320 Silk and Scarlet. 



SirTatton hounds like himself, was by Sir Tatton 

 Sykes. Sykes's Warrior, who entered himself 

 his first day, and brought the head home in his 

 mouth, and about thirty more that season. Splen- 

 dour (the sire of Warrior and his Brother Wildair), 

 was perhaps the finest hound Sir Tatton ever bred ; 

 Chalon painted him, and Tom Carter always s tid that 

 he despaired of having another like him. He was by 

 Mr. Hill's Alfred from Lord Middleton's Dariing, and 

 so back through Monson's Duster to Verncn's Victory. 

 Comrade, who went to Sir Richard Sutton's, was by 

 him from Charming; and at one time thtre were 

 six couple of stallion hounds in the kennel, all by 

 him, and enough Comrades to make up any pack. 

 Climback was one of them, and his sons Champion 

 and Carver were both high wranglers in Sir Tatton's 

 tripos. Clinker, by Champion from Blowzy, a daughter 

 of own sister to Bondsman, has been a gcoJ deal 

 used since the present Lord Middleton took to the 

 hounds : and Mr. Hodgson was wont to say of him 

 that he would go a hundred miles any day to see 

 such a workman. He has none of it ; but Mr. 

 Hodgson, as a general thing, did not care about a 

 little neckcloth, and said " it helps to keep their noses 

 down." 



Sir Tatton, as well as the York and Air sty, and 

 Mr, Hill, bred a good deal from Bondsman by Cruiser, 

 as he Lked his deep tongue as well as his work. He 

 was a rare line hunter, and there was none of that 

 tiring and skirtirg which has been fastened by so 

 many on the blood of Layman, who was the sire of 

 his dam Bluebell. Cruiser, who was by Musters' 

 Solomon, and entered in 1852, was always in high 

 favour at Birdsall ; and Mr. Ferneley's art was invoked 

 to immortalize him. Denmark by Splendour, Pleader, 

 bred by Lord Yarborough, Trojan, Furrier by Osbal- 

 deston's Flagrant, Walter, and Woldsman, who broke 

 his shoulder out at quarters, and yet could lead them 



