THE RACE OF BELVOIR 



country, and, Mr. Scarth Dixon says, " can scarcely be said 

 to carry a good scent. A great deal of it is plough, and of 

 this the greater part is cold, stiff clay. There are also some 

 big woodlands, especially about Pilmore, and foxes frequently 

 run from the low country to the higher lands, and thus add 

 considerably to a huntsman's difficulties. The best country 

 is about Askham Bogs, whence a fox generally goes away 

 pretty quickly. . . . It is a trying country for hounds as 

 well as huntsmen, and very stout hounds are necessary, whilst 

 good noses are indispensable." ^ 



These qualities the Belvoir were found to possess, more 

 particularly in the blood of Weathergage, Gambler, and 

 Gordon, the last being a great favourite, by Stainless, and 

 combining the Belvoir Fallible ^ and Warrior blood, a line 

 that cannot be beaten for work and hard running. 



The Oakley hounds, too, have some good performances to 

 tell of Belvoir, and have several hounds by Dexter, one of 

 the best shaped hounds of our day, and Belvoir Shamrock, 

 Dancer, and Valiant. 



Jack Press, of the old Berkshire, writes, " I have a few 

 hounds in kennel by Belvoir sires, notably a very handsome 

 bitch called Necklace, by Belvoir Nominal, entered in 1887. 

 Necklace entered 1895, a real good bitch in her work, good 

 nose, and lots of tongue. I also have Friendly, Faithful, 

 Fallacy, and Fearless, entered 1895 ; these four are the very 

 best I ever saw in my life experience, for one litter, can hunt 

 like beagles, and no day too long for them ; they are by 

 Belvoir Sponsor, entered 1888 ; and I have a dog called 

 Darter, also entered 1895, a fair dog, nothing extraordinary, 

 by Belvoir Discount." 



James Moss, of Lord Portman's hunt, who has a woodland 

 country, and, as he himself says, " needs tongue as well as 

 nose," has proved that these are brought into the kennel by 

 Belvoir sires. 



If we turn to Scotland, the Duke of Buccleuch's pack, of 

 which the hound lists are a perfect model, is full of Belvoir 



* In the North Countree, Scarth Dixon, pp. 109, no. 



* Fallible, by Milton Furrier. 



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