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drafts from Mr. Meynell Ingram, whose pack 

 has been established nearly half a century ; 

 a valuable lot purchased at the sale of the 

 IN^orth Warwickshire; and, lastly, in addition 

 to the hounds bred at the kennels, there is 

 the unentered draft from the Oakley. Among 

 those bred at the kennels there are three 

 couples particularly clever : Marquis and 

 Marksman are two nice active young hounds, 

 sons of Minster and Toilet, the latter from 

 the Belvoir kennels. Purity, a hare-pied 

 bitch, deep and muscular, on good short legs, 

 is the issue of the Duke of Beaufort's Pleader 

 and Cautious. Potentate, of similar line- 

 age — a black, white, and tan hound — has 

 much power and quality to recommend him. 

 Sultan and Salad in, sons of Sanguine, are 

 very promising — the dam, an ancient matron, 

 is in her thirteenth year. In the Oakley 

 draft are Archer and Alaric, Craftsman and 

 Chanter, by their Sportsman and Croney; 

 Cromwell, by the Belvoir Trusty and Oakley 

 Cowslip ; and Comrade, by the Belvoir Com- 

 rade, is a very nice young hound. There are 

 also several very promising bitches, of which I 

 think Cowslip, sister to Cromwell, is perhaps 

 as good-looking as any. In addition to these 



