284 THE BROCKLESBY HOUNDS. [1887 



Tapster and Weathergage. Glancer sired the three hand- 

 some bitches Frisky, Fretful, and Faithful ; and among 

 Tapster's puppies was Tuneful, a very good, hard-working 

 bitch, who unfortunately died in whelp. Wrangler and 

 Weaver, the sons of Weathergage and Resolute, were both 

 capital hounds, and both were used. Their sire was by 

 Belvoir Weathergage and their dam by Milton Reveller. 



The 1887 entry is notable for the fact that it contained 

 the wonderful Milton Solomon- Winifred litter. Winifred, 

 who was by Belvoir Weathergage out of Dainty, and 

 sister to Weathergage, could not whelp, so her puppies 

 were cut out of her and put to a foster-mother. They all, 

 Smoker, Splendour, Spangle, Skilful, Skylark, and Sonnet, 

 proved most valuable to the kennel, and the best of fox- 

 hounds in every way ; Smoker and Splendour became 

 excellent sires, and both Smoker and Spangle won at 

 Peterborough. 



Milton Solomon was a well-marked hound by Somerset 

 out of Stylish by Wrangler, a son of Gambler, whose sire 

 Gambler was by Brocklesby Gambler. This famous litter 

 thus comes back to its own source throuo-h both sire and 



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dam. Spangle was the best bitch seen at Peterborough 

 for years. Sonnet had the most beautiful shoulders and 

 reach, and was built on the lines of an Oaks winner. She 

 was a whole tan, and perhaps a bit better than her sister 

 Speedwell. Sonnet was very fast. 



Tapster, Warbler, Denmark, and Shiner were to the 

 fore as sires of the 1888 entry, the former getting a good 

 litter from Friendly, of which Factor and Finder (a hound 

 with plenty of good straight bone) were the most notable ; 

 the former became a sire of considerable repute. Tapster 

 sired seven couples out of the sixteen and a half put 

 forward this year. Rattle, a good dog out of Racket, was 

 also by Tapster ; and Trimbush, Talisman, Tulip, and 

 Timely — the latter the two best bitches of the year, and 

 walked by Mr. H. E. Davy, Croxby Hall — were by the 

 same sire out of that sterling bitch with the curious note, 

 Audible. Albert and Resolute were the parents of a good 



