. The new book of the dog : a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment . THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. to hounds that were entered in 1760, got byRaytor, son of Merryman and grandson ofLord Granbys Ranter. Another pedigreewas that of Ruby, who is credited with anumerous progeny, as she was by Raytor outof Mr. Stapletons Cruel by Sailor, a son ofLord Granbys Sailor by Mr. Noels shows well how seriously Foxhoundbreeding was gone into before the middleof the eighteenth century. Por
. The new book of the dog : a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment . THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. to hounds that were entered in 1760, got byRaytor, son of Merryman and grandson ofLord Granbys Ranter. Another pedigreewas that of Ruby, who is credited with anumerous progeny, as she was by Raytor outof Mr. Stapletons Cruel by Sailor, a son ofLord Granbys Sailor by Mr. Noels shows well how seriously Foxhoundbreeding was gone into before the middleof the eighteenth century. Portraits prove. MR. CHAS. RADCLIFFES GAINER (1872). From a Drawing on Wood by GEORGE EARL. also that a hound approaching veryclosely to those of modern times had beenproduced at this early period. By suchevidence the Foxhound had outstripped theHarrier in size by nearly five inches, asthe latter does not appear to have beenmore than eighteen inches, and the earlyFoxhound would have been twenty-threeinches. Then the heavy shoulder, the dew-lap, and jowl of the Southern Hound hadbeen got rid of, and the coat had beensomewhat altered. The old school ofbreeders had evidently determined upongreat speed and the ability to stay, throughthe medium of deep ribs, heart room, wideloins, length of quarter, quality of bone,straightness of foreleg, and round strongfeet; the slack loined, loosely built, andsplayfooted hound of former generationshad been left behind. To such perfection, indeed, had the Foxhound attained, thatlong before the close of the eighteenthcentury sportsmen were clamouring as towhat a Foxhoun
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