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Alaric is by Falstaff and Agnes, representing 

 the Belvoir kennels through their Flasher. 

 Grappler is sire of Pilgrim, a useful hound of 

 this year's entry, and here again they have the 

 Belvoir blood. Hercules boasts of a numerous 

 family among the working hounds, which 

 adds vastly to his renown ; he was a son of 

 Adjutant and Hyacinth, whose ancestors are 

 of Hoar Cross blood. Redrose, a daughter of 

 Mr. Lumley's Render and Amulet, has pro- 

 duced more than an average number of 

 worthies. The first season of her becoming a 

 matron, three couples of her puppies were 

 entered, and the following year two couples 

 and a half. Fancy and Fairy, Racket and 

 Rally, convey her good properties to the 

 present generation. The kennels contain fifty 

 couples of hounds, thirteen couples of which 

 are in their noviciate. Rallywood, the pro- 

 duce of the Duke of Rutland's Rallywood and 

 Graceful, is clever, and on short legs ; and 

 Valiant, a good-looking black, white, and 

 tan hound, is the issue of Forester and 

 Virgin. Pilgrim, by Grappler, his dam Play- 

 ful, has much character in his favour. Fair- 

 play and Fencer are the issue of Alfred and 

 Fancy, one of the daughters of Redrose, by 



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