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hunted Warwickshire) were purchased and added 

 to the kennels at Mitton Park. These four packs 

 are, I believe, the oldest which have been main- 

 tained without interruption in their respective 

 families, and from them the great majority of the 

 kennels throughout Her Majesty's dominions are 

 descended. 



Mr. Meynel Ingram, grandson of the celebrated 

 Mr. Meynel, now residing at Hoar Cross House, lias 

 also some very old blood in his kennel, and in 

 appearance I know no hounds which look so truly 

 thorough-bred as his, especially the bitches, many 

 of which, for symmetry and length of frame, with 

 fine necks and shoulders, and capital legs and feet, 

 cannot be surpassed ; and although I have lately 

 seen the Belvoir and other first-rate kennels, I 

 should feel inclined to select some of these bitches 

 to run a match against any pack in England. The 

 dog-homids are also very clever, and the Squire of 

 Hoar Cross Hall may feel justly proud of his 

 pets. 



Pox-hunting countries have changed masters so 

 frequently during the last twenty-five years, that 

 it is no easy task to trace packs of hounds, for- 

 merly well known, through so many variations. 

 The late Duke of Grafton's pack, of considerable 

 antiquity, became some years since the property of 



