, the late Lord Henry Bentinck, and 

 the late Mr. Parry, besides a host of others, not 

 excepting those who attended to the well-being of 

 the almost classical packs of Belvoir, Brocklesby, 

 Fitzwilliam, and Badminton. 



'' There have been hounds in considerable 

 numbers that could boast of temporary reputations, 

 but they have not secured lasting fame ; and I 

 should be inclined to limit what might be called the 

 standard favourites to a dozen since the days of the 

 Osbaldeston Furrier. Others may be inclined to 



