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having travelled s^; fir in a div. I likr their appearance. 

 They are a go>i ii2±, and q'-uir the ^-m ci the Belvoir 

 Homids.' Oct: ber ICrth. In his czniment en 3 hird w>:d- 

 land day he wiites : I d: nii dish^e Yen: Graces new 

 hooiids. I obserred s:nie :: ihem c-ome nrst ^v:th ihe scent 

 and hnntiTig in a very r : >i style, vizt: StriTer. Lather, 

 Mmtgant, Bhyhffl, F ~ . ' er. Xestor, Guider. 



Chaster.. Frantic, Ra^ -: .__ :_. . ~ere Mr. Templer's. 

 R. M.J 



~ I may add that he had out 47 ooiqJe that day, inchidiiig 

 19^ ooof^ of voonff hoaods and 9 eoople of Mr. Templers 

 draft!" 



After that, it is a iittle disappointing to find that 

 eventually only 3J cooqple were kept, the remainder 

 being drafted as too hi^ in the leg. But then, 'tis 

 said, they have always been so " mighty particular *' 

 at Belvoir, that a hound is drafted even for scratch- 

 ing himself! 



In connection with the draft sent to Belvoir, it is 

 interesting to read- that the stamp of hound in the 

 Stover kennel was an index of the taste and habits 

 of the master. They were handsome, symmetrical 

 with great roundness of loin, and with necks, heads 

 and countenances " that would have satisfied Os- 

 baldeston himself," and their condition added greatly 

 to their appearanc-e and, doubtless, also to their per- 

 formance. There was always a strong Beaufort 

 strain and 3Ir. Templer has expressed his admiration 

 of the Badminton hoimds in many of his poems. 



The name of George Templer with the device 

 Templa quam dilecia appeared over one of the stalls 

 of a certain quaint temple of fame kno\s-n as St. 

 Hubert's HaD. This '" Hall " consisted of an ancient 

 stone quarry in the grounds at Ha>Tie near Stow- 



» Lmen •m^pm^amd pnaemt Fmkomit «^XIi mmikiu. 



