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years old, is entitled to precedence, but be 

 has numerous otber and stronger claims to 

 tbe pride of place. When in the vigour of 

 youth no competitor could outpace him or 

 show more determination in chase, and, with 

 an afternoon fox, when the powers of nature 

 were failing in other hounds, his endurance 

 and courage were alike undaunted. There is 

 yet another plaudit, and a still more lasting 

 one, for the good old hound ; he is the pro- 

 genitor of a very numerous family, doing great 

 honour to their parentage. His colour is a 

 very rich black, white, and tan ; his symmetry 

 is most captivating and perfect. With a 

 splendid, intelligent head, well set on, a 

 nice clean neck, good shoulders, legs straight 

 as arrows, rare feet, fine back and loins, with 

 capital thighs, rather under than over twenty- 

 three inches in height, he is, in my estima- 

 tion, as near as possible the perfection of a 

 foxhound. Lord Yarborough's Eallywood is 

 his sire, and Sprightly his dam. Poor 

 Will Goodall's memorandum is graphically 

 descriptive of Lord Yarborough's Rallywood : 

 — " This is a most beautiful little short- 

 legged dog, exceedingly light of bone, but 

 with beautiful legs and feet. I got him in 



