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of all excellence. Locket, the dam of Warrener, 

 strained back to Tynedale Albion, who was a 

 bitch of rare substance, good constitution, ribs and 

 great bone. 



Hamlet (1907), by Lord Harrington's Harper, 

 dam Trifle, by Cheshire Trimbush, completed 

 the two couples, that won from the racing-like 

 Warwickshire team when shown at Peterborough 

 in 1908. 



After enjoying the sight of such a strong showing 

 hand of dog-hounds, we wondered what surprises 

 were in store when the bitches were drawn for 

 inspection, for on their excellence the future of a 

 kennel depends, and it goes without saying that 

 large entries must be put forward every season to 

 make so rigorous a selection possible. The fascinat- 

 ing pleasure of matching hounds for type, size and 

 colouring did not finish with the inspection of the 

 sterner sex, for when Gillson opened the day-yard gate 

 out bounced a quartette of " four white ladies," the 

 winners at Peterborough, 1909, viz., Damsel (1908). 

 Duclet (1907), Dowager (1907) and Magic (1908), 

 The colour is accidental, not typical of the kennel, 

 and may have been partly derived from a hare-pied 

 hound which came in a draft, not uncommon some 

 thirty years ago. The strongest, smartest made 

 bitch of the party was Damsel (1906), by Atherstone 

 Demon, from Mayfly, by Lucifer. Compact in 

 build, she is a rare type of brood bitch, and keen as 

 mustard to hunt. Duclet, 1907, by Meynell Whynot, 

 was the best shaped of the quartette, long and low, 

 with good bone and knees, quite a model in this 

 respect ; she also has the character of being reliable 

 with a scent down a road. Dowager (1907) , a daughter 

 of Whynot, was the whitest hound of the party, 

 probably getting this characteristic from her dam, 



