324 Silk and Scarlet, 



mouthed ; and his stock slightly inherited the last 

 peculiarity, along with very nice necks and shoulders. 

 Brockiesby Stud Ruler was One of the greatest of the 



Hounds. Brockiesby kennel cracks, and he came in 

 an odd way. Mr. Foljambe had allowed him to pick 

 one of his best puppies, and, when he inquired about 

 it, Will told him that it always sneezed after feed- 

 ing ; and the consequence was that he sent for it 

 back, and that rich yellow pye by Albion, the very 

 best of his entry, arrived in its stead. Will used also 

 to be perpetually chopping hounds with Sir Richard 

 Sutton ; and it was thus that Basilisk by Sir Richard's 

 Ringwood from Bragela came into his hands. He 

 was put to Rosebud, who went back through Rector 

 to Foljambe's Piper, and ran to head in her eleventh 

 season, and Rallywood, Rocket, and Royster were the 

 produce. Never was there a more luckless trio, in one 

 sense of the word. Rocket, a very handsome dog, 

 curiously marked on one side, was kicked and killed 

 in Grimsby Field ; Royster fell down a chalk pit in 

 Irby Dales ; while Rallywood, after getting his thigh 

 broken, and being used a good deal at Brockiesby, 

 departed, leaving Yarborough Harper, the sire of 

 Wynnstay Royal, behind, and made a new pack for 

 Belvoir. Tom Smith has of late made most use of 

 Nettler by Noble, a son of Ranter from Audible by 

 Foljambe's Albion, and Ruler by Ruler from Victory 

 by Rallywood ; and hence the good old sort knows 

 no decay. 



The Grove Osbaldeston's Ranter was equally the 

 Hounds. making of Mr. Foljambe's kennel, which 

 had been previously strengthened through Roderick 

 by some plain but very good Richmond hounds. At 

 one time he had twenty-five couple by him, among 

 whom were Stormer, Sparkler, Harbinger, and Herald. 

 Harbinger, who was the most racing of the lot, was 

 given in his prime to Earl Wemyss. Stormer was 

 not clever to look at, but first-rate in his work, and 



