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and if he proves as good in his work as he is 

 on the flags, I must give him the precedence 

 over any other of his year. He is a son of 

 the Duke of Beaufort's Foiler and Needful, a 

 granddaughter of Nathan. Foiler is descended 

 from Falstaff, a sire of much repute at Bad- 

 minton. Precious, a daughter of the North 

 Staffordshire Pilot, with great depth, and a 

 fine, imposing frame, looks like producing a 

 family of high pretensions. Eachel, Racket, 

 Rambler, Rapture, Rector, and Remnant 

 claim much of the kennel heritage to which 

 they are ornaments. They are the produce 

 of Jonathan and Rally. The former is a son of 

 Clarendon, and Rally is a daughter of Lord 

 Fitzwilliam's Richmond. Short legs, good 

 bone, and activity characterise this litter, and 

 I can speak in high terms of Racket and 

 Rector in their work. Rakish, Resolute, 

 Rhapsody, and Rosalind claim Harlequin as 

 their sire, and Ransom as their dam, and are 

 well worthy of their parentage, the stamp of 

 their father being most impressively con- 

 veyed. 



In breeding these hounds Jem Hills has 

 adopted a most important principle — never to 

 overlook the necessity of endeavouring to 



