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land Yet at Carstairs, after an undecided course. 

 The hare durst not take her fence, and swerved 

 down the brae, and the dog rushed in and used 

 the point. It was in a sixty-four dog stake, and 

 Scotland Yet^s merits in the middle of the course 

 wiped off the first and last work, and brought 

 out the red and white flags. His daughter, Lady- 

 like, was one of a litter from Bella. She was a 

 good winner at Brampton and Lowther, and very 

 clever about not going too far downhill, which gave 

 her a great pull on the steep ground at Biggar. 

 At the stud she made a hit Avith Barrator, and one of 

 the litter was Selby, whose Waterloo honours were 

 shared by Clive, another of Mr. Jardine^s breeding, 

 by Judge out of Moeris, and of the same litter as 

 Jeffrey. 



There were six of them; and Mr. Majori- 

 banks's trainer, who had his choice, left Jeffrey 

 and Clive, the latter on account, as he said, of her 

 white feet, but really because she Avas the worst 

 looking puppy. There were two dogs and two 

 bitches among the four he selected, one of which 

 was for Lord Stradbroke, but none of them were 

 good. Mr. Jardine had always a great love for 

 Jeffrey ; he sent Ladylike to him when he was sold, 

 and Faldonside, Crerer, Ingomar, and Border Union 

 confirmed this choice. " Selby,^^ says Mr. Nightin- 

 gale, '^ was not handsome, but with great power and 

 bone, always stealing away up to his game. He was 

 rather leggy for his length, clever, and turned well 



