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and Danger, Mr. Meynell's Splendour, Stormer, Guardian, 

 and Gay man, Sir W. Lowther's Masher and Danger, and 

 the Duke of Grafton's Gamester ; Ringvrood and Eanter, 

 as before mentioned, being the chief sires from the home 

 benches, Redrose only bred one other litter besides the 

 one that included Ranter, and this one by Lord Monson's 

 Conqueror, Crimson being the only noteworthy hound, as 

 an exceedingly good brood bitch. 



The first mention of Mr. Foljambe's blood comes in 

 1797, in which year Sir W. Lowther's Masher also sired 

 three litters, and his Gilder another. Mr. Meynell's 

 Gilder, Lord Monson's Stranger, and the home-bred Dash- 

 wood, Ranter, Royal, Bloomer, Clincher, Crasher, and 

 Fleecer were also used. Ranter, Nuby, and Luther were 

 also the chief home-bred sires in the following year, Mr. 

 Meynell's Gayman and Sparkler, Sir W. Lowther's Galliard, 

 Lord Fitz William's Archer and Lord Monson's Resral 

 introducing outside blood. Ranter continued to leave his 

 mark in the kennel, and was used till he was twelve years 

 of age. Lord Fitzwilliam's and Lord Monson's blood was 

 still popular, and in 1801 Sir G. Heathcote's Ruler was 

 responsible for two litters. Home-bred sires were mostly 

 used for several years at the beginning of the nineteenth 

 century, but Lord Fitzwilliam's Truant takes credit for 

 siring Trimmer, a famous hound out of Flourish. Trimmer 

 was a very celebrated hound, and turned out a good 

 stallion. He was a big, plain dog, and a wonderful finder 

 of a fox, and possessing a good nose, was particularly 

 good on a cold scent. Lord Fitzwilliam's Truant was by 

 Traitor out of Lightfoot, Traitor being by the Duke of 

 Bedford's Traitor out of Blowsy, and Lightfoot by Juggler 

 out of Riot. The Belvoir Boaster was used in 1805, as 

 were Lord Monson's Neptune, Mr. Meynell's Hotspur and 

 Sutton, Mr. Ward's Piper and Jailor, and the Duke of 

 Leeds's Trusty. Tarquin, a noted stallion, was whelped 

 this year, he being by Wildair out of Graceful, Wildair 

 by Ranter out of Ringwood's daughter Music, and Grace- 

 ful by Lord Monson's Gimcrack out of Dido, another 



