48 HISTORY OF THE BRAMHAM MOOR HUNT. 



aunts, and cousins.' A keen judge of a hound, and one of 

 the most scientific breeders of his time, he soon set to work 

 to improve matters. Shortly after his arrival at Bramham, 

 a capital opportunity occurred of gettino- some fresh blood. 

 Mr. Wyndham, who had bought the famous John Warde's 

 hounds, was giving up keeping hounds, and his pack was 

 sold at Tattersall's. Treadwell, who, when he hunted the 

 South Wilts, country, had got to appreciate the value of 

 this blood, was eager to have some ot it, and so was his 

 master, and the result was that four couples ot the best of 

 them came to Bramham. These were the seven-year- 

 old hounds: — Beggarman, by Mr. Wyndham's Selim — his 

 Boundless ; Fearnought, by Mr. Smith's Saffron — Mr. 

 Wyndham's Fairy; and Trinket, by Mr. Smith's Traveller — 

 Mr. Wyndham's Harmony. The two-year olds: — Brusher, 

 by Mr. Wyndham's Corsican — his Buxom ; Cautious, by 

 Mr. Wyndham's Corsican — his Harmony; Corsican, by 

 Mr. Wyndham's Corsican — his Rhapsody; and the unentered 

 Dashwood, by Mr. Wyndham's Sa.xon — his Dimity; and 

 Singwell, by Mr. Wyndham's Saxon — his Beeswing. This 

 was a purchase which made a great mark in the kennel, 

 and many of the best of the Bramham hounds trace their 

 descent from the blood of old John Warde. 



If Mr. George Lane Fox had an excellent mentor in 

 Treadwell, it is equally certain that the latter had an apt 

 pupil, and he came to be one of the finest judges of a 

 hound, and one of the most successful breeders of his own or 

 any time. Backs, and shoulders, and ribs, were indispensable 

 at Bramham, but there was not any prejudice about colour, 

 and a well-shaped and well-bred hound would not be drafted 

 because he was not of ' the bright Belvoir tan,' which is a 

 sine qua non in some kennels. In one particular only were 

 the Bramham Moor of those days, after master and huntsman 

 had got them into .shape, deficient, and that was that they 



