BARON DE ROBECK, 1862-1868 



Yarborough's " Nailer," " Vaulter," " Nathan " 

 and " Painter " were well represented, as were 

 Lord H. Bentinck's " Trumpeter," " Regulus " 

 and " Foeman." Dams of note represented were 

 the Duke of Rutland's " Rapture," " Remnant," 

 " Rhapsody " and " Buxom." 



Some leading hounds of the Kildares at this 

 period are thus described by a contemporary 

 writer: 



" ' Fingal,' black and tan by Mr Foljambe's 



* Duster ' out of his ' Famous,' is of the real stamp, 

 being a very powerful bony hound without a bad 

 point; ' Painter ' by Lord Yarborough's ' Villager ' 

 out of his ' Parody ' is a credit to the fashionable 

 blood from which he is descended. ' Noble ' by 

 Lord Yarborough's ' Nathan ' out of his ' Stately ' 

 by the Duke of Rutland's ' Singer ' out of Lord 

 Yarborough's ' Frolic,' is a rare specimen, and as 

 good as he looks. The highly-bred ' Stately ' by the 

 Duke of Rutland's ' Singer ' out of Lord Yar- 

 borough's ' Frolic,' is another very handsome 

 hound and has a litter at walk by ' Fingal.' 

 ' Flighty,' ' Flourish,' ' Fancy,' ' Fitful ' and 



* Faithful ' by * Fingal ' out of ' Norma ' by Lord 

 Yarborough's ' Vaulter ' out of his ' Notable ' are 

 a beautiful lot." 



Mr Percy La Touche writes to me: " ' Lexicon ' 

 was the best hound I ever saw; at one time he was 

 sire of half the Kildare pack." 



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