28 HOUNDS. 



is a very smart hound, and well illustrates the pure 

 foxhound blood now entered in the Harrier Stud 

 Book, and clearly shows the value of keeping to 

 the best strains of blood, as his pedigree traces to 

 such sources as Belvoir Grappler, Sapphire, Play- 

 mate, Dashwood, and Druid. 



To those who have never seen the bitch, the 

 excellent photograph of Col. Aikinan s Gadfly 

 '03 will convey some idea of her beautiful lines. 

 Her dam Gladsome is one of the famous litter I 

 have already mentioned, and, on looking through 

 Gadfly's pedigree, we again find the Belvoir blood 

 largely represented. This handsome bitch, with her 

 sister Garnish, won in the unentered class at Peter- 

 borough in 1903, the entered class in 1904, and 

 Gadfly took the Champion Cup. Many times have 

 I seen Gadfly on the flags, and every time I see her 

 I like her better. 



Hopetoun Churlish ^97 won the Champion Cup 

 at Peterborough in 1898, and the Brood Bitch 

 Cup in 1900, and represents a kennel that has taken 

 many prizes at Peterborough during the past few 

 years. Churlish has been spoken of as the smartest 

 bitch ever seen at Peterborough on the harrier day, 

 and is practically of pure Belvoir blood. 



Mr. A. L. Mercer s Trojan '03 illustrates a 

 hound having about equal proportions of foxhound 

 and harrier blood. The foxhound blood is repre- 

 sented by Craven Primate and the Aldenham 



