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symmetry, strength, and quality, which distinguish 

 the Bel voir blood. His countenance was expressive 

 of a generous, good-natured disposition, but, Hke 

 all the Weathergauge family, he was a resolute 

 hound when roused or in chase. Measuring just 

 under 24 inches at the shoulder, he was a long- 

 w^aisted hound of great elegance, beautiful quality, 

 and great power, though less massive in build than 

 his great -gran dsire Gambler. A wonderful hound 

 to show himself, he was active as a kitten, skimiming 

 over the flags like a swallow on the wdng. To-day, 

 no matter what kennel we set foot in, a Dexter 

 countenance is there to greet us — a beautiful, intelli- 

 gent, tan face with a brainy head, which he trans- 

 mitted to all his stock. For ten seasons Dexter was 

 on the active list, a corner-stone in kennel histor}^, 

 eighteen and a half couple of his sons and daughters 

 being in the pack at Belvoir when he left it, with 

 twice as many grandchildren — the greatest apprecia- 

 tion that could possibly be shown to a sire who 

 won lasting fame. A grateful huntsman put old 

 Dexter to rest under an apple-tree in his garden, 

 near to the grave of his famous ancestor Brocklesby 

 Rallywood. 



No better orator than the Rev. Cecil Legard 

 could be found to pay a tribute to great Dexter's 

 memory, and this he did in a characteristic speech 

 on the occasion of the Puppy Show^ luncheon at 

 Belvoir in July 1905. Recalling his first sight of 

 Dexter in the spring of 1895, it was easy to imagine 

 the sensation made by this glorious young hound, 

 even on one whose experience enabled him to gauge 

 his merits by generations of past celebrities. The 

 Rev. Cecil Legard since the year 1869 has paid an 

 annual pilgrimage to the classic kennel, one of the 

 first to enjoy the sight of each successive entry on 



