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harriers at Tattersall's, including a bitch called 

 Tidings, of whose ancestors there was no 

 record. Her great superiority and good 

 looks, characteristic of foxhound parentage, 

 caused her a visit to the Pytchley kennels, 

 and Trueboy was permitted to court her 

 favours, wdien she produced a hound which 

 was named Trojan. His accoraplishraents 

 were highly eulogised, especially a feat he 

 performed of leaping the park wall at Chil- 

 lington while leading the pack in chase of a 

 fox found in the park, which, having run a 

 ring, returned. None of the pack could 

 follow him over the wall, and, alone in his 

 glory, he marked his fox into a drain. On 

 another occasion he distinguished himself in a 

 similar manner by clearing the park wall at 

 Sandwell, the seat of Lord Dartmouth. Hav- 

 ing thus obtained a high reputation, he became 

 the favourite and principal progenitor of the 

 pack which Mr. Corbet introduced into War- 

 wickshire. Hunted by Will Barrow, a man 

 of acknowledged talent, under the courteous 

 influences of Mr. Corbet, Warwickshire 

 attained renown scarcely second to that of 

 Leicestershire. Riding to hounds became an 

 accomplishment of envy and admiration. The 



