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though perhaps somewhat short in his neck. 

 Triplet, a nice, hardy-looking bitch of the 

 same age, is a daughter of the Pjtchley 

 Trojan and Captain Thompson's Blossom. 

 In the entry next in rotation Hamlet, a very 

 nice hound, by Mr. Morrell's Hercules out of 

 Sprightly, sister to Skilful, a purchase made 

 by the Duke of Beaufort at Mr. Morrell's 

 sale, is worthy of especial admiration ; and 

 Lancaster, a half-brother in blood, is lengthy 

 and racing-like. In Marmion Treadwell 

 places implicit confidence as unerring in the 

 inestimable quality of finding his fox. It is 

 an accomplishment in itself sufficient to 

 exonerate a hound from being drafted, even 

 if he should possess a fault. He was bred 

 by Mr. Greaves, by his Marksman and 

 Rachel. Marksman, however, was bred by 

 Lord Fitzwilliara, a son of his Marmion and 

 Caroline. Rachel, the dam of Lord Stam- 

 ford's Marmion, was also bred by Lord 

 Fitzwilliam, by his Ruler out of Ransom. 

 Thus the honour is due to the Milton kennels. 

 Sportsman, a fine, good-looking hound, with 

 much bone, a three-season hunter, is by 

 Duster out of Skylark, a daughter of Lord 

 Henry Bentinck's Comrade, brother to Con- 



