FOEMATION OF A KENNEL OF HOUNDS. 9 



the NeAv Forest, the Vale of White Horse, Okl 

 Berks, &c., &c., so that I have had some experi- 

 ence in crossing iinknoAvn countries, as well as my 

 own. Neither in the kennel was I bigoted to my 

 own sort of homid, having crossed them with the 

 best blood then going : — the Dukes of Beaufo.t 

 and Grafton's, Earl ritzwilliam's, Lord Lonsdale's, 

 Sir T. Mostyn's, Mr. Osbaldiston's, and Mr. 

 Ward's. My first pack was composed of drafts 

 from other kennels, principally unentered hounds, 

 of which I bought to a large extent ; and after se- 

 lecting the best bred, if not the best looking, the 

 others were handed over to friends occupied in the 

 same line of business. But, some few" years after, 

 on the opportunity being afforded me, I purchased 

 the pack belonging to the renowned John Ward, 

 to Avhich some twelve or fourteen couples of my 

 best old hounds were added ; and I think I may 

 venture to affirm that I became then master of a 

 kennel of hounds which, in power, symmetry, and 

 performances, huve never been surpassed, and I 

 believe never will be ; for after their fox was found, 

 they required the assistance neither of huntsman 

 nor whipper-in. I had only to shoAV them the co- 

 vert they were to draw, and if there was a fox in 

 it, they gave me no further trouble until he was 

 either killed or run to ground. 



