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miscuously for sires, confining himself princi- 

 pally to the Belvoir, the Badminton, the 

 Brocklesby, Lord Fitzwilliam's, and the 

 Berkeley kennels, not, however, overlooking 

 the Warwickshire Tarquin, that he was the 

 first to patronise. Observing that hound 

 when, I think, only in his second season, 

 carrying a very low scent, he expressed a 

 wish to secure his services, when it was 

 objected that he was too plain to breed from, 

 and somewhat inclined to be leggy ; but Jem 

 was not to be beaten from his point; he 

 wanted nose, and the personal inelegancies he 

 argued he could correct by careful selections 

 of partners. He had the hound, and most 

 valuable are his descendants. The Brocklesby 

 Plunder rendered vast service, and the Berke- 

 ley Nathan has faithfully conveyed the good 

 quality of his ancestors. This hound I had 

 occasion to mention in my visit to the Wor- 

 cestershire kennels, alluding at the same time 

 to his brother, Neighbour, a great favourite 

 in Lord Gifford's pack, remarkable for the 

 fine coats he transmitted to his progeny, a 

 characteristic which I find appertains also to 

 Nathan. 



The principal stud hounds bred at these 



