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hound so bred must be perfect, any more 

 than the produce of others ; for no person 

 conversant with the uncertainties connected 

 with the breeding of hounds, horses, or any 

 other animals, can fall into such an error. 

 The veritable black and tan will, in some 

 instances, present itself, which to the fasti- 

 dious in colour may be objectionable, but, for 

 my own part, I would rather admit it than 

 the slatey blue, which is sometimes found in 

 the most fashionable kennels. It is well 

 known that when Mr. Baker had so much of 

 the blood in North Warwickshire, they would 

 hunt a cold scent, when no other hound in 

 the pack could own it, and there were hounds 

 from various kennels celebrated for nose ; 

 they could run at the head, however good 

 the pace, and their constitutions were as good 

 as their companions. Another of the North 

 Warwickshire lot, but not of the black and 

 tan strain, doing remarkably well, is Famous, 

 a very handsome black, white, and tan, with 

 capital loins and thighs ; she came, unentered, 

 from the Hon. G. Fitzwilliam's kennel, and 

 is descended from the Belvoir Trusty and 

 his Factious ; there are very few showing more 

 fashion and quality. Actress, for whom Mr. 



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