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In 1838, Chanter, Nora, and Gravity were 

 also presented by Lord Forester from the Bel- 

 voir kennels, and they brought forth litters ; 

 Chanter by a hound they called Whynot, of 

 the original black and tan breed ; Nora by 

 Windsor, who was descended from the Welch 

 pack; and Gravity by Dreadnought, of the 

 black and tan family. Unfortunately, how- 

 ever, there is no means of tracing with 

 certainty their descendants, and this is ren- 

 dered quite perplexing in consequence of 

 the same names having been very frequently 

 handed down through several generations, 

 without dates. But this is enough, in 

 conjunction with their appearances, to con- 

 firm my statement, that there are two fami- 

 lies, and the great advantages to be gained 

 by an infusion of the bloodhound appears 

 manifest. They were called the " Wheat- 

 land Hounds," and about twenty years ago 

 came into the possession of Mr. Baker, 

 who continued to hunt that country till he 

 came into this. That they have been the 

 means of contributing greatly to the extraor- 

 dinary sport shown since their introduction in 

 North Warwickshire I entertain no doubt, and 

 my opinion is confirmed by every sportsman 



