HOUND BREEDING. 9 



Gambler out of Pytchley Durable '93, by the Oakley 

 Dancer, is well known at Peterborough, winning the 

 stallion hound prize in 1900. 



In the Rufford Furrier '04, by Belvoir Dasher, 

 by Dexter, by Watchman, by Nominal, by Gambler 

 out of Rufford Famous, by Belvoir Grasper, by 

 Gambler, we have a hound belonging to a remarkable 

 litter — Furrier, Factor, Farmer, Fairplay, Faithful, 

 Fairmaid, and Fashion — spoken of as the best 

 litter in England. Here again we find Belvoir 

 Gambler on both sides reproducing the best type 

 of foxhound. Furrier with his brother Factor won 

 in the unentered doghound class at Peterborough 

 last July, Furrier taking the prize for the best un- 

 entered hound. 



Atherstone Challenger '97 won the stallion hound 

 prize at Peterborough in 1902. His dam. Crony '93, 

 w^as by Belvoir Gordon, by Gambler again, from whom 

 it seems almost impossible to do without when 

 tracing the pedigrees of all the best foxhounds of the 

 present day. In fact, every hound pedigree in this 

 chapter contains the name of this wonderful hound. 

 In the Duke of Beaufort's Dagmar, Drapery, 

 Drostey, and Likely we have two couples of beautiful 

 sorty bitches that won at Peterborough last July. 

 Droskey and Drapery are by Mr. Mackenzie's 

 Dexter, by Belvoir Dexter, and Dagmar and Likely 

 by Darter, by Mr. Mackenzie's Dexter, and on again 

 to the mighty Gambler. 



