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on the Milton benches, that have been bred from. 

 Dorimont is largely represented also in the Oakley 

 kennels, and, if I am not much mistaken, Sailor, a 

 sire of note at the present time, from Lord Ports- 

 mouth's kennels, traces directly to him. At any 

 rate, I know there was a good deal of the blood in 

 Mr. Lane-Fox's kennel through a hound called 

 Damper; and very few kennels, I expect, are without 

 the strain. Dorimont was a branch from Furrier, 

 but I should accept him as one of the corner stones 

 of the stud book amongst my twelve selections. 



"The Drake Duster is another not to be forgotten 

 by anyone who has ever thought of breeding hounds. 

 He was entered in 1844 by the late Mr. Drake, so 

 long associated with the Bicester, and he was got 

 by Bachelor out of Destitute, the former running 

 into Mr. Warde's sort, and the latter to the Belvoir. 

 The last named famous kennel got many good 

 returns of their own blood from Duster, as Siren, 

 the dam of Singer, was a daughter of his, and 

 Singer was the sire of Senator. The most important 

 line of the day is therefore due in a measure to the 

 Drake Duster, as it can ^vell be said that every 

 kennel in England has gone in more or less for the 

 Senator strain, and if there was anything to complain 

 about, it was a fear that too much of it might be 

 infused into some channels by way of in-breeding. 



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