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combines the blood of Vagabond (1899) through his 

 dam, Vision (1905). He is a rich -coloured hound, 

 deep in the rib and built near the ground, a deter- 

 mined sort in chase, characteristic of the old hard 

 blood of Tapster and Pirate, which Gillard prized 

 so much. It can be said that he made his mark 

 when sireing, for the Earl of Lonsdale, the beautiful 

 young dog Vulcan (1910), from South Cheshire 

 Treason (1907), a Belvoir Valesman bitch. At the 

 dispersal sale of hounds, Lord Lonsdale sold his 

 young Vulcan to the Marquis of Waterford, for 

 the Irish pack, the price being the record for the 

 year 191 1, namely 200 guineas. Lord Lonsdale's 

 Vulcan had the biggest forearm we ever remember 

 seeing on a foxhound of his inches, standing as he 

 did, 23^ inches. His rich colouring too, of blue 

 black and deep Belvoir tan, was identical with that 

 of his sire. Weaver's next particular bright star 

 to cheer the hopes of the Belvoir, was Wizard of the 

 following year. The breeding of this young dog on 

 his dam's side, made him most valuable as a sire 

 to suit the matrons of the home kennel. Spiteful 

 (1905), the dam of Wizard, was by Ringwood (1901) 

 out of Saintly (1901) ; and Ringwood was the son of 

 Ransack (1894), who was the son of Donovan (1891), 

 the son of Rufford Dancer. Wizard was a dog that 

 won the admiration of many masters of hounds, 

 being low-set and powerful, a model in outline, 

 with distinguishing white ticks in his rich-coloured 

 coat. We have before alluded to his son Curate, 

 who heads the 1911 Belvoir entry, and Wizard had 

 the further distinction of sireing Meynell Wiseacre, 

 the best unentered dog - hound at Peterborough 

 hound show^ 191 1. A young hound who ran Curate 

 very close in the 191 1 Belvoir entry was Whalebone, 

 by Warlaby (1904) from Snowdrop (1908), a noble 



