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Winifred (1898) ; and she strained back to Lord 

 Lonsdale's Villager, Another litter of one and a half 

 couple by the same sire, from South Cheshire Piety 

 (1905) by Shropshire Chorister (1901) from South 

 Cheshire Promise (1900) also pleased the judges. 

 The nine young Hertfordshire Samplers between 



The Earl of Lonsdale in Kennel. 



them took live of the prizes. The top dog-hound 

 was Sergeant, by Hertfordshire Sampler from 

 Warble, his style and symmetry captivating the 

 eye at once. Sergeant stood beautifully on short 

 legs and good feet, his well -laid shoulders had nice 

 length and wonderful muscular development. He 

 measured well under the twenty-four inch standard, 

 and looked a typical old Blankney stamp of foxhound 



