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Cameron was surprised at his winning, for his hound 

 stood 32in. in height, and w^eighed i2olb. The 

 following year he sent Pirate and Shellock, 

 brother and sister to Torum, and both much better 

 than he in symmetry as well as in work. However, 

 size again told, as it so often does now, and 

 Torum won once more, with Pirate second, whilst 

 the bitch was first in her class. Sir St. George Gore 

 was a frequent exhibitor, and in 1865 he showed a 

 deerhound that was almost smooth, a big coarse, ugly 

 greyhound in appearance, that of course did not take 

 a prize. Mr. H. C. Musters, Captain Graham, of 

 Rednock ; Mr. J. H. Beasley, Northampton; Mr. 

 G. W. Hickman, Birmingham, and a few others who 

 admired the fine form of the Scotch hound, were 

 exhibiting about 1870. The following year had Mr. 

 Dawes' Warrior, who won so many prizes up and 

 down the country, mostly in variety classes. How- 

 ever, prior to him came one or two exceptionally 

 good hounds, Mr. Beasley's bitch Countess especially 

 so ; nor must Mr. Hickman's excellent dog Morni 

 be omitted, for he was not only good to look at, but 

 could boast a lineage which contained some of the 

 bluest blood of the day. Indeed, it was said by 

 many good judges that Morni was far ahead of any 

 deerhound they ever saw, and that, even with the 

 accident to his stern, which necessitated his retire- 



