202 THE OLD BERKS HUNT 



Honesty and Harlequin, the prize cup puppies of 

 the great " Hercules out of Spangle" entry of seven 

 last year ; so that Tom Clark will carry some of 

 his most cherished blood with him to Badminton. 

 The dam, who has spread her fine Sunderland blood 

 far and wide in this kennel, was sold for 50 guineas ; 

 and she too goes to the Duke's, where the retired 

 Trumpeter has departed already as a parting and 

 well-deserved keepsake to Clark from his old master. 

 Mr. Duffield went as high as 130 guineas for one lot, 

 and the French gave 120 guineas for another — nearly 

 thrice as much per couple as, we believe, they ever 

 gave in their lives before. 



Lord Stamford recruited his puppy entry, which 

 has been sadly cut up by distemper, with no less 

 than three lots of unentered hounds, at 150 guineas 

 each ; and another lot fell to Lord Southampton's 

 nod at the same price. Firebrand and Harriet, the 

 cup puppies of this year, went in the Ouorn lots, 

 and so did Sophy, Selim, Royal, Hecuba, and Helen, 

 who all got such honourable mention at the same 

 puppy show. Mr. Morrell bought five lots of hounds 

 at an average of 108 guineas, and Languish, with 

 five Hercules puppies for 25 guineas. Seven of the 

 horses also returned to the place whence they came, 

 including Sir Warwick (190 guineas), Rob Roy (170 

 guineas), and Chesterfield (100 guineas), &c. ; the 

 favourite of the stud, England's Glory, had Marl- 

 borough to share the premiership in price with him, 

 which in that instance was 280 guineas, the elegant 

 Harkaway being third at 250 guineas. Eleven of the 

 horses fetched 150 guineas and upwards, but the 

 biddings were very slow until Harkaway came out, 

 Dick, the nine season patriarch of the stable, went 

 for 22 guineas, while Bravo, the only horse that went 

 to Badminton, fetched 150 guineas. The magnifi- 

 cent black Marlborough brought just 20 guineas less 



