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younger Rallywood, the light-faced Admiral and 

 Albion in their fifth season, the four-year-old 

 Barrister and two-year-old Rockwood, were all 

 good ones who left the mark of high lineage 

 in many a subsequent entry. Saffron in his 

 seventh season was the most favoured of the 

 Senator race, though the six-year-old Firebrand, 

 by the same sire, from Frolic, and his brother 

 Brusher, were in great favour. Three and a half 

 couple among the best of the hounds in their first 

 season were by Saffron and also many beautiful 

 whelps. Warrior — 1879 — by Wonder was the 

 sire of nine and a half couple in the pack this 

 season. Of all the sires, however, none were so 

 generally admired as Fallible — 1873^ — a three-year- 

 old son of Milton Furrier and Prophetess. His 

 bright black tan coat, supple, muscular limbs, clean 

 shoulders, deep, full chest and ribs, and shapely 

 head, showed true foxhound style in every line. 

 In later years, possibly, the Fitzwilliam got a bit 

 too coarse and big for the Duke's hounds, but 

 Fallible proved an exception, for he was as near 

 foxhound perfection as possible, and he proved of 

 the greatest use to Belvoir. His reputation would 

 have been lasting if it had ended when he got 

 Stainless — 1881— a hound said to be incomparable 

 by Mr. Chaworth Musters. He certainly was a 

 beautiful hound, his colour, neck, shoulders, and 

 general contour being so perfect. Stainless did 

 good service for his own kennel as well as the 

 Cottesmore, and in his seventh season was much 

 damaged from being ridden over. 



