256 THE BROCKLESBY HOUNDS. [1809 



daughter of Eanter, The first Osbaldeston cross came in 

 1809 with Wonder; Mr. Robert Vyner in "Notititia 

 Venatica " says that there was a lot of Brocklesby blood in 

 Mr. Osbaldeston's pack. The before-mentioned Trimmer 

 sired the most noted of his progeny the same year. This 

 was Marplot, a good hound in every respect and a particu- 

 larly good finder, and he afterwards left his mark in the 

 kennel as a sire. Next came a dash of Belvoir and Lord 

 Lonsdale's blood, though home-bred sires were most in 

 favour, and 1812 Mr. Osbaldeston's Trickster and Tarquin 

 each sired a litter. The former was by the Duke of Rut- 

 land's Topper out of Rarity, and the latter by Trickster 

 out of Duchess. Tarquin was used again two years later, 

 as was Joker from the same kennel, and the Belvoir 

 Jericho ; and the hounds most frequently " mentioned in 

 despatches" in 1814 were Reveller, Mercury, Marplot, and 

 Rattler as being good on a cold scent, and Prattler, Rattler, 

 Charmer, Valiant, and Monarch, the latter two youngsters, 

 put in some good work at Wootton and Ulceby on October 

 22nd, Rattler being by far the most frequent name to 

 come in for special mention. The Duke of Rutland's 

 Singer, Mr. Osbaldeston's Joker and Tarquin, and Lord 

 Fitz William's Alured were used in 1815, Tom Smith's last 

 year in office, though Marplot and Guider sired most of 

 the puppies that year, and Wakeful, a daughter of the 

 great Trimmer, came in for most frequent mention in the 

 diaries. 



The first Will Smith took over the hounds from his 

 father in 1816, the pack then consisting of eighty-five 

 and a half couples, of which twenty-three and a half were 

 youngsters ; and Marplot, Wildboy, Guider, Glider, and 

 Lord Lonsdale's Lexicon and Noble sired most of the 

 puppies whelped during his first year of office. These 

 last two sires were respectively by Sir T. Mostyn's Lucifer 

 and Lexicon. 



The hounds to come in for most frequent mention for 

 good work that season were Gallant, Dolphin, Fountain, 

 Blissful, Mopsey, Wildair, Blowsy, Bravery, Tory, Tuner, 



