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man from Faithful by Yarborough Flasher was the 

 one who did most for the blood, and was particularly- 

 noticed for his beauty. Shiner himself was given by 

 Lord Fitzwilliam to the Duke of* Bedford, at the end 

 of his sixth season, and not only ran well to head in 

 the Oakley, but stocked that kennel and the Cam- 

 bridgeshire to boot. John Walker also dipped into 

 the sort through Sultan (the sire of Wynnstay Sultan), 

 and so did Mr, Henley Greaves, who had ten couple 

 by him from Badsworth Caroline. Lifter and Pleader, 

 both very dear to Tom, strained back to Drake's 

 Hector ; and Hermit, who was by Hector from Gold- 

 finch by Yarborough Ganymede, went to the Duke of 

 Beaufort's, and left several especially excellent daugh- 

 ters behind him. 



Badminton paid off his debt to Milton, in the capital 

 cross between their Flyer and Fitzwilliam Blithesome 

 by the Yarborough Bluecap, which produced Feudal. 

 Nearly all this family were rich smutty-faced tans, with 

 rare shoulders and chests, but perhaps slightly thin 

 thighs and quarters. Flamer, one of his sons, who 

 goes back to Osbaldeston's Vanquisher, distinguished 

 himself greatly two seasons ago, not only by joining 

 the cry the first day he was taken out, but by bringing 

 home the head as well. Looking back through the 

 vista of half a century, perhaps Tom was never quite 

 so proud of a pupil as when he rode home from 

 Aversley Wood that day. Ottoman, to whom he has 

 especially clung of late, is a combination of Yar- 

 borough Orator, and Vanity by Belvoir Victor; and 

 is a lengthy hound, with great bone, and requires 

 rather an airy style of cross. His shoulders are 

 not quite so elegant as some, and his bitches are 

 especially fine, and bigger than his dogs. Eleven 

 couple have been entered by him at Milton ; and 

 Wynnstay had a good slice out of him through 

 Pantomime by their Warrior, who is a grandson of 

 Yarborough Rosebud. 



