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a road — his dam Warlock by Founder the son 

 of Fallible. Narrator by Glancer — Nightwatch 

 by Founder, her dam Narrative by Saffron son of 

 Senator. Also a quick young hound was Gay- 

 lad by the Rufford Galliard — Constant. The 

 Belvoir bitch entry this season were considered 

 perfect and of great beauty, the Weathergage blood 

 being very noticeable. They were Decorous, 

 Definite, Dipple, Dimple, Goldfinch, Specious, and 

 Sequel, all daughters of Gambler ; Redcap, Rachel, 

 Royalty, by Glancer. Three beautiful sisters, Tro- 

 pical, Tolerance, and Trophy, by Traitor out of 

 Syren who was by Syntax. 



On the first day of hunting, November 7th, good 

 sport was enjoyed in Culverthorpe coverts, where 

 hounds ran a fox for three hours and forty-five 

 minutes, killing him on the north side of Culverthorpe 

 Hall after meeting on the south side. " The hunt 

 was never farther than four or five fields from 

 Dembleby Thorns, and brought out much good 

 hound work. Pirate in particular made many fine 

 hits at a time when it looked as if our fox had 

 beaten us, and this occurred generally on fallows. 

 His splendid voice came most welcome at those 

 critical moments. Others of the pack who all did 

 their share were Spartan by Fallible, Worcester, 

 Gambler, Gameboy, General, Garnet, old Traitor, 

 Gordon, and young Nominal, who recovered the 

 line when it looked hopeless." 



During November north-easterly gales prevailed, 

 the wind attaining a tremendous velocity, for we 

 read of a poor hansom cabman being blown off his 



