awarded a special prize as the best dog of any variety in the show. However, an all-round better hound than Bono is the same owner's Burgundy, who, like Bono, is a black and tan hound of lovely colour. When little over twelve months old, Burgundy weighed 111lb., was 26 inches in height at the shoulders, girthed 35 inches round the chest, and his head measured 13 inches, exactly an inch longer than Bono's. There is little fault to find with this extraordinary bloodhound, for in ears, type of head, wrinkle, shoulders, legs and feet, loins and general symmetry, his like may not be seen again. His demeanour and disposition are characteristic of his race; he has been trained to hunt "the clean boot," and is certainly a credit to his breeder. Bardolph is pretty nearly as good-not quite so big nor long in head. The latter was shown at Manchester in March, 1892, where, after winning the cup in his division, he was awarded the more honourable one given for the best sporting dog in the show. These grand young hounds, no doubt the very best that have been seen of late years, are by Beckford (26,188) from Bianca (28,374). His brother It seems rather strange that at this same Manchester show a peculiarly good bloodhound bitch should be shown for the first time, this being Mr. F. B. Craven's son of Cromwell, Constance, she being the sole survivor of a litter of extra merit in every way. As a bitch Constance, I should say, would have stood at the head of her sex had she not succumbed to an attack of distemper a few weeks after she had made so favourable a début. |