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have been the last great immediate descendants of 

 him ; and Comely and Clara by Lucifer from Cautious 

 by Craftsman were two of John Walker's " dearies " ; 

 but Comely lost her foot by a stub, in cub-hunting, 

 and it mortified and dropped off, and they only 

 saved her to have one litter by Yarborough Nettler. 

 Pyramid, the victim of a somewhat similar misfor- 

 tune, we saw wandering about the Wynnstay pad- 

 dock ; but in her case the fox curled round, when 

 she seized it, and bit her hamstring clean in two. 

 Lucifer was a tremendous runner all his time, and 

 especially remarkable as a puppy, and Lucifer and 

 before he ever came in from quarters, he Victor. 

 would regularly appear at the meet, and run with the 

 hounds. He was quartered at Hose, and on one 

 occasion he was going with his master to Melton 

 Market, when he espied the Duke's second horseman, 

 and on second thoughts went with him to Piper Hole. 

 They found- at Clawson Thorns, and had an excellent 

 run with a kill, and Lucifer well up. Just as they 

 were going to draw again, he took right off with a 

 hare, and they lost him, till they had hunted their 

 next fox nearly up to Lord Harboro's park, when he 

 was seen racing to meet them, among hosts of hares. 

 The pack were stopped, as usual, at this point ; and 

 when he had taken a turn at a deer, in Croxton Park, 

 coming back, he had his supper at Belvoir, and was 

 sent home. 



This was also the habit of his brother Lictor when 

 he was at walk at Clawson. He would sometimes 

 join Will, and then a day or two after, by way of a 

 change, he would be seen remarkably busy with Sir 

 Richard Sutton's. He once joined the Quorn at Hol- 

 well Mouth, and they killed their fox in the woods, 

 close by Belvoir Castle. Sir Richard and Lord 

 Rosslyn had arranged to take the draft that season, 

 and the former was so pleased with Lictor's work, 

 that he said to Jack Morgan, " Get offy Jack^ and see 



