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is another instance of a foundling puppy from Mr. 

 Corbet's Cheshire pack winning high honours at 

 Peterborough. 



When Mr. Charles McNeill, the present master of 

 the Grafton, had charge of the North Cotswold, he 

 established a beautiful pack of bitches only, which 

 were most successful when shown at both Peter- 

 borough and Reigate. Big typy bitches, all by 

 Belvoir sires, they had the size and deep notes of 

 dog-hounds, the pack being eventually sold to the 

 present master. Sir John Hume Campbell, for £3500. 

 The most successful couple were the two sisters 

 Piteous and Pilgrim ('05) by Belvoir Handel, and 

 in 1908 North Cotswold Pilgrim won as the best 

 brood bitch and champion of the show. As Dan 

 Reid, their huntsman, says, "They are always gay 

 and well forrard ; demons on the line of a fox." 



The Croome is another Worcestershire pack with 

 a reputation — Mr. Dudley Smith, when master, using 

 Belvoir and Warwickshire sires, the same as Lord 

 Coventry did before him ; Croome Saintly by War- 

 wickshire Samson from Dairymaid, a daughter of 

 Craven Vagabond, winning the champion honours 

 for bitches in 1907, the judges being Mr. John C. 

 Straker and Mr. John Wilhams. 



The Rufford during Lord Manvers' mastership 

 did well with dog-hounds, the brothers Factor and 

 Furrier ('04) by Belvoir Dasher_, from Famous by 

 Belvoir Grasper, possessing size and good looks. 



For Lord Bathurst's hunt, the Vale of the White 

 Horse, James Cooper, who is the son of a famous 

 Belvoir huntsman and learnt his business with the 

 late Lord Willoughby de Broke, has won many 

 prizes, taking champion honours in 1903 with 

 Stentor, a very elegant dog with beautiful carriage, 

 good bone, and the best of feet. Stentor ('03) was 



