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winners will be found to consist of their descendants. In the list 

 of great winners which I compiled for another purpose, from 1843 

 to 1853, and comprising 123 dogs, 41 of them were descended 

 from one or other of the above-named celebrated stallions. Of 

 these, fourteen are by ( King Cob ' himself, six by ( Figaro,' two by 

 ' Miles,' one by ' Kotzebue ' (all sons), two by Sarn ' (grandson), 

 out of ( Tollwife ' (a daughter), and one out of 6 Queen of the 

 May ' (another daughter), whilst the remainder consists of twelve 

 by f Foremost ' himself, two by ' Czar,' and one by * Eocket ' (his 

 sons). Since that time the proportion of winners descended from 

 6 King Cob ' has been largely increased, and his grandson, ' Bed- 

 lamite ' has been undoubtedly the most successful stallion of 

 modern times, while ' David,' who has two lines of ' King Cob ' 

 blood, is of nearly equal celebrity. ' Effort ' and ' The Brewer,' 

 6 Jacobite,' 6 Selby,' ' Baron,' and many other successful sires may 

 also be adduced in support of his fame, while the ' Foremost ' 

 blood has almost disappeared, being chiefly preserved in the kennels 

 of the Earl of Sefton and Mr. Loder. 



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Leaving the consideration of particular breeds, let us now con- 

 sider the essentials of a brood bitch for all countries. First and 

 foremost I should place stoutness ; secondly, speed ; thirdly, 

 honesty; and fourthly, working powers. Now stoutness I have 

 already supposed to reside in the whole nervous system ; it is, in 



