HOUND BREEDING. 7 



foxhound, was an exceptionally good hound in his 

 work, with a beautiful voice, and was never known 

 to tire. He lived to be a very old hound, and ran 

 with the pack almost to the last. He was 23 

 inches high, his arm was over 8 inches round, and 

 he measured 5^ inches below the knee. 



Then, passing Nominal, Gambler s son, we come 

 to the next link, Watchman '92. In Watchman 

 there was not quite that beautiful and evenly- 

 balanced outline that was so conspicuous in his 

 grandsire, but the massive quarters and deep ribs 

 were a sign of the stoutness that is so necessary for 

 a real stallion hound. He was a great worker, as 

 all his stock proved to be. 



In the present day, when there are a far larger 

 proportion of well-bred hounds in most kennels than 

 formerly, it would be wrong, perhaps, to say that 

 Dexter '95, Watchman's son, has been used quite so 

 freely by other kennels as his great grandsire 

 Gambler was, but his stock, always hard workers, 

 can be found in most of the fashionably-bred packs 

 of foxhounds. For some years now he has been 

 acknowledged as one of the best stallion hounds 

 ever bred at Belvoir, to prove which one has only to 

 mention such hounds as Belvoir Dasher '00 (the 

 sire of Rufford Furrier '04), Belvoir Handel '99, 

 and Belvoir Daystar '03. 



Daystar '03 is said to be Dexter's best son, and 

 likely to follow in his sire's footsteps as a great 



