278 Silk and Scarlet, 



Philip, and taking his notions from Earl Lonsdale, 

 whom he swore by, and remembering the Gains- 

 borough hounds whom they had bred so freely from 

 at Cottesmore, he never liked anything under twenty- 

 four inches. He also did away with the heavy shoulders 

 he found in the kennel, and brought in more length 

 and liberty ; while Will Long in his turn gave them 

 more fashion, and better fore-hands. Although Philip 

 made very free with both, he liked Abelard better 

 than Justice. He was below his standard, but still a 

 very first flight hound, and got his stock very quick 

 and airy. His daughter Diligent was from Jessamine, 

 a daughter of Actress, a thick-marked Yarborough 

 bitch, who first showed herself out cub-hunting. The 

 seventh Duke, who was rather dainty on these points, 

 did not like her half-face, and hence she was never 

 worked in public again, and died in kennel. She also 

 bred Danger to the original Danger, but he went early 

 to the stud, as he was disabled by a cart-wheel. Still 

 he did his best to avenge himself, as he seized the 

 wheel and clung to it, dragging his broken limb, so 

 that Philip might well say he should have a chance 

 after that. 



Dalliance, the dam of Dorimont, was a combination 

 of the blood of this hero in Ruby (a daughter of 

 Belvoir Relish), and Sir Thomas Mostyn's Lictor. It 

 was, as we have before observed, from Bainton that 

 the Justice sort came to Badminton. The Justice 

 who introduced it, was a coarse-necked heavy built 

 hound, of a light hare-pye colour, which came out in 

 his stock, one of whom, Jericho, carried it to the Old 

 Surrey. He worked seven seasons, and ran in the 

 second flight, as most hounds that kill foxes do. 

 Joiner and Jupiter were two of his best sons ; but the 

 former's career was cut short early, in front of Glimp- 

 ton House. Some small plan sticks were put into 

 the ground to indicate a new walk, and one of them 

 ran into his heart, and Philip and Will heard " his 



