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kennels, whose progeny are inheriting the 

 good qualities of their race, are Mercury, a son 

 of Manager and Whirlwind ; the sire conveys 

 the Oakley blood through their Factor. Ajax 

 introduces a good strain from Mr. Foljarabe's 

 Victor, with Aflfable. There is now a valuable 

 infusion from the Belvoir kennels to be seen 

 in two brothers, Harlequin and Hamlet, by 

 their Pilot, and Heroine, a daughter of the 

 Berkeley Hector and Pamela. Hills considers 

 Harlequin to be the fastest hound he ever saw, 

 and his looks confirm the opinion. A finer 

 shaped hound can scarcely be imagined. With 

 length and true proportions, there are in him 

 combinations of quality indicating high breed- 

 ing and all the true characteristics of the 

 Belvoir family. He is remarkably fine about 

 and below his hocks, I might say rather light, 

 but his thighs are good. His head, neck, 

 shoulders, body, and loins are superlative ; 

 his colour, a rich black and tan, with a little 

 white, and a few tick marks, is the true repre- 

 sentative of the blood from which he comes. 

 Granby is a son of the Belvoir Grappler and 

 Gipsy, Proctor, by the Belvoir Pilot and 

 Gaiety, a daughter of the Belvoir Grappler 

 and Gipsy, are full of Belvoir lineage. Granby 



