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called Hecuba, now at Berkeley, and the 

 blood was held in great favour by his lord- 

 ship. Lawyer, from the same kennels, is by 

 Lord Henry Bentinck's Craftsman and Lufra; 

 he has also a sister in his native kennels. Of 

 the fifth season's entry there is only one couple 

 and a half, but of the previous year there are 

 five couples ; whereof there is Gallant, a black 

 and white ticked hound, rather a characteris- 

 tic distinction in Sir Walter Carew's kennels, 

 from whence he came ; Gamester and Game- 

 boy; the former of these has a wonderful 

 character. Plunder, a good, useful, though 

 somewhat rough-looking, hound, is from the 

 Puckeridge. Rutland, a year older, a fine 

 black and white tan hound, son of Lord 

 Fitzwilliam's Hero and Sir Maurice Berkeley's 

 Rosamond, is the sire of three couples of this 

 season's entry. 



It is now very generally acknowledged that 

 hounds of medium stature are to be preferred 

 to over-sized ones, most especially in a hilly 

 and woodland country ; none of these exceed 

 three-and-twenty inches, and, with propor- 

 tionate power, their activity and endurance 

 enables them to perform their work in a most 

 satisfactory manner. I saw sufficient of them 



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