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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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Four
superlative
Bloodhounds
of
the
past
stand
out
in
unmistakable
eminence
as
the
founders
of
recognised
strains.
They
are
Mr.
Jenning's
Old
Druid,
Colonel
Cowen's
Druid,
Mr.
Reynold
Ray's
Roswell,
and
Captain
Clayton's
Luath
XI.;
and
the
owner
of
a
Bloodhound
which
can
be
traced
back
in
direct
line
of
descent
to
any
one
of
these
four
patriarchs
may
pride
himself
upon
possessing
a
dog
of
unimpeachable
pedigree.
Among
breeders
within
recent
years
Mr.
Edwin
Brough,
of
Scarborough,
is
to
be
regarded
as
the
most
experienced
and
successful.
No
record
of
the
breed
would
be
complete
without
some
acknowledgment
of
the
great
services
he
has
rendered
to
it.
Bloodhounds
of
the
correct
type
would
to-day
have
been
very
few
and
far
between
if
it
had
not
been
for
his
enthusiasm
and
patient
breeding.
Mr.
Brough
bred
and
produced
many
hounds,
which
all
bore
the
stamp
of
his
ideal,
and
there
is
no
doubt
that
for
all-round
quality
his
kennel
stands
first
in
the
history
of
the
Bloodhound.
His
most
successful
cross
was,
perhaps,
Beckford
and
Bianca,
and
one
has
only
to
mention
such
hounds
as
Burgundy,
Babbo,
Benedicta,
and
Bardolph
to
recall
the
finest
team
of
Bloodhounds
that
has
ever
been
benched.
Mrs.
G.
A.
Oliphant,
of
Shrewton,
Wilts,
whose
kennels
include
Chatley
Blazer
and
Chatley
Beaufort,
has
of
late
years
been
a
keen
supporter
of
the
breed.
Mrs.
Oliphant,
who
is
the
president
of
the
ladies'
branch
of
the
Kennel
Club,
is
a
great
believer
in
hounds
being
workers
first
and
show
hounds
second,
and
her
large
kennels
have
produced
many
hounds
of
a
robust
type
and
of
good
size
and
quality.
There
is
no
doubt
that
as
far
as
hunting
is
concerned
at
the
present
moment
this
kennel
stands
easily
first.
But
admirable
Bloodhounds
have
also
given
distinction
to
the
kennels
of
Mr.
S.
H.
Mangin,
Dr.
Sidney
Turner,
Mr.
Mark
Beaufoy,
Mr.
F.
W.
Cousens,
Mr.
A.
O.
Mudie,
Lord
Decies,
Mr.
Hood
Wright,
Mr.
A.
Croxton
Smith,
Dr.
C.
C.
Garfit,
Dr.
Semmence,
and
Mrs.
C.
Ashton
Cross,
to
mention
only
a
few
owners
and
breeders
who
have
given
attention
to
this
noble
race
of
dog.
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