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has already been noticed that to the very 

 great regret of hunting men, Mr. Osbaldeston 

 declined keeping hounds in 1834; so that, 

 after the lapse of a few years, the stud 

 hounds descended from his kennels could 

 only be traced with considerable research 

 and difficulty. Sir Richard Sutton's list for 

 the year he removed from this to the Cottes- 

 more country consisted of eight and a half 

 couples of working hounds, and six couples 

 of unentered hounds from the Brocklesby 

 kennels, whereof one couple and a half were 

 by sires from Mr. Foljarabe's, and an equal 

 number from Sir Tatton Sykes's ; five couples, 

 bred by Sir Richard, were by Brocklesby 

 sires. There were also seven and a half 

 couples by Belvoir sires, besides two couples 

 from Sir Tatton Sykes's Bajazet; two couples, 

 in their fourth season, by Mr. Osbaldeston's 

 Flasher ; one couple, by Mr. Foljambe's 

 Royster and the Rufford Prudence ; and two 

 couples and a half by the Vine Grampian. 

 Thus, when Sir Richard Sutton commenced 

 in the Cottesmore country, there were thirty- 

 two couples and a half out of seventy couples, 

 the complement for the season, derived from 

 sources which 1 have described elsewhere. 



