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Harbinger a very hard runner, and there was another very 

 good litter by Villager out of Frolic, the latter one of the 

 big good litter by Lord Fitzwilliam's Feudal out of Remnant. 

 Royalty, a son of Ruler and Orphan, was also a wonderfully 

 good dog entered this year. Lord Henry Bentinck's Chal- 

 lenger, the Belvoir Comus, and the South Wold Barrister, 

 also sired hounds in the entry. In 1860 there were two 

 good bitches put forward by Mr. Foljambe's Finder out of 

 Promise ; and a son of Gambler (by Belvoir Guider) and 

 Fury, who had Badminton blood in her veins. Gallant by 

 name, was also a very hard runner and very stout. 

 Lexicon w^as another good hound entered this year, and 

 Vaulter, by Villager out of Brajela, proved an exception- 

 ally good hound in his work, and a notable stallion, being 

 used with the utmost success by the home and many other 

 kennels. A glance at the hound-lists will show what 

 Vaulter has done for the Brocklesby kennels. Mr, Fol- 

 jambe's Finder and Sportsman, and Lord Henry Bentinck's 

 Charon and Clasper, and Nettler, a grandson of Ranter, 

 also sired puppies. Amazon was a good bitch by Norman 

 out of Actress put forward in 1861, and there were four 

 good all-round fox-hounds entered the same year in Legacy, 

 Lapwing, Lavish, and Latimer, by Leveller out of Restless. 

 There were also another good three couples by Ranter's 

 grandson Nettler out of Governess, entered the same year, 

 and they were all good fox-hounds ; Nimrod, one of the 

 number, eventually went to the Puckeridge as a stallion 

 hound, and Nelson, another, was largely used both at 

 home and in many other kennels. The blood of Mr. 

 Foljambe's, Sir W. Wynn's, the Duke of Rutland's, and 

 Lord Henry Bentinck's kennels was also represented that 

 year. The Duke of Beaufort's Finder was the sire of 

 Abigail, entered in 1862 ; she had a peculiar tongue, but 

 was a wonderful drawer and a very good hand at finding 

 a fox. Freeman, by Sir W. Wynn's Romeo, had a 

 wonderful nose, and was a very hard runner, and another 

 fine hound entered at the same time was Grecian, a son 

 of Gambler and Venus, the latter one of that fine Villager - 



