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the delight of his walker, Mr. J. Jackson, of Harby, 

 expert opinion pronouncing Dasher to be just the 

 sort of sire the Belvoir wanted, long and low, with 

 plenty of stuff. Well ribbed up and the right 

 length in his couplings, with bone well carried down, 

 he stood perfectly on the soundest of feet. There 

 was some weight about Dasher, and a strong-coated 

 dog, he had a wear- and- tear appearance which did 

 not belie his performances in after life ; for he was 

 a great hound in chase, easy to note in a run, having 

 a white near-side quarter which caught the eye. 



Looking at Dasher's pedigree it is easy to see 

 how valuable his blood was to his own kennel, for 

 on Dexter 's side he had Watchman, Nominal, 

 Grafton Dancer, Gambler, Milton Solomon, and two 

 nicks to Weathergauge. The dam of Dasher was 

 Verdant ('95), by Lord Yarborough's Acrobat ('90), 

 who strained back to Belvoir Grappler, Fencer, 

 Brusher, and Fallible, a good pedigree for work. 

 Brocklesby Auditor, by Acrobat, was sold by Lord 

 Yarborough to the Wheatland kennel for 829 guineas. 

 The dam of Verdant was Vengeance ('90), litter 

 sister to Valiant, and they were by Game-boy ('84), 

 litter brother to Gambler, sons of Weathergauge. 

 The dam of Valiant and Vengeance was Vanity, by 

 Blankney Villager, one of Lord Lonsdale's best sires 

 when Ben Capell was his huntsman at Blankney. 

 Vahant and Vengeance were top of their entry at 

 Belvoir ('90), and the bitch had size enough to run 

 with the dog pack, but all the quality of a 21-inch 

 hound. Her neck and shoulders were beautiful, 

 turn of loin and quarters with length of haunch all 

 in harmony, and she stood perfectly on the best of 

 feet and legs. 



It was a great loss to the Belvoir when Dasher 

 was killed out hunting during his third season, but 



