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out of his Garnet, and going back through Lord Fitz- 

 william's, Lord Monson's, and Mr. Osbaldeston's blood to 

 Brocklesby Wildair. Tomboy, a hound of Mr. Osbal- 

 deston's, used in 1833, was by his Rocket out of True- 

 love, Truelove being by Tarquin, who was a son of Mr. 

 Osbaldeston's celebrated old Tarquin. This famous hound 

 was buried in the court of the Quorn kennels, the fol- 

 lowing epitaph being raised in his memory — 



"TO THE MEMORY OF TARQUIN, 

 Who died A.D. 1818. 



" Beneath this stone my favourite foxhound lies ; 

 Stop, all ye sportsmen, here, and wipe your eyes. 

 Tho' not the only favourite of the pack, 

 From him no false alarm, or in his duty slack." 



Lord Middleton's Marplot, used the same year, was 

 bred by Sir Tatton Sykes, being by Lord Middleton's 

 Denmark out of Termao-ant. Lord Middleton's Limmer 

 was also bred by Sir Tatton Sykes, being by Lord 

 Middleton's Chanter out of Random, and through his sire 

 a descendant of Colonel Cook's Racer, one of the best. 

 The South Wold Woldsman was bred by Mr. Foljambe, 

 being by Brocklesby Woldsman out of his Harmony. 



That year, too. Lord Yarborough gave Sir Richard 

 Sutton the four dog hounds. Bowler, Platoff, Random, and 

 Voucher, for his three bitches. Comedy, Nosegay, and 

 Primrose, the former being by Belvoir Chanter out of 

 iJainty, and going back to Badminton strains, the latter 

 by Brocklesby Chaser out of Proserpine, who came of 

 Belvoir stock, while Nosegay was by Mr. Osbaldeston's 

 Tomboy out of Needful, she being by Mr. Osbaldeston's 

 Vanquisher out of Nimble. Druid, who was whelped in 

 1825, was the home-bred sire most frequently used about 

 that time. 



Three more hounds came to Brocklesby in 1834 — two, 

 Cryer and Jealousy, being given by the Rev. G. Watson 

 to Lord Yarborough, and the other. Charity, given by Mr. 



