IQO GOOD SPORT 



the old hound in the hght of a huntsman's friend, 

 and he was described as an extraordinary dog in 

 his work, one of the Solons of the pack always to 

 be relied upon to find a fox. Quite a Bel voir sort, 

 he was not so handsome as his sire Belvoir Dexter 

 ('95), though he showed a strong family likeness, 

 especially in the brainy appearance of the head. On 

 the side of his dam, Woodbine ('99), he inherited 

 great working qualities from Grafton Woodman, 

 who went down to posterity as the tap-root of much 

 excellence. Strange to say, Bishopp bred and 

 entered Woodman when huntsman to the Grafton, 

 and this hound gave the Belvoir an excellent out- 

 cross, which resulted in the successive line of 

 Wonder ('98), Warlaby ('04), Weaver ('06), Vulcan 

 ('07), and Wizard ('09). Referring to the pedigree 

 of Grafton Woodman ('88), a great hound in his 

 work, we found that his dam was by Belvoir 

 Founder ('86), who was one of the three top sires at 

 the ducal kennel, the other two being Weathergauge 

 and Finder, all helping to improve and build up 

 many packs. Lord Middleton's Dexter had not 

 the length of his sire or the general scope, but he 

 proved a good-wearing hound, used by masters of 

 hounds in the north, his name also figuring in the 

 1908 Meynell entry with a strong litter. At home 

 Dexter was represented by a worthy son. Deacon 

 ('05), showing plenty of stuff and quality, a medium- 

 sized compact hound that sired good stock for other 

 kennels. Derwent was another sire of the same year 

 by Dexter, a bigger-framed hound, but unfortu- 

 nately lame from the result of accident. Just the 

 type of hound for Yorkshire describes Viceroy ('03), 

 a son of Belvoir Villager ('97), a nice tan dog with 

 black on his ribs, standing well on short legs. Vice- 

 roy sired many good working hounds in the pack. 



