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side of his dam from Mr. Drake's Duster. 

 The Nathans have lots of power — Nightshade 

 especially ; her thighs are muscular and good. 

 Rattler, a son of Rufus, if possible, excels the 

 kennel average of legs and feet, for they are 

 quite a study. Glory is a very handsome 

 descendant of Raglan. Harpy, a clever 

 daughter of Lord Middleton's Corporal, owes 

 her recovery from a most severe attack of 

 distemper to Mr. Hunt's invaluable powders. 

 Seaman, a son of the North Warwickshire 

 Nimrod, excels his father in symmetrical pro- 

 portions, particularly so about his neck and 

 shoulders ; although a prize was awarded to 

 him at the Birmingham Exhibition, and useful 

 as he is, he never ranked so highly in my 

 estimation as to select him as a sire. 



The coverts in the Belvoir country having 

 corn-fields to interfere with cub-hunting, that 

 necessary preliminary is subservient to the 

 harvest. Operations, therefore, did not com- 

 mence till the 28th of August, on which day 

 the Belvoir woods were visited, and after 

 running two hours and twenty minutes, with 

 a moderate scent, the young hounds drew 

 their first blood. 



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